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Greece October 2012: Toyota Yaris and Citroen C3 shine

November 6th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Toyota Yaris

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After 9 consecutive months of year-on-year decline, the Greek new car market is up 2% year-on-year in October and for the first time in 2012, to a still extremely shy 5,111 registrations. This brings the year-to-date total to 50,641 units, down a steep 40% on 2011. For the 4th time in the last 12 months after last December, February and August, the Toyota Yaris is the most popular model in the country with 413 sales and 8.1%, its 2nd highest market share in the last 2 years behind the 14.7% it hit in December 2011. The Citroen C3 is back up 8 spots to a shiny 2nd place at 366 units and 7.2%, its 2nd strongest share ever in Greece below the 8.4% it hit last June.

Citroen C3. Picture by L’Argus, all rights reserved.

The Opel Corsa rounds up the podium at an excellent 7.1% and keeps the lead of the 2012 year-to-date ranking at 3,355 sales and 6.6%. It is followed by the VW Polo very solid at 6.6% and the Opel Astra at 3.5%. The Peugeot 208 is up 3 ranks to a best-ever #6 at 151 units and 3%, the Citroen C4 is up 8 to #10, the Fiat Grande Punto up 9 to #14, the Kia Rio robust at #15, the Fiat new Panda up 25 to #20, the Honda Civic up 23 to #25 and the Volvo V40 breaks into the Greek Top 50 for the first time at #40 with 38 sales.

Lifan 320

Greece is one of only a few countries in Western Europe where Chinese cars are available, but their success has been extremely limited. The most successful year-to-date is the Lifan 320 with just 8 units sold (all-new for 2012), followed by the ChangAn Benni with 4 sales (-50%) and the JAC Rein with one (new). The HX Auto Noble, a clone of the Smart Fortwo, is down 96% with one sale as well.

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Full October 2012 Top 80 Ranking Table below.

Greece October 2012:

