Italy Station Wagons October 2012: VW Passat holds onto #1 spot
Only 5% of VW Passat sold in Italy in October were not Station Wagons…
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The Italians are one of the last consumers in the world with the Swedish and Slovak to continue to love Station Wagons (SW). This is why there is a monthly update about Italian SW sales here, but this could come to an end soon because the love story is fizzling out: in a market down 12% overall, SW sales in October are down 31% year-on-year to 8,143 units, bringing the SW market share down to 6.9% from 8.8% a year ago.
Mercedes C-Class
Last month the VW Passat managed to top the SW ranking for the first time in at least 2 years, and it October it does it again with a much larger margin! It sells 880 units for an out-0f-this-world 95% Station Wagon ratio and is now #3 year-to-date with 8,009 sales and 90%. The Audi A4 stays #2 at 717 units and 88% but is passed by the Passat year-to-date at #4 and 7,919 sales. 2011′s #1, the Opel Astra, is up one spot to #3 at 674 units while 2012′s leader so far the Ford Focus is down to #4 with 598 sales. Notice also the Opel Insignia back up to #7 and the Mercedes C-Class up to #8.
Previous month: Italy Station Wagons September 2012: VW Passat on top
One year ago: Italy Station Wagons October 2011: VW Passat up to #2
Full October 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table below.
Italy October 2012:
| Pos | Model | Oct | sw% | Sep | 2012 | sw% | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | VW Passat | 880 | 95% | 1 | 8,009 | 90% | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Audi A4 | 717 | 88% | 2 | 7,919 | 89% | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Opel Astra | 674 | 62% | 4 | 10,021 | 60% | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ford Focus | 598 | 56% | 3 | 10,466 | 61% | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Renault Megane | 480 | n/a | 5 | 6,432 | n/a | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | BMW Serie 3 | 467 | 45% | 7 | 3,193 | 37% | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | Opel Insignia | 373 | 83% | n/a | 4,188 | 82% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Mercedes C Class | 338 | 68% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Peugeot 508 | 319 | 80% | 10 | 4,695 | 80% | 6 | n/a |
| 10 | BMW Serie 5 | 311 | 68% | 8 | 3,555 | 65% | 8 | 7 |
Source: www.unrae.it
