Latvia July 2011: VW Golf leads, Nissan Juke #8

Nissan Juke

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Over the first 7 months of 2011 the Latvian car market is up a whopping 83% on the same period in 2010 at 4,743 registrations. Thats’s +76% on 2009 but -65% on 2008… The VW Golf keeps the lead and gets stronger as the year goes by, now at 5.5% share with 259 sales. The Renault Megane is #2 at 191 units and 4.1%, ahead of the VW Passat up 12 spots on 2010 in 3rd position with 148 sales and 3.1%.

Peugeot 5008

Further down the ranking, notice the Nissan Juke in 8th place – possibly its best ranking anywhere in the world – at 111 units and 2.3%, the VW Caddy at #9 (2%), the Nissan Qashqai at #11 and the Peugeot 5008 at #15, up 41 spots on its 2010 ranking. The Dacia Duster is up 44 spots on 2010 at #19 with 74 sales. The BMW X6 is still strong at #39.

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Full 7 months 2011 Top 75 Ranking Table below.