Latvia March 2011: Golf #1, Renault Scenic & VW Caddy in Top5
VW Caddy
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At 1,902 units over the first 3 months of 2011, new car sales in Latvia are up 132% on 2010 and 45% on 2009 but are still a far cry (-68%!) from the 5,934 registrations achieved in Q1 2008.
Stable on top, the VW Golf leads the way again and improves its market share over last year at 5.2% thanks to 98 sales. The Renault Megane takes the 2nd spot at 4.7% share, followed by the Ford Focus at 3.6%.
3 models deliver explosive growth to land in the Top 10 over the period: the Renault Scenic is up 50 spots to reach the 4th place with 64 sales and 3.4%, the VW Caddy gains 30 spots to #6 at 59 sales (3.1%) and the Suzuki SX4 grows by 53 spots to #8 at 54 units (2.8%). Notice the Lexus RX at #17, the Nissan Juke at #18 and BMW X6 at #19.
Full Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Latvia 3 months 2011:
| Pos | Model | 3m 2011 | % | 2010 | % | Pos |
| 1 | VW Golf | 98 | 5.2% | 238 | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2 | Renault Megane | 90 | 4.7% | 113 | 2.3% | 9 |
| 3 | Ford Focus | 69 | 3.6% | 124 | 2.5% | 7 |
| 4 | Renault Scenic | 64 | 3.4% | 24 | 0.5% | 54 |
| 5 | VW Caddy | 59 | 3.1% | 37 | 0.7% | 35 |
| 6 | Toyota RAV4 | 57 | 3.0% | 146 | 2.9% | 5 |
| 7 | Opel Astra | 56 | 2.9% | 105 | 2.1% | 10 |
| 8 | Suzuki SX4 | 54 | 2.8% | 20 | 0.4% | 61 |
| 9 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 49 | 2.6% | 164 | 3.3% | 4 |
| 10 | VW Passat | 47 | 2.5% | 85 | 1.7% | 15 |
| 11 | Skoda Octavia | 46 | 2.4% | 146 | 2.9% | 6 |
| 12 | Toyota Avensis | 41 | 2.2% | 176 | 3.5% | 3 |
| 13 | Peugeot 3008 | 40 | 2.1% | 49 | 1.0% | 29 |
| 14 | Nissan Qashqai | 37 | 1.9% | 80 | 1.6% | 17 |
| 15 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 32 | 1.7% | 84 | 1.7% | 16 |
| 16 | Hyundai i30 | 31 | 1.6% | 122 | 2.5% | 8 |
| 17 | Lexus RX | 31 | 1.6% | 73 | 1.5% | 20 |
| 18 | Nissan Juke | 31 | 1.6% | 26 | 0.5% | 52 |
| 19 | Skoda Yeti | 30 | 1.6% | 76 | 1.5% | 18 |
| 20 | Toyota Auris | 26 | 1.4% | 73 | 1.5% | 19 |
| 21 | Opel Insignia | 25 | 1.3% | 29 | 0.6% | 43 |
| 22 | Subaru Legacy | 24 | 1.3% | 103 | 2.1% | 11 |
| 23 | Renault Trafic | 24 | 1.3% | 29 | 0.6% | 42 |
| 24 | Volvo XC60 | 23 | 1.2% | 43 | 0.9% | 31 |
| 25 | Hyundai ix35 | 22 | 1.2% | 43 | 0.9% | 32 |
| 26 | Citroen C4 | 21 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.1% | - |
| 27 | VW Polo | 19 | 1.0% | 97 | 1.9% | 12 |
| 28 | BMW X6 | 19 | 1.0% | 38 | 0.8% | 37 |
| 29 | Honda CR-V | 17 | 0.9% | 59 | 1.2% | 23 |
| 30 | Hyundai i20 | 17 | 0.9% | 17 | 0.3% | 66 |
| 31 | Mercedes Sprinter | 16 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.3% | 67 |
| 32 | Toyota Corolla | 15 | 0.8% | 92 | 1.8% | 13 |
| 33 | Ford Fiesta | 15 | 0.8% | 20 | 0.4% | 62 |
| 34 | Kia Cee’d | 14 | 0.7% | 67 | 1.3% | 21 |
| 35 | Skoda Fabia | 14 | 0.7% | 60 | 1.2% | 22 |
| 36 | Volvo XC70 | 14 | 0.7% | 18 | 0.4% | 65 |
| 37 | BMW 3 Series | 14 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.3% | 68 |
| 38 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 14 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.3% | 69 |
| 39 | Peugeot 308 | 14 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.3% | 70 |
| 40 | Honda Civic | 13 | 0.7% | 29 | 0.6% | 44 |
| 41 | Toyota Verso | 12 | 0.6% | 86 | 1.7% | 14 |
| 42 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 12 | 0.6% | 50 | 1.0% | 27 |
| 43 | Fiat 500 | 12 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.1% | - |
| 44 | VW Tiguan | 11 | 0.6% | 29 | 0.6% | 46 |
| 45 | Kia Sportage | 11 | 0.6% | 21 | 0.4% | 58 |
| 46 | Dacia Duster | 11 | 0.6% | 20 | 0.4% | 63 |
| 47 | VW Touran | 11 | 0.6% | 14 | 0.3% | 74 |
| 48 | VW Sharan | 11 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.2% | 81 |
| 49 | Opel Meriva | 11 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.1% | - |
| 50 | Suzuki Jimny | 11 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.0% | - |
Source: www.lpaa.lv
