Portugal January 2012: Worst January in 24 years
Peugeot 308
* See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Tuga *
The Portuguese car market is in free-fall again this month at 6,949 registrations, down 47% on January 2011 and the worst January since 1988. For the first time since last August the VW Golf is the best-selling model in the country with 308 sales and 4.4% sales (-42%) ahead of 2011′s best-seller the Renault Megane at 283 units and 4.1%, down a worrying 63% year-on-year.
Mercedes B-Class
The Fiat Punto Evo rounds up the podium with 215 sales, up from #10 in 2011, while the Peugeot 308 is up to a brilliant 5th place thanks to 189 units sold (-36%) and the Ford Focus is #7 at +1% year-on-year. Other great performers this month include the Smart Fortwo up to #10, the VW Passat up to #11 and the BMW 5 Series up to #12 albeit at -48% year-on-year.
BMW 1 Series
Two recent facelifts shine in January in Portugal: the Mercedes B-Class is up to an excellent 17th position with 109 sales and 1.6% share, up an amazing 627% year-on-year, and the BMW 1 Series new generation is up to #20 at 92 units and 1.3%.
Previous post: Portugal Full Year 2011: Renault Megane #1 for third year in a row
Full January 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
Portugal January 2012:
| Pos | Model | Jan | % | /11 | Dec | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | VW Golf | 308 | 4.4% | -42% | 4 | 5,047 | 3.3% | 6 |
| 2 | Renault Megane | 283 | 4.1% | -63% | 1 | 8,330 | 5.4% | 1 |
| 3 | Fiat Punto Evo | 215 | 3.1% | -42% | 12 | 4,312 | 2.8% | 10 |
| 4 | Peugeot 207 | 213 | 3.1% | -59% | 9 | 4,747 | 3.1% | 7 |
| 5 | Peugeot 308 | 189 | 2.7% | -36% | n/a | 2,478 | 1.6% | 16 |
| 6 | Renault Clio | 173 | 2.5% | -66% | 3 | 5,793 | 3.8% | 3 |
| 7 | Ford Focus | 163 | 2.3% | 1% | 8 | 3,593 | 2.3% | 12 |
| 8 | Opel Astra | 159 | 2.3% | -45% | 2 | 4,532 | 3.0% | 9 |
| 9 | Ford Fiesta | 153 | 2.2% | -75% | 5 | 4,731 | 3.1% | 8 |
| 10 | Smart Fortwo | 153 | 2.2% | -36% | n/a | 2,230 | 1.5% | 17 |
| 11 | VW Passat | 139 | 2.0% | -29% | n/a | 2,539 | 1.7% | 15 |
| 12 | BMW Serie 5 | 132 | 1.9% | -48% | n/a | 1,907 | 1.2% | 22 |
| 13 | Opel Corsa | 129 | 1.9% | -66% | 11 | 5,157 | 3.4% | 5 |
| 14 | Seat Ibiza | 126 | 1.8% | -72% | 7 | 5,806 | 3.8% | 2 |
| 15 | VW Polo | 120 | 1.7% | -72% | 10 | 5,159 | 3.4% | 4 |
| 16 | Mercedes C-Class | 111 | 1.6% | -48% | n/a | 2,988 | 1.9% | 14 |
| 17 | Mercedes B-Class | 109 | 1.6% | 627% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 18 | Nissan Qashqai | 97 | 1.4% | n/a | 6 | 3,140 | 2.0% | 13 |
| 19 | Toyota Yaris | 96 | 1.4% | -19% | n/a | 1,381 | 0.9% | 30 |
| 20 | BMW Serie 1 | 92 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: Guia do Automovel, many thanks to Tuga for sharing the data!
Yet another horrible month for sales in Portugal in February. With 6932 units sold, the market was down 48.4% from last year, which was already down 13% from 2 years ago. VW keeps the lead with 711 cars, followed by Renault ( 664 ), Peugeot ( 591 ), Ford ( 504 ), and then BMW, Audi and Mercedes ( 449, 444 and 439 respectively ). Full list available here: http://www.autoinforma.pt/index.php?MIT=0&template_id=1067&xpto=1&a=&a=,,,,,,,,,36459,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,36458,,,,
This is really getting ridiculous…
@Miguel
No no no silly… NUMBERS. Like 1, 2, 3 and so forth. Those things you used are LETTERS. If MY numbers are wrong, give us your NUMBERS.
@tuga
SHAME!!!!! He´s shocked! Oh, my God!!!! Pity!
@Miguel
Really? I’m shocked. Provide you own numbers then.
Matt, is the top 20 ranking correct?? I do not think so!
Why do you not think the Top 20 is correct Miguel?
Sales by marque in Portugal from january 2012: source: http://www.forocoches.es
1.VW 737
2.Peugeot 736
3.Renault 592
4.BMW 433
5.Audi 430
6.Ford 417
7.Citroën 398
8.Opel 396
9.Mercedes 323
10.Fiat 313
11.SEAT 257
12.Toyota 233
13.Kia 212
14.Nissan 184
15.Chevrolet 183
16.Volvo 182
17.Smart 153
18.Skoda 119
19.Honda 112
20.Hyundai 95
21.MINI 87
22.Alfa Romeo 70
23.Land Rover 63
24.Dacia 62
25.Mitsubishi 49
26.Lancia 25
27.Suzuki 23
28.Mazda 20
29.Jaguar 18
30.Porsche 16
31.Lexus 7