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Belgium 2006: Opel Astra #1 in disputed year

January 1st, 2007 Leave a comment Go to comments

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The replacement of the Peugeot 206 by the 207 this year throws the Belgian models ranking into disarray, with no car above 2.8% share and the 4 best selling models all within 1,000 sales (in a 526,000-unit market!). The Opel Astra is #1 with 14,950 sales and 2.8%, ahead of the Renault Clio (14,551), Peugeot 307 (14,116) and Opel Corsa (14,042).

The #1 position changed hands many time throughout the year: the Citroen C3 (5th overall) ranked #1 for the first time in the country in January, then the 206 came back up in February & March, the Renault Clio led the way in April & May before being passed by the Opel Astra, #1 until the end of the year.

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Full Year 2006 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

Belgium Full Year 2006:

Pos Model 2006 % /05 2005 Pos
1 Opel Astra 14,950 2.8% 1% 14,740 3
2 Renault Clio 14,551 2.8% 62% 8,998 13
3 Peugeot 307 14,116 2.7% -13% 16,220 2
4 Opel Corsa 14,042 2.7% 28% 10,952 7
5 Citroen C3 13,156 2.5% 25% 10,532 9
6 Peugeot 206 12,528 2.4% -30% 18,003 1
7 Ford Focus 12,482 2.4%
8 VW Golf 12,302 2.3% -1% 12,435 4
9 Renault Scenic 12,273 2.3% 4% 11,801 5
10 BMW 3 Series 11,968 2.3% 28% 9,324 12
11 Toyota Corolla 11,739 2.2%
12 VW Polo 11,507 2.2% 14% 10,088 10
13 Ford Fiesta 10,758 2.0%
14 Citroen Xsara Picasso 10,130 1.9%
15 Audi A4 9,427 1.8% -11% 10,610 8
16 Citroen C4 8,943 1.7%
17 Renault Megane 8,711 1.7% -26% 11,743 6
18 Opel Zafira 8,214 1.6%
19 Citroen Berlingo 8,092 1.5%
20 VW Passat 8,086 1.5%

Source: Febiac, Interautonews. Many thanks to Florian for the tip!

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