Egypt H1 2026: Nissan back to #1, Changan, Haval among best performers in market up 32.4%

Changan sales are up 334.7% over H1 in Egypt.

The Egyptian new light vehicle market continues to surge ahead, with sales up 32.4% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026. #2 last year, Nissan (+39.9%) beats the market and reclaims the brands pole position with 15.2% share vs. 14.4% a year ago. Chevrolet (+23.3%) is knocked down to #2 at 13.6% share. Chery (+24.5%) stays in third place while MG (+35.1%) brilliantly snaps the 4th spot off Hyundai (-7.2%). The best performers in the Top 10 are Chinese: Changan is up 334.7% and 10 spots to #7, King Long gains 133.7% and 6 ranks to #19 and BAIC is up 59.5% to #8. Below, Haval (+202.7%), Citroen (+75.4%) and Suzuki (+66.3%) stand out. 

Over in the models charts, the Nissan Sunny (+29.8%) remains a distant leader at 11.3% share ahead of the Chevrolet T-Series pickup (+25.3%) and Hyundai Elantra (+14.1%) ensuring the podium is unchanged on last year but all tailing the market. The MG ZS (+63.1%) is up five spots year-on-year to #4, pushing the Chevrolet Optra (+12.7%) down to #5. The Chery Arrizo 5 (+53.2%) is also up five ranks to #6 while the Changan CS55 Plus (+312.8%) soars 21 spots to #7, the King Long XMQ6500E (+133.7%) is up 11 ranks to #9 and the BAIC U5 Plus (+131.5%) is up 14 spots to #11. The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max (#19) is the best-selling newcomer above the MG GT (#20) and Chery Arrizo 6 (#25).

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Full H1 2026 Top 35 All brands and Top 164 All models below.

Egypt H1 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	H1 2026	%	/25	H1 2025	%	Pos	FY25
1	Nissan	14,087	15.2%	+ 39.9%	10,067	14.4%	2	1
2	Chevrolet	12,552	13.6%	+ 23.3%	10,180	14.6%	1	2
3	Chery	10,148	11.0%	+ 24.5%	8,149	11.7%	3	3
4	MG	9,538	10.3%	+ 35.1%	7,059	10.1%	5	4
5	Hyundai	7,114	7.7%	– 7.2%	7,667	11.0%	4	5
6	Toyota	6,608	7.1%	+ 80.2%	3,668	5.3%	6	6
7	Changan	4,156	4.5%	+ 334.7%	956	1.4%	17	11
8	BAIC	3,445	3.7%	+ 59.5%	2,160	3.1%	9	9
9	Renault	3,126	3.4%	+ 22.8%	2,545	3.6%	8	7
10	King Long	2,564	2.8%	+ 133.7%	1,097	1.6%	16	13
11	Kia	2,096	2.3%	– 19.0%	2,587	3.7%	7	8
12	Peugeot	2,077	2.2%	+ 13.0%	1,838	2.6%	11	12
13	Suzuki	2,005	2.2%	+ 66.3%	1,206	1.7%	15	15
14	Haval	1,807	2.0%	+ 202.7%	597	0.9%	21	21
15	Citroen	1,561	1.7%	+ 75.4%	890	1.3%	19	17
16	Golden Dragon	1,481	1.6%	+ 0.6%	1,472	2.1%	13	14
17	Geely	1,288	1.4%	+ 41.2%	912	1.3%	18	18
18	Mitsubishi	1,180	1.3%	+ 42.2%	830	1.2%	20	19
19	Fiat	1,059	1.1%	– 43.3%	1,867	2.7%	10	10
20	Opel	1,003	1.1%	– 20.6%	1,264	1.8%	14	16
21	Deepal	722	0.8%	new	0	0.0%	–	24
22	Shineray	702	0.8%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	–
23	JMC	541	0.6%	+ 24.4%	435	0.6%	22	23
24	Foton	489	0.5%	+ 60.3%	305	0.4%	23	22
25	Arcfox	301	0.3%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
26	Li Auto	222	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	32
27	IM	212	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	27
28	Jeep	69	0.1%	– 67.0%	209	0.3%	24	25
29	Alfa Romeo	68	0.1%	+ 119.4%	31	0.0%	28	28
30	Lexus	61	0.1%	+ 2950.0%	2	0.0%	31	31
31	Mercedes	60	0.1%	– 34.8%	92	0.1%	26	29
32	Subaru	33	0.0%	– 40.0%	55	0.1%	27	30
33	Mazda	29	0.0%	+ 625.0%	4	0.0%	29	33
34	Honda	20	0.0%	– 79.2%	96	0.1%	25	26
35	Genesis	16	0.0%	+ 433.3%	3	0.0%	30	34
36	BYD	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	1,594	2.3%	12	20

