Ireland Full Year 2011: Ford Focus reclaims pole position
Ford Focus
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *
Traditionally in Ireland the end of the year see sales slow down to a gridning halt in anticipation for the new Model Year. 2011 is no exception with December sales down to a tiny 365 units. In this context the models ranking for December is totally irrelevant but for curiosity’s sake let’s notice the BMW 5 Series and Toyota Avensis equal-#1 with 51 sales and the Mitsubishi Pajero at #4, thanks to another batch of Army orders.
BMW 5 Series
In 2011 the Irish market is up 2% to 88,875 registrations. After the Renault Megane’s interruption last year, the Ford Focus, helped by the new generation, reclaims the title of best-selling car in Ireland with 4,209 sales and 4.7% share, up 8%. In fact the Ford Focus has been the #1 car in the country for 9 of the last 11 years, the only other year it didn’t rank #1 being 2004 when it was passed by the Toyota Corolla.
Renault Fluence
The next 4 models were all #1 in the monthly ranking at some stage this year. The VW Golf stays #2 with 4,003 units and 4.5%, up 1%, the Toyota Avensis is up 3 spots and 6% to 3,566 sales and 4%, the VW Passat is up 10 spots and 69% to 3,470 units and 3.9% and the Renault Fluence is up 14 ranks and 135% to 3,015 sales and 3.4%. Leader in 2010, the Renault Megane is down 36% to #9.
Outside the Top 10, great 2011 performers include the Toyota Auris up 47% to #13, the BMW 5 Series up 59% to #17, the Nissan Micra up 76% to #18, the Hyundai ix35 up 205% to #21 and the Nissan Juke up to #22 for its first full year of sales.
Previous month: Ireland November 2011: Army orders boost Mitsubishi Pajero sales
Previous year: Ireland Full Year 2010: Renault Megane best-seller, ahead of Golf and Focus
Full Year 2011 Top 241 and December 2011 Top 10 Ranking Tables below.
See the Full Year 2011 Top 241 best-selling models here: Ireland Full Year 2011 Top 241 (click on “full details” at the bottom of the Top 10 models ranking.
Ireland Full Year 2011 Top 50:
| Pos | Model | 2011 | % | /10 | 2010 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Ford Focus | 4,209 | 4.7% | 8% | 3,897 | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2 | VW Golf | 4,003 | 4.5% | 1% | 3,947 | 4.5% | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Avensis | 3,566 | 4.0% | 6% | 3,368 | 3.9% | 6 |
| 4 | VW Passat | 3,470 | 3.9% | 69% | 2,050 | 2.4% | 14 |
| 5 | Renault Fluence | 3,015 | 3.4% | 135% | 1,283 | 1.5% | 19 |
| 6 | Ford Fiesta | 2,938 | 3.3% | -21% | 3,718 | 4.3% | 4 |
| 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,611 | 2.9% | -23% | 3,383 | 3.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla | 2,589 | 2.9% | 8% | 2,395 | 2.8% | 11 |
| 9 | Renault Megane | 2,529 | 2.8% | -36% | 3,975 | 4.6% | 1 |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris | 2,303 | 2.6% | -11% | 2,595 | 3.0% | 8 |
