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Romania August 2011: Dacia Duster & Renault Symbol solid

September 24th, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

Renault Symbol

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

Romanian car sales are back in shape in August, up 3% year-on-year with 8,747 registrations. The year-to-date total is down 12% at 49,006 units. The Dacia Logan celebrates 7 years – 84 consecutive months – on top of the Romanian models ranking with 1,429 sales and 16.3%, its weakest market share since March this year.

Mercedes GLK

The Skoda Octavia is back up to #2 at 611 units and 7%, ahead of the Dacia Duster at 532 units and 6.1%, its third best score. The Renault Symbol reaches its best market share since November 2010 at 4.6% thanks to 403 sales. Notice the Hyundai Elantra (#41), Audi Q5 (#44) and Mercedes GLK (#50) jumping into the Top 50.

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

Full August 2011 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Romania August 2011:

Pos Model Aug % Jul 2011 % Pos 2010
1 Dacia Logan 1,429 16.3% 1 9,811 20.0% 1 1
2 Skoda Octavia 611 7.0% 3 3,324 6.8% 2 2
3 Dacia Duster 532 6.1% 2 2,753 5.6% 3 4
4 Renault Symbol 403 4.6% 4 1,537 3.1% 5 3
5 VW Golf 305 3.5% 8 1,690 3.4% 4 6
6 Opel Astra 295 3.4% 6 1,484 3.0% 6 5
7 Ford Focus 239 2.7% 5 1,143 2.3% 8 12
8 Chevrolet Aveo 228 2.6% 9 1,157 2.4% 7 7
9 Ford Fiesta 216 2.5% 18 891 1.8% 13 10
10 VW Passat/CC 209 2.4% 10 1,076 2.2% 9 15
11 Skoda Fabia 194 2.2% 12 965 2.0% 10 11
12 Opel Corsa 194 2.2% 7 953 1.9% 11 9
13 Dacia Sandero 190 2.2% 11 933 1.9% 12 8
14 VW Polo 180 2.1% 13 787 1.6% 15 13
15 Renault Fluence 172 2.0% 15 855 1.7% 14 14
16 VW Jetta 166 1.9% 16 735 1.5% 16 31
17 Renault Megane 108 1.2% 19 558 1.1% 17 17
18 Toyota Yaris 108 1.2% 14 497 1.0% 19 20
19 Opel Insignia 98 1.1% 21 488 1.0% 20 27
20 Hyundai i30 83 0.9% 25 525 1.1% 18 19
21 Nissan Qashqai 77 0.9% 26 404 0.8% 23 26
22 Chevrolet Cruze 73 0.8% 17 428 0.9% 22 16
23 Seat Leon 58 0.7% 34 302 0.6% 32 28
24 Renault Clio 56 0.6% 22 481 1.0% 21 25
25 Seat Ibiza 56 0.6% 29 353 0.7% 25 22
26 Suzuki SX4 56 0.6% 27 304 0.6% 29 21
27 Peugeot 308 53 0.6% n/a 241 0.5% 39 36
28 Peugeot 206+ 52 0.6% 37 246 0.5% 38 34
29 Nissan Juke 51 0.6% 46 285 0.6% 35  -
30 Mercedes C Class 51 0.6% 31 252 0.5% 37  -
31 Chevrolet Spark 50 0.6% 23 303 0.6% 30 18
32 Suzuki Swift 50 0.6% 35 194 0.4% 48  -
33 Hyundai i20 46 0.5% 24 286 0.6% 34 39
34 Ford Kuga 45 0.5% 45 222 0.5% 45  -
35 Peugeot 207 45 0.5% 47 189 0.4% 50 35
36 VW Touareg 42 0.5% 50 223 0.5% 43  -
37 VW Tiguan 41 0.5% 32 357 0.7% 24 24
38 Skoda Superb 40 0.5% 30 353 0.7% 26 32
39 Mercedes ML Class 40 0.5% 39 224 0.5% 42  -
40 BMW X1 39 0.4% 41 175 0.4% 52  -
41 Hyundai Elantra 39 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a  -
42 Audi A4 38 0.4% 44 238 0.5% 40  -
43 Mitsubishi ASX 38 0.4% 40 219 0.4% 46  -
44 Audi Q5 37 0.4% n/a 137 0.3% 60  -
45 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 36 0.4% 49 n/a n/a n/a  -
46 Toyota Aygo 36 0.4% 38 303 0.6% 31  -
47 Toyota Avensis 36 0.4% n/a 172 0.4% 53  -
48 Kia Sportage 35 0.4% 33 163 0.3% 54  -
49 Fiat Panda 34 0.4% 20 305 0.6% 28 37
50 Ford Mondeo 33 0.4% n/a 269 0.5% 36  -
51 Mercedes GLK 33 0.4% n/a 152 0.3% 55  -

Source: www.drpciv.ro

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  1. Miguel Figueira
    September 27th, 2011 at 21:36 | #1
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    @tuga
    Tuga, the symbol is not an example of a stylish car and I´m not a renault fan, but as I told you drove one in Tunisia and just love it. Easy to drive, to park and the engine is quite smooth. Well, this was a 1,4 and therefore plenty of force.

  2. tuga
    September 27th, 2011 at 19:41 | #2
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    @Miguel Figueira
    Well, it has to have something for it, otherwise it wouldn’t sell at all. And i’m sure it is a nice drive, after all, it’s a Clio II. A bigger, really really ugly Clio II.

  3. Miguel Figueira
    September 26th, 2011 at 17:51 | #3
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    @tuga
    The Symbol must not be the nicest renault but sure is pleasent to drive. I rented one in Tunisia last summer and just love it. Easy and fun to drive! Well, was a 1.4l and has plenty of punch!

  4. tuga
    September 25th, 2011 at 09:58 | #4
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    The Symbol has got to be THE worst looking Renault of this century… I understand having to make a car to a ( low ) budget, but it actually makes me angry seeing it doing well. If people didn’t buy them, Renault would have to come up with something better.

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