Egypt H1 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	H1 2026	%	/25	H1 2025	%	Pos	FY25
1	Nissan Sunny	10,480	11.3%	+ 29.8%	8,075	11.6%	1	1
2	Chevrolet T-Series (RT)	8,959	9.7%	+ 25.3%	7,152	10.2%	2	2
3	Hyundai Elantra	4,418	4.8%	+ 14.1%	3,873	5.5%	3	3
4	MG ZS	3,231	3.5%	+ 63.1%	1,981	2.8%	9	5
5	Chevrolet Optra	3,202	3.5%	+ 12.7%	2,840	4.1%	4	4
6	Chery Arrizo 5	2,804	3.0%	+ 53.2%	1,830	2.6%	11	8
7	Changan CS55 Plus	2,741	3.0%	+ 312.8%	664	1.0%	28	15
8	Toyota Corolla	2,734	3.0%	+ 30.3%	2,098	3.0%	7	7
9	King Long XMQ6500E	2,564	2.8%	+ 133.7%	1,097	1.6%	20	16
10	MG 5	1,938	2.1%	– 3.4%	2,007	2.9%	8	10
11	BAIC U5 Plus	1,915	2.1%	+ 131.8%	826	1.2%	25	17
12	Hyundai Tucson	1,803	2.0%	+ 38.8%	1,299	1.9%	15	14
13	Chery Tiggo 4 Pro	1,731	1.9%	– 28.9%	2,434	3.5%	5	6
14	Chery Tiggo 7	1,591	1.7%	– 18.6%	1,955	2.8%	10	9
15	Kia Sportage	1,556	1.7%	– 14.1%	1,811	2.6%	12	12
16	Golden Dragon Haice	1,481	1.6%	+ 0.6%	1,472	2.1%	14	18
17	Toyota Hiace	1,305	1.4%	+ 244.3%	379	0.5%	40	26
18	Nissan Sentra	1,200	1.3%	+ 479.7%	207	0.3%	61	11
19	Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max	1,149	1.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	37
20	MG GT	1,101	1.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	72
21	MG One	1,060	1.1%	– 8.2%	1,155	1.7%	19	19
22	Chery Tiggo 8	1,040	1.1%	– 16.7%	1,249	1.8%	16	20
23	Fiat 500X	1,029	1.1%	+ 64.1%	627	0.9%	30	22
24	Renault Duster	982	1.1%	+ 18.3%	830	1.2%	24	30
25	Chery Arrizo 6	974	1.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
26	Nissan Qashqai	957	1.0%	– 23.4%	1,249	1.8%	17	21
27	BAIC BJ30	954	1.0%	+ 98.3%	481	0.7%	33	32
28	Citroen C5 Aircross	938	1.0%	+ 94.2%	483	0.7%	32	35
29	Suzuki Swift	855	0.9%	+ 176.7%	309	0.4%	46	33
30	Opel Grandland X	848	0.9%	– 8.5%	927	1.3%	23	24
31	Haval Jolion	836	0.9%	+ 231.7%	252	0.4%	51	66
32	MG HS	809	0.9%	+ 779.3%	92	0.1%	74	55
33	Peugeot 3008	750	0.8%	– 27.0%	1,027	1.5%	21	27
34	Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max	711	0.8%	new	0	0.0%	–	57
35	Toyota Hilux	697	0.8%	+ 211.2%	224	0.3%	57	40
36	Peugeot 5008	693	0.7%	+ 107.5%	334	0.5%	43	44
37	Renault Taliant	693	0.7%	+ 12.9%	614	0.9%	31	31
38	Nissan Juke	662	0.7%	+ 182.9%	234	0.3%	53	52
39	Shineray Van	649	0.7%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
40	Renault Kardian	638	0.7%	+ 55.6%	410	0.6%	38	38
41	Toyota Urban Cruiser	615	0.7%	+ 107.1%	297	0.4%	47	53
42	Toyota Fortuner	610	0.7%	+ 35.6%	450	0.6%	35	36
43	Haval H6	589	0.6%	+ 70.7%	345	0.5%	41	34
44	Renault Austral	548	0.6%	+ 19.1%	460	0.7%	34	42
45	JMC Boarding	541	0.6%	+ 24.4%	435	0.6%	36	47
46	Nissan Navara	523	0.6%	+ 384.3%	108	0.2%	68	64
47	MG G50	513	0.6%	new	0	0.0%	–	113
48	MG RX5	511	0.6%	– 46.4%	954	1.4%	22	28
49	Toyota Land Cruiser	500	0.5%	+ 194.1%	170	0.2%	65	58
50	Changan Eado	468	0.5%	+ 46700.0%	1	0.0%	114	150
51	Hyundai i30	457	0.5%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	71
52	Suzuki Microbus	455	0.5%	+ 38.3%	329	0.5%	44	67
53	Geely EX2	442	0.5%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
54	Peugeot 408	428	0.5%	+ 54.0%	278	0.4%	48	49
55	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	413	0.4%	+ 72.8%	239	0.3%	52	56
56	Foton View	412	0.4%	+ 53.2%	269	0.4%	49	39
57	Haval H7	382	0.4%	new	0	0.0%	–	80
