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Ireland May 2012: Ford Focus back in command

June 2nd, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Ford Focus

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Irish car sales are wobbly again in May at -18% year-on-year to 7,698 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 59,946 units, down 9% on 2011. For the first time since January, the Ford Focus is back in pole position with 463 sales and a shiny 6% market share. It also leads the 2012 year-to-date ranking at 2,893 units and 4.8%. Leader last month, the VW Golf is down to #2 in May with 366 sales and 4.8%, followed by the Nissan Qashqai at 306 units and 4%.

BMW 1 Series

Very strong month for the Renault Megane, up 6 spots on April to #4, the Ford Fiesta up 11 to #6, the Opel Insignia up 12 to #10, the Seat Ibiza up 6 to #18, the Hyundai i30 up 7 to #22, the BMW 3 Series up 2 to #26, the Kia Cee’d up 16 to #27, the BMW 1 Series up a huge 60 ranks to #28 and the Opel Zafira up 16 to #46. Notice also the very good hold of the Hyundai ix35 at #13, the Hyundai i40 at 17 and the Honda Civic at #24.

Previous month: Ireland April 2012: VW Golf in the lead, Hyundai i40 #7

One year ago: Ireland May 2011: Ford Focus and Renault Fluence take off

Full May 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Ireland May 2012:

Pos Model May % Apr 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Ford Focus 463 6.0% 11 2,893 4.8% 1 1
2 VW Golf 366 4.8% 1 2,619 4.4% 3 2
3 Nissan Qashqai 306 4.0% 15 2,686 4.5% 2 7
4 Renault Megane 301 3.9% 12 1,442 2.4% 10 9
5 Skoda Octavia 289 3.8% 8 1,867 3.1% 6 12
6 Ford Fiesta 267 3.5% 17 1,597 2.7% 8 6
7 Toyota Auris 250 3.2% 3 1,514 2.5% 9 13
8 VW Passat 232 3.0% 4 1,878 3.1% 5 4
9 Toyota Yaris 214 2.8% 9 1,826 3.0% 7 10
10 Opel Insignia 212 2.8% 22 1,174 2.0% 17 14
11 Toyota Avensis 199 2.6% 2 2,306 3.8% 4 3
12 VW Polo 180 2.3% 16 1,281 2.1% 13 15
13 Hyundai ix35 168 2.2% 10 1,165 1.9% 18 21
14 Opel Astra 160 2.1% 13 1,244 2.1% 14 16
15 Toyota Corolla 152 2.0% 14 1,363 2.3% 12 8
16 Opel Corsa 147 1.9% 30 1,068 1.8% 19 19
17 Hyundai i40 147 1.9% 7 926 1.5% 21 99
18 Seat Ibiza 147 1.9% 24 669 1.1% 29 25
19 BMW 5-Series 141 1.8% 19 1,232 2.1% 15 17
20 Ford Mondeo 136 1.8% 35 910 1.5% 22 20
21 VW Jetta 115 1.5% 39 704 1.2% 28 41
22 Hyundai i30 104 1.4% 29 474 0.8% 37 32
23 Audi A6 87 1.1% 25 722 1.2% 27 35
24 Honda Civic 85 1.1% 23 404 0.7% 41 45
25 Kia Sportage 84 1.1% 27 825 1.4% 23 37
26 BMW 3-Series 80 1.0% 28 382 0.6% 44 36
27 Kia Cee’d 78 1.0% 43 480 0.8% 36 31
28 BMW 1-Series 75 1.0% 88 369 0.6% 46 85
29 Mercedes E Class 74 1.0% 34 732 1.2% 26 24
30 Skoda Fabia 73 0.9% 42 663 1.1% 30 26
31 Skoda Superb 72 0.9% 31 786 1.3% 25 27
32 Audi A4 72 0.9% 21 621 1.0% 31 23
33 Peugeot 207 71 0.9% 33 394 0.7% 42 33
34 Ford C-Max 70 0.9% 51 447 0.7% 38 28
35 Renault Clio 69 0.9% 20 1,173 2.0% 16 11
36 Renault Fluence 67 0.9% 5 1,397 2.3% 11 5
37 Peugeot 508 63 0.8% 46 501 0.8% 32 53
38 Hyundai ix20 61 0.8% 26 488 0.8% 34 42
39 Mazda3 61 0.8% 48 487 0.8% 35 29
40 Nissan Juke 53 0.7% 32 812 1.4% 24 22
41 Audi A1 51 0.7% 18 249 0.4% 57 48
42 Kia Rio 46 0.6% 40 500 0.8% 33 30
43 VW Tiguan 45 0.6% 37 424 0.7% 39 51
44 Skoda Yeti 45 0.6% 47 393 0.7% 43 44
45 Mercedes C Class 44 0.6% 38 405 0.7% 40 39
46 Opel Zafira 44 0.6% 62 182 0.3% 64 n/a
47 Nissan Micra 43 0.6% 6 1,064 1.8% 20 18
48 Audi A3 43 0.6% 44 285 0.5% 51 46
49 Peugeot 308 41 0.5% 41 371 0.6% 45 38
50 Renault Scenic 41 0.5% 36 301 0.5% 48 43

Source: www.beepbeep.ie

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  1. AlanUK
    June 4th, 2012 at 19:44 | #1
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    Note, no Fiats in the top 50. Last month the Fiat 500 ws the 10th best selling car in neighbouring UK.

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