Greece Full Year 2010: Yaris, Fiesta and Corsa on the podium
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The Greek car market was hit hard by the economic crisis this year, down 36% to 141,404 registrations, with December down 62%. #6 in 2009, the Toyota Yaris is the best-selling car in Greece this year for the very first time in the nameplate’s 11 year career, with 5,776 sales and 4.1%, just ahead of the Ford Fiesta, 2009′s best seller, at 5,685 units (4%) and the Opel Corsa with 5,405 sales (3.8%).
Thanks to their new generations, the VW Polo (from #26 to #4) and Opel Astra (#9 to #5) climb up the ranking fast. The Fiat Panda (+21%), Hyundai i10 (+15%) & i20 (+12%) and Toyota Aygo (+38%) are some of the cheaper options Greek consumers preferred in this difficult environment. New entrants in the Top 50 this year include the new Citroen C3 (from #75 to #15), Chevrolet Spark (new at #26), Suzuki Alto (from #52 to #29), Skoda Yeti (new at #30), Renault Clio (from #72 to #38) and Toyota IQ (#59 to #39).
Previous year: Greece 2009: Ford Fiesta and Nissan Qashqai new best-sellers
Next year: Greece 2011: Opel Corsa #1 in weakest market in 22 years
Full Year 2010 and every Monthly Top 50/290 Ranking Tables below.
Greece 2010 – #1 models by month:
| Month | #1 model | Volume |
| Jan | Toyota Yaris | 1,250 |
| Feb | Toyota Yaris | 606 |
| Mar | Toyota Yaris | 1,035 |
| Apr | Fiat Panda | 611 |
| May | Ford Fiesta | 550 |
| Jun | Hyundai i10 | 715 |
| Jul | Hyundai i20 | 496 |
| Aug | Toyota Yaris | 300 |
| Sep | Ford Fiesta | 359 |
| Oct | VW Polo | 407 |
| Nov | Opel Corsa | 502 |
| Dec | Skoda Octavia | 191 |
Greece Full Year 2010 Top 50 models:
| Pos | Model | 2010 | % | 10/09 | 2009 | % | Pos | Dec | % |
| 1 | Toyota Yaris | 5,776 | 4.1% | -1% | 5,846 | 2.7% | 6 | 109 | 3.0% |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 5,685 | 4.0% | -25% | 7,534 | 3.4% | 1 | 107 | 2.9% |
| 3 | Opel Corsa | 5,405 | 3.8% | -12% | 6,117 | 2.8% | 4 | 179 | 4.9% |
| 4 | VW Polo | 5,037 | 3.6% | 105% | 2,462 | 1.1% | 26 | 109 | 3.0% |
| 5 | Opel Astra | 4,311 | 3.0% | -3% | 4,445 | 2.0% | 9 | 118 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Fiat Panda | 4,217 | 3.0% | 21% | 3,480 | 1.6% | 12 | 106 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Toyota Auris | 4,010 | 2.8% | -33% | 5,947 | 2.7% | 5 | 74 | 2.0% |
| 8 | Hyundai i10 | 3,636 | 2.6% | 15% | 3,151 | 1.4% | 17 | 118 | 3.2% |
| 9 | VW Golf | 3,575 | 2.5% | -47% | 6,699 | 3.0% | 3 | 46 | 1.2% |
| 10 | Skoda Octavia | 3,574 | 2.5% | -28% | 4,936 | 2.2% | 8 | 191 | 5.2% |
| 11 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,961 | 2.1% | -56% | 6,761 | 3.1% | 2 | 25 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Hyundai i20 | 2,768 | 2.0% | 12% | 2,465 | 1.1% | 25 | 78 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Opel Insignia | 2,419 | 1.7% | -52% | 5,080 | 2.3% | 7 | 72 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Toyota Aygo | 2,301 | 1.6% | 38% | 1,672 | 0.8% | 45 | 49 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Citroen C3 | 2,276 | 1.6% | 148% | 917 | 0.4% | 75 | 43 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Hyundai i30 | 2,241 | 1.6% | -3% | 2,302 | 1.0% | 32 | 35 | 0.9% |
