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Netherlands April 2012: VW Polo back in the lead, Up! in Top 5

May 5th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

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The Dutch car market is down 14% year-on-year in April to 41,178 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 207,673 units, down 9% on 2011. For the first time since last January but the 6th time in the last 12 months the VW Polo is the best-selling car in the Netherlands with 1,729 sales and 4.2% share, reinforcing its 2012 year-to-date leadership at 8,246 units and 4%. In fact the April podium is identical to the year-to-date ranking with the Peugeot 107 #2 at 3.6% followed by the Renault Twingo at 3.1%.

Citroen DS5

Excellent month for the Ford Focus, up 19 spots on March to #4 with 1,216 sales and 3% share, it is #5 year-to-date at 2.3%. It already impressed last month by ranking #7, but the VW Up! does even better in April, up 2 ranks to #5 with 1,112 units and a best-ever 2.7% share. The Renault Megane is back from the dead, up 46 spots to #6 while the Kia Rio (#11) and Peugeot 508 (#13) manage to maintain themselves at very high levels.

Further down the ranking, notice the BMW 3-Series up 7 ranks to #20, the Audi A5 up 25 to #35, the Mazda CX-5 falling by 21 spots to #39, the Peugeot 208 up 36 ranks to #58 and the Citroen DS5 in the Top 100 for the second month in a row at #94.

Previous month: Netherlands March 2012: VW Up! in Top 10

One year ago: Netherlands April 2011: VW Polo leads, Peugeot 508 in Top 10

Full April 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

Netherlands April 2012:

