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Switzerland May 2012: VW Tiguan stays on podium

June 15th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

VW Tiguan

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29,441 new cars were sold in Switzerland in May, bringing the year-to-date total to 137,405. The usual suspects top the models ranking: the VW Golf sells 940 units for a 3.2% market share while the Skoda Octavia ranks #2 at 886 units and 3%. In fact the Top 4 is unchanged vs. last month with the VW Tiguan on the podium for only the second time in the nameplate’s career thanks to 510 sales and 1.7% and the Mercedes C-Class is #4 at 467 units and 1.6%.

Other great performers this month include the Audi A4 up a massive 19 spots on last month to #5, the Mini up 13 to #7, the Suzuki Swift up 2 to #9, the BMW 1 Series up 7 to #12, the BMW X3 up 7 to #16, the Hyundai i30 up 12 to #22, the Fiat  Punto up 22 to #23, the Suzuki SX4 up 9 to #28, the Peugeot 208 breaking into the Top 50 for the first time at #37 and the Subaru XV up 18 to #40.

Finally both most recent Audis reach their highest ranking in Switzerland this month: the Audi A1 is up 15 ranks on April to #17 with 327 sales and 1.1% whereas the Audi Q3 breaks into the Top 20 for the first time to #19 at 326 units and 1.1%. Switzerland is the second country in the world with Austria where the Q3 has broken into the Top 20.

Previous month: Switzerland April 2012: VW Tiguan and Mercedes C-Class shine

One year ago (nearly): Switzerland June 2012: VW Passat and Mini shine

Full May 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Switzerland May 2012:

Pos Model May % Apr 2012 % Pos 2011
1 VW Golf 940 3.2% 1 5,365 3.9% 1 1
2 Skoda Octavia 886 3.0% 2 4,222 3.1% 2 2
3 VW Tiguan 510 1.7% 3 2,438 1.8% 4 18
4 Mercedes C Class 467 1.6% 4 2,062 1.5% 6 22
5 Audi A4 457 1.6% 25 1,460 1.1% 21 9
6 Ford Fiesta 450 1.5% 5 1,972 1.4% 8 7
7 Mini 406 1.4% 20 1,371 1.0% 24 17
8 VW Passat 380 1.3% 7 2,229 1.6% 5 5
9 Suzuki Swift 379 1.3% 11 1,258 0.9% 28 20
10 Audi A3 348 1.2% 27 1,558 1.1% 13 14
11 Opel Corsa 347 1.2% 22 1,512 1.1% 16 23
12 BMW 1 Series 342 1.2% 19 1,364 1.0% 26 24
13 Opel Astra 341 1.2% 13 1,813 1.3% 9 4
14 VW Touran 337 1.1% 8 2,015 1.5% 7 10
15 Renault Mégane 332 1.1% 14 1,478 1.1% 20 11
16 BMW X3 329 1.1% 23 1,397 1.0% 23 33
17 Audi A1 327 1.1% 32 1,031 0.8% 38 48
18 Ford Kuga 326 1.1% 16 1,492 1.1% 19 13
19 Audi Q3 326 1.1% 26 1,192 0.9% 30 184
20 Skoda Fabia 314 1.1% 18 1,793 1.3% 10 12
21 Toyota Yaris 313 1.1% 10 1,745 1.3% 11 28
22 Hyundai i30 302 1.0% 34 1,046 0.8% 37 39
23 Fiat Punto 299 1.0% 45 1,062 0.8% 36 30
24 Renault Clio 293 1.0% 29 1,545 1.1% 14 8
25 VW Polo 292 1.0% 6 2,577 1.9% 3 3
26 Hyundai ix35 288 1.0% 44 1,073 0.8% 33 65
27 Nissan Qashqai 280 1.0% 24 1,510 1.1% 17 26
28 Suzuki SX4 271 0.9% 37 832 0.6% 58 36
29 Ford Focus 270 0.9% 9 1,535 1.1% 15 15
30 BMW 3 Series 256 0.9% 17 1,365 1.0% 25 21
31 Mercedes E Class 252 0.9% 41 1,069 0.8% 34 46
32 Volvo XC60 251 0.9% 21 1,420 1.0% 22 31
33 Range Rover Evoque 249 0.8% 51 1,029 0.7% 40 165
34 Audi A5 241 0.8% 38 989 0.7% 43 44
35 Seat Ibiza 240 0.8% 12 1,505 1.1% 18 16
36 BMW 5 Series 232 0.8% 33 1,260 0.9% 27 25
37 Peugeot 208 226 0.8% n/a 477 0.3% 92  -
38 Fiat 500 224 0.8% 36 1,030 0.7% 39 32
39 Audi A6 223 0.8% 49 1,065 0.8% 35 66
40 Subaru XV 223 0.8% 58 847 0.6% 56  -
41 Renault Scénic 222 0.8% 40 1,218 0.9% 29 27
42 BMW X1 216 0.7% 50 1,009 0.7% 42 29
43 Honda Jazz 214 0.7% 43 1,087 0.8% 32 19
44 Audi Q5 214 0.7% 46 875 0.6% 54 41
45 Hyundai i20 213 0.7% 31 1,018 0.7% 41 54
46 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 212 0.7% 53 876 0.6% 53 35
47 Peugeot 207 211 0.7% 28 1,592 1.2% 12 6
48 Opel Zafira 205 0.7% 30 1,156 0.8% 31 70
49 Fiat Panda 202 0.7% 65 975 0.7% 45 52
50 VW Transporter 202 0.7% 15 857 0.6% 55 67

Source: auto-suisse.ch

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