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Ireland January 2012: Ford Focus and Toyota Yaris start off well

February 3rd, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Ford Focus

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Traditionally in Ireland January is by far the strongest month of the year and 2012 is no exception: the market goes from a miserable 365 registrations in December to a whopping 21,221 in January, up 2% year-on-year. #1 in Full Year 2011, the Ford Focus starts 2012 in the same vein, vastly improving on its 2011 share of 4.7% to reach 6% in January thanks to 1,279 sales.

Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Avensis takes the 2nd spot at 1,064 units and 5% share ahead of the Toyota Yaris, up to a brilliant third place with 884 sales and 4.2%, a score that already constitutes 38% of its Full Year 2011 total… The VW Golf, despite a significant albeit unseasonal contribution of the Cabriolet version, is down to #4 followed by the Nissan Qashqai and VW Passat. The Skoda Octavia is up 5 spots on its 2011 ranking this month at #7 while the VW Polo at #10, BMW 5 Series at #12 and Hyundai ix35 at #16 are all up 5 notches on last year.

BMW 1 Series

Further down the ranking, other outstanding performers include the VW Jetta at #23 (vs. #41 in 2011), Hyundai i40 at #26 (vs. #99), Peugeot 508 at #29 (vs. #53) and the BMW 1 Series at #35 vs. #85, selling in one month almost as much as in the Full Year 2011!

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Full January 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Ireland January 2012:

Pos Model Jan % Dec 2011 % Pos
1 Ford Focus 1,279 6.0% 4,209 4.7% 1
2 Toyota Avensis 1,064 5.0% 1 3,566 4.0% 3
3 Toyota Yaris 884 4.2% 2,303 2.6% 10
4 VW Golf 836 3.9% 3 4,003 4.5% 2
5 Nissan Qashqai 725 3.4% 7 2,611 2.9% 7
6 VW Passat 682 3.2% 3,470 3.9% 4
7 Skoda Octavia 651 3.1% 5 2,146 2.4% 12
8 Toyota Corolla 644 3.0% 6 2,589 2.9% 8
9 Ford Fiesta 632 3.0% 2,938 3.3% 6
10 VW Polo 583 2.7% 2,065 2.3% 15
11 Toyota Auris 570 2.7% 2,110 2.4% 13
12 BMW 5-Series 532 2.5% 2 2,016 2.3% 17
13 Renault Clio 454 2.1% 2,260 2.5% 11
14 Renault Fluence 446 2.1% 3,015 3.4% 5
15 Renault Megane 438 2.1% 2,529 2.8% 9
16 Hyundai ix35 422 2.0% 1,394 1.6% 21
17 Opel Astra 391 1.8% 2,038 2.3% 16
18 Opel Insignia 387 1.8% 8 2,097 2.4% 14
19 Opel Corsa 379 1.8% 1,677 1.9% 19
20 Ford Mondeo 353 1.7% 1,631 1.8% 20
21 Nissan Micra 313 1.5% 1,724 1.9% 18
22 Mercedes E Class 302 1.4% 1,170 1.3% 24
23 VW Jetta 282 1.3% 9 472 0.5% 41
24 Audi A6 281 1.3% 638 0.7% 35
25 Nissan Juke 264 1.2% 1,372 1.5% 22
26 Hyundai i40 256 1.2% 138 0.2% 99
27 Skoda Superb 255 1.2% 946 1.1% 27
28 Kia Sportage 219 1.0% 603 0.7% 37
29 Peugeot 508 209 1.0% 387 0.4% 53
30 Skoda Fabia 199 0.9% 995 1.1% 26
31 Audi A4 197 0.9% 1,231 1.4% 23
32 Hyundai ix20 187 0.9% 468 0.5% 42
33 Kia Rio 184 0.9% 732 0.8% 30
34 Ford C-Max 180 0.8% 805 0.9% 28
35 BMW 1-Series 178 0.8% 199 0.2% 85
36 Mercedes C Class 159 0.7% 503 0.6% 39
37 Mazda3 150 0.7% 798 0.9% 29
38 Seat Ibiza 148 0.7% 1,164 1.3% 25
39 Peugeot 308 145 0.7% 535 0.6% 38
40 Skoda Yeti 142 0.7% 463 0.5% 44
41 Ford Kuga 138 0.7% 363 0.4% 57
42 Hyundai i20 133 0.6% 480 0.5% 40
43 Mazda6 132 0.6% 424 0.5% 47
44 Kia Cee’d 128 0.6% 675 0.8% 31
45 Peugeot 207 126 0.6% 645 0.7% 33
46 Nissan Note 122 0.6% 256 0.3% 69
47 Citroen C4 115 0.5% 385 0.4% 54
48 Mazda5 108 0.5% 186 0.2% 87
49 VW Tiguan 105 0.5% 394 0.4% 51
50 Volvo S40 99 0.5% 405 0.5% 49

Source: SIMI, www.beepbeep.ie

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