Pos Model Apr % Mar 2012 % Pos 2011
1 VW Polo 1,729 4.2% 4 8,246 4.0% 1 1
2 Peugeot 107 1,482 3.6% 2 7,036 3.4% 2 3
3 Renault Twingo 1,261 3.1% 1 6,175 3.0% 3 2
4 Ford Focus 1,216 3.0% 23 4,828 2.3% 5 14
5 VW Up! 1,112 2.7% 7 2,840 1.4% 22 n/a
6 Renault Megane 1,031 2.5% 52 3,169 1.5% 17 19
7 Ford Fiesta 1,014 2.5% 6 4,503 2.2% 7 8
8 VW Golf 992 2.4% 14 4,581 2.2% 6 7
9 Fiat Panda 964 2.3% 13 3,357 1.6% 16 13
10 Kia Picanto 931 2.3% 5 4,931 2.4% 4 17
11 Kia Rio 889 2.2% 8 3,858 1.9% 12 72
12 Toyota Yaris 797 1.9% 12 3,923 1.9% 10 32
13 Peugeot 508 787 1.9% 17 4,092 2.0% 9 22
14 Citroen C1 760 1.8% 11 3,884 1.9% 11 10
15 Opel Corsa 721 1.8% 3 4,318 2.1% 8 5
16 Suzuki Alto 677 1.6% 21 2,566 1.2% 24 21
17 Opel Astra 675 1.6% 9 3,462 1.7% 14 9
18 Skoda Fabia 635 1.5% 26 2,517 1.2% 25 15
19 Fiat 500 601 1.5% 29 2,033 1.0% 30 20
20 BMW 3-Series 582 1.4% 27 2,008 1.0% 32 35
21 Toyota Aygo 578 1.4% 20 3,065 1.5% 19 4
22 Hyundai i10 572 1.4% 15 2,567 1.2% 23 18
23 VW Passat 532 1.3% 22 3,136 1.5% 18 16
24 Audi A4 523 1.3% 34 1,767 0.9% 38 34
25 Kia Sportage 507 1.2% 30 2,319 1.1% 26 29
26 Citroen C3 495 1.2% 24 2,235 1.1% 27 26
27 Skoda Octavia 470 1.1% 25 2,983 1.4% 20 27
28 Fiat Punto 433 1.1% 54 1,837 0.9% 34 12
29 Seat Ibiza 423 1.0% 28 3,396 1.6% 15 6
30 Opel Agila 405 1.0% 10 2,945 1.4% 21 25
31 Toyota Auris 381 0.9% 32 1,682 0.8% 41 30
32 Suzuki Swift 376 0.9% 31 1,793 0.9% 37 28
33 BMW 1-Series 373 0.9% 53 1,809 0.9% 35 44
34 Citroen DS3 358 0.9% 39 1,808 0.9% 36 41
35 Audi A5 356 0.9% 60 1,378 0.7% 48 84
36 Renault Clio 355 0.9% 16 2,232 1.1% 28 23
37 Volvo V70 335 0.8% 41 1,682 0.8% 42 43
38 Volvo V50 335 0.8% 50 1,723 0.8% 40 51
39 Mazda CX-5 332 0.8% 18 1,186 0.6% 59  -
40 Hyundai ix20 329 0.8% 43 1,454 0.7% 47 38
41 Nissan Qashqai 307 0.7% 19 2,032 1.0% 31 33
42 BMW 5-Series 297 0.7% 37 1,662 0.8% 43 40
43 Audi A3 282 0.7% 58 1,634 0.8% 45 42
44 Toyota Prius 279 0.7% 47 1,039 0.5% 65 49
45 Hyundai i30 271 0.7% 75 992 0.5% 67 77
46 Opel Insignia 268 0.7% 36 1,645 0.8% 44 46
47 Opel Meriva 264 0.6% 33 1,269 0.6% 52 31
48 Ford Mondeo 263 0.6% 70 1,088 0.5% 62 70
49 Volvo V60 257 0.6% 76 866 0.4% 76 60
50 Lexus CT 252 0.6% 48 2,218 1.1% 29 67
51 Chevrolet Spark 252 0.6% 51 1,878 0.9% 33 24
52 Ford C-Max 252 0.6% 57 1,215 0.6% 56 54
53 VW Tiguan 249 0.6% 62 1,288 0.6% 51 65
54 Suzuki Splash 247 0.6% 64 976 0.5% 68 79
55 Audi A1 235 0.6% 72 1,202 0.6% 58 53
56 Hyundai ix35 231 0.6% 38 1,761 0.8% 39 39
57 Mini 231 0.6% 66 1,222 0.6% 54 59
58 Peugeot 208 220 0.5% 94 354 0.2% 112  -
59 Mercedes B-Class 216 0.5% 45 1,098 0.5% 61 90
60 Audi A6 215 0.5% 56 1,359 0.7% 50 69
61 Skoda Superb 209 0.5% 74 951 0.5% 70 58
62 Opel Zafira 191 0.5% 40 1,023 0.5% 66 91
63 VW Touran 188 0.5% 55 1,173 0.6% 60 45
64 Seat Altea 187 0.5% 82 928 0.4% 71 64
65 VW Golf Plus 185 0.4% 89 806 0.4% 78 75
66 Hyundai i40 183 0.4% 77 919 0.4% 72 n/a
67 Chevrolet Aveo 178 0.4% 63 1,056 0.5% 63 89
68 Mercedes C-Class 169 0.4% 49 1,246 0.6% 53 52
69 Mercedes A-Class 158 0.4% 61 897 0.4% 74 63
70 Ford Ka 157 0.4% 67 3,831 1.8% 13 11
71 Kia Venga 153 0.4% 86 677 0.3% 86 55
72 Renault Scenic 148 0.4% 65 1,520 0.7% 46 37
73 Toyota Verso-S 147 0.4% 81 1,360 0.7% 49 76
74 Opel Ampera 145 0.4% 35 632 0.3% 88 n/a
75 Peugeot 308 144 0.3% 85 1,220 0.6% 55 48
76 Audi Q3 141 0.3% 87 626 0.3% 90 n/a
77 Skoda Yeti 138 0.3% 99 545 0.3% 97 97
78 Volvo XC60 137 0.3% 90 688 0.3% 85 81
79 Peugeot 207 133 0.3% 69 1,048 0.5% 64 36
80 Alfa Romeo MiTo 132 0.3% 78 770 0.4% 79 57
81 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 132 0.3% 84 871 0.4% 75 68
82 Hyundai i20 131 0.3% 59 1,207 0.6% 57 56
83 Peugeot 3008 131 0.3% 80 908 0.4% 73 50
84 Mini Countryman 121 0.3% 95 631 0.3% 89 104
85 Citroen C4 Picasso 120 0.3% 91 725 0.3% 83 61
86 Volvo S60 118 0.3% 92 619 0.3% 91 93
87 Peugeot 5008 116 0.3% 68 974 0.5% 69 47
88 Citroen C4 115 0.3% 98 552 0.3% 95 82
89 Honda Jazz 113 0.3% 83 731 0.4% 81 83
90 Mazda2 111 0.3% 42 861 0.4% 77 73
91 Ford S-Max 101 0.2% 115 437 0.2% 107 108
92 Toyota Avensis 98 0.2% 97 553 0.3% 94 87
93 Nissan Pixo 97 0.2% 46 633 0.3% 87 85
94 Citroen DS5 97 0.2% 96 258 0.1% 123 n/a
95 Nissan Micra 96 0.2% 44 726 0.3% 82 94
96 Kia Cee’d 96 0.2% 105 470 0.2% 103 71
97 Toyota Verso 94 0.2% 119 439 0.2% 106 95
98 Mitsubishi Colt 93 0.2% 103 464 0.2% 104 74
99 BMW X3 91 0.2% 109 523 0.3% 99 114
100 Mercedes E-Class 89 0.2% 79 552 0.3% 96 86

