Taiwan August 2011: Nissan Livina up to #2 for the first time
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Taiwanese car sales are weak in August at 23,140 units. The Toyota Corolla stays distant leader with 2,628 sales and 11.4% share, reinforcing its 2011 year-to-date top spot at 23,053 units and 9.2%. For the first time in the nameplate’s history, the Nissan Livina climbs to the 2nd spot in Taiwan with 1,021 sales and 4.4%. It stays 3rd year-to-date at 10,370 units and 4.1%.
The Nissan Tiida drops to #3 with 1,017 sales but is still #2 in 2011 at 12,428 units and 4.9%. The Toyota Wish is stable at #4 (4.2%) followed by the Toyota Yaris (4.1%) and Camry (3%). Excellent month for the Mazda3 up 5 spots to #7, the Honda Fit up to #12, the VW Golf up to #16 and the Mercedes E Class up to #18. Notice the Lexus CT at #30.
Previous month: see the Taiwan July 2011 Top 30 best-selling models here.
Full August 2011 Top 30 Ranking Table below.
Taiwan August 2011:
| Pos | Model | Aug | % | Jul | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla | 2,628 | 11.4% | 1 | 23,053 | 9.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Livina | 1,021 | 4.4% | 5 | 10,370 | 4.1% | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Nissan Tiida | 1,017 | 4.4% | 2 | 12,428 | 4.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Toyota Wish | 973 | 4.2% | 4 | 10,196 | 4.1% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Toyota Yaris | 949 | 4.1% | 3 | 10,036 | 4.0% | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Toyota Camry | 692 | 3.0% | 6 | 9,116 | 3.6% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Mazda3 | 679 | 2.9% | 12 | 6,531 | 2.6% | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Veryca | 660 | 2.9% | 11 | 7,453 | 3.0% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Toyota Vios | 643 | 2.8% | 8 | 7,571 | 3.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Toyota RAV4 | 620 | 2.7% | 10 | 7,129 | 2.8% | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Luxgen 7 SUV | 599 | 2.6% | 15 | 6,819 | 2.7% | 11 | 19 |
| 12 | Honda Fit | 533 | 2.3% | 17 | 3,799 | 1.5% | 19 | 14 |
| 13 | Honda CR-V | 526 | 2.3% | 18 | 5,448 | 2.2% | 14 | 8 |
| 14 | Ford Focus | 474 | 2.0% | 14 | 5,202 | 2.1% | 15 | 17 |
| 15 | Mitsubishi Delica | 472 | 2.0% | 16 | 1,051 | 0.4% | n/a | 21 |
| 16 | VW Golf | 407 | 1.8% | 20 | 3,375 | 1.3% | 22 | 24 |
| 17 | Honda Civic | 399 | 1.7% | 25 | 3,702 | 1.5% | 20 | 15 |
| 18 | Mercedes E Class | 390 | 1.7% | 21 | 3,251 | 1.3% | 24 | 25 |
| 19 | Hyundai ix35 | 368 | 1.6% | 19 | 4,346 | 1.7% | 17 | 27 |
| 20 | Ford Escape | 364 | 1.6% | 22 | 3,898 | 1.6% | 18 | 16 |
| 21 | Mitsubishi Colt Plus | 357 | 1.5% | 7 | 6,848 | 2.7% | 10 | 12 |
| 22 | Mercedes C Class | 334 | 1.4% | 26 | 2,520 | 1.0% | 26 | 31 |
| 23 | Mazda5 | 281 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 26 |
| 24 | Luxgen 7 MPV | 238 | 1.0% | 24 | 3,304 | 1.3% | 23 | 20 |
| 25 | Mitsubishi Lancer Fortis | 220 | 1.0% | 9 | 5,692 | 2.3% | 13 | 13 |
| 26 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 214 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - |
| 27 | Mitsubishi Zinger | 212 | 0.9% | 23 | 3,043 | 1.2% | 25 | 23 |
| 28 | BMW 5 Series | 187 | 0.8% | 28 | 2,382 | 0.9% | 27 | - |
| 29 | Toyota Innova | 173 | 0.7% | 30 | 1,691 | 0.7% | 29 | - |
| 30 | Lexus CT | 164 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - |
Source: tw.autos.yahoo.com, www.autonet.com.tw







