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France May 2012: Podium 100% Renault for first time in 14 years, Peugeot 208 up to #5, Dacia Lodgy in Top 50 UPDATED

June 30th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Peugeot 208

* NOW UPDATED with the Top 110 best-selling models! Click on title to see! *

From -2% year-on-year over the first 28 days of May, the French market drops to -16% over the full month to 165,776 registrations, with 3 less working days than May 2011. Still a disappointing result, in a month also potentially disrupted by the Presidential elections, bringing the year-to-date total to 840,158 units, down 17% on 2011. Leading again with 8,666 sales and 5.2% share, the Renault Clio has now been in pole position for 12 consecutive months and holds 5.9% of the market year-to-date at 49,215 units.

Renault Clio

Thanks to 6,647 sales, the Renault Megane keeps its 2nd spot and improves its share significantly from 3.4% in April to 4% in May, its highest since last October. The Renault Scenic rounds up the podium with 5,213 units and 3.1%, making the Top 3 models 100% Renault in part due to the 207/208 changeover. This is actually an extremely rare performance for Renault: the last time it happened was in October 1998 while the 206 was still getting settled, then the Clio led the ranking at 8.9% share above the Megane at 7,8% and the Twingo at 5.9%, the 206 ranking #4 at 4.9%.

After breaking into the Top 10 for the first time last month, the Peugeot 208 passes a new milestone in May and ranks #5 with 4,872 sales and 2.8%, for the first time selling more than the 207 down 6 spots to #10 and 2%. The Peugeot 206+ gets an end of life kick, up 10 spots to #19 and 1.4%.

Dacia Lodgy

At #29 the Mercedes B Class is up 16 ranks on April with 1,422 sales and 0.9%, the Audi A1 reaches its highest ranking yet in France at #34 with 1,293 units and 0.8%, the Opel Astra is up 14 spots to #44, the Citroen DS5 maintains itself in the Top 50 for the third consecutive month at #45, the Dacia Lodgy breaks into it for the first time at #49 with 992 sales and 0.6% and the VW Up! is down 3 ranks to #61.

Renault Zoe

Further down, the Kia Cee’d is up from outside the Top 100 to #75 thanks to the new generation, the Chevrolet Cruze is up 2 spots to #78, the Range Rover Evoque is up 11 to #86, the Bollore Blue Car is back in the Top 100 at #97 and the VW Beetle new generation breaks into it for the first time at #100 with 392 sales. The Citroen C4 Aircross is down from 892 sales last month to 226 and the Peugeot 4008 is down from 228 to 158. Lastly the first 3 Renault Zoe were registered this month.

Previous month: France April 2012: Peugeot 208 in Top 10, Dacia Lodgy lands

One year ago: France May 2011: Peugeot above Renault, places 3008 #5

Full May 2012 Top 110 Ranking Table below.

France May 2012:

