Industry Developments

In BMI's newly-compiled Risk/Reward Ratings for the Autos sector in the sub-Saharan African region, South Africa and Nigeria are currently our most favoured countries, with Tanzania... 2012-01-19

Germany's Volkswagen (VW) has reported growth of 70% year-on-year for its namesake brand in Saudi Arabia in 2011, which is a firm endorsement of BMI's view on the growing acceptance... 2012-01-18

Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association show that while the total new vehicle market grew 10% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2011, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami had the biggest... 2012-01-17

Malawi is one of the least developed and most densely populated countries in the world with an economy based almost entirely on agriculture. In fact, agriculture is a source of income... 2012-01-16

BMI's view that the UAE and Saudi Arabia will be the relative safe havens for vehicle sales amid ongoing unrest elsewhere in the region has been further supported by BMW Group Middle... 2012-01-11

While the leading German premium carmakers usually consider China and the US, alongside their domestic base, as the three key markets in the battle for global leadership of the luxury... 2012-01-10

Nigeria announced on January 1 2012 that it was abolishing fuel subsidies on gasoline, while diesel prices are expected to remain unchanged. The end of subsidies, which were estimated... 2012-01-05

A Unified Contracts Law, which was introduced by Dubai's Ministry of Economy on January 1 2012 to make the car buying process more transparent, could have the opposite effect, after... 2012-01-04

Car sales are driving Kuwait's autos market, with total car sales reaching 91,162 units in 2011. Commercial vehicle sales are expected to increase 2.51% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2011... 2011-12-26

BMI expects new car sales in the UAE to rebound significantly in 2011, despite the industry having been impacted by central bank moves earlier this year aimed at restricting the amount... 2011-12-26