Italy Station Wagons September 2011: VW Passat on podium

89% of all VW Passats sold in Italy in September are station wagons

* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *

The Italian Station Wagon (SW) market is up 4% this month at 13,569 registrations in an overall market down 6%. The Opel Astra keeps the lead with 1,506 but its SW ratio goes down to 64% vs. 74% in August. The Audi A4 stays #2 at 1,415 units and a whopping 87% SW ratio.

Peugeot 308

The VW Passat does even better, up one spot to #3 with 1,370 sales and a 89% SW ratio! It is followed by the Ford Focus at 54%, the Renault Megane at 66%, the Opel Insignia at 85% and the BMW 5 Series at 61%. After a 2 months absence, the Peugeot 308 is back in the Italian SW Top 10 at 529 units and 54% SW ratio compared to 39% year-to-date (#10).

Previous month: see the Italian Station Wagons August Top 10 best-sellers here.

Full September 2011 Top 10 Ranking Table below.