58	MG 7	369	0.4%	– 48.7%	719	1.0%	27	29
59	Citroen C4 X	368	0.4%	+ 15.4%	319	0.5%	45	46
60	Changan CS75	351	0.4%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
61	Deepal S05	348	0.4%	new	0	0.0%	–	83
62	Hyundai Accent	321	0.3%	– 86.7%	2,422	3.5%	6	13
63	BAIC X35	320	0.3%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
64	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	298	0.3%	+ 63.7%	182	0.3%	64	70
65	Mitsubishi Xpander	293	0.3%	– 13.8%	340	0.5%	42	43
66	Chevrolet Captiva	277	0.3%	+ 182.7%	98	0.1%	70	68
67	Kia K4	277	0.3%	new	0	0.0%	–	82
68	Geely Coolray	265	0.3%	+ 0.8%	263	0.4%	50	54
69	Changan Eado Plus	251	0.3%	+ 348.2%	56	0.1%	81	81
70	Nissan Patrol	249	0.3%	+ 8200.0%	3	0.0%	111	87
71	Changan UNI-V	236	0.3%	+ 436.4%	44	0.1%	87	84
72	Citroen C4	235	0.3%	+ 167.0%	88	0.1%	76	76
73	Suzuki Baleno	222	0.2%	+ 155.2%	87	0.1%	77	60
74	Arcfox T1	220	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
75	Geely Emgrand	215	0.2%	– 46.1%	399	0.6%	39	41
76	Deepal G318	210	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
77	Peugeot 2008	206	0.2%	+ 4.0%	198	0.3%	62	63
78	Renault Megane	205	0.2%	+ 35.8%	151	0.2%	66	50
79	Suzuki Van	187	0.2%	+ 289.6%	48	0.1%	86	110
80	Deepal S07	164	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	99
81	BAIC X55	161	0.2%	– 74.9%	641	0.9%	29	45
82	Kia Seltos	159	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	69
83	Mitsubishi Destinator	154	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
84	Geely Cityray	147	0.2%	new	0	0.0%	–	94
85	Toyota Prado	128	0.1%	+ 156.0%	50	0.1%	85	86
86	Li Auto L6	100	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	132
87	Suzuki Fronx	100	0.1%	+ 1900.0%	5	0.0%	107	139
88	Opel Mokka	99	0.1%	– 56.8%	229	0.3%	56	61
89	IM 6	98	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	114
90	Suzuki Pickup	96	0.1%	– 59.0%	234	0.3%	54	62
91	BAIC X7	95	0.1%	– 55.2%	212	0.3%	59	78
92	IM LS7	93	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	106
93	Geely EX5	92	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
94	Geely GX3 Pro	88	0.1%	– 60.2%	221	0.3%	58	65
95	Hyundai Santa Fe	79	0.1%	+ 49.1%	53	0.1%	83	98
96	Chevrolet Spark EUV	73	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
97	Jeep Grand Cherokee	69	0.1%	– 67.0%	209	0.3%	60	75
98	Li Auto L7	68	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	147
99	Suzuki Swift Dzire	64	0.1%	– 46.7%	120	0.2%	67	77
100	Chery Tiggo 9	61	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	102
101	Changan UNI-T	60	0.1%	– 34.8%	92	0.1%	72	85
102	Chery Arrizo 8	60	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	73
103	Renault Express	60	0.1%	– 25.0%	80	0.1%	78	91
104	Opel Corsa	56	0.1%	– 47.7%	107	0.2%	69	79
105	Li Auto L9	54	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	133
106	Lexus LX	53	0.1%	+ 5200.0%	1	0.0%	116	123
107	Shineray Cargo	53	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
108	Mercedes Vito	42	0.0%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	148
109	Foton Wonder	41	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	120
110	Arcfox Alpha T5	40	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
111	Chevrolet S10 Max	40	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