Pos Model May % Apr 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Renault Clio 8,666 5.2% 1 49,215 5.9% 1 1
2 Renault Mégane 6,647 4.0% 2 29,954 3.6% 3 4
3 Renault Scénic 5,213 3.1% 5 25,330 3.0% 5 6
4 Citroen C3 4,935 3.0% 3 28,104 3.3% 4 3
5 Peugeot 208 4,872 2.9% 9 12,186 1.5% 16 250
6 Peugeot 308 4,693 2.8% 6 23,013 2.7% 6 7
7 VW Golf 3,636 2.2% 15 18,291 2.2% 10 15
8 Peugeot 3008 3,615 2.2% 7 20,231 2.4% 7 9
9 Citroen C4 3,313 2.0% 8 17,816 2.1% 11 12
10 Peugeot 207 3,298 2.0% 4 33,807 4.0% 2 2
11 VW Polo 3,201 1.9% 13 19,255 2.3% 9 8
12 Citroen C4 Picasso 3,165 1.9% 18 15,803 1.9% 12 11
13 Dacia Duster 2,840 1.7% 11 14,610 1.7% 14 10
14 Renault Twingo 2,613 1.6% 10 19,437 2.3% 8 5
15 Opel Corsa 2,604 1.6% 24 12,009 1.4% 17 16
16 Nissan Qashqai 2,594 1.6% 19 13,003 1.5% 15 19
17 Ford Fiesta 2,569 1.5% 12 15,700 1.9% 13 13
18 Citroen C3 Picasso 2,507 1.5% 23 11,263 1.3% 21 18
19 Peugeot 206+ 2,301 1.4% 29 10,431 1.2% 22 14
20 Dacia Sandero 2,297 1.4% 20 11,902 1.4% 18 22
21 Peugeot 508 2,178 1.3% 17 11,562 1.4% 19 20
22 Peugeot 5008 2,127 1.3% 16 10,190 1.2% 23 21
23 Ford C-Max 1,991 1.2% 25 9,553 1.1% 26 27
24 Citroen DS3 1,953 1.2% 14 11,346 1.4% 20 17
25 Toyota Yaris 1,912 1.2% 22 9,687 1.2% 24 29
26 VW Tiguan 1,802 1.1% 21 9,643 1.1% 25 41
27 Nissan Juke 1,744 1.1% 30 9,120 1.1% 27 31
28 Renault Modus 1,618 1.0% 26 8,753 1.0% 28 23
29 Mercedes Classe B 1,422 0.9% 45 5,534 0.7% 42 69
30 Citroen C1 1,393 0.8% 31 7,182 0.9% 31 28
31 Citroen C5 1,368 0.8% 27 7,853 0.9% 30 24
32 Ford Focus 1,340 0.8% 32 8,084 1.0% 29 34
33 Opel Meriva 1,322 0.8% 54 5,310 0.6% 44 38
34 Audi A1 1,293 0.8% 37 5,956 0.7% 37 45
35 Renault Clio Campus 1,275 0.8% n/a 3,880 0.5% 59 n/a
36 VW Touran 1,257 0.8% 33 6,879 0.8% 33 37
37 Mini 1,255 0.8% n/a 5,746 0.7% 39 43
38 Peugeot 107 1,232 0.7% 43 5,533 0.7% 43 33
39 Opel Zafira 1,226 0.7% 44 5,670 0.7% 41 53
40 Fiat Panda 1,203 0.7% 39 5,675 0.7% 40 39
41 Citroen DS4 1,200 0.7% 35 6,457 0.8% 36 52
42 Renault Laguna 1,158 0.7% 28 6,643 0.8% 34 26
43 Seat Ibiza 1,121 0.7% 46 6,565 0.8% 35 30
44 Opel Astra 1,097 0.7% 58 4,869 0.6% 50 40
45 Citroen DS5 1,093 0.7% 41 5,016 0.6% 49 150
46 Fiat 500 1,050 0.6% 34 7,010 0.8% 32 32
47 Renault Kangoo 1,043 0.6% 40 5,815 0.7% 38 36
48 Peugeot Partner 1,010 0.6% 42 4,678 0.6% 51 46
49 Dacia Lodgy 992 0.6% 67 1,769 0.2% 98  -
50 Citroen Berlingo 983 0.6% 36 5,066 0.6% 47 44
51 Mercedes Classe C 979 0.6% 59 4,435 0.5% 52 50
52 VW Passat 970 0.6% 48 5,166 0.6% 45 35
53 BMW Serie 1 961 0.6% 49 5,050 0.6% 48 51
54 Chevrolet Spark 903 0.5% 52 3,480 0.4% 64 63
55 BMW Serie 3 901 0.5% 47 3,935 0.5% 58 60
56 Ford Ka 882 0.5% 51 5,117 0.6% 46 55
57 Suzuki Swift 876 0.5% 60 3,992 0.5% 56 54
58 Audi A3 868 0.5% 53 4,207 0.5% 54 49
59 Skoda Fabia 829 0.5% 61 4,117 0.5% 55 57
60 Nissan Micra 795 0.5% 73 3,990 0.5% 57 48
61 VW Up! 792 0.5% 57 3,147 0.4% 69 226
62 BMW X1 775 0.5% 83 3,225 0.4% 67 59
63 Audi A4 764 0.5% 56 3,666 0.4% 60 47
64 Mini Countryman 712 0.4% 66 3,514 0.4% 63 67
65 Fiat Punto 710 0.4% 71 4,322 0.5% 53 42
66 Kia Sportage 706 0.4% 63 3,664 0.4% 61 72
67 Toyota Auris 701 0.4% 76 2,929 0.3% 73 58
68 Ford Kuga 698 0.4% 62 3,469 0.4% 65 66
