Arab Finance: Automotive sales in Egypt increased by 25.76% to 135,445 vehicles during the first eight months of 2026, compared to 107,710 units in January-August 2025, according to the latest report from the Automotive Market Information Council (AMIC).
Sales of passenger cars hiked by 22% year-on-year (YoY) to 101,492 units from 83,108 units. Meanwhile, a total of 12,101 buses were sold during the January-August 2026 period, an annual leap of 78.5% from 6,781 buses.
Truck sales surged by 22.7% YoY to 21,852 units in the eight months of 2026, up from 17,812 units.
In August alone, automotive sales grew by 5.6% to 18,576 units, compared to 17,597.
Passenger cars climbed by 7.8% to 14,352 units sold, compared to 13,315 units.
Meanwhile, truck sales dropped by 15.9% in August 2026 to reach 2,572 units, down from 3,058 units.
In the first seven months of 2026, automotive sales in Egypt rose 29.7% YoY to 116,869 units, compared with 90,104 units in the same period of 2025.
