Exeed LX in Doha

A few months ago I was able to visit Doha in Qatar, and this was a great excuse to do a little “car safari” to explore what’s in the streets. My observations are below.

The first striking observation while scanning the Qatari car landscape is the ubiquitousness of the Toyota Land Cruiser. This comes as no surprise as the model has topped the annual charts for at least the past 15 years including 2025, and over Q1 2026 with 12.3% share.

Toyota holds almost 32% of the Qatari market so far in 2026 and it shows, with the Yaris sedan and Corolla seen frequently.

Jetour is the #2 brand in the country and I did spot a T2 crossover.

Nissan Patrol, Sunny

Nissan comes up at #3 in the Qatari brands charts over Q1 2026, and the Patrol is very popular indeed, with the Sunny also frequent.

Kia is the #4 brand, and I spotted quite a few Sonet SUVs with the Pegas also frequently seen.

Suzuki Ertiga

Changan CS35 Plus, Geely Emgrand and MG RX5

Finally, the Chinese have successfully inserted themselves into the Qatari car landscape, with Geely, MG, Geely and Changan all inside the Top 20. Only missing brands in my review are Tank, Haval and Denza.

CMC Veryca, Doha street view