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Taiwan August 2011: Nissan Livina up to #2 for the first time

Nissan Livina

* See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *

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

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