Turkey March 2012: Fiat Linea now in command
2012 Fiat Linea
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After being down 29% in January and 25% in February, the Turkish new car market slows down its fall slightly this month at -13% and 47,270 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 97,536 units, down 21% on 2011. And this month the Fiat Linea takes total command of the models ranking, reaching the #1 spot both in April with 2,857 sales and 6% and year-to-date at 5,797 units and 5.9%. This domination could well be even more reinforced by the arrival of the facelifted version (pictured) in the next few months…
In both ranking the Renault Symbol is #2 followed by the Fluence. Great performers this month include the Opel Corsa up 12 spots on February to #4, the Opel Astra up 4 ranks to #5, the Honda Civic landing in 8th place while previous months’ data was not available and the Toyota Auris up 9 spots to #14. Notice also the Citroen C4 and Chevrolet Aveo both breaking into the Top 20 at #19 and #20 respectively.
Previous month: Turkey February 2012: Fiat Linea reclaims pole position
One year ago: Turkey March 2011: Renault Fluence back to #2
Full March 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
Turkey March 2012:
| Pos | Model | Mar | % | Feb | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Fiat Linea | 2,857 | 6.0% | 1 | 5,797 | 5.9% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Renault Symbol | 2,618 | 5.5% | 2 | 5,644 | 5.8% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Renault Fluence | 2,183 | 4.6% | 3 | 5,329 | 5.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Opel Corsa | 1,918 | 4.1% | 16 | 2,803 | 2.9% | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Opel Astra HB | 1,860 | 3.9% | 9 | 3,109 | 3.2% | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Ford Fiesta | 1,831 | 3.9% | 7 | 3,125 | 3.2% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | VW Polo | 1,548 | 3.3% | 4 | 3,356 | 3.4% | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Honda Civic | 1,479 | 3.1% | n/a | 3,535 | 3.6% | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Ford Focus Sedan | 1,375 | 2.9% | 5 | 3,049 | 3.1% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | VW Jetta | 1,374 | 2.9% | 8 | 3,022 | 3.1% | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Hyundai i20 | 1,180 | 2.5% | 6 | 2,642 | 2.7% | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Toyota Auris | 1,109 | 2.3% | 23 | 1,660 | 1.7% | 18 | 19 |
| 13 | Toyota Corolla | 1,015 | 2.1% | 14 | 2,008 | 2.1% | 12 | 6 |
| 14 | VW Passat | 959 | 2.0% | 18 | 1,853 | 1.9% | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | VW Golf | 836 | 1.8% | 10 | 1,918 | 2.0% | 13 | 14 |
| 16 | Nissan Qashqai | 745 | 1.6% | 13 | 1,510 | 1.5% | 20 | 20 |
| 17 | Dacia Sandero | 739 | 1.6% | 17 | 1,661 | 1.7% | 17 | 33 |
| 18 | Dacia Duster | 694 | 1.5% | 15 | 1,662 | 1.7% | 16 | 21 |
| 19 | Citroen C4 | 665 | 1.4% | 21 | 1,182 | 1.2% | 23 | 29 |
| 20 | Chevrolet Aveo HB | 619 | 1.3% | 25 | 1,075 | 1.1% | 24 | n/a |
Source: e-otodergi.com
