Netherlands LCV September 2011: VW Caddy most popular
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For the first time on Best Selling Cars Blog and thanks to Rutger’s tip, I can share with you the best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles in the Netherlands, albeit with one month delay as these are September 2011 figures.
Volkswagen is a very strong player in this ranking and has two models above 10% market share: the Caddy is the most popular Light Commercial Vehicle in the Netherlands both in September with 622 sales and 13.5% share and year-to-date at 6,146 units and 13.2%. The Transporter comes second with 468 sales and 10.2% this month and 5,321 units or 11.5% over 2011.
The Opel Vivaro rounds up the podium thanks to an outstanding 7.5% share and 344 sales this month, ahead of the Ford Transit at 325 units and 7.1%. The Transit is #3 year-to-date at 6.7% share while the Vivaro is #6. Other good performers this month include the Fiat Doblo up to #9 and the Opel Movano up to #13.
Full September 2011 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
Netherlands LCV September 2011:
| Pos | Model | Sept | % | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | VW Caddy | 622 | 13.5% | 6,146 | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2 | VW Transporter | 468 | 10.2% | 5,321 | 11.5% | 2 |
| 3 | Opel Vivaro | 344 | 7.5% | 2,627 | 5.7% | 6 |
| 4 | Ford Transit | 325 | 7.1% | 3,105 | 6.7% | 3 |
| 5 | Mercedes Sprinter | 285 | 6.2% | 2,767 | 6.0% | 5 |
| 6 | Renault Trafic | 256 | 5.6% | 2,481 | 5.3% | 7 |
| 7 | Mercedes Vito | 191 | 4.2% | 2,871 | 6.2% | 4 |
| 8 | VW Crafter | 179 | 3.9% | 1,634 | 3.5% | 10 |
| 9 | Fiat Doblo | 177 | 3.9% | 943 | 2.0% | 16 |
| 10 | Peugeot Partner | 174 | 3.8% | 1,888 | 4.1% | 8 |
| 11 | Renault Master | 173 | 3.8% | 1,779 | 3.8% | 9 |
| 12 | Iveco Daily | 109 | 2.4% | 1,162 | 2.5% | 12 |
| 13 | Opel Movano | 95 | 2.1% | 693 | 1.5% | 17 |
| 14 | Ford Transit Connect | 93 | 2.0% | 1,118 | 2.4% | 13 |
| 15 | Renault Kangoo | 91 | 2.0% | 1,233 | 2.7% | 11 |
| 16 | Peugeot Boxer | 82 | 1.8% | 600 | 1.3% | 20 |
| 17 | Citroen Berlingo | 77 | 1.7% | 971 | 2.1% | 15 |
| 18 | Peugeot Expert | 74 | 1.6% | 652 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 19 | Opel Combo | 69 | 1.5% | 1,009 | 2.2% | 14 |
| 20 | Fiat Ducato | 67 | 1.5% | 646 | 1.4% | 19 |
Source: www.raivereniging.nl








Dutch LCV market (brands, October 2011):
1. Volkswagen 1486
2. Mercedes-Benz 723
3. Renault 660
4. Opel 475
5. Peugeot 454
6. Ford 412
7. Fiat 239
8. Citroën 214
9. Iveco 132
10. Nissan 76
11. Toyota 46
12. Dodge 26
13. Land Rover 16
14. Hyundai 15
15. Mitsubishi 12
16. SsangYong 7
17. Kia 6
18. Chevrolet/GMC 5
19. Isuzu 1
20. Jeep 1
Chrysler 0
Dacia 0
Others (Piaggio) 25
Source: http://www.automotive-online.nl/feitencijfers/
LCV market (brands, September 2011):
1. Volkswagen 1286
2. Mercedes-Benz 571
3. Renault 540
4. Opel 529
5. Ford 432
6. Peugeot 352
7. Fiat 352
8. Citroën 174
9. Iveco 111
10. Toyota 58
11. Nissan 52
12. Hyundai 46
13. Dodge 24
14. Land Rover 15
15. Mitsubishi 12
16. SsangYong 10
17. Isuzu 8
18. Chevrolet/GMC 3
19. Jeep 2
Kia 0
Chrysler 0
Others (Piaggio) 15
Source: http://www.automotive-online.nl/feitencijfers/