112	Kia Carnival	40	0.0%	+ 42.9%	28	0.0%	93	89
113	Geely StarRay	39	0.0%	+ 105.3%	19	0.0%	96	107
114	Changan CS35 Plus	36	0.0%	– 48.6%	70	0.1%	80	88
115	Foton Toano	36	0.0%	+ 0.0%	36	0.1%	90	103
116	Subaru Crosstrek	32	0.0%	– 37.3%	51	0.1%	84	104
117	Arcfox Alpha S5	31	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
118	Alfa Romeo Giulia	27	0.0%	+ 50.0%	18	0.0%	97	109
119	Mazda3	23	0.0%	+ 666.7%	3	0.0%	110	128
120	Suzuki S-Presso	23	0.0%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	116
121	Mitsubishi Attrage	22	0.0%	– 42.1%	38	0.1%	88	93
122	Alfa Romeo Stelvio	21	0.0%	+ 75.0%	12	0.0%	103	112
123	IM 5	21	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	118
124	Kia Sorento	21	0.0%	+ 16.7%	18	0.0%	98	96
125	Alfa Romeo Tonale	20	0.0%	+ 1900.0%	1	0.0%	113	125
126	Citroen Ami	20	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	115
127	Hyundai Sonata	20	0.0%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	–
128	Honda Accord	18	0.0%	+ 125.0%	8	0.0%	105	124
129	Kia EV3	18	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	146
130	Mercedes Sprinter	18	0.0%	– 80.4%	92	0.1%	73	97
131	Nissan X-Trail (T33)	16	0.0%	– 91.6%	191	0.3%	63	51
132	Fiat Topolino	15	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
133	Fiat Ducato	13	0.0%	– 35.0%	20	0.0%	95	90
134	Toyota bZ4X	13	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
135	Changan CS55	12	0.0%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	131
136	Genesis GV70	11	0.0%	+ 1000.0%	1	0.0%	115	144
137	Kia EV5	11	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
138	Arcfox Kaola S	10	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
139	Chery Tiggo 7 Pro	10	0.0%	– 97.7%	430	0.6%	37	59
140	Hyundai Staria	10	0.0%	– 41.2%	17	0.0%	100	111
141	Kia EV6	10	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
142	Chery Tiggo	8	0.0%	+ 33.3%	6	0.0%	106	129
143	Chery Tiggo 8 Pro	8	0.0%	– 96.5%	231	0.3%	55	74
144	Lexus RX	6	0.0%	+ 500.0%	1	0.0%	117	136
145	Mazda CX-3	6	0.0%	+ 500.0%	1	0.0%	118	142
146	MG Cyberster	5	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
147	Genesis G80	4	0.0%	+ 100.0%	2	0.0%	112	143
148	Toyota Camry	4	0.0%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	140
149	Hyundai Ioniq 9	3	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
150	Kia EV9	3	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
151	Suzuki Eeco	3	0.0%	– 91.9%	37	0.1%	89	101
152	Fiat Tipo	2	0.0%	– 99.8%	1,220	1.7%	18	23
153	Honda ZR-V	2	0.0%	– 97.2%	71	0.1%	79	92
154	Hyundai Ioniq 5	2	0.0%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	134
155	Lexus RZ	2	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
156	Toyota RAV4	2	0.0%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	138
157	Changan CS15	1	0.0%	n/a	0	0.0%	–	149
158	Chery EQ7	1	0.0%	– 92.9%	14	0.0%	101	121
159	Chevrolet N300	1	0.0%	– 98.9%	90	0.1%	75	100
160	Genesis GV60	1	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
161	Hyundai Ioniq 6	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	3	0.0%	109	141
162	Kia PV5	1	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–	–
163	MG 4	1	0.0%	– 98.9%	95	0.1%	71	95
164	Subaru Forester	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	4	0.0%	108	137

Source: AMIC