| 11 | Renault Clio | 2,260 | 2.5% | -32% | 3,346 | 3.9% | 7 |
| 12 | Skoda Octavia | 2,146 | 2.4% | -15% | 2,533 | 2.9% | 9 |
| 13 | Toyota Auris | 2,110 | 2.4% | 43% | 1,472 | 1.7% | 17 |
| 14 | Opel Insignia | 2,097 | 2.4% | -1% | 2,125 | 2.4% | 13 |
| 15 | VW Polo | 2,065 | 2.3% | -16% | 2,445 | 2.8% | 10 |
| 16 | Opel Astra | 2,038 | 2.3% | -8% | 2,222 | 2.6% | 12 |
| 17 | BMW 5-Series | 2,016 | 2.3% | 59% | 1,269 | 1.5% | 20 |
| 18 | Nissan Micra | 1,724 | 1.9% | 76% | 982 | 1.1% | 24 |
| 19 | Opel Corsa | 1,677 | 1.9% | 3% | 1,628 | 1.9% | 16 |
| 20 | Ford Mondeo | 1,631 | 1.8% | 0% | 1,637 | 1.9% | 15 |
| 21 | Hyundai ix35 | 1,394 | 1.6% | 205% | 457 | 0.5% | 49 |
| 22 | Nissan Juke | 1,372 | 1.5% | 3167% | 42 | 0.0% | 136 |
| 23 | Audi A4 | 1,231 | 1.4% | -3% | 1,268 | 1.5% | 21 |
| 24 | Mercedes E Class | 1,170 | 1.3% | -12% | 1,330 | 1.5% | 18 |
| 25 | Seat Ibiza | 1,164 | 1.3% | 24% | 937 | 1.1% | 27 |
| 26 | Skoda Fabia | 995 | 1.1% | 6% | 937 | 1.1% | 28 |
| 27 | Skoda Superb | 946 | 1.1% | -1% | 958 | 1.1% | 25 |
| 28 | Ford C-Max | 805 | 0.9% | 440% | 149 | 0.2% | 88 |
| 29 | Mazda3 | 798 | 0.9% | -26% | 1,074 | 1.2% | 22 |
| 30 | Kia Rio | 732 | 0.8% | -8% | 793 | 0.9% | 33 |
| 31 | Kia Cee’d | 675 | 0.8% | -21% | 853 | 1.0% | 29 |
| 32 | Hyundai i30 | 656 | 0.7% | -19% | 810 | 0.9% | 32 |
| 33 | Peugeot 207 | 645 | 0.7% | -23% | 833 | 1.0% | 30 |
| 34 | Peugeot 3008 | 641 | 0.7% | -32% | 948 | 1.1% | 26 |
| 35 | Audi A6 | 638 | 0.7% | 37% | 467 | 0.5% | 48 |
| 36 | BMW 3-Series | 623 | 0.7% | -1% | 629 | 0.7% | 37 |
| 37 | Kia Sportage | 603 | 0.7% | 390% | 123 | 0.1% | 97 |
| 38 | Peugeot 308 | 535 | 0.6% | -18% | 653 | 0.8% | 36 |
| 39 | Mercedes C Class | 503 | 0.6% | 2% | 493 | 0.6% | 45 |
| 40 | Hyundai i20 | 480 | 0.5% | -32% | 706 | 0.8% | 35 |
| 41 | VW Jetta | 472 | 0.5% | -54% | 1,018 | 1.2% | 23 |
| 42 | Hyundai ix20 | 468 | 0.5% | new | 1 | 0.0% | 247 |
| 43 | Renault Scenic | 462 | 0.5% | -44% | 818 | 0.9% | 31 |
| 44 | Skoda Yeti | 463 | 0.5% | -3% | 479 | 0.6% | 46 |
| 45 | Honda Civic | 460 | 0.5% | -23% | 599 | 0.7% | 38 |
| 46 | Audi A3 | 437 | 0.5% | -17% | 525 | 0.6% | 43 |
| 47 | Mazda6 | 424 | 0.5% | -16% | 504 | 0.6% | 44 |
| 48 | Audi A1 | 421 | 0.5% | new | 20 | 0.0% | 167 |
| 49 | Volvo S40 | 405 | 0.5% | 7% | 380 | 0.4% | 53 |
| 50 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 399 | 0.4% | 56% | 255 | 0.3% | 66 |
Ireland December 2011:
| Pos | Model | Dec | % | Nov |
| 1 | Toyota Avensis | 51 | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2 | BMW 5-Series | 51 | 14.0% | n/a |
| 3 | VW Golf | 24 | 6.6% | 8 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 23 | 6.3% | 6 |
| 5 | Skoda Octavia | 14 | 3.8% | 10 |
| 6 | Toyota Corolla | 12 | 3.3% | 16 |
| 7 | Opel Insignia | 10 | 2.7% | 11 |
| 8 | Nissan Qashqai | 10 | 2.7% | 13 |
| 9 | VW Jetta | 8 | 2.2% | n/a |
| 10 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 8 | 2.2% | n/a |
Source: www.beepbeep.ie, SIMI
