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France February 2012: Mercedes B Class and Kia Rio impress

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Mercedes B Class

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Like in January, new car sales in France are down 20% year-on-year in February at 163,063 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 310,109 units. The Renault Clio maintains itself in pole position for the 9th consecutive month with 10,449 sales and 6.4% share, almost 3,000 units and 2 percentage points above the Peugeot 207, #2 at 7,559 units and 4.6%. The Renault Megane and Citroen C3 follow, both at 3.7% of the market.

Nissan Qashqai

The Renault Scenic is up 4 spots on January to #5, the Peugeot 308 is up one rank to #7 and VW models fall back to their traditional level after a couple of euphoric months: the Polo is #8 and the Golf is #9. The Citroen C4 manages to rank within the Top 10 for the 2nd time in 3 months at #10 with 2.2% share, while the Nissan Qashqai stays at its highest French ranking ever (#16) and beats its market share record at 1.7%.

The Mercedes B Class takes advantage of its new generation to jump 11 spots on January to #35 with 1,195 sales and 0.7%. This is the highest position reached by a Mercedes in France in almost 4 years (since the C Class ranked #34 in July 2008) and the B Class’s top ranking in 5 years, since January 2007 when it ranked #28…

Kia Rio

There are a few other cars beating their ranking record this month: the Kia Rio is up 27 spots on January to #47 at 880 units and 0.5%, the Citroen DS5 breaks into the Top 50 for the very first time at #49 with 868 sales and 0.5%, the Kia Sportage is up 15 ranks to #57, the Audi Q3 up 14 spots to #64 and the Hyundai i20 is up 34 ranks to #70. Notice the Range Rover Evoque down 9 spots to #81.

Bolloré Bluecar

Last but not least, the 100% electric Bolloré Bluecar breaks into the Top 100 for the first time in February to #98 with 290 sales. These sales are dedicated to the new Autolib’ car sharing service in Paris launched last December. There are already 1,000 Blucars in circulation in Paris, aiming at 3,000 by the end of the year. Bolloré is now starting to deliver to private buyers so the car could progress further up in the next couple of months. More on Autolib’ here.

Previous post: France 1-20 February 2012: Renault Clio and Citroen C4 impress

Previous month: France January 2012: VW Polo #4, Citroen DS5 up - now with Top 200!

One year ago: France February 2011: Clio leads again, Citroen C4 close to Top 10

Full February 2012 Top 200 Ranking Table below.

France February 2012:

