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Ireland August 2012: Volkswagen monopolises the podium

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VW Golf

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Traditionally new car sales in Ireland slip down through the year, with January being the strongest month of the year and December the weakest. 2012 is no exception, with registrations down to 3,098 in August compared to 4,431 in July and 6,370 in June. This is down 1% year-on-year and brings the year-to-date total to 74,158 units, down 11% on 2011. Volkswagen has a stellar month in Ireland, managing to place 3 models on the podium! While the 7th generation is about to be unveiled, the VW Golf leads the way with 149 sales and 4.8% and is now up to #2 year-to-date at 3,197 units and 4.3% below the Ford Focus, #5 this month, at 3,499 and 4.7%.

The VW Polo is up 8 spots on last month to #2 with 124 sales and 4%, it is #13 year-to-date at 2.2% and is followed in August by the VW Passat, #3 at 104 units and 3.4%, ranking #7 year-to-date. The Nissan Qashqai is 4th at 3.3% and now down to #3 year-to-date with 3,194 sales and 4.3%. Other great performers in the Top 10 are the Toyota Corolla up 4 ranks to #7, the Opel Astra up 21 to #8, the BMW 5 Series up 6 to #9 and the Hyundai ix35 up 3 to #10.

Notice also the BMW 3 Series up 9 spots to #14 vs. #33 year-to-date, the Skoda Superb up 6 to #20, the Mercedes C-Class up 5 to #25 vs. #42 year-to-date, the Skoda Yeti up 24 to #26 vs. #43, the Audi A3 up 23 to #28 vs. #51, the Toyota Aygo up to #31 vs. #101 and the Peugeot 208 up to #35 vs. #112.

Previous month: Ireland July 2012: Renault Fluence takes the lead

One year ago: Ireland August 2011: VW Golf takes off in quiet market

Full August 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Ireland August 2012:

Pos Model Aug % Jul 2012 % Pos 2011
1 VW Golf 149 4.8% 2 3,197 4.3% 2 2
2 VW Polo 124 4.0% 10 1,647 2.2% 13 15
3 VW Passat 104 3.4% 8 2,194 3.0% 7 4
4 Nissan Qashqai 102 3.3% 9 3,194 4.3% 3 7
5 Ford Focus 99 3.2% 4 3,499 4.7% 1 1
6 Toyota Avensis 95 3.1% 7 2,778 3.7% 4 3
7 Toyota Corolla 90 2.9% 11 1,682 2.3% 12 8
8 Opel Astra 88 2.8% 29 1,486 2.0% 16 16
9 BMW 5-Series 87 2.8% 15 1,594 2.1% 14 17
10 Hyundai ix35 84 2.7% 13 1,470 2.0% 17 21
11 Skoda Octavia 83 2.7% 19 2,219 3.0% 6 12
12 Toyota Yaris 82 2.6% 6 2,301 3.1% 5 10
13 Ford Fiesta 71 2.3% 5 2,035 2.7% 8 6
14 BMW 3-Series 71 2.3% 23 651 0.9% 33 36
15 Renault Fluence 65 2.1% 1 1,795 2.4% 10 5
16 Hyundai i40 65 2.1% 20 1,182 1.6% 20 99
17 Nissan Juke 56 1.8% 25 985 1.3% 24 22
18 Opel Insignia 53 1.7% 3 1,576 2.1% 15 14
19 Kia Sportage 45 1.5% 14 1,047 1.4% 23 37
20 Skoda Superb 45 1.5% 26 966 1.3% 25 27
21 Audi A4 45 1.5% 12 903 1.2% 27 23
22 Audi A6 44 1.4% 24 922 1.2% 26 35
23 Hyundai i30 41 1.3% 17 671 0.9% 32 32
24 Toyota Auris 40 1.3% 16 1,812 2.4% 9 13
25 Mercedes C Class 39 1.3% 30 521 0.7% 42 39
26 Skoda Yeti 39 1.3% 50 495 0.7% 43 44
27 Mercedes E Class 38 1.2% 31 899 1.2% 28 24
28 Audi A3 36 1.2% 51 395 0.5% 47 46
29 Hyundai ix20 34 1.1% 39 583 0.8% 37 42
30 Skoda Fabia 31 1.0% 22 819 1.1% 29 26
31 Toyota Aygo 31 1.0% 94 121 0.2% 101 71
32 VW Tiguan 30 1.0% 33 543 0.7% 40 51
33 Opel Corsa 29 0.9% 21 1,255 1.7% 18 19
34 Seat Ibiza 29 0.9% 32 805 1.1% 31 25
35 Peugeot 208 29 0.9% 46 86 0.1% 112  -
36 Ford Mondeo 27 0.9% 18 1,129 1.5% 22 20
37 Peugeot 508 27 0.9% 44 584 0.8% 36 53
38 Honda Civic 27 0.9% 35 540 0.7% 41 45
39 VW Jetta 26 0.8% 37 812 1.1% 30 41
40 Kia Cee’d 26 0.8% 38 600 0.8% 34 31
41 Mazda3 23 0.7% 42 570 0.8% 39 29
42 Ford C-Max 22 0.7% 28 577 0.8% 38 28
43 Nissan Micra 18 0.6% 47 1,149 1.5% 21 18
44 BMW 1-Series 17 0.5% 62 418 0.6% 45 85
45 Peugeot 3008 17 0.5% 41 319 0.4% 54 34
46 Mazda6 17 0.5% 58 309 0.4% 51 47
47 Range Rover Evoque 17 0.5% 48 231 0.3% 65 140
48 Ford S-Max 17 0.5% 56 211 0.3% 71 111
49 Audi A5 16 0.5% 52 288 0.4% 58 60
50 BMW X3 16 0.5% 68 173 0.2% 82 107
51 Kia Sorento 16 0.5% 81 164 0.2% 85 89
52 Toyota Verso 16 0.5% 116 154 0.2% 88 74

Source: www.beepbeep.ie 

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