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Ireland August 2011: VW Golf takes off in quiet market

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VW Golf Cabrio

* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *

Irish car sales are down 34% in August at 3,143 registrations, but still up 8% year-to-date at 83,565 units. For the first time since June 2010, the VW Golf is in pole position in Ireland this month with 187 sales and a very strong 5.9% market share, helped by the arrival of the Cabrio version (32 sales for its first month).

Hyundai i40

The Ford Focus, #2 in August at 142 units and 4.5%, still leads year-to-date with 3,998 sales and 4.8% vs. 3,817 and 4.6% for the Golf. The Toyota Avensis rounds up the podium at 140 units and 4.5%, ahead of the VW Passat (3.5%). The Audi A4, #5 at 3.1% and A6, #6 at 2.7%, both deliver excellent scores way ahead of their overall 2011 levels, and the Hyundai i40 lands directly in 12th position with 72 sales for its very first month in Ireland!

Previous month: see the July 2011 Irish Top 50 best-selling models here.

Full August 2011 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Ireland August 2011:

Pos Model August % Jul 2011 % Pos 2010
1 VW Golf 187 5.9% 3 3,817 4.6% 2 2
2 Ford Focus 142 4.5% 1 3,998 4.8% 1 3
3 Toyota Avensis 140 4.5% 5 3,288 3.9% 3 6
4 VW Passat 111 3.5% 2 3,246 3.9% 4 14
5 Audi A4 96 3.1% 13 1,129 1.4% 24 21
6 Audi A6 86 2.7% 11 572 0.7% 35 48
7 Skoda Octavia 85 2.7% 10 2,044 2.4% 12 9
8 Renault Clio 80 2.5% 35 2,074 2.5% 11 7
9 Opel Insignia 80 2.5% 6 1,901 2.3% 14 13
10 BMW 5-Series 80 2.5% 7 1,894 2.3% 15 20
11 VW Polo 72 2.3% 18 1,855 2.2% 17 10
12 Hyundai i40 72 2.3%  - 72 0.1% 123  -
13 Toyota Auris 67 2.1% 12 1,977 2.4% 13 17
14 Opel Corsa 67 2.1% 8 1,612 1.9% 19 16
15 Renault Megane 65 2.1% 24 2,295 2.7% 9 1
16 Toyota Corolla 60 1.9% 15 2,507 3.0% 8 11
17 Opel Astra 55 1.7% 17 1,883 2.3% 16 12
18 Nissan Qashqai 54 1.7% 4 2,552 3.1% 7 5
19 Renault Fluence 50 1.6% 43 2,903 3.5% 5 19
20 Ford Mondeo 50 1.6% 14 1,556 1.9% 20 15
21 Ford Fiesta 48 1.5% 9 2,883 3.5% 6 4
22 Seat Ibiza 43 1.4% 26 1,140 1.4% 23 27
23 Mercedes E Class 42 1.3% 28 1,122 1.3% 25 18
24 Skoda Superb 42 1.3% 21 884 1.1% 27 25
25 VW Jetta 40 1.3% 32 384 0.5% 48 23
26 VW Tiguan 40 1.3% 59 362 0.4% 52 69
27 Audi A3 39 1.2% 49 402 0.5% 46 42
28 Nissan Juke 36 1.1% 19 1,326 1.6% 22 133
29 Toyota Yaris 35 1.1% 25 2,158 2.6% 10 8
30 Hyundai ix35 30 1.0% 29 1,338 1.6% 21 49
31 Peugeot 508 30 1.0% 22 354 0.4% 55  -
32 Skoda Fabia 29 0.9% 31 960 1.1% 26 28
33 Ford C-Max 29 0.9% 42 771 0.9% 29 88
34 Kia Cee’d 28 0.9% 23 648 0.8% 30 29
35 Mercedes C Class 28 0.9% 27 457 0.5% 40 44
36 Kia Sportage 25 0.8% 38 560 0.7% 36 97
37 Hyundai Santa Fe 23 0.7% 45 368 0.4% 50 65
38 Audi A5 23 0.7% 50 293 0.4% 61 60
39 Hyundai i30 22 0.7% 30 647 0.8% 31 30
40 Nissan Tiida 22 0.7% 20 326 0.4% 58 50
41 Volvo S60 21 0.7% 65 292 0.3% 62 157
42 Renault Scenic 20 0.6% 70 438 0.5% 42 43
43 Volvo S40 20 0.6% 54 389 0.5% 47 52
44 Mazda3 19 0.6% 40 776 0.9% 28 22
45 Kia Rio 19 0.6% 37 639 0.8% 32 32
46 BMW 3-Series 19 0.6% 36 547 0.7% 37 36
47 Kia Picanto 18 0.6%  - 253 0.3% 65 53
48 Toyota RAV4 18 0.6% 76 240 0.3% 68 81
49 Hyundai ix20 17 0.5% 68 452 0.5% 41 234
50 Suzuki SX4 17 0.5% 48 209 0.3% 81 67

Source: SIMI, www.beepbeep.ie

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