Pos Model Feb % Jan 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Renault Clio 10,449 6.4% 1 19,698 6.4% 1 1
2 Peugeot 207 7,557 4.6% 2 15,946 5.1% 2 2
3 Renault Mégane 6,086 3.7% 5 10,291 3.3% 4 4
4 Citroen C3 6,048 3.7% 3 11,270 3.6% 3 3
5 Renault Scénic 5,083 3.1% 9 8,968 2.9% 6 6
6 Renault Twingo 5,027 3.1% 6 9,169 3.0% 5 5
7 Peugeot 308 4,171 2.6% 8 8,202 2.6% 8 7
8 VW Polo 4,101 2.5% 4 8,830 2.8% 7 8
9 VW Golf 3,687 2.3% 7 7,738 2.5% 9 15
10 Citroen C4 3,470 2.1% 11 6,806 2.2% 11 12
11 Citroen C4 Picasso 3,422 2.1% 15 6,102 2.0% 14 11
12 Ford Fiesta 3,323 2.0% 14 6,133 2.0% 12 13
13 Peugeot 3008 3,305 2.0% 10 7,044 2.3% 10 9
14 Dacia Duster 3,105 1.9% 13 6,132 2.0% 13 10
15 Peugeot 206+ 2,903 1.8% 23 4,647 1.5% 17 14
16 Nissan Qashqai 2,757 1.7% 16 5,018 1.6% 16 19
17 Renault Modus 2,554 1.6% 39 3,526 1.1% 24 23
18 Opel Corsa 2,440 1.5% 29 3,730 1.2% 21 16
19 Dacia Sandero 2,399 1.5% 12 5,461 1.8% 15 22
20 Peugeot 508 2,326 1.4% 19 4,173 1.3% 20 20
21 Citroen DS3 2,159 1.3% 17 4,402 1.4% 18 17
22 Citroen C3 Picasso 2,145 1.3% 18 4,177 1.3% 19 18
23 Ford Focus 2,021 1.2% 26 3,514 1.1% 25 34
24 Ford C-Max 1,875 1.1% 24 3,558 1.1% 22 27
25 Citroen C5 1,800 1.1% 31 3,026 1.0% 29 24
26 Toyota Yaris 1,719 1.1% 20 3,542 1.1% 23 29
27 Nissan Juke 1,685 1.0% 21 3,461 1.1% 26 31
28 Peugeot 5008 1,648 1.0% 25 3,293 1.1% 28 21
29 VW Tiguan 1,600 1.0% 22 3,368 1.1% 27 41
30 Seat Ibiza 1,541 0.9% 30 2,781 0.9% 31 30
31 Fiat 500 1,504 0.9% 27 2,926 0.9% 30 32
32 Renault Laguna 1,346 0.8% 33 2,418 0.8% 33 26
33 VW Touran 1,324 0.8% 35 2,368 0.8% 34 37
34 Citroen C1 1,219 0.7% 28 2,601 0.8% 32 28
35 Mercedes Classe B 1,195 0.7% 46 2,035 0.7% 39 69
36 Renault Kangoo 1,163 0.7% 41 2,085 0.7% 37 36
37 Fiat Panda 1,161 0.7% 47 1,991 0.6% 40 39
38 VW Passat 1,100 0.7% 34 2,153 0.7% 35 35
39 Citroen DS4 1,088 0.7% 37 2,102 0.7% 36 52
40 BMW Serie 1 1,076 0.7% 51 1,848 0.6% 45 51
41 Opel Zafira 1,040 0.6% 43 1,899 0.6% 43 53
42 Fiat Punto 1,019 0.6% 48 1,833 0.6% 46 42
43 Peugeot 107 1,000 0.6% 40 1,938 0.6% 42 33
44 Opel Meriva 963 0.6% 44 1,816 0.6% 47 38
45 Mini 923 0.6% 36 1,962 0.6% 41 43
46 Ford Ka 915 0.6% 32 2,070 0.7% 38 55
47 Opel Astra 907 0.6% 50 1,686 0.5% 49 40
48 Kia Rio 880 0.5% 74 1,332 0.4% 58 103
49 Skoda Fabia 869 0.5% 56 1,552 0.5% 51 57
50 Citroen DS5 868 0.5% 57 1,550 0.5% 52 150
51 Audi A1 854 0.5% 38 1,864 0.6% 44 45
52 Nissan Micra 849 0.5% 58 1,526 0.5% 54 48
53 Citroen Berlingo 848 0.5% 42 1,717 0.6% 48 44
54 Peugeot Partner 835 0.5% 49 1,615 0.5% 50 46
55 Audi A3 781 0.5% 53 1,529 0.5% 53 49
56 Mercedes Classe C 771 0.5% 59 1,440 0.5% 55 50
