Vietnam May 2012: Toyota Fortuner king of the roads
Toyota Fortuner
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Vietnamese car sales are back on BSCB and the situation is getting worse: the market is down 27% year-on-year in May to 5,710 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 29,812 units, down a very dark 35% on 2011. After losing the models pole position to the Kia Morning in 2011, Toyota has regained total control of the models ranking, placing 4 models in the May and 2012 year-to-date Top 4!
The Toyota Fortuner leads the way with 411 sales and 7.2% share this month and 2,044 units and 6.9% year-to-date. The Toyota Vios is up to #2 in June with 315 sales and 5.5% but #3 year-to-date, the Toyota Innova is #3 at 277 units and 4.9% and the Toyota Corolla ranks 4th with 269 sales and 4.7%, just above 2011′s leader the Kia Morning at 266.
Kia Sorento
Further down the ranking, notice the Toyota Hilux at #9, the Honda Civic reappearing in the ranking at #12 with 1.1% share, the Kia Sorento up 6 spots on March to a brilliant 14th place with 1% markets share and the Kia Rio at #18.
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One year ago: Vietnam May 2011: Kia Morning takes the lead, Ford Fiesta arrives
Full May 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
Vietnam May 2012:
| Pos | Model | May | % | Mar | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Toyota Fortuner | 411 | 7.2% | 2 | 2,044 | 6.9% | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Toyota Vios | 315 | 5.5% | 3 | 1,624 | 5.4% | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Toyota Innova | 277 | 4.9% | 5 | 1,445 | 4.8% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla Altis | 269 | 4.7% | 1 | 1,708 | 5.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Kia Morning | 266 | 4.7% | 4 | 1,304 | 4.4% | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Toyota Camry | 163 | 2.9% | 7 | 955 | 3.2% | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Spark | 148 | 2.6% | 6 | 1,007 | 3.4% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Kia Forte/Koup | 111 | 1.9% | 8 | 724 | 2.4% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Toyota Hilux | 89 | 1.6% | 10 | 439 | 1.5% | 11 | 16 |
| 10 | Kia Carens | 67 | 1.2% | 11 | 486 | 1.6% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Chevrolet Cruze | 64 | 1.1% | 9 | 525 | 1.8% | 9 | 8 |
| 12 | Honda Civic | 64 | 1.1% | n/a | 184 | 0.6% | 19 | 15 |
| 13 | Ford Everest | 60 | 1.1% | 14 | 268 | 0.9% | 14 | 11 |
| 14 | Kia Sorento | 58 | 1.0% | 20 | 187 | 0.6% | 18 | 31 |
| 15 | Ford Fiesta | 55 | 1.0% | 17 | 220 | 0.7% | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Toyota Yaris | 46 | 0.8% | n/a | 177 | 0.6% | 21 | 18 |
| 17 | Ford Focus | 44 | 0.8% | 18 | 187 | 0.6% | 17 | 14 |
| 18 | Kia Rio | 40 | 0.7% | n/a | 136 | 0.5% | 26 | n/a |
| 19 | Honda CR-V | 36 | 0.6% | 16 | 153 | 0.5% | 23 | 20 |
| 20 | Chevrolet Lacetti | 35 | 0.6% | 12 | 399 | 1.3% | 12 | 12 |
Source: VAMA, www.vietnamcar.com
Note: Total sales figures include light and heavy commercial vehicles but the models ranking doesn’t.
This Fortuner has given the plenty of updates and upgrades inside, with a redesigned dashboard and plenty of new touches. The steering wheel has been replaced with the same leather wrapped and retains the user-friendly layout of the original Fortuner. All seats are also wrapped in leather for that luxurious touch.