69 Dacia Logan 679 0.4% 68 3,195 0.4% 68 56
70 Audi Q3 624 0.4% 65 2,943 0.4% 72 171
71 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 615 0.4% 78 3,034 0.4% 71 61
72 Renault Trafic 612 0.4% 88 2,173 0.3% 89 87
73 Toyota Verso 603 0.4% 64 2,911 0.3% 74 65
74 BMW X3 598 0.4% 82 2,860 0.3% 76 85
75 Kia Cee’d 597 0.4% n/a 1,576 0.2% 103 90
76 Kia Rio 587 0.4% 69 3,400 0.4% 66 103
77 Toyota Aygo 569 0.3% 55 3,549 0.4% 62 62
78 Chevrolet Cruze 558 0.3% 80 2,010 0.2% 92 108
79 Audi A5 552 0.3% 72 2,894 0.3% 75 71
80 Toyota RAV4 544 0.3% 87 2,758 0.3% 77 73
81 Opel Insignia 525 0.3% 92 1,909 0.2% 95 68
82 BMW Serie 5 517 0.3% 84 2,277 0.3% 84 77
83 Mercedes Classe A 511 0.3% 70 3,121 0.4% 70 64
84 Renault Espace 506 0.3% 74 2,344 0.3% 83 74
85 Renault Koleos 502 0.3% 79 2,750 0.3% 78 83
86 Range Rover Evoque 498 0.3% 97 2,368 0.3% 82 151
87 Chevrolet Aveo 494 0.3% 75 2,744 0.3% 79 79
88 Hyundai ix35 490 0.3% 77 2,613 0.3% 81 75
89 Ford S-Max 490 0.3% 93 1,768 0.2% 99 93
90 Hyundai i30 482 0.3% 89 1,981 0.2% 93 106
91 Audi Q5 461 0.3% 91 2,086 0.2% 91 82
92 Hyundai i20 443 0.3% 103 2,181 0.3% 88 n/a
93 Audi A6 436 0.3% 96 2,149 0.3% 90 94
94 Nissan Note 435 0.3% n/a 1,554 0.2% 104 n/a
95 Smart ForTwo 432 0.3% 98 2,269 0.3% 85 70
96 Seat Leon 409 0.2% 102 2,183 0.3% 87 80
97 Bollore Blue Car 399 0.2% n/a 1,381 0.2% 109 n/a
98 Mercedes Classe E 398 0.2% 90 2,269 0.3% 86 76
99 Chevrolet Captiva 393 0.2% 85 1,953 0.2% 94 117
100 VW Beetle II 392 0.2% n/a 864 0.1% 120 n/a
101 Skoda Octavia 386 0.2% 95 1,888 0.2% 96 88
102 Ford Mondeo 365 0.2% 99 1,535 0.2% 105 89
103 Alfa Romeo MiTo 352 0.2% 100 1,787 0.2% 97 78
104 Kia Picanto 347 0.2% 86 2,615 0.3% 80 84
105 Hyundai ix20 329 0.2% n/a 1,184 0.1% 116 n/a
106 Lancia Ypsilon 308 0.2% n/a 1,713 0.2% 100 n/a
107 Chevrolet Orlando 308 0.2% 81 1,672 0.2% 102 104
108 Kia Venga 307 0.2% n/a 1,489 0.2% 106 81
109 Skoda Yeti 301 0.2% n/a 1,438 0.2% 107 n/a
110 Honda Jazz 294 0.2% n/a 1,417 0.2% 108 n/a

Source: www.ccfa.fr, es.autoblog.com

Categories: France
  1. gauths
    June 30th, 2012 at 07:20 | #1
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    @Rick
    Rick, you may check that C3 + DS3 is number 2 on this market. Corsa and Fiesta cumulates 3 and 5 doors models.

  2. STAC
    June 30th, 2012 at 02:07 | #2
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    Salut Matt,

    j’essaierai de m’en occuper ce dimanche… car j’ai pas mal de boulot….
    à très bientôt

  3. Rick
    June 14th, 2012 at 21:05 | #3
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    I know, the DS3 is considered a success.
    But why is it, f.i., lagging the Mini on it home turf?
    Why is that fabulous little Cit outsold by a Corsa?
    It hardly makes it in the French Top 20 even though it’s a model competing i/t highy popular B segment.

  4. Steam
    June 7th, 2012 at 18:02 | #4
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    Probably the Peugeot 208 will be on podium soon. 208 and 207 have 8.170 sales together (second place) and if we add sales of the 206+, Peugeot achieved 10.471 sales in this class (first place).

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