Turkey May 2012: Fiat Linea and Ford Fiesta on top
Fiat Linea
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As usual car sales figures for Turkey are available with one month delay and in May the market slows down its fall at -10% year-on-year to 50,460 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 193,641 units, down 17% on 2011. In the models ranking the Fiat Linea is in pole position for the 4th month in a row and the 5th time in the last 6 months with a very solid 3,494 sales for a 6.9% market share. With the Renault Symbol down to #4 and the Renault Fluence down to #6 this month, the Linea reinforces its 2012 year-to-date leadership with 12,204 units and 6.3% vs. 5.3% for the Symbol and 5.2% for the Fluence.
Excellent month for the Ford Fiesta up 2 spots to #2 with 3,197 sales and 6.3%, its best position since last November. The Opel Astra Hatchback climbs onto the podium for the first time since last December with 2,428 units and 4.8%, while the VW Polo is up 11 spots on April to #5 with 2,107 sales and 4.2%. Notice also the Nissan Qashqai up 6 ranks to #12 and the Opel Astra Sedan (#17) and Renault Clio Station Wagon (#18) making an appearance in the Top 20. The BMW 5 Series is at a brilliant 25th place with 547 sales and 1.1%.
Previous month: Turkey April 2012: Fiat Linea confirms total domination
One year ago: Turkey May 2011: Fiat Linea #1 for the first time!
Full May 2012 Top 25 Ranking Table below.
Turkey May 2012:
| Pos | Model | May | % | Apr | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Fiat Linea | 3,494 | 6.9% | 1 | 12,204 | 6.3% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 3,197 | 6.3% | 4 | 8,018 | 4.1% | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Opel Astra HB | 2,428 | 4.8% | 6 | 6,968 | 3.6% | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Renault Symbol | 2,315 | 4.6% | 3 | 10,353 | 5.3% | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | VW Polo | 2,107 | 4.2% | 16 | 6,257 | 3.2% | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Renault Fluence | 1,986 | 3.9% | 2 | 10,030 | 5.2% | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Opel Corsa | 1,492 | 3.0% | 9 | 5,555 | 2.9% | 9 | 11 |
| 8 | VW Jetta | 1,395 | 2.8% | 5 | 5,864 | 3.0% | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Ford Focus Sedan | 1,368 | 2.7% | 10 | 5,800 | 3.0% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | VW Passat | 1,207 | 2.4% | 8 | 4,344 | 2.2% | 12 | 13 |
| 11 | Hyundai i20 | 969 | 1.9% | 11 | 4,638 | 2.4% | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Nissan Qashqai | 845 | 1.7% | 18 | 3,097 | 1.6% | 17 | 20 |
| 13 | Honda Civic | 841 | 1.7% | 15 | 5,263 | 2.7% | 10 | 23 |
| 14 | VW Golf | 840 | 1.7% | 7 | 4,155 | 2.1% | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Toyota Auris | 828 | 1.6% | 14 | 3,416 | 1.8% | 16 | 19 |
| 16 | Toyota Corolla | 806 | 1.6% | 12 | 3,829 | 2.0% | 14 | 6 |
| 17 | Opel Astra Sedan | 800 | 1.6% | n/a | 1,735 | 0.9% | 31 | 25 |
| 18 | Renault Clio SW | 776 | 1.5% | n/a | 1,889 | 1.0% | 27 | n/a |
| 19 | Chevrolet Aveo Sedan | 770 | 1.5% | 19 | 2,728 | 1.4% | 20 | n/a |
| 20 | Dacia Duster | 757 | 1.5% | 17 | 3,646 | 1.9% | 15 | 21 |
| 21 | Renault Clio | 682 | 1.4% | 24 | 2,435 | 1.3% | 23 | 27 |
| 22 | Fiat Grande Punto | 651 | 1.3% | 21 | 2,180 | 1.1% | 24 | 16 |
| 23 | Kia Sportage | 609 | 1.2% | n/a | 1,776 | 0.9% | 30 | n/a |
| 24 | Mercedes C Class | 597 | 1.2% | n/a | 1,832 | 0.9% | 28 | 24 |
| 25 | BMW 5 Series | 547 | 1.1% | n/a | 1,261 | 0.7% | 35 | 34 |
Source: www.e-otodergi.com
Seems like Fiat has carefully chosen variants for Linea , gone through the schemes sheet given by the dealer. Each variant has lot of interesting options.
Too much vw-crap sold.