| 17 | Seat Ibiza | 2,233 | 1.6% | -28% | 3,082 | 1.4% | 19 | 47 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Nissan Micra | 2,062 | 1.5% | -14% | 2,400 | 1.1% | 31 | 13 | 0.4% |
| 19 | Ford Focus | 2,012 | 1.4% | -43% | 3,528 | 1.6% | 11 | 61 | 1.7% |
| 20 | Smart Fortwo | 1,997 | 1.4% | -36% | 3,132 | 1.4% | 18 | 165 | 4.5% |
| 21 | Suzuki Swift | 1,987 | 1.4% | -40% | 3,288 | 1.5% | 14 | 31 | 0.8% |
| 22 | Fiat Grande Punto | 1,959 | 1.4% | -40% | 3,252 | 1.5% | 15 | 31 | 0.8% |
| 23 | Skoda Fabia | 1,924 | 1.4% | -7% | 2,065 | 0.9% | 38 | 67 | 1.8% |
| 24 | Kia Ceed | 1,837 | 1.3% | -51% | 3,723 | 1.7% | 10 | 22 | 0.6% |
| 25 | Peugeot 207 | 1,697 | 1.2% | -43% | 2,987 | 1.4% | 20 | 54 | 1.5% |
| 26 | Chevrolet Spark | 1,623 | 1.1% | new | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 17 | 0.5% |
| 27 | Fiat 500 | 1,598 | 1.1% | -29% | 2,253 | 1.0% | 34 | 53 | 1.4% |
| 28 | VW Scirocco | 1,470 | 1.0% | -31% | 2,122 | 1.0% | 36 | 24 | 0.7% |
| 29 | Suzuki Alto | 1,398 | 1.0% | -3% | 1,434 | 0.7% | 52 | 13 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Skoda Yeti | 1,320 | 0.9% | 606% | 187 | 0.1% | n/a | 44 | 1.2% |
| 31 | Toyota Avensis | 1,303 | 0.9% | -40% | 2,162 | 1.0% | 35 | 21 | 0.6% |
| 32 | Seat Leon | 1,300 | 0.9% | -53% | 2,778 | 1.3% | 21 | 22 | 0.6% |
| 33 | Daihatsu Terios | 1,270 | 0.9% | -47% | 2,401 | 1.1% | 30 | 13 | 0.4% |
| 34 | VW Tiguan | 1,255 | 0.9% | -62% | 3,326 | 1.5% | 13 | 18 | 0.5% |
| 35 | Audi A3 | 1,253 | 0.9% | -49% | 2,476 | 1.1% | 24 | 83 | 2.3% |
| 36 | Suzuki SX4 | 1,187 | 0.8% | -51% | 2,413 | 1.1% | 29 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Toyota RAV4 | 1,178 | 0.8% | -52% | 2,438 | 1.1% | 28 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 38 | Renault Clio | 1,120 | 0.8% | 18% | 951 | 0.4% | 72 | 65 | 1.8% |
| 39 | Toyota IQ | 1,098 | 0.8% | -9% | 1,209 | 0.5% | 59 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 40 | BMW 3-Series | 1,065 | 0.8% | -60% | 2,651 | 1.2% | 22 | 26 | 0.7% |
| 41 | Mazda2 | 1,063 | 0.8% | -46% | 1,962 | 0.9% | 41 | 21 | 0.6% |
| 42 | Peugeot 107 | 1,047 | 0.7% | -18% | 1,278 | 0.6% | 56 | 34 | 0.9% |
| 43 | Ford Ka | 1,028 | 0.7% | -4% | 1,074 | 0.5% | 64 | 32 | 0.9% |
| 44 | Citroen C1 | 998 | 0.7% | 19% | 840 | 0.4% | 76 | 22 | 0.6% |
| 45 | Honda Jazz | 997 | 0.7% | -49% | 1,962 | 0.9% | 40 | 15 | 0.4% |
| 46 | VW Passat | 943 | 0.7% | -58% | 2,272 | 1.0% | 33 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 47 | Citroen C4 | 913 | 0.6% | -38% | 1,472 | 0.7% | 51 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 48 | Mercedes C-Class | 911 | 0.6% | -72% | 3,246 | 1.5% | 16 | 86 | 2.3% |
| 49 | Honda Civic | 897 | 0.6% | -64% | 2,459 | 1.1% | 27 | 14 | 0.4% |
| 50 | Mini | 889 | 0.6% | -29% | 1,253 | 0.6% | 57 | 104 | 2.8% |
Source: www.seaa.gr, www.autotriti.gr
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