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dubizzle Motors reveals automotive report January - July 2017:
● 113,848 car listings were placed on dubizzle Motors in H1 2017, with the Mitsubishi Pajero having the lion share with 2,800 listings
● The most sought-after cars on the platform were the Nissan Patrol (5.4 million views), followed by the Toyota Land Cruiser (4.9 million views) and Toyota Camry (4.6 million views)
● Most expensive car listed was the Bugatti Chiron at AED 17 million
● A61 most expensive number plate at AED 7,999,999
Dubai, UAE - dubizzle Motors, the largest autos marketplace in the UAE, released a report highlighting key trends on the platform in the first half of 2017. According to the report, the most listed and viewed cars were SUVs from affordable brands including Nissan, Mitsubishi and Toyota.
Receiving an average of over 5.5 million visits a month, dubizzle Motors is the country’s most trusted car platform. Almost 114,000 car listings were posted from January to July 2017 with the Mitsubishi Pajero leading the way as the most listed car on the platform during this period, with approximately 2,800 listings. The Nissan Patrol was the second most listed car with 2,561 listings, followed by the Toyota Corolla with 2,429 listings.
Similarly, the Nissan Patrol was the most viewed car by dubizzle users with 5.4 million views, followed by the Toyota Land Cruiser with 4.9 million views, and the Toyota Camry with 4.6 million views. The Nissan Patrol received over 169,000 replies, making it the most sought-after secondhand car by dubizzle Motors users in H1 2017. The Toyota Corolla received 163,000 replies, followed Mitsubishi Pajero receiving over 114,000 replies – demonstrating that there is a demand for SUV cars in the market.
“The high number of searches and replies for cars that are considered as affordable and durable in the UAE, highlights that dubizzle Motors users are searching for a typically reliable car. It is important for car buyers to do their research prior to purchasing to ensure that the car is in a good condition and there are no undisclosed underlying issues. This attribute was highlighted by 81.5% of our users as a key reason behind a previous bad experience with secondhand cars, according to our most recent poll.
“Through our partnerships with CarReport and Sell it for Me, dubizzle Motors is driving transparency in the secondhand car marketplace. With 300 verified cars currently live on the platform, buyers can save the hassle of hidden issues and trust that the car is in a safe condition,” commented Jean-Pierre Mondalek, General Manager Motors at dubizzle.
The high life: Supercars, number plates and motorbikes
Since January 2017, the most expensive car listed on dubizzle Motors was the Bugatti Chiron at AED 17 million, followed by the Ferrari FXX-K at AED 16 million and the McLaren P1 Carbon Series at AED 15 million.
As for the top searched motorcycle brands, they were as follow BMW, Harley and Ducati, with the most expensive motorcycle listed so far, this year being the Triumph CO 1929 Classic Motorcycle for AED 920,000.
The most expensive plate listed on the dubizzle number plates section was ‘A61’ for AED 7,999,999, followed by A64 for AED 7,000,000 and A2020 for 4,000,000 – an allusion to Dubai’s upcoming Expo 2020.
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About dubizzle:
dubizzle is the leading classifieds platform for users in the United Arab Emirates. Since its launch in 2005, dubizzle has become the number one platform for users to buy, sell, or find anything in their community. A community where underused goods are redistributed to fill a new need, and become wanted again, where non-product assets such as space, skills and money are exchanged and traded in new ways that don’t always require centralized institutions or ‘middlemen’.
dubizzle is an OLX company: OLX Group is the world's leading online classifieds platform present in more than 40 countries across six continents. We connect local people to buy and sell used goods, services, cars and properties. We make it fast and easy to buy or sell almost anything through your mobile phone or on the web.
Through brands including OLX, Avito, dubizzle and letgo, OLX Group is the home of online classifieds in high-growth markets. We are the leading destination for buying and selling used goods and services in 35 countries, and the #1 mobile app in our category in more than 22 markets. Globally we estimate that around 11 million items are exchanged through our platforms every single month, giving products a second life and reducing their ecological footprint.
OLX Arabia is actively expanding in the MENA region in Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
For further information, please contact:
Abdallah Touqan
Director of PR, Communications & Events
Abdallah@dubizzle.com
+971 55 9866 891
Grayling PR
dubizzle@grayling.com
© Press Release 2017
