New Caledonia April 2012: Dacia Duster confirms new leadership
Dacia Duster
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Yves *
New Caledonian info is now a bi-monthly thing on Best Selling Cars Blog and the Dacia Duster impresses over March/April with 82 sales, confirming the pole position it held in January/February. The Nissan Navara comes out of nowhere (or outside the Top 10) to land #2 over the period thanks to 64 units sold and is above the Ford Fiesta at 57 sales.
The Ford Ranger, #1 each year since 2009, is down to #4 at 53 units. The new generation arrives in July and should help the model reclaim at least a place on the podium, if not the top spot. Notice also the Peugeot 206+ very solid at #5 with 50 sales and #3 year-to-date at 101 units, and the Dongfeng Utah back inside the Top 10 for the first time since last August.
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One year ago: New Caledonia April 2011: Dacia Duster passes Ford Ranger
Full March-April 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table below.
New Caledonia March-April 2012:
| Pos | Model | Mar-Apr | Jan-Feb | Pos | 2012 | Pos |
| 1 | Dacia Duster | 82 | 107 | 1 | 189 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Navara | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Ford Fiesta | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | Ford Ranger | 53 | 90 | 2 | 143 | 2 |
| 5 | Peugeot 206+ | 50 | 51 | 3 | 101 | 3 |
| 6 | Kia Sportage | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Kia K2700 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Renault Clio | 38 | 39 | 8 | 77 | n/a |
| 9 | Hyundai ix35 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Dongfeng Utah | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: Auto Moto & Bateau, many thanks to Yves for sharing the data
