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Greece March 2012: Citroen C3 & Audi Q3 shine in weak market

April 6th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Citroen C3

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Greek car sales are down 43% in March to 4,901 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 17,179 units, down 32% on 2011. If the market follows the same trend for the rest of the year, 2012 could be the first year less than 50,000 cars are sold in the country since 1981 when 46,860 vehicles found a buyer, in other words Greece is experiencing its worst car crisis in over 30 years…

Audi Q3

Down to #2 last month, 2011′s best-seller the Opel Corsa reclaims its traditional pole position in March thanks to 351 sales and 7.2% share, followed by February’s leader the Toyota Yaris at 292 units and 6%. For the first time since last September and only the 2nd time in 18 months the Opel Astra climbs onto the Greek podium with 249 sales and 5.1%, exactly the same figure as the Ford Fiesta.

The Citroen C3 delivers its highest ranking in Greece since the arrival of the new generation 2 years ago at #7, the Volvo S60 is up 24 spots on February to #19, the Audi Q3 reaches its highest ranking in the world, up 16 ranks to #28, the Lancia Ypsilon is at its best outside of Italy at #30 and the VW Up! maintains itself within the Top 30 at #27.

Previous month: Greece February 2012: Toyota Yaris back to #1 in devastated market

One year ago: Greece March 2011: Opel Corsa in the lead, new Nissan Micra in Top 10

Full March 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Greece March 2012:

Pos Model Mar % Feb 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Opel Corsa 351 7.2% 2 1,417 8.2% 1 1
2 Toyota Yaris 292 6.0% 1 951 5.5% 2 2
3 Opel Astra 249 5.1% 4 774 4.5% 3 5
4 Ford Fiesta 249 5.1% 5 662 3.9% 5 4
5 VW Polo 171 3.5% 3 722 4.2% 4 3
6 Toyota Auris 136 2.8% 22 256 1.5% 17 6
7 Citroen C3 130 2.7% 18 241 1.4% 18 22
8 VW Golf 113 2.3% 15 383 2.2% 7 10
9 Peugeot 107 109 2.2% 9 329 1.9% 12 21
10 Suzuki Swift 102 2.1% 7 368 2.1% 8 17
11 Hyundai i20 101 2.1% 26 367 2.1% 9 14
12 Nissan Micra 98 2.0% 8 309 1.8% 14 8
13 Nissan Qashqai 96 2.0% 12 353 2.1% 11 24
14 Fiat Panda 92 1.9% 6 425 2.5% 6 7
15 Skoda Octavia 76 1.6% 13 325 1.9% 13 12
16 Hyundai i30 74 1.5% n/a 122 0.7% 46 35
17 Toyota Aygo 71 1.4% 14 219 1.3% 21 9
18 Seat Ibiza 71 1.4% 25 233 1.4% 19 13
19 Volvo S60 64 1.3% 43 155 0.9% 34 54
20 Fiat 500 63 1.3% 19 224 1.3% 20 23
21 Hyundai i10 60 1.2% 11 363 2.1% 10 11
22 Skoda Fabia 56 1.1% 17 304 1.8% 15 16
23 Opel Insignia 56 1.1% 28 184 1.1% 25 25
24 Citroen C4 56 1.1% n/a 90 0.5% 53 52
25 Smart Fortwo 54 1.1% 30 146 0.8% 37 15
26 Peugeot 207 53 1.1% 16 181 1.1% 27 26
27 VW Up! 52 1.1% 21 118 0.7% 47  -
28 Audi Q3 52 1.1% 44 162 0.9% 29 n/a
29 Audi A3 50 1.0% 54 131 0.8% 42 36
30 Lancia Ypsilon 49 1.0% 38 155 0.9% 33 100
31 Kia Picanto 46 0.9% 10 193 1.1% 23 38
32 Peugeot 3008 46 0.9% n/a 86 0.5% 56 79
33 VW Tiguan 41 0.8% 24 288 1.7% 16 28
34 Mini 41 0.8% 32 125 0.7% 45 50
35 Suzuki Alto 41 0.8% 59 133 0.8% 41 55
36 Chevrolet Cruze 39 0.8% 51 84 0.5% 58 62
37 Renault Megane 39 0.8% 52 93 0.5% 51 70
38 Suzuki SX4 39 0.8% n/a 88 0.5% 55 63
39 VW Passat 38 0.8% 27 205 1.2% 22 27
40 Alfa Romeo Mi.To 36 0.7% 60 91 0.5% 52 46
41 Honda Jazz 35 0.7% 36 156 0.9% 32 45
42 Volvo S40 34 0.7% 20 160 0.9% 30 61
43 Mercedes C-Class 34 0.7% 42 125 0.7% 44 44
44 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 33 0.7% 23 182 1.1% 26 32
45 Renault Clio 33 0.7% 40 164 1.0% 28 40
46 Ford Focus 33 0.7% 48 111 0.6% 49 18
47 Chevrolet Aveo 32 0.7% 35 83 0.5% 59 n/a
48 Nissan Juke 32 0.7% 46 154 0.9% 35 34
49 Suzuki Grand Vitara 30 0.6% n/a 42 0.2% n/a 92
50 Audi A1 29 0.6% 33 96 0.6% 50 43

Source: www.seaa.gr

Categories: Greece
  1. Kostas
    April 24th, 2012 at 04:24 | #1
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    if you need more data i would advice you to check this http://www.autotriti.gr/data/newcars/bestseller/markes/20122.asp” from a greek automotive magazine called autotriti it provides detailed information of every car sold in Greece since 1998.

    Thanks for this amazing website!!!

    • matgasnier
      April 24th, 2012 at 23:33 | #2
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      Hi Kostas,
      Thank you very much for your praise and for the link: this is amazing! I will make sure I update my posts with this data, it may take some time as there is a lot in there!
      Thanks again
      Matt

  2. Marco
    April 7th, 2012 at 01:21 | #3
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    A great and inusual Result for a Lancia, The new nice Ypsilon in Top30!

  3. John32
    April 6th, 2012 at 20:32 | #4
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    Very good car indeed, but I prefer TOYOTA Auris because of its ecological standards
    Thanks
    John

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