Romania May 2011: Dacia Logan at 23% share
Traditionally the Romanian new car market gets stronger as the year goes by and 2011 is no exception. May is up 70% over April but down 2% year-on-year at 8,474 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,152 units and -12%.
The Dacia Logan delivers its best market share in 7 months at 23.3% thanks to 1,974 sales, its year-to-date figures standing at 4,474 sales and 19.3%. The Skoda Octavia stays very stable and very solid at 7.3% and 617 sales in May, the Dacia Duster climbs back onto the podium, both in May and year-to-date at 4.4% share.
Below the VW Golf, the Renault Symbol is up 4 spots on April at #5 ahead of the Opel Astra, Chevrolet Aveo and VW Passat. The Ford Fiesta (+14 spots) and Focus (+6) round up the Top 10.
Full Top 40 Ranking Table below.
Romania May 2011:
| Pos | Model | May | % | Apr | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Dacia Logan | 1,974 | 23.3% | 1 | 4,474 | 19.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 617 | 7.3% | 2 | 1,701 | 7.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dacia Duster | 371 | 4.4% | 4 | 1,012 | 4.4% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 289 | 3.4% | 3 | 971 | 4.2% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Renault Symbol | 275 | 3.2% | 9 | 529 | 2.3% | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Opel Astra | 245 | 2.9% | 5 | 632 | 2.7% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Aveo | 224 | 2.6% | 8 | 438 | 1.9% | 12 | 7 |
| 8 | VW Passat | 197 | 2.3% | 7 | 555 | 2.4% | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Ford Fiesta | 186 | 2.2% | 23 | 398 | 1.7% | 13 | 10 |
| 10 | Ford Focus | 185 | 2.2% | 16 | 453 | 2.0% | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | Opel Corsa | 161 | 1.9% | 15 | 380 | 1.6% | 14 | 9 |
| 12 | Skoda Fabia | 159 | 1.9% | 17 | 457 | 2.0% | 10 | 11 |
| 13 | Renault Fluence | 157 | 1.9% | 6 | 463 | 2.0% | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | VW Jetta | 154 | 1.8% | 10 | 308 | 1.3% | 16 | 31 |
| 15 | Dacia Sandero | 152 | 1.8% | 19 | 459 | 2.0% | 9 | 8 |
| 16 | Hyundai i30 | 123 | 1.5% | 24 | 256 | 1.1% | 19 | 19 |
| 17 | Fiat 500 | 111 | 1.3% | 13 | 203 | 0.9% | 23 | - |
| 18 | VW Polo | 106 | 1.3% | 20 | 320 | 1.4% | 15 | 13 |
| 19 | Renault Clio | 103 | 1.2% | 11 | 284 | 1.2% | 17 | 25 |
| 20 | Renault Megane | 88 | 1.0% | 14 | 270 | 1.2% | 18 | 17 |
| 21 | Chevrolet Cruze | 85 | 1.0% | 25 | 186 | 0.8% | 26 | 16 |
| 22 | Seat Ibiza | 76 | 0.9% | 30 | 189 | 0.8% | 25 | 22 |
| 23 | Hyundai ix35 | 73 | 0.9% | 27 | 185 | 0.8% | 28 | 38 |
| 24 | VW Tiguan | 73 | 0.9% | 28 | 204 | 0.9% | 22 | 24 |
| 25 | Nissan Qashqai | 71 | 0.8% | 22 | 186 | 0.8% | 27 | 26 |
| 26 | Toyota Yaris | 70 | 0.8% | 50 | 181 | 0.8% | 29 | 20 |
| 27 | Skoda Superb | 67 | 0.8% | 26 | 219 | 0.9% | 20 | 32 |
| 28 | Fiat Panda | 64 | 0.8% | 18 | 173 | 0.7% | 31 | 37 |
| 29 | Toyota Aygo | 55 | 0.6% | 12 | 201 | 0.9% | 24 | - |
| 30 | Seat Leon | 54 | 0.6% | 32 | 141 | 0.6% | 34 | 28 |
| 31 | Opel Insignia | 51 | 0.6% | 21 | 209 | 0.9% | 21 | 27 |
| 32 | Chevrolet Spark | 49 | 0.6% | 29 | 131 | 0.6% | 38 | 18 |
| 33 | Nissan Juke | 48 | 0.6% | 31 | 134 | 0.6% | 37 | - |
| 34 | Hyundai i20 | 45 | 0.5% | 38 | 111 | 0.5% | 43 | 39 |
| 35 | VW Touareg | 45 | 0.5% | 42 | 119 | 0.5% | 39 | - |
| 36 | Toyota Avensis | 43 | 0.5% | 35 | 85 | 0.4% | 53 | - |
| 37 | Ford Kuga | 43 | 0.5% | n/a | 110 | 0.5% | 44 | - |
| 38 | Mitsubishi ASX | 42 | 0.5% | 51 | 99 | 0.4% | 48 | - |
| 39 | Mercedes C Class | 39 | 0.5% | 36 | 108 | 0.5% | 46 | - |
| 40 | Suzuki SX4 | 39 | 0.5% | n/a | 147 | 0.6% | 32 | 21 |
Source: www.drpciv.ro







