Egypt's passenger car imports rise 6.8% to about $2.29 billion in 8 months
In short
Passenger car imports rose 6.8% to about $2.29 billion from January to August 2026. August alone fell 3.8%, and car parts imports fell 10%.
The value of Egypt's passenger car imports rose in the first eight months of 2026. It reached about $2.29 billion, against $2.14 billion in the same period last year. That is growth of 6.8%, according to the latest data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
The increase from January to August 2026 is about $148.6 million year on year.
August went the other way
Passenger car imports fell in August 2026 to about $295.3 million. In August 2025 they were $306.8 million. That is a drop of 3.8%, or about $11.5 million.
Car parts imports down 10%
Imports of car parts fell 10% over the eight months, to about $629.65 million. The figure was $700.51 million in the same months of 2025, a decline of about $70.85 million.
Local sales up 22%
Passenger cars took the largest share of market sales from January to August 2026. They rose 22% to about 101.49 thousand cars, against 83.1 thousand in the comparison period.
