Portugal November 2011: VW Passat and Audi A4 shine
Audi A4
* See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Tuga *
The climate is getting worse and worse for Portuguese car sales, down a worrying 49% this month to 9,519 registrations. This brings the year-to-date total to 142,195 units, down 27%. The Top 4 is unchanged compared to October, with the Renault Megane leading the way both this month with 5.1% share and year-to-date at 5.5%. Renault manages a 1-2 again with the Clio at #2 with 4.1% of the market in November, #3 year-to-date at 3.8%.
Follow the VW Golf at 3%, #6 year-to-date at 3.3% and the VW Polo at 2.7%, #5 YTD at 3.4%. It seems like every country I write about sees very strong sales of the VW Passat this month, and Portugal is no different! It gains 8 spots on October to land in 5th place with 241 sales and 2.5%, but is still #15 YTD at 1.7%.
Other great performers this month include the Audi A4 up 14 ranks to claw its way back in the Top 10 at #10 with 2.2% vs. #20 and 1.3% YTD, the Peugeot 308 up 10 spots to #13 and the new generation Toyota Yaris in the Top 20 for the 2nd month in a row at #18. Notice the Seat Ibiza, #2 YTD, down to #15.
Previous month: Portugal October 2011: BMW 3 Series up to #6
Full November 2011 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
Portugal November 2011:
| Pos | Model | Nov | % | Oct | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Renault Megane | 482 | 5.1% | 1 | 7,806 | 5.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault Clio | 390 | 4.1% | 2 | 5,387 | 3.8% | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | VW Golf | 282 | 3.0% | 3 | 4,700 | 3.3% | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | VW Polo | 257 | 2.7% | 4 | 4,883 | 3.4% | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | VW Passat | 241 | 2.5% | 13 | 2,380 | 1.7% | 15 | 44 |
| 6 | Ford Fiesta | 234 | 2.5% | 7 | 4,389 | 3.1% | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Opel Astra | 228 | 2.4% | 5 | 4,129 | 2.9% | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Ford Focus | 227 | 2.4% | 14 | 2,528 | 1.8% | 14 | 14 |
| 9 | Fiat Punto Evo | 219 | 2.3% | 20 | 4,054 | 2.9% | 10 | 18 |
| 10 | Audi A4 | 207 | 2.2% | 24 | 1,894 | 1.3% | 20 | 20 |
| 11 | Nissan Qashqai | 207 | 2.2% | 21 | 3,234 | 2.3% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Opel Corsa | 206 | 2.2% | 11 | 4,885 | 3.4% | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Peugeot 308 | 204 | 2.1% | 23 | 2,244 | 1.6% | 16 | 12 |
| 14 | Peugeot 207 | 196 | 2.1% | 8 | 4,457 | 3.1% | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | Seat Ibiza | 188 | 2.0% | 10 | 5,467 | 3.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Mercedes Classe C | 184 | 1.9% | 9 | 2,748 | 1.9% | 13 | 19 |
| 17 | Citroen C3 | 169 | 1.8% | 12 | 2,783 | 2.0% | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Toyota Yaris | 164 | 1.7% | 15 | 1,623 | 1.1% | n/a | 22 |
| 19 | Citroen C1 | 160 | 1.7% | 17 | 1,797 | 1.3% | 21 | 29 |
| 20 | Nissan Juke | 149 | 1.6% | 22 | 2,034 | 1.4% | 18 | - |
Source: Guia do Automovel #321, many thanks to Tuga for sharing the data!
@NismoBoy
De nada Nismo, na boa
Your boys are doing really well. I guess they’re just perfect for Portuguese roads
( Joking aside, Nissan just hit it on the nose with those 2. Great cars, both of them )
Boas entradas e bom ano.
Obrigado Tuga!