Slovakia April 2011: Kia Sportage back to #3
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The Slovak car market continues to shine, up 17% in April at 5,675 registrations and 29% year-to-date at 21,372 units. The Top 2 best selling models stay unchanged: the Skoda Octavia is lower than usual at 7.3% share vs. 8.9% year-to-date and the Skoda Fabia is solid at 6.4% vs. 6.9% year-to-date.
The locally produced Kia Sportage is up to a fantastic 3rd place with 225 sales and 4% share, a position it last held in January. The Sportage is now also #3 year-to-date with 674 sales and 3.2%, compared to #21 last year. The VW Golf is making up for a very shy start of the year by jumping up to 4th this month with 3% share, it is #8 year-to-date. The Suzuki SX4 is down to #5 but stays strong at 2.9%.
The Kia Cee’d is up to #6 with 2.6% and the Hyundai ix35 stands at a best-ever 7th place with 104 sales and 1.8%. Other great performances this month include the VW Passat, up 18 spots on last month to #11, the Seat Ibiza, up 15 spots to #16 and the Hyundai ix20, up 30 spots to #20.
Full Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Slovakia April 2011:
| Pos | Model | Apr | % | Mar | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 414 | 7.3% | 1 | 1,906 | 8.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda Fabia | 365 | 6.4% | 2 | 1,484 | 6.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kia Sportage | 225 | 4.0% | 5 | 674 | 3.2% | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 170 | 3.0% | 34 | 364 | 1.7% | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Suzuki SX4 | 162 | 2.9% | 4 | 655 | 3.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Kia Cee’d | 148 | 2.6% | 8 | 443 | 2.1% | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Hyundai ix35 | 104 | 1.8% | 11 | 363 | 1.7% | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | Renault Thalia | 103 | 1.8% | 6 | 486 | 2.3% | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Dacia Duster | 95 | 1.7% | 3 | 494 | 2.3% | 5 | 55 |
| 10 | Peugeot 207 | 95 | 1.7% | 12 | 320 | 1.5% | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | VW Passat | 91 | 1.6% | 29 | 211 | 1.0% | 26 | 15 |
| 12 | VW Polo | 90 | 1.6% | 10 | 349 | 1.6% | 10 | 7 |
| 13 | Renault Clio 3 | 86 | 1.5% | 26 | 227 | 1.1% | 24 | 29 |
| 14 | Renault Fluence | 79 | 1.4% | 9 | 321 | 1.5% | 11 | 8 |
| 15 | Opel Astra 4 | 79 | 1.4% | 17 | 234 | 1.1% | 22 | 18 |
| 16 | Seat Ibiza | 78 | 1.4% | 31 | 260 | 1.2% | 16 | 38 |
| 17 | Renault Megane | 71 | 1.3% | 13 | 276 | 1.3% | 15 | 10 |
| 18 | Skoda Superb | 71 | 1.3% | 32 | 244 | 1.1% | 20 | 25 |
| 19 | Hyundai i30 | 70 | 1.2% | 21 | 253 | 1.2% | 18 | 6 |
| 20 | Hyundai ix20 | 67 | 1.2% | 50 | 152 | 0.7% | 38 | - |
| 21 | Skoda Roomster | 64 | 1.1% | 18 | 280 | 1.3% | 14 | 19 |
| 22 | Ford Fiesta | 63 | 1.1% | 16 | 308 | 1.4% | 13 | 12 |
| 23 | Chevrolet Cruze | 61 | 1.1% | 28 | 203 | 0.9% | 31 | 39 |
| 24 | Seat Altea | 61 | 1.1% | 37 | 157 | 0.7% | 37 | 37 |
| 25 | Nissan Qashqai | 59 | 1.0% | 22 | 257 | 1.2% | 17 | 14 |
| 26 | Ford Focus | 57 | 1.0% | 19 | 228 | 1.1% | 23 | 30 |
| 27 | Toyota Auris | 56 | 1.0% | 24 | 205 | 1.0% | 29 | 20 |
| 28 | Peugeot 206+ | 55 | 1.0% | 42 | 170 | 0.8% | 35 | 23 |
| 29 | Citroen C3 | 54 | 1.0% | 23 | 219 | 1.0% | 25 | 9 |
| 30 | Citroen C4 | 52 | 0.9% | 30 | 182 | 0.9% | 33 | 27 |
| 31 | Peugeot 308 | 50 | 0.9% | 25 | 204 | 1.0% | 30 | 17 |
| 32 | Seat Leon | 50 | 0.9% | 48 | 143 | 0.7% | 41 | 46 |
| 33 | Toyota Yaris | 49 | 0.9% | 15 | 248 | 1.2% | 19 | 13 |
| 34 | Citroen Berlingo | 48 | 0.8% | 33 | 182 | 0.9% | 32 | 32 |
| 35 | Skoda Yeti | 44 | 0.8% | 14 | 238 | 1.1% | 21 | 26 |
| 36 | Kia Venga | 44 | 0.8% | 40 | 148 | 0.7% | 39 | 35 |
| 37 | VW Tiguan | 43 | 0.8% | 36 | 141 | 0.7% | 42 | - |
| 38 | BMW 5 Series | 42 | 0.7% | 43 | 139 | 0.7% | 44 | - |
| 39 | Hyundai i20 | 41 | 0.7% | 35 | 145 | 0.7% | 40 | 31 |
| 40 | Mini | 40 | 0.7% | - | 72 | 0.3% | 70 | - |
| 41 | Honda CR-V | 38 | 0.7% | 59 | 124 | 0.6% | 49 | 44 |
| 42 | Chevrolet Aveo | 38 | 0.7% | 72 | 117 | 0.5% | 52 | 45 |
| 43 | Peugeot 508 | 38 | 0.7% | 68 | 97 | 0.5% | 60 | - |
| 44 | Opel Corsa | 34 | 0.6% | 27 | 181 | 0.8% | 34 | 28 |
| 45 | Peugeot Partner | 33 | 0.6% | 39 | 163 | 0.8% | 36 | 33 |
| 46 | BMW 3 Series | 32 | 0.6% | 7 | 210 | 1.0% | 27 | 34 |
| 47 | Peugeot 3008 | 32 | 0.6% | 47 | 140 | 0.7% | 43 | 43 |
| 48 | Audi A3 | 32 | 0.6% | - | 64 | 0.3% | 78 | - |
| 49 | Citroen C3 Picasso | 31 | 0.5% | 52 | 122 | 0.6% | 50 | 49 |
| 50 | Volvo XC60 | 31 | 0.5% | - | 81 | 0.4% | 67 | - |
Source: www.zapsr.sk







