Hungary 3 months 2012: Opel Astra takes the lead
Opel Astra
* See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Zsolti *
Very healthy start of the year for the Hungarian car market, up 22% to 13,964 registrations over the first 3 months of 2012. #2 over the Full Year 2011, the Opel Astra takes the lead of the models ranking over the period with 831 sales and 6%, ahead of 2011′s best-seller the Skoda Octavia at 800 units and 5.7%. Like in 2011 the Ford Focus rounds up the podium with 522 sales and 3.7%.
Fiat 500
All the following 7 models rank way ahead of their 2011 level: the Renault Fluence is up 4 spots to #4, the Ford Fiesta up 6 to #5, the Skoda Fabia up 12 to #6, the Dacia Duster up 3 to #7, the Nissan Qashqai up 11 to #8, the Fiat 500 up a massive 43 ranks to #9 and the Ford Mondeo up 4 to #10. Notice also the Nissan Juke up 26 spots to a brilliant 15th place.
Previous post: Hungary Full Year 2011: The Skoda Octavia spreads its wings
Full 3 months 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.
Hungary 3 months 2012:
| Pos | Model | 3m 2012 | % | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Opel Astra | 831 | 6.0% | 2,759 | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 800 | 5.7% | 3,079 | 6.8% | 1 |
| 3 | Ford Focus | 522 | 3.7% | 2,541 | 5.6% | 3 |
| 4 | Renault Fluence | 491 | 3.5% | 950 | 2.1% | 8 |
| 5 | Ford Fiesta | 473 | 3.4% | 821 | 1.8% | 11 |
| 6 | Skoda Fabia | 467 | 3.3% | 620 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 7 | Dacia Duster | 427 | 3.1% | 894 | 2.0% | 10 |
| 8 | Nissan Qashqai | 390 | 2.8% | 592 | 1.3% | 19 |
| 9 | Fiat 500 | 320 | 2.3% | 181 | 0.4% | 52 |
| 10 | Ford Mondeo | 286 | 2.0% | 723 | 1.6% | 14 |
| 11 | Renault Mégane | 283 | 2.0% | 1,006 | 2.2% | 6 |
| 12 | VW Passat | 275 | 2.0% | 1,130 | 2.5% | 5 |
| 13 | Opel Insignia | 271 | 1.9% | 803 | 1.8% | 12 |
| 14 | VW Golf | 244 | 1.7% | 1,208 | 2.7% | 4 |
| 15 | Nissan Juke | 240 | 1.7% | 265 | 0.6% | 41 |
| 16 | Opel Corsa | 222 | 1.6% | 1,000 | 2.2% | 7 |
| 17 | VW Jetta | 211 | 1.5% | 727 | 1.6% | 13 |
| 18 | Suzuki Swift | 209 | 1.5% | 665 | 1.5% | 15 |
| 19 | Kia Cee’d | 190 | 1.4% | 573 | 1.3% | 20 |
| 20 | VW Polo | 181 | 1.3% | 932 | 2.1% | 9 |
| 21 | Hyundai i30 | 168 | 1.2% | 553 | 1.2% | 21 |
| 22 | Toyota Yaris | 167 | 1.2% | 639 | 1.4% | 17 |
| 23 | Renault Clio | 164 | 1.2% | 476 | 1.1% | 23 |
| 24 | Suzuki SX4 | 157 | 1.1% | 486 | 1.1% | 22 |
| 25 | Renault Scenic | 136 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 26 | Kia Sportage | 123 | 0.9% | 295 | 0.7% | 37 |
| 27 | Skoda Superb | 118 | 0.8% | 656 | 1.5% | 16 |
| 28 | Ford C-Max | 117 | 0.8% | 354 | 0.8% | 30 |
| 29 | BMW 5 Series/GT | 114 | 0.8% | 339 | 0.8% | 35 |
| 30 | Chevrolet Cruze | 113 | 0.8% | 266 | 0.6% | 40 |
Source: automenedzser.hu, many thanks to Zsolti for sharing the data!