Source: www.raivereniging.nl

Categories: Netherlands
  1. Steam
    May 13th, 2012 at 07:37 | #1
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    Also the Peugeot 508 is taking the lead before VW Passat in middle-class.

  2. Rutger (D-C)
    May 9th, 2012 at 23:38 | #2
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    Steam :
    Actually Ford Focus seems to be overtaking VW Golf.

    The Ford Focus and Renault Mégane will definitely outsell the Golf this year because of the launch of the 1.0 EcoBoost/1.6 TDCi ECOnetic and 1.5 dCi Energy 110. Besides the Volvo C30 1.6 D2 94g (until 30th June, after that date it will already loose its status), Auris Hybrid, Insight, Prius and Lexus CT, these two C-segment cars are the only cars in their class which take advantage of (tax) preferences.
    So expect a peak in the sales of the Volvo C30 in the upcoming months until June…

  3. Steam
    May 9th, 2012 at 20:57 | #3
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    Actually Ford Focus seems to be overtaking VW Golf.

  4. Ian
    May 9th, 2012 at 02:28 | #4
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    Kia is doing very well, good products at good prices. The 508 for a fairly large car is also doing well. Renault are much stronger in the Netherlands than in the UK where sales are declining rapidly (their cars deserve to sell much better than they do)

  5. Lauryan
    May 8th, 2012 at 02:45 | #5
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    @marc
    Dat denk ik niet…

  6. Marc
    May 7th, 2012 at 19:14 | #6
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    New Fiat Panda start well in Netherland in Top10, i think soon it beat that VW Up!

  7. Miguel
    May 6th, 2012 at 02:55 | #7
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    In the Netherlands, ( I´ve been there last year ) cars are rather expensive as well as their tax and insurance, so the majority of cars on the road are city small cars. The country is also small and population are quite high.

  8. Rutger (D-C)
    May 6th, 2012 at 02:21 | #8
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    The higher than normal position of the Polo is probably due to the reduced prices (€ 1,900), including the BlueMotion, by far the best selling version of the range (tax preferences): http://www.volkswagen.nl/actie/polo/

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