Poland 2009: Skoda Octavia new leader
Skoda Octavia
* See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 10 Station Wagons by clicking on the title! *
Poland has managed to go through the financial crisis relatively unscathed, with car sales down just 2% this year to 336,618 registrations. Big change at the top of the models ranking: for the first time the Skoda Octavia passes its little sister Fabia to become Poland’s best selling car with 18.918 sales and 5.6% share, up a massive 32% over 2008 thanks to the new generation launched at the start of the year.
The Fabia is down 5% to 13,980 units and 4.2% and the Fiat Grande Punto climbs onto the podium thanks to sales up 25% to 10,841. The VW Golf fares even better: it is up 42% and 9 spots in 4th place with 9,880 sales and 2.9%, possibly the highest year-end ranking the Golf has ever achieved in Poland.
Other strong performers include the Kia Cee’d up 7% to #8, the Hyundai i30 up 59% to #9, the Toyota Avensis breaking into the Polish Top 10 for the first time at #10, up 11 spots and 51% and the Renault Megane up 14 ranks and 69% to #14. Notice also the Nissan Qashqai up a massive 86% to #18 and the Ford Fiesta boosted by its new generation at +114% to #19. The Opel Insignia (#24), Mitsubishi Lancer (#27) and Fiat 500 (#32) make their first appearance.
Previous year: Poland 2008: Skoda Octavia closes in on Fabia
Full Year 2009 Top 50 models and Top 10 station wagons Ranking Tables below.
Poland Full Year 2009:
| Pos | Model | 2009 | % | /08 | 2008 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 18,918 | 5.6% | 32% | 14,357 | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda Fabia | 13,980 | 4.2% | -5% | 14,717 | 4.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Fiat Grande Punto | 10,841 | 3.2% | 25% | 8,699 | 2.5% | 6 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 9,880 | 2.9% | 42% | 6,972 | 2.0% | 13 |
| 5 | Ford Focus | 9,611 | 2.9% | -11% | 10,750 | 3.1% | 4 |
| 6 | Toyota Yaris | 9,174 | 2.7% | -26% | 12,335 | 3.6% | 3 |
| 7 | Fiat Panda | 8,557 | 2.5% | -11% | 9,646 | 2.8% | 5 |
| 8 | Kia Cee’d | 8,318 | 2.5% | 7% | 7,756 | 2.3% | 9 |
| 9 | Hyundai i30 | 6,707 | 2.0% | 59% | 4,220 | 1.2% | 25 |
| 10 | Toyota Avensis | 6,626 | 2.0% | 51% | 4,399 | 1.3% | 21 |
| 11 | Opel Corsa | 6,175 | 1.8% | -24% | 8,111 | 2.4% | 7 |
| 12 | VW Passat | 6,002 | 1.8% | -15% | 7,083 | 2.1% | 11 |
| 13 | Renault Clio | 5,772 | 1.7% | -24% | 7,577 | 2.2% | 10 |
| 14 | Renault Megane | 5,704 | 1.7% | 69% | 3,379 | 1.0% | 28 |
| 15 | Opel Astra | 5,509 | 1.6% | -31% | 8,026 | 2.3% | 8 |
| 16 | Ford Mondeo | 5,436 | 1.6% | -15% | 6,424 | 1.9% | 16 |
| 17 | VW Polo | 5,360 | 1.6% | -2% | 5,480 | 1.6% | 17 |
| 18 | Nissan Qashqai | 5,147 | 1.5% | 86% | 2,769 | 0.8% | 34 |
| 19 | Ford Fiesta | 4,881 | 1.5% | 114% | 2,278 | 0.7% | 43 |
| 20 | Honda Civic | 4,850 | 1.4% | -29% | 6,811 | 2.0% | 15 |
| 21 | Toyota Auris | 4,791 | 1.4% | -32% | 7,008 | 2.0% | 12 |
| 22 | Fiat Bravo | 4,428 | 1.3% | 3% | 4,287 | 1.2% | 24 |
| 23 | Opel Astra Classic | 4,369 | 1.3% | -36% | 6,847 | 2.0% | 14 |
| 24 | Opel Insignia | 4,328 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 25 | Citroen Berlingo | 4,049 | 1.2% | -26% | 5,442 | 1.6% | 18 |
| 26 | Peugeot Partner | 3,762 | 1.1% | -23% | 4,872 | 1.4% | 19 |
| 27 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 3,723 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 28 | Peugeot 308 | 3,542 | 1.1% | -18% | 4,323 | 1.3% | 23 |
| 29 | Peugeot 207 | 3,205 | 1.0% | -26% | 4,334 | 1.3% | 22 |
| 30 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 3,154 | 0.9% | 74% | 1,816 | 0.5% | 50 |
| 31 | Chevrolet Aveo | 3,085 | 0.9% | 12% | 2,750 | 0.8% | 35 |
| 32 | Fiat 500 | 3,060 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 33 | Hyundai Getz/i20 | 2,944 | 0.9% | -3% | 3,031 | 0.9% | 31 |
| 34 | VW Caddy | 2,855 | 0.8% | -7% | 3,072 | 0.9% | 30 |
| 35 | Toyota Corolla | 2,656 | 0.8% | -44% | 4,763 | 1.4% | 20 |
| 36 | Skoda Roomster | 2,580 | 0.8% | -6% | 2,738 | 0.8% | 36 |
| 37 | Suzuki SX4 | 2,485 | 0.7% | -3% | 2,575 | 0.7% | 38 |
| 38 | Honda CR-V | 2,402 | 0.7% | -15% | 2,825 | 0.8% | 33 |
| 39 | Ford Fusion | 2,347 | 0.7% | 5% | 2,243 | 0.7% | 45 |
| 40 | Suzuki Swift | 2,241 | 0.7% | -1% | 2,258 | 0.7% | 44 |
| 41 | Fiat Seicento | 2,231 | 0.7% | -2% | 2,284 | 0.7% | 42 |
| 42 | Kia Soul | 2,130 | 0.6% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 43 | VW Tiguan | 2,078 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 44 | Honda Accord | 2,063 | 0.6% | 10% | 1,876 | 0.5% | 47 |
| 45 | Skoda Superb | 2,058 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 46 | Fiat Qubo/Fiorino | 2,046 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 47 | Hyundai i10 | 1,924 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 48 | Fiat Doblo | 1,833 | 0.5% | -36% | 2,861 | 0.8% | 32 |
| 49 | Seat Ibiza | 1,827 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Ford Kuga | 1,789 | 0.5% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
Source: SAMAR, many thanks to Mariusz for sharing the data!
Poland Full Year 2009 – station wagons:
| Pos | Model | SW 2009 | SW % | 2009 | Pos |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 9,185 | 49% | 18,918 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda Fabia | 5,346 | 38% | 13,980 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford Focus | 5,113 | 53% | 9,611 | 5 |
| 4 | Kia Cee’d | 4,239 | 51% | 8,318 | 8 |
| 5 | Toyota Avensis | 3,700 | 56% | 6,626 | 10 |
| 6 | Hyundai i30 | 2,634 | 39% | 6,707 | 9 |
| 7 | VW Passat | 2,072 | 35% | 6,002 | 12 |
| 8 | Opel Astra | 1,996 | 36% | 5,509 | 15 |
| 9 | Ford Mondeo | 1,973 | 36% | 5,436 | 16 |
| 10 | VW Golf | 1,914 | 19% | 9,880 | 4 |
Source: www.samar.pl, many thanks to Piotr for sharing the data!
SW: Station Wagons, SW%: Station Wagon sales ratio.
