Nissan Dominates Car Sales in the First Half of 2023″

Japanese automaker Nissan has led the local car sales market during the first half of the year, securing a market share of approximately 24.5%. This equates to the sale of 6.5 thousand vehicles, a notable increase compared to the same period last year.

“Chery-Gabbour” secured second place with a 15.7% market share and 4.2 thousand cars sold. “Renault” came in third with a market share of 11.2% and 3 thousand cars sold.

Fourth place was claimed by “BYD”, holding about 8.8% of the market with sales of 2.3 thousand vehicles. “Toyota” followed in fifth place with a 6.5% market share, selling around 1.7 thousand cars.

“Kia” ascended to the sixth spot in the list of top-selling brands in the car market during the first half of the year, capturing a 4.5% market share with sales of about 1.1 thousand cars.

“Mitsubishi” slipped to the seventh spot with sales of 1.1 thousand cars and a market share of 4.4%. The “MG” brand held the eighth spot with approximately 1.1 thousand cars sold, securing a 4.3% market share.

“Hyundai” secured the ninth spot, selling 1,000 cars and earning a 3.7% market share. Rounding off the top ten was “Opel”, selling a total of 741 cars, with a 2.8% market share.

“Citroen” ranked eleventh with 660 cars sold and a 2.5% market share, followed by “Subaru” in twelfth place, managing to sell 637 cars and securing a 2.4% market share.

The remaining car models recorded sales of 1.8 thousand cars in the first half of the year, marking a 7.1% market share.

According to a report by the Automotive Market Information Council (AMIC), private car sales declined to approximately 26.8 thousand cars in the first half of 2023, down 71% from around 92.6 thousand cars during the same period the previous year.

The overall car market also witnessed a drop in sales by 69.88% during the first half of the year, with approximately 36.8 thousand cars sold, compared to 122.3 thousand cars during the same period the previous year.

Bus sales decreased to 3.9 thousand, down 56% from 9 thousand buses in 2022. Truck sales also experienced a decline, recording sales of about 5.9 thousand trucks, down 71% from 20.6 thousand units in the comparable period.