Pos Model Oct % Sep 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Yaris 413 8.1% 2 2,912 5.8% 2 2
2 Citroen C3 366 7.2% 10 2,179 4.3% 3 22
3 Opel Corsa 363 7.1% 1 3,355 6.6% 1 1
4 VW Polo 318 6.2% 3 1,989 3.9% 4 3
5 Opel Astra 178 3.5% 8 1,915 3.8% 5 5
6 Peugeot 208 151 3.0% 9 563 1.1% 26  -
7 Nissan Micra 127 2.5% 12 1,166 2.3% 7 8
8 Hyundai i20 111 2.2% 7 1,050 2.1% 8 14
9 Skoda Octavia 102 2.0% 14 956 1.9% 12 12
10 Citroen C4 101 2.0% 18 762 1.5% 19 52
11 Nissan Qashqai 98 1.9% 16 916 1.8% 14 24
12 Toyota Auris 94 1.8% 5 958 1.9% 11 6
13 Suzuki Swift 86 1.7% 17 952 1.9% 13 17
14 Fiat Grande Punto 81 1.6% 23 717 1.4% 20 20
15 Kia Rio 81 1.6% 11 578 1.1% 25 n/a
16 Ford Fiesta 79 1.5% 4 1,615 3.2% 6 4
17 VW Up! 77 1.5% 6 666 1.3% 21  -
18 Fiat 500 70 1.4% 56 592 1.2% 24 23
19 Peugeot 107 69 1.4% 41 774 1.5% 18 21
20 Fiat new Panda 68 1.3% 45 317 0.6% 48  -
21 Seat Ibiza 57 1.1% 40 791 1.6% 16 13
22 Skoda Fabia 57 1.1% 20 776 1.5% 17 16
23 Nissan Juke 56 1.1% 30 436 0.9% 36 34
24 Hyundai i30 55 1.1% 31 246 0.5% 57 35
25 Honda Civic 53 1.0% 48 246 0.5% 58 65
26 Fiat Panda 50 1.0% 19 973 1.9% 9 7
27 VW Tiguan 50 1.0% 59 557 1.1% 27 28
28 Audi A1 50 1.0% 44 395 0.8% 42 43
29 Lancia Ypsilon 49 1.0% 29 647 1.3% 22 100
30 Smart Fortwo 47 0.9% 38 422 0.8% 37 15
31 Toyota Aygo 46 0.9% 15 633 1.2% 23 9
32 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 44 0.9% 22 502 1.0% 29 32
33 VW Golf 42 0.8% 47 827 1.6% 15 10
34 Renault Clio 42 0.8% 50 449 0.9% 35 40
35 Volvo S60 41 0.8% 49 404 0.8% 40 54
36 BMW 1-Series 40 0.8% 21 495 1.0% 30 39
37 Opel Insignia 40 0.8% 32 457 0.9% 33 25
38 Mitsubishi ASX 40 0.8% 39 341 0.7% 45 33
39 Kia Picanto 38 0.7% 37 416 0.8% 38 38
40 Volvo V40 38 0.7% n/a 61 0.1% n/a  -
41 Mitsubishi Lancer 37 0.7% 27 131 0.3% 77 87
42 Mini 36 0.7% 67 327 0.6% 46 50
43 Skoda Yeti 36 0.7% 60 315 0.6% 49 42
44 Hyundai i10 34 0.7% 25 973 1.9% 10 11
45 Ford Focus 34 0.7% 13 524 1.0% 28 18
46 Alfa Romeo Mi.To 32 0.6% 64 256 0.5% 54 46
47 Renault Megane 32 0.6% n/a 201 0.4% 68 70
48 Audi A3 31 0.6% 26 415 0.8% 39 36
49 Dacia Duster 31 0.6% n/a 268 0.5% 52 48
50 Mercedes B-Class 31 0.6% 24 250 0.5% 55 93
51 Skoda Citigo 28 0.5% 34 96 0.2% n/a  -
52 Chevrolet Spark 26 0.5% 28 385 0.8% 43 19
53 Honda Jazz 26 0.5% 52 324 0.6% 47 45
54 Seat Leon 26 0.5% 53 261 0.5% 53 29
55 Citroen DS3 23 0.5% 43 110 0.2% 83 76
56 Suzuki Alto 22 0.4% 35 494 1.0% 31 55
57 Audi Q3 22 0.4% 42 401 0.8% 41 n/a
58 Mini Countryman 22 0.4% 69 242 0.5% 60 69
59 Chevrolet Aveo 21 0.4% 62 274 0.5% 50 n/a
60 Toyota Avensis 20 0.4% 63 194 0.4% 69 41
61 Kia Ceed 19 0.4% 51 213 0.4% 61 31
62 VW Passat 16 0.3% 54 462 0.9% 32 27
63 Suzuki Splash 16 0.3% 65 212 0.4% 63 71
64 Hyundai ix35 16 0.3% n/a 90 0.2% n/a n/a
65 Citroen C1 15 0.3% 36 454 0.9% 34 30
66 Mercedes C-Class 15 0.3% 33 273 0.5% 51 44
67 Audi Q5 14 0.3% n/a 80 0.2% n/a 83
68 Daihatsu Cuore 14 0.3% n/a 69 0.1% n/a n/a
69 Suzuki SX4 13 0.3% n/a 205 0.4% 67 63
70 Volvo V60 13 0.3% n/a 136 0.3% 75 n/a
71 Audi A4 12 0.2% 57 209 0.4% 64 58
72 Ford Ka 12 0.2% 58 206 0.4% 65 49
73 Skoda Roomster 12 0.2% 55 172 0.3% 71 66
74 Opel Meriva 11 0.2% n/a 206 0.4% 66 51
75 Volvo XC60 11 0.2% n/a 113 0.2% 82 94
76 VW Touran 11 0.2% n/a 78 0.2% n/a 91
77 Honda CR-V 11 0.2% n/a 26 0.1% n/a n/a
78 BMW X1 10 0.2% n/a 170 0.3% 72 56
79 Nissan Pixo 10 0.2% n/a 134 0.3% 76 57
80 VW Beetle 10 0.2% n/a 110 0.2% 84 n/a
81 Renault Scenic 10 0.2% n/a 68 0.1% n/a n/a
82 Nissan Note 10 0.2% n/a 59 0.1% n/a 82

Source: www.seaa.gr

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  1. Marc
    November 6th, 2012 at 19:31 | #1
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    Fiat Panda has sold 118 total cars and stays in 8th position on chart
    (Fiat Panda 50 + Fiat new Panda 68)

  2. KhleSmizth
    November 6th, 2012 at 17:02 | #2
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    Amazing Car!

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