The Kuwaiti automotive market recorded robust progress in the course of the first 9 months of 2025, with new automotive gross sales rising by 16.4% in comparison with the identical interval in 2024. In line with statistics reviewed by Al-Rai, whole gross sales reached 108,729 autos, averaging about 12,081 automobiles per thirty days, in comparison with 93,380 autos (common of 10,376 per thirty days) within the earlier yr.
Gross sales of mainstream manufacturers surged to 95,890 autos, marking a 19.6% enhance, whereas luxurious manufacturers registered round 10,000 autos throughout the identical interval.
Month-to-month demand traits confirmed a noticeable peak. September recorded the best quantity with 14,220 autos offered adopted by April with 13,380. In the meantime, January was the slowest month with 9,320 autos offered.
Sport Utility Automobiles (SUVs) continued to dominate buyer preferences, representing 65.7% of whole market share. Gross sales on this class climbed 21.5% year-on-year to succeed in 71,460 items, averaging practically 7,940 SUVs per thirty days.
By way of origin, Japanese manufacturers led the market, promoting 44,624 autos—a 12.7% enhance, accounting for 41% of whole market share. They have been adopted by:
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Chinese language manufacturers with 30,020 autos (+35.3%, 27.6% share),
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American manufacturers with 14,300 autos (+8.4%, 13.2% share),
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Korean manufacturers with 9,763 autos (+9.3%, 9% share), and
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German manufacturers with 5,299 autos (+4.9%).
General, these figures mirror a notably robust client demand and a aggressive automotive market in Kuwait, pushed significantly by the rising recognition of SUVs and the rising presence of Chinese language and Japanese producers.