57 Kia Sportage 770 0.5% 71 1,265 0.4% 62 72
58 Mercedes Classe A 759 0.5% 64 1,323 0.4% 59 64
59 BMW Serie 3 715 0.4% 69 1,215 0.4% 65 60
60 Toyota Aygo 693 0.4% 62 1,265 0.4% 63 62
61 Mini Countryman 646 0.4% 54 1,356 0.4% 56 67
62 Smart ForTwo 622 0.4% 88 970 0.3% 75 70
63 Ford Kuga 590 0.4% 55 1,276 0.4% 61 66
64 Audi Q3 586 0.4% 78 1,011 0.3% 72 171
65 Renault Koleos 584 0.4% 73 1,038 0.3% 70 83
66 Suzuki Swift 583 0.4% 60 1,239 0.4% 64 54
67 Audi A5 583 0.4% 70 1,073 0.3% 68 71
68 Chevrolet Aveo 566 0.3% 79 990 0.3% 74 79
69 Kia Picanto 563 0.3% 65 1,127 0.4% 66 84
70 Hyundai i20 556 0.3% 105 805 0.3% 82 109
71 BMW X3 524 0.3% 63 1,089 0.4% 67 85
72 Audi A4 512 0.3% 52 1,281 0.4% 60 47
73 Mercedes Classe E 512 0.3% 93 825 0.3% 81 76
74 Toyota Auris 499 0.3% 77 935 0.3% 77 58
75 Toyota RAV4 495 0.3% 67 1,009 0.3% 73 73
76 Dacia Logan 494 0.3% 45 1,341 0.4% 57 56
77 BMW X1 490 0.3% 61 1,068 0.3% 69 59
78 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 483 0.3% 66 1,029 0.3% 71 61
79 Chevrolet Spark 483 0.3% 76 925 0.3% 78 63
80 Seat Leon 473 0.3% 95 775 0.2% 84 80
81 Range Rover Evoque 470 0.3% 72 946 0.3% 76 151
82 Hyundai ix35 444 0.3% 80 868 0.3% 79 75
83 Renault Trafic 423 0.3% 91 738 0.2% 87 87
84 Renault Espace 401 0.2% 101 665 0.2% 93 74
85 Hyundai i30 389 0.2% 128 533 0.2% 101 106
86 Audi A6 382 0.2% 81 801 0.3% 83 94
87 BMW Serie 5 380 0.2% 90 706 0.2% 89 77
88 Audi Q5 373 0.2% 84 750 0.2% 86 82
89 Toyota Verso 355 0.2% 68 866 0.3% 80 65
90 Hyundai ix20 336 0.2% 109 554 0.2% 99 105
91 Alfa Romeo MiTo 335 0.2% 85 711 0.2% 88 78
92 Skoda Octavia 325 0.2% 86 698 0.2% 90 88
93 Peugeot RCZ 320 0.2% 92 632 0.2% 94 86
94 Chevrolet Captiva 316 0.2% 94 620 0.2% 95 117
95 Lancia Ypsilon 313 0.2% 75 759 0.2% 85 125
96 VW Up! 312 0.2% 87 679 0.2% 92 226
97 Opel Insignia 302 0.2% 99 576 0.2% 97 68
98 Honda Civic 302 0.2% 118 468 0.2% 109 113
99 Bollore Blue Car 290 0.2% 123 443 0.1% 112 217
100 Chevrolet Cruze 284 0.2% 108 510 0.2% 102 108
101 Volvo XC60 279 0.2% 82 690 0.2% 91 92
102 Hyundai i10 273 0.2% 129 416 0.1% 114 112
103 Toyota Avensis 267 0.2% 98 542 0.2% 100 126
104 Ford S-Max 259 0.2% 107 498 0.2% 104 93
105 Honda Jazz 254 0.2% 115 446 0.1% 111 99
106 Kia Venga 234 0.1% 89 561 0.2% 98 81
107 Ford Mondeo 234 0.1% 104 485 0.2% 105 89
108 Nissan Note 227 0.1% 131 361 0.1% 119 95
109 Volvo V60 (incl. S60) 225 0.1% 103 480 0.2% 106 123
110 Skoda Yeti 223 0.1% 96 503 0.2% 103 110
111 Toyota Verso-S 223 0.1% 106 463 0.1% 110 107
112 Suzuki SX4 212 0.1% 102 472 0.2% 107 102
113 Peugeot Bipper 208 0.1% 110 426 0.1% 113 96
