France 13 to 19 September 2011: Renault places 4 models on top!
Renault Clio
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *
The French market is down 9% vs. 2010 this week at 33,000 sales. Still boosted by heavy promotions, Renault manages the extraordinary feat (even in France) of placing 4 models atop the ranking! If it has happened before (which I’m not 100% sure) it has to be before the Peugeot 206 launched in 1998 so we’re witnessing a ‘once in at least a decade’ event…
The Clio leads the way by far with 2,979 sales for a whopping 9% market share, nearly doubling the score of the #2, the Megane at 1,535 units and 4.7%. The Scenic takes the 3rd spot with 3.7%, ahead of the Twingo at 3.6%. First non-Renault, the Peugeot 207 is 5th with a weak 3.5%. Notice the VW Polo at #7 and the Dacia Duster still valiant at #9.
Previous post: see the France August 2011 Top 130 best-selling models here.
Full weekly Top 10 Ranking Table below.
France 13 to 19 September 2011:
| Pos | Model | 13 to 19 Sep | % | Aug | July | 2011 | 2010 |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 2,979 | 9.0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Renault Mégane | 1,535 | 4.7% | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Renault Scénic | 1,232 | 3.7% | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Renault Twingo | 1,202 | 3.6% | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Peugeot 207 | 1,151 | 3.5% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Citroen C3 | 1,108 | 3.4% | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | VW Polo | 949 | 2.9% | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Peugeot 308 | 835 | 2.5% | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Dacia Duster | 833 | 2.5% | 6 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 10 | VW Golf | 757 | 2.3% | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
Source: Auto Plus
There are always ups and down in the automotive industry since the economy is falling day by day which is not allowing the people to spend the money. That’s might be a reason of low sale.
@Max
I believe Max. I only do not understand why VW is so strong on sales in France! The models are cheap, maybe.
Of course you’re right, Miguel.
But usually, Renault is very strong at the end of the month…
Car sales in Greece from january to August 2011:
TOP 20 ENERO-AGOSTO
1.Opel Corsa 4.271
2.Toyota Yaris 3.232
3.Ford Fiesta 2.970
4.Vw Polo 2.655
5.Opel Astra 2.489
6.Nissan Micra 2.341
7.Fiat Panda 2.230
8.Toyota Auris 2.229
9.Skoda Octavia 1.599
10.Hyundai i10 1.579
11.VW Golf 1.564
12.SEAT Ibiza 1.490
13.Toyota Aygo 1.441
14.Hyundai i20 1.408
15.Chevrolet Spark 1.145
16.Ford Focus 1.102
17.Smart ForTwo 1.087
18.Skoda Fabia 1.087
19.Citroën C3 1.061
20.Peugeot 107 1.046
Hi Miguel,
Thanks for this but you will find this ranking already in the Greek section of the site.
cheers
M
@Max
Let´s wait and see till the end of the month… this is only till the 19th.
PSA is behind Renault-Dacia !
The Clio has sold 2.5 times more than the 207!
Nissan is very strong too, maybe the best ranking for the japanese brand ever !
It’s very tight with Dacia, Ford, Toyota, Opel and Audi !