Turkey February 2012: Fiat Linea reclaims pole position

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Turkey February 2012: Fiat Linea reclaims pole position

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Traditionally coming with one month delay, Turkish car sales for February are down 25% year-on-year at 29,189 registrations, bringing the 2012 year-to-date total to 50,266 units, down 27% on 2011. For the fourth time in the last 12 months and the second time in the last 3, the Fiat Linea is the best-selling model in Turkey in February with 2,046 sales and an outstanding 7% market share. The Renault Symbol stays #2 at 5.9% and the Renault Fluence, leader last month, is down to #3 at 5.8% but still #1 year-to-date at 3,146 units and 6.3%.

The VW Polo continues to excel, up to #4 with 1,002 sales and 3.4%, so does the Ford Focus sedan at #5. The Hyundai i20 hits its highest ranking ever in Turkey at #6 with 862 units and 3%, the VW Golf is at its strongest in over a year at #10, the Nissan Qashqai is back up to #13 and the Citroen C4 is up to #21.

Previous month: Turkey January 2012: Renault Fluence hits top spot for first time

One year ago: Turkey February 2011: Renault Symbol leads, Fiat Linea #5

Full February 2012 Top 25 Ranking Table below.

Turkey February 2012:

Pos	Model	Feb	%	Jan	2012	%	Pos	2011
1	Fiat Linea	2,046	7.0%	3	2,940	5.8%	3	2
2	Renault Symbol	1,735	5.9%	2	3,026	6.0%	2	1
3	Renault Fluence	1,697	5.8%	1	3,146	6.3%	1	3
4	VW Polo	1,002	3.4%	5	1,808	3.6%	4	9
5	Ford Focus Sedan	962	3.3%	6	1,674	3.3%	5	8
6	Hyundai i20	862	3.0%	7	1,462	2.9%	7	12
7	Ford Fiesta	858	2.9%	11	1,294	2.6%	8	5
8	VW Jetta	799	2.7%	4	1,648	3.3%	6	10
9	Opel Astra HB	796	2.7%	10	1,249	2.5%	9	4
10	VW Golf	681	2.3%	17	1,082	2.2%	11	14
11	Hyundai Accent Era	618	2.1%	15	1,022	2.0%	12	7
12	Renault Megane	596	2.0%	8	1,183	2.4%	10	17
13	Nissan Qashqai	584	2.0%	n/a	765	1.5%	19	20
14	Toyota Corolla	572	2.0%	13	993	2.0%	13	6
15	Dacia Duster	563	1.9%	14	968	1.9%	14	21
16	Opel Corsa	558	1.9%	18	885	1.8%	17	11
17	Dacia Sandero	519	1.8%	16	922	1.8%	15	33
18	VW Passat	445	1.5%	9	894	1.8%	16	13
19	Renault Clio	445	1.5%	n/a	680	1.4%	20	27
20	Hyundai Accent Blue	424	1.5%	12	851	1.7%	18	28
21	Citroen C4	325	1.1%	n/a	517	1.0%	22	29
22	Fiat Grande Punto	317	1.1%	n/a	453	0.9%	25	16
23	Mercedes C Class	302	1.0%	n/a	432	0.9%	26	24
24	Chevrolet Aveo HB	301	1.0%	n/a	456	0.9%	24	n/a
25	Nissan Juke	284	1.0%	n/a	393	0.8%	29	30