114 Kia Cee’d 201 0.1% 100 470 0.2% 108 90
115 Chevrolet Orlando 199 0.1% 116 381 0.1% 116 104
116 Opel Agila 190 0.1% 111 399 0.1% 115 97
117 Seat Altea 190 0.1% 124 342 0.1% 122 100
118 VW Caddy 187 0.1% 141 306 0.1% 126 131
119 Peugeot 807 180 0.1% 135 307 0.1% 125 111
120 Peugeot 208 178 0.1% 83 581 0.2% 96 250
121 VW Scirocco 177 0.1% 114 370 0.1% 117 98
122 VW Sharan 176 0.1% 117 346 0.1% 121 124
123 Skoda Superb 170 0.1% 113 363 0.1% 118 116
124 Mitsubishi ASX 167 0.1% 121 325 0.1% 123 115
125 Toyota Prius 163 0.1% 133 295 0.1% 127 118
126 Nissan X-Trail 160 0.1% 125 311 0.1% 124 154
127 Nissan Pixo 150 0.1% 112 353 0.1% 120 158
128 Volvo XC70 (incl. S80 & V70) 147 0.1% 130 242 0.1% 135 190
129 Mercedes GLK 145 0.1% 145 260 0.1% 133 114
130 Jeep Wrangler 141 0.1% 159 216 0.1% 143 156
131 Kia Optima 137 0.1% 206 168 0.1% 158 299
132 Citroen C8 134 0.1% 157 212 0.1% 149 122
133 VW CC 134 0.1%  - 134 0.0% 172  -
134 Citroen Jumpy 132 0.1% 156 214 0.1% 145 157
135 Citroen Nemo 130 0.1% 127 274 0.1% 129 101
136 Fiat Freemont 124 0.1% 149 228 0.1% 136 186
137 Range Rover/Sport 124 0.1% 150 225 0.1% 140 161
138 BMW X5 122 0.1% 154 210 0.1% 151 130
139 Mercedes Classe ML 121 0.1% 119 287 0.1% 128 133
140 Honda CR-V 120 0.1% 155 206 0.1% 153 146
141 Fiat Bravo 116 0.1% 185 165 0.1% 163 134
142 Lancia Delta 113 0.1% 195 153 0.0% 167 184
143 Toyota iQ 112 0.1% 126 263 0.1% 130 152
144 Volvo C30 110 0.1% 143 226 0.1% 139 129
145 Peugeot Expert 109 0.1% 153 200 0.1% 154 119
146 Seat Exeo 107 0.1% 148 214 0.1% 146 138
147 Volvo V50 (incl. S40) 104 0.1% 122 262 0.1% 132 160
148 VW Jetta 104 0.1% 138 228 0.1% 137 128
149 Mercedes SLK 103 0.1% 176 165 0.1% 162 166
150 Skoda Roomster 102 0.1% 140 222 0.1% 141 159
151 Hyundai Veloster 101 0.1% n/a 119 0.0% 181 211
152 Suzuki Jimny 100 0.1% 136 226 0.1% 138 176
153 BMW X6 100 0.1% 144 215 0.1% 144 135
154 Porsche Cayenne 98 0.1% 167 168 0.1% 160 167
155 Renault Latitude 97 0.1% 142 213 0.1% 147 91
156 Fiat Fiorino 94 0.1% 158 170 0.1% 157 140
157 Seat Alhambra 94 0.1% 180 154 0.0% 165 175
158 Citroen C4 Aircross 94 0.1%  - 97 0.0% 195  -
159 Audi A7 92 0.1% 139 212 0.1% 148 132
160 Toyota Land Cruiser 88 0.1% 137 212 0.1% 150 127
161 Volvo XC90 87 0.1% 202 123 0.0% 179 169
162 Kia Soul 86 0.1% 120 250 0.1% 134 149
163 Mercedes CLS 85 0.1% 132 218 0.1% 142 139
164 VW Touareg 85 0.1% 147 197 0.1% 155 144
165 VW Fox 84 0.1% 164 156 0.1% 164 205
166 VW Transporter 83 0.1% 165 154 0.0% 166 145
167 Renault Clio Campus 82 0.1% 97 262 0.1% 131 25
168 Suzuki Alto 79 0.0% 146 192 0.1% 156 120
