Slovenia January 2012: VW Golf and Kia Rio in great shape
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Car sales in Slovenia are off to a relatively slow start in January at 5,011 registrations, down 8% year-on-year. The Renault Clio is faithful to its traditional pole position with 326 sales and 6.5% share while the VW Golf is up a very healthy 8 spots on December to land at #2 with 202 units and 4%, its highest share in the country in one year. The VW Polo rounds up the podium like in the Full Year 2011 ranking with 173 sales and 3.5%.
Whereas the Renault Megane and Opel Astra are in sharp decline compared to last month, the new generation Kia Rio manages to maintain itself within the Slovenian Top 6 for the 2nd month in a row thanks to 109 units sold for a 2.2% market share vs. 0.4% over 2011. Other good performers in January include the VW Passat up to #7, Skoda Fabia up to #8, Peugeot 308 up to #10, VW Touran up to #12, Kia Sportage up to #14, VW Tiguan up to #19 and the locally produced Renault Twingo up to #21.
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Full January 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Slovenia January 2012:
| Pos | Model | Jan | % | Dec | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 326 | 6.5% | 1 | 3,806 | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2 | VW Golf | 202 | 4.0% | 10 | 1,835 | 3.1% | 4 |
| 3 | VW Polo | 173 | 3.5% | 3 | 2,298 | 3.9% | 3 |
| 4 | Renault Megane | 167 | 3.3% | 4 | 2,644 | 4.5% | 2 |
| 5 | Opel Astra | 114 | 2.3% | 2 | 1,560 | 2.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Kia Rio | 109 | 2.2% | 6 | 240 | 0.4% | 68 |
| 7 | VW Passat | 108 | 2.2% | 11 | 1,021 | 1.7% | 14 |
| 8 | Skoda Fabia | 106 | 2.1% | 20 | 1,078 | 1.8% | 12 |
| 9 | Skoda Octavia | 103 | 2.1% | 7 | 1,140 | 2.0% | 7 |
| 10 | Peugeot 308 | 99 | 2.0% | 13 | 997 | 1.7% | 15 |
| 11 | Opel Corsa | 97 | 1.9% | 5 | 1,456 | 2.5% | 6 |
| 12 | VW Touran | 88 | 1.8% | 26 | 717 | 1.2% | 22 |
| 13 | Citroen Berlingo | 87 | 1.7% | 8 | 1,115 | 1.9% | 9 |
| 14 | Kia Sportage | 80 | 1.6% | 22 | 514 | 0.9% | 33 |
| 15 | Hyundai i30 | 79 | 1.6% | 12 | 1,134 | 1.9% | 8 |
| 16 | Chevrolet Cruze | 75 | 1.5% | 15 | 853 | 1.5% | 18 |
| 17 | Fiat Punto Evo | 75 | 1.5% | 35 | 1,111 | 1.9% | 10 |
| 18 | Chverolet Aveo | 70 | 1.4% | 9 | 671 | 1.1% | 25 |
| 19 | VW Tiguan | 70 | 1.4% | 34 | 464 | 0.8% | 37 |
| 20 | Peugeot 207 | 69 | 1.4% | 16 | 1,068 | 1.8% | 13 |
| 21 | Renault Twingo | 68 | 1.4% | 72 | 469 | 0.8% | 36 |
| 22 | Ford Fiesta | 66 | 1.3% | 14 | 1,087 | 1.9% | 11 |
| 23 | Kia Cee’d | 66 | 1.3% | 27 | 973 | 1.7% | 17 |
| 24 | Seat Ibiza | 65 | 1.3% | 32 | 707 | 1.2% | 24 |
| 25 | Ford Focus | 63 | 1.3% | 24 | 740 | 1.3% | 21 |
| 26 | Hyundai ix35 | 61 | 1.2% | 29 | 560 | 1.0% | 30 |
| 27 | Hyundai ix20 | 61 | 1.2% | 53 | 440 | 0.8% | 41 |
| 28 | VW Golf Plus | 59 | 1.2% | 41 | 430 | 0.7% | 44 |
| 29 | Hyundai i20 | 56 | 1.1% | 28 | 566 | 1.0% | 29 |
| 30 | Dacia Sandero | 50 | 1.0% | 38 | 418 | 0.7% | 46 |
| 31 | Ford Kuga | 47 | 0.9% | 17 | 539 | 0.9% | 31 |
| 32 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 47 | 0.9% | n/a | 376 | 0.6% | 53 |
| 33 | Citroen C3 | 46 | 0.9% | 51 | 707 | 1.2% | 23 |
| 34 | VW Jetta | 46 | 0.9% | 65 | 226 | 0.4% | 70 |
| 35 | Nissan Qashqai | 45 | 0.9% | 31 | 642 | 1.1% | 27 |
| 36 | Citroen C4 | 45 | 0.9% | 56 | 648 | 1.1% | 26 |
| 37 | VW Sharan | 44 | 0.9% | 42 | 407 | 0.7% | 50 |
| 38 | Opel Meriva | 43 | 0.9% | 23 | 776 | 1.3% | 20 |
| 39 | Renault Scenic | 43 | 0.9% | 33 | 990 | 1.7% | 16 |
| 40 | Toyota Yaris | 43 | 0.9% | 44 | 489 | 0.8% | 34 |
| 41 | Nissan Juke | 43 | 0.9% | 73 | 426 | 0.7% | 45 |
| 42 | Peugeot 508 | 41 | 0.8% | 39 | 372 | 0.6% | 56 |
| 43 | Dacia Duster | 39 | 0.8% | 25 | 484 | 0.8% | 35 |
| 44 | Peugeot 5008 | 38 | 0.8% | 43 | 384 | 0.7% | 52 |
| 45 | Citroen C4 Picasso | 38 | 0.8% | 55 | 454 | 0.8% | 40 |
| 46 | Renault Modus | 37 | 0.7% | 40 | 526 | 0.9% | 32 |
| 47 | Renault Kangoo | 36 | 0.7% | 66 | 437 | 0.7% | 42 |
| 48 | Opel Insignia | 34 | 0.7% | 19 | 781 | 1.3% | 19 |
| 49 | Peugeot Partner | 33 | 0.7% | 21 | 572 | 1.0% | 28 |
| 50 | Nissan Note | 33 | 0.7% | 54 | 373 | 0.6% | 55 |
Source: www.ads-slo.org







