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Taiwan August 2012: Toyota Wish #2, Lexus RX up to #13

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Lexus RX

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The Taiwanese new car market is up a healthy 12% year-on-year in August to 25,823 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 252,561 units. The Toyota Corolla is in pole position for the 15th time in a row with 2,314 sales and 9%, followed by the Toyota Wish up one spot to #2 at 1,232 units and 4.8% and the Toyota Camry down one to #3 at 1,107 sales and 4.3%. The Nissan Livina is #4 and Nissan Tiida #5, both at 4% market share.

Toyota Wish

Excellent showings for the Mitsubishi Veryca up 5 ranks to #7, the Toyota Innova up 7 to #8 and the Mitsubishi Delica up 8 to #11, but the most impressive performance by far in Taiwan in August is delivered by the Lexus RX, up 13 spots and doubling its market share compared to July to #13 with 507 units and 2%.

Previous month: Taiwan July 2012: Toyota Corolla at 12%, 4 Toyotas in Top 4

One year ago: Taiwan August 2011: Nissan Livina up to #2 for the first time

Full August 2012 Top 25 Ranking Table below.

Taiwan August 2012:

Pos Model August % Jul 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Corolla 2,314 9.0% 1 25,682 10.2% 1 1
2 Toyota Wish 1,232 4.8% 3 10,758 4.3% 3 3
3 Toyota Camry 1,107 4.3% 2 12,560 5.0% 2 6
4 Nissan Livina 1,041 4.0% 6 10,213 4.0% 5 4
5 Nissan Tiida 1,022 4.0% 5 10,450 4.1% 4 2
6 Toyota Yaris 867 3.4% 4 8,581 3.4% 6 5
7 Mitsubishi Veryca 812 3.1% 12 6,885 2.7% 8 9
8 Toyota Innova 762 3.0% 15 7,273 2.9% 7 30
9 Toyota Vios 683 2.6% 7 6,380 2.5% 9 7
10 Honda CR-V 629 2.4% 9 4,712 1.9% 14 15
11 Mitsubishi Delica 620 2.4% 19 4,482 1.8% 15 28
12 Hyundai Elantra 592 2.3% 13 n/a n/a n/a n/a
13 Lexus RX 507 2.0% 26 2,651 1.0% 26 29
14 Toyota RAV4 433 1.7% 8 6,225 2.5% 10 8
15 Ford Escape 427 1.7% 18 n/a n/a n/a n/a
16 Honda Fit 417 1.6% 23 3,406 1.3% 21 20
17 Mercedes C Class 415 1.6% 24 3,409 1.3% 20 26
18 Mazda5 413 1.6% 14 3,756 1.5% 19 n/a
19 Mazda3 409 1.6% 17 4,796 1.9% 13 10
20 Honda Civic 368 1.4% 21 n/a n/a n/a 21
21 Nissan March 311 1.2% 22 3,841 1.5% 18 n/a
22 Ford Focus 305 1.2% 27 4,037 1.6% 17 14
23 Mercedes E Class 302 1.2% 28 n/a n/a n/a n/a
24 Ford Fiesta 301 1.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
25 BMW 5 Series 297 1.2% 29 2,385 0.9% 27 27

Source: www.autonet.com.tw, tw.autos.yahoo.com

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