169 Land Rover Freelander 78 0.0% 188 124 0.0% 177 181
170 Opel Antara 77 0.0% 152 168 0.1% 159 214
171 VW Beetle II 75 0.0% 134 206 0.1% 152 248
172 Fiat Doblo 75 0.0% 171 142 0.0% 170 143
173 Volvo C70 75 0.0% n/a 101 0.0% 193 182
174 Mazda3 73 0.0% 163 145 0.0% 168 142
175 Lexus CT 72 0.0% 151 166 0.1% 161 148
176 Audi TT 71 0.0% 186 118 0.0% 182 164
177 Hyundai i40 69 0.0% 161 143 0.0% 169 216
178 Mazda2 69 0.0% 175 133 0.0% 173 147
179 Peugeot 4007 60 0.0% 160 135 0.0% 171 162
180 Mercedes Classe S 60 0.0% 191 104 0.0% 191 202
181 Jaguar XF 59 0.0% 182 117 0.0% 185 192
182 Infiniti FX 59 0.0% n/a 117 0.0% 186 238
183 Lancia Voyager 59 0.0% 194 101 0.0% 192 245
184 Renault Fluence 58 0.0% 168 128 0.0% 174 155
185 Suzuki Grand Vitara 58 0.0% 177 120 0.0% 180 172
186 Jeep Compass 58 0.0% 179 118 0.0% 183 203
187 Porsche 911 56 0.0% 169 125 0.0% 175 194
188 Nissan NV200 55 0.0% 166 125 0.0% 176 235
189 Citroen C-Crosser 55 0.0% 184 104 0.0% 190 137
190 Subaru XV 55 0.0%  - 69 0.0% 206  -
191 Lexus RX 52 0.0% 174 118 0.0% 184 170
192 Porsche Panamera 51 0.0% 162 124 0.0% 178 204
193 VW Eos 49 0.0% 178 110 0.0% 189 141
194 Renault Wind 49 0.0% 190 94 0.0% 197 136
195 Alfa Romeo 159 49 0.0% 192 91 0.0% 199 174
196 Mitsubishi Outlander 48 0.0% 183 98 0.0% 194 180
197 Mazda6 48 0.0% 189 93 0.0% 198 177
198 Ford Galaxy 47 0.0% 173 113 0.0% 188 173
199 Mazda5 46 0.0% 172 113 0.0% 187 165
200 Mazda CX-5 45 0.0%  - 45 0.0% n/a  -

Source: www.ccfa.fr, es.autoblog.com

Categories: France
  1. Steam
    March 14th, 2012 at 23:41 | #1
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    YTD-sales in France 2012 (january and february):

    Total market 310.109 – 20,5 %
    1. Renault 99.358 – 33,8 %
    2. Peugeot 49.288 – 32,3 %
    3. Citroen 44.821 – 23,5 %
    4. Volkswagen 27.353 + 5,9 %
    5. Ford 17.777 – 11,4 %
    6. Dacia 12.934 – 9,6 %
    7. Nissan 11.361 + 14,0 %
    8. Opel 10.321 – 38,8 %
    9. Toyota 9.486 – 22,9 %
    10. Audi 8.807 + 6,4 %

    Volkswagen, Nissan and Audi are very strong, the french carmakers and Opel are in a bad shape.

    Source: http://www.carsitaly.net/fiat-car-sales_france.htm

  2. sandeep
    March 11th, 2012 at 18:41 | #2
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    Hello Matt i waiting for Italian sales

    • matgasnier
      March 11th, 2012 at 19:17 | #3
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      Hey Sandeep, Italian February 2012 sales are already on here, just click on Italy on the right hand side of the page…
      cheers
      Matt

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