Automobile gross sales in Egypt surged by 83 p.c year-on-year within the first seven months of 2025, reaching 90,100 autos in comparison with 49,230 throughout the identical interval final 12 months, in keeping with knowledge from the Automotive Market Info Council (AMIC).
The improve was largely pushed by a 79 p.c rise in passenger automobile gross sales, alongside a 54.4 p.c rise in bus gross sales and a 121.8 p.c improve in truck gross sales. In whole, passenger automobiles accounted for 69,790 models, buses for five,560 models, and vans for 14,750 models.
Gross sales in July alone rose by 36.9 p.c, with 15,600 autos offered in comparison with 11,400 in July 2024.
Chevrolet maintained its lead within the Egyptian market with 17.9 p.c of whole gross sales, adopted by Nissan at 14.6 p.c and Chery at 11 p.c.
Chinese language passenger automobiles dominated total gross sales, with 25,500 models offered — a 93.8 p.c improve from final 12 months. Japanese manufacturers adopted with 17,960 models, whereas Korean manufacturers recorded 12,130 models. European automobile gross sales additionally noticed a pointy rise of 203 p.c, reaching 10,150 autos.
American passenger automobiles, although smaller in quantity, registered the quickest progress, rising by 817 p.c year-on-year to three,700 models in comparison with simply 404 a 12 months earlier.
The rise in automobile gross sales comes as a part of wider modifications in Egypt’s economic system. On 29 August, the Central Financial institution lowered its benchmark rates of interest by two proportion factors, the most important lower in over a 12 months, as inflation eased and progress outpaced expectations, whereas authorities reforms supported by the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) are serving to strengthen native industries.
On the similar time, automobile costs have been falling because of extra autos being assembled in Egypt and rising competitors amongst sellers, making automobiles extra reasonably priced for consumers.
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