Greece June 2012: Citroen C3 impresses further, up to 8.4%
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No sign of improvement for the Greek car market, down 43% year-on-year in June to 5,524 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 32,377 units, down 41% on 2011. Citroen reaps the benefits of an aggressive pricing strategy and manages to place the C3 in pole position for the second month in a row with 466 sales and a huge 8.4% market share. This is the first time since September 1998 that a Citroen manages to hold the Greek #1 spot for 2 consecutive months. The Citroen C3 is now #4 year-to-date with 1,245 sales and 3.8% vs. #22 in 2011…
The next two models stay unchanged: the Toyota Yaris ranks #2 with 4.9% share while the Opel Corsa is #3 with 4.7%. The Opel Corsa is still in the lead year-to-date with 2,215 units and 6.8%. Within the Top 10, notice also the Seat Ibiza up 7 spots on May to #6, the Toyota Auris up 8 to #7 and the Kia Rio up a massive 32 ranks to #10. Further down, other great performers include the Citroen C1 at #13 vs. #35 in 2011, the VW Up! up to #24, the Chevrolet Cruze up to #30, the Suzuki SX4 up to #32 and the Fiat New Panda up to #38.
Previous month: Greece May 2012: A Citroen leads for the first time since 1999
One year ago: Greece June 2011: Opel Corsa continues to dominate
Full June 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Greece June 2012:
| Pos | Model | June | % | May | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Citroen C3 | 466 | 8.4% | 1 | 1,245 | 3.8% | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris | 272 | 4.9% | 2 | 1,738 | 5.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Opel Corsa | 262 | 4.7% | 3 | 2,215 | 6.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | VW Polo | 157 | 2.8% | 8 | 1,095 | 3.4% | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Ford Fiesta | 155 | 2.8% | 6 | 1,103 | 3.4% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Seat Ibiza | 155 | 2.8% | 13 | 518 | 1.6% | 18 | 13 |
| 7 | Toyota Auris | 149 | 2.7% | 15 | 570 | 1.8% | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | Opel Astra | 143 | 2.6% | 5 | 1,307 | 4.0% | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Nissan Micra | 125 | 2.3% | 4 | 714 | 2.2% | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Kia Rio | 121 | 2.2% | 42 | 319 | 1.0% | 31 | n/a |
| 11 | Fiat Panda | 112 | 2.0% | 7 | 680 | 2.1% | 8 | 7 |
| 12 | Hyundai i10 | 110 | 2.0% | 20 | 622 | 1.9% | 10 | 11 |
| 13 | Citroen C1 | 101 | 1.8% | 10 | 303 | 0.9% | 35 | 30 |
| 14 | Fiat Grande Punto | 98 | 1.8% | 19 | 461 | 1.4% | 19 | 20 |
| 15 | Hyundai i20 | 97 | 1.8% | 18 | 604 | 1.9% | 11 | 14 |
| 16 | Lancia Ypsilon | 95 | 1.7% | 14 | 439 | 1.4% | 20 | 100 |
| 17 | Skoda Fabia | 89 | 1.6% | 22 | 534 | 1.6% | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | Peugeot 107 | 84 | 1.5% | 23 | 544 | 1.7% | 16 | 21 |
| 19 | BMW 1-Series | 83 | 1.5% | 27 | 343 | 1.1% | 27 | 39 |
| 20 | Suzuki Alto | 81 | 1.5% | 41 | 327 | 1.0% | 29 | 55 |
| 21 | Skoda Octavia | 80 | 1.4% | 12 | 592 | 1.8% | 14 | 12 |
| 22 | Suzuki Swift | 76 | 1.4% | 11 | 668 | 2.1% | 9 | 17 |
| 23 | Fiat 500 | 74 | 1.3% | 32 | 401 | 1.2% | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | VW Up! | 74 | 1.3% | n/a | 339 | 1.0% | 28 | - |
| 25 | VW Golf | 71 | 1.3% | 21 | 599 | 1.9% | 12 | 10 |
| 26 | Peugeot 208 | 69 | 1.2% | 28 | 125 | 0.4% | 65 | - |
| 27 | Nissan Qashqai | 68 | 1.2% | 17 | 595 | 1.8% | 13 | 24 |
| 28 | Citroen C4 | 66 | 1.2% | 9 | 394 | 1.2% | 23 | 52 |
| 29 | Toyota Aygo | 59 | 1.1% | 45 | 371 | 1.1% | 24 | 9 |
| 30 | Chevrolet Cruze | 59 | 1.1% | n/a | 161 | 0.5% | 58 | 62 |
| 31 | Ford Focus | 58 | 1.0% | 16 | 305 | 0.9% | 34 | 18 |
| 32 | Suzuki SX4 | 58 | 1.0% | n/a | 163 | 0.5% | 57 | 63 |
| 33 | Volvo S60 | 57 | 1.0% | 34 | 290 | 0.9% | 37 | 54 |
| 34 | Mercedes A-Class | 57 | 1.0% | 25 | 180 | 0.6% | 52 | 37 |
| 35 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 55 | 1.0% | 33 | 346 | 1.1% | 26 | 32 |
| 36 | Smart Fortwo | 54 | 1.0% | 44 | 277 | 0.9% | 38 | 15 |
| 37 | VW Tiguan | 48 | 0.9% | 26 | 431 | 1.3% | 21 | 28 |
| 38 | Fiat new Panda | 47 | 0.9% | n/a | 176 | 0.5% | 53 | - |
| 39 | Renault Clio | 46 | 0.8% | 30 | 303 | 0.9% | 36 | 40 |
| 40 | Nissan Juke | 46 | 0.8% | 36 | 276 | 0.9% | 39 | 34 |
| 41 | Mazda2 | 45 | 0.8% | n/a | 107 | 0.3% | n/a | 78 |
| 42 | Audi A4 | 44 | 0.8% | 50 | 151 | 0.5% | 60 | 58 |
| 43 | Chevrolet Aveo | 43 | 0.8% | n/a | 185 | 0.6% | 50 | n/a |
| 44 | Audi A3 | 40 | 0.7% | 46 | 271 | 0.8% | 41 | 36 |
| 45 | Mercedes B-Class | 39 | 0.7% | n/a | 116 | 0.4% | n/a | 93 |
| 46 | Audi A1 | 38 | 0.7% | 37 | 213 | 0.7% | 45 | 43 |
| 47 | Opel Insignia | 37 | 0.7% | 29 | 313 | 1.0% | 33 | 25 |
| 48 | Audi Q3 | 35 | 0.6% | 39 | 276 | 0.9% | 40 | n/a |
| 49 | Alfa Romeo Mi.To | 32 | 0.6% | n/a | 174 | 0.5% | 55 | 46 |
| 50 | Mini Countryman | 32 | 0.6% | n/a | 169 | 0.5% | 56 | 69 |
Source: www.seaa.gr







