Luxembourg May 2012: Volkswagen and Audi dominate
The new Audi A3 could be the reason why Audi is threatening VW in Luxembourg in May.
* See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Oscar *
Luxembourg was one of the countries I didn’t have any news from since 2010… Thanks to Oscar I can share with you a Top 20 brands ranking, as there is still no models info readily available. If you know about the best-selling models in Luxembourg in 2011 and 2012 please make sure to get in touch by commenting on this post! New car sales in Luxembourg are down 15% year-on-year in May at 4,833 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,717 units, down 3% on 2011.
Volkswagen is still top of the class with 596 sales and 12.3% share in May and 3,119 and 13.2% year-to-date, however Audi is catching up: it holds the 2nd spot year-to-date with 2,196 units and 9.3% but takes off in May to 542 sales and a brilliant 11.2% market share! BMW rounds up the podium at 2,119 units and 8.9%, followed by Renault at 8.1%, Peugeot at 6.6% and Mercedes at 6.3%.
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Full 5 months 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
Luxembourg 5 months 2012:
| Pos | Model | 2012 | % | May-12 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 3,119 | 13.2% | 596 | 12.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Audi | 2,196 | 9.3% | 542 | 11.2% | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 2,119 | 8.9% | 448 | 9.3% | 4 |
| 4 | Renault | 1,910 | 8.1% | 476 | 9.8% | 3 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 1,575 | 6.6% | 320 | 6.6% | 6 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 1,493 | 6.3% | 368 | 7.6% | 5 |
| 7 | Citroen | 1,467 | 6.2% | 252 | 5.2% | 7 |
| 8 | Ford | 1,465 | 6.2% | 234 | 4.8% | 9 |
| 9 | Opel | 1,044 | 4.4% | 237 | 4.9% | 8 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 954 | 4.0% | 182 | 3.8% | 10 |
| 11 | Skoda | 705 | 3.0% | 160 | 3.3% | 11 |
| 12 | Volvo | 596 | 2.5% | 125 | 2.6% | 12 |
| 13 | Toyota | 545 | 2.3% | 112 | 2.3% | 13 |
| 14 | Nissan | 537 | 2.3% | 73 | 1.5% | 17 |
| 15 | Fiat | 506 | 2.1% | 79 | 1.6% | 15 |
| 16 | Seat | 391 | 1.6% | 74 | 1.5% | 16 |
| 17 | Mini | 364 | 1.5% | 89 | 1.8% | 14 |
| 18 | Alfa Romeo | 355 | 1.5% | 65 | 1.3% | 18 |
| 19 | Land Rover | 327 | 1.4% | 59 | 1.2% | 19 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 303 | 1.3% | 48 | 1.0% | 20 |
Source: www.statistiques.public.lu, many thanks to Oscar for the tip!
The website you’re mentioning published August results. Market plunges. VW still dominates, but Renault and Peugeot get ahead of Audi.