Portugal 2010: Megane #1 for 2nd year in a row, Ibiza up to #2
Renault Megane Sport Tourer
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *
The Portuguese market is the best performing large market this year in Europe at +39% and 223,464 registrations. For the second consecutive year the Renault Megane holds the pole position, this time with 14,434 sales and an improved 6.5% share, the Sport Tourer (Station Wagon) version being the most popular. The Megane has led Portuguese car sales 4 times over the last 7 years, spanning 3 different generations of the model…
The Seat Ibiza at 8,898 sales (4%) gains two spots in 2nd place, boosted by 1,491 ST-Station Wagons. The Ford Fiesta is stable at #3, just ahead of the VW Golf, Renault Clio and Opel Corsa, all at 3.8%. Other good performances include the VW Polo at #8 (+7), the Citroen C3 at #11 (+11) and the Mercedes E Class at #17 (+10). The best new entrants in the Top 50 are the Fiat Punto Evo at #18 and the Chevrolet Spark at #33.
Previous year: Portugal 2009: Renault Megane #1, VW Golf up to best-ever #2
Next year: Portugal 2011: Renault Megane #1 for third year in a row
Full 2010 Top 50 Ranking Table: see ‘Read more’ below the Ibiza pic.
Seat Ibiza ST
Portugal Full Year 2010:
| Pos | Model | 2010 | % | 10/09 | 2009 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Renault Megane | 14,434 | 6.5% | 52% | 9,494 | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2 | Seat Ibiza | 8,898 | 4.0% | 44% | 6,189 | 3.8% | 4 |
| 3 | Ford Fiesta | 8,560 | 3.8% | 31% | 6,522 | 4.1% | 3 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 8,506 | 3.8% | 21% | 7,020 | 4.4% | 2 |
| 5 | Renault Clio | 8,499 | 3.8% | 38% | 6,177 | 3.8% | 5 |
| 6 | Opel Corsa | 8,382 | 3.8% | 96% | 4,281 | 2.7% | 8 |
| 7 | Peugeot 207 | 7,056 | 3.2% | 55% | 4,546 | 2.8% | 6 |
| 8 | VW Polo | 6,349 | 2.8% | 131% | 2,750 | 1.7% | 15 |
| 9 | Opel Astra | 6,155 | 2.8% | 82% | 3,377 | 2.1% | 11 |
| 10 | Nissan Qashqai (e) | 5,706 | 2.6% | 58% | 3,622 | 2.2% | 9 |
| 11 | Citroen C3 | 5,258 | 2.4% | 151% | 2,097 | 1.3% | 22 |
| 12 | Peugeot 308 | 4,286 | 1.9% | 26% | 3,404 | 2.1% | 10 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris | 3,781 | 1.7% | 54% | 2,455 | 1.5% | 20 |
| 14 | Ford Focus | 3,717 | 1.7% | 11% | 3,357 | 2.1% | 12 |
| 15 | Toyota Auris | 3,658 | 1.6% | 44% | 2,540 | 1.6% | 17 |
| 16 | Fiat Grande Punto | 3,640 | 1.6% | -18% | 4,414 | 2.7% | 7 |
| 17 | Mercedes Classe E | 3,414 | 1.5% | 96% | 1,738 | 1.1% | 27 |
| 18 | Fiat Punto Evo | 3,349 | 1.5% | 950% | 319 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 19 | Mercedes Classe C | 3,086 | 1.4% | 23% | 2,516 | 1.6% | 18 |
