Netherlands October 2011: Ford Ka up to 4th place UPDATED

Ford Ka

* NOW UPDATED with Kia Rio sales – See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

Dutch car sales are up a shy 1% this month at 44,052 registrations while the year-to-date total is up a much healthier 14% at 497,940 units. The podium is unchanged vs. September and identical to the year-to-date ranking again: the VW Polo rules with 2,558 sales and 5.8% share this month and 22,539 and 4.5% year-to-date.

The Peugeot 107 and Renault Twingo follow at 1,782 and 1,758 units respectively, both at 4% market share. This month’s best performer is the Ford Ka, up 9 spots on September to reach an excellent 4th place with 1,361 sales and 3.1%. It is #12 year-to-date. The Toyota Aygo is down one spot to #5 while the Kia Picanto lodges another very strong month at #6 with 1,118 units and 2.5%. The Opel Agila also delivers an outstanding month at #7 with 966 sales and 2.2% vs. #30 and 0.9% year-to-date…

Kia Rio

The other impressive performer this month is the new generation Kia Rio, up a massive 36 spots on September to land #16 with 755 units and 1.7% share. Notice also the Peugeot 508 up 9 spots to #11, the Opel Insignia also up 8 spots to #22, the BMW 1 Series up 14 spots to #30, the Nissan Micra up 23 ranks to #41 and the Suzuki Splash up 26 spots to #44.

Previous month: Netherlands September 2011 Kia Picanto up to #5

Full October 2011 Top 100 Ranking Table below.