Netherlands April 2011: VW Polo leads, Peugeot 508 in Top 10

Peugeot 508

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The Dutch car market is definitely in good shape this year: it is up 28% in April at 47,910 registrations and 25% year-to-date at 228,398 units. The VW Polo confirms its hold on Netherlands sales and ranks #1 for the third time this year with with 1,942 sales and 4.4% share.

The podium reflects the year-to-date ranking this month with the Renault Twingo #2 at 1,840 units, ahead of the Peugeot 107 at 1,832 sales, both at 3.8% share. The Ford Fiesta and Skoda Fabia follow and hold strong at 2.8% and 2.6% respectively. The Seat Ibiza is #6 and #4 in 2011.

This month’s best performance is delivered by the new Peugeot 508, up 25 spots on last month and ranking #10 with 1,033 sales and 2.2%. This is better than in its native France! In fact, the Netherlands is the first country in the world where the 508 breaks into the Top 10…

Full Top 100 Ranking Table below.