| 20 | Audi A4 | 2,950 | 1.3% | 2% | 2,881 | 1.8% | 13 |
| 21 | BMW Serie 3 | 2,829 | 1.3% | -1% | 2,871 | 1.8% | 14 |
| 22 | Kia Cee’d | 2,600 | 1.2% | 29% | 2,023 | 1.3% | 24 |
| 23 | Smart Fortwo | 2,544 | 1.1% | 0% | 2,547 | 1.6% | 16 |
| 24 | Chevrolet Aveo | 2,299 | 1.0% | -7% | 2,460 | 1.5% | 19 |
| 25 | Citroen C1 | 2,236 | 1.0% | 7% | 2,095 | 1.3% | 23 |
| 26 | Audi A3 | 2,232 | 1.0% | 18% | 1,887 | 1.2% | 26 |
| 27 | Seat Leon | 2,216 | 1.0% | 34% | 1,655 | 1.0% | 28 |
| 28 | Skoda Octavia | 2,162 | 1.0% | 135% | 920 | 0.6% | 44 |
| 29 | BMW Serie 5 | 2,148 | 1.0% | 81% | 1,184 | 0.7% | 39 |
| 30 | BMW Serie 1 | 2,086 | 0.9% | -8% | 2,262 | 1.4% | 21 |
| 31 | Peugeot 3008 | 2,009 | 0.9% | 132% | 867 | 0.5% | 47 |
| 32 | Opel Insignia | 1,912 | 0.9% | 19% | 1,602 | 1.0% | 31 |
| 33 | Chevrolet Spark | 1,904 | 0.9% | new | 0 | 0.0% | n/a |
| 34 | BMW X1 | 1,835 | 0.8% | new | 163 | 0.1% | n/a |
| 35 | Fiat 500 | 1,780 | 0.8% | 16% | 1,535 | 1.0% | 32 |
| 36 | Peugeot 206+ | 1,739 | 0.8% | 74% | 1,002 | 0.6% | 42 |
| 37 | Mitsubishi Colt | 1,700 | 0.8% | 36% | 1,246 | 0.8% | 36 |
| 38 | Mazda2 | 1,664 | 0.7% | 13% | 1,478 | 0.9% | 34 |
| 39 | Skoda Fabia | 1,644 | 0.7% | 1% | 1,628 | 1.0% | 30 |
| 40 | Honda Jazz | 1,636 | 0.7% | 36% | 1,201 | 0.7% | 38 |
| 41 | Mini | 1,631 | 0.7% | 34% | 1,216 | 0.8% | 37 |
| 42 | Citroen C4 | 1,573 | 0.7% | -18% | 1,919 | 1.2% | 25 |
| 43 | Chevrolet Cruze | 1,573 | 0.7% | 165% | 594 | 0.4% | 62 |
| 44 | VW Passat | 1,540 | 0.7% | -5% | 1,629 | 1.0% | 29 |
| 45 | Citroen C5 | 1,454 | 0.7% | -3% | 1,502 | 0.9% | 33 |
| 46 | Hyundai i30 | 1,435 | 0.6% | 68% | 854 | 0.5% | 48 |
| 47 | Audi A5 | 1,277 | 0.6% | 69% | 755 | 0.5% | 51 |
| 48 | Peugeot 5008 | 1,228 | 0.5% | new | 169 | 0.1% | n/a |
| 49 | Toyota Avensis | 1,202 | 0.5% | 8% | 1,109 | 0.7% | 40 |
| 50 | Seat Altea XL | 1,149 | 0.5% | 155% | 451 | 0.3% | 69 |
Source: www.motoresmagazine.net
(e): Best Selling Cars’ estimate: 4,477 Qashqai + 1,229 estimated Qashqai+2 at same 2009 rate of 78.5% Qashqai and 21.5% Qashqai+2.
links for enrollment data in Portugal
http://www.autoinforma.pt/index.php?MIT=0&template_id=929&xpto=1&a=&a=,,,,,,,,,,,36458,,,,0,
for date (by models) in 2009
http://www.autoinforma.pt/suporte/documentos/%7B981016913-20100723-140742%7D_Estatisticas_Sector_Automovel_Edicao_2010.pdf
Hi Marcus and thanks for your message!
You will notice I have used the info you link to already in the Portugal 2010 article, if you click on ‘read more’ you will see the Top 50 best selling models for that year.
Do you know where monthly results by model are published?
Thanks
Matt
thanks