In January, Chery Ghabbour emerged as Egypt’s top-selling private car, while Toyota led imported car sales.
In January, Chery Ghabbour emerged as Egypt’s top-selling private car, while Toyota led imported car sales.
Locally assembled car sales saw a significant 20.3% decline, totaling 2.5 thousand units in January 2024, compared to 2.1 thousand in January 2023, as reported by the Automotive Market Information Council (AMIC).
Imported car sales plummeted by 72.6% to 2.2 thousand units in January, down from 1.3 thousand in January 2023.
Chery – Ghabbour, a Chinese brand, claimed the lion’s share of locally assembled private car sales, capturing 35% of the market with 886 units sold in January.
Hyundai rose to second place with a 26% market share, selling 665 cars,
while Nissan fell to third with a similar market share and 656 cars sold.
BYD secured the fourth spot with a 12% market share and 295 cars sold.
Toyota followed in fifth place with a 2% market share, selling 54 cars, while Jeep recorded zero sales.
Toyota dominated imported passenger car sales in January, with a 28.3% market share and 638 units sold, according to AMIC’s monthly report.
Kia ranked second with a 16.7% market share, selling 375 cars,
followed by MG in third place with an 11.8% share and 266 cars sold.
Mitsubishi claimed fourth place with an 8.4% market share and 190 cars sold,
followed by Opel with a 6% share and 136 cars sold.
Suzuki secured sixth place with a 5.5% market share and 124 cars sold,
while Changan came seventh with a 4.7% share and 106 cars sold.
Renault ranked eighth with a 4.4% market share and 99 cars sold,
followed by Haval with a 4.2% share and 94 cars sold.
Nissan claimed tenth place with a 2% market share and 46 cars sold, followed by Chery – Ghabbour with 2% and 45 cars sold.
Peugeot ranked twelfth with a 1.5% market share and 34 cars sold, while Geely Abu Ghali came thirteenth with a 1.3% share and 29 cars sold.
Other brands collectively accounted for a 3.1% market share, with 70 cars sold.
