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Switzerland October 2012: Skoda Octavia holds onto pole position!

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Skoda Octavia

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New car sales in Switzerland buck the general gloomy European trend in October, up 1% year-on-year to 26,555 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 272,081 units, up 7% on 2011. Another eventful month for the Swiss models ranking: with the new generation hitting Swiss dealerships later in the year, it is now the third month in a row the VW Golf is not the best-seller in the country, a rare enough event when it happens once, but it has now happened 3 consecutive times… Like in September, the Skoda Octavia is the most popular car in Switzerland this month and its lead over the Golf widens from 160 to 279 units thanks to 921 sales and 3.5% share vs. 642 and 2.4% for the Golf.

Renault Clio

The Golf however looks set to hold the year-end pole position for the 19th year in a row with 9,899 sales and 3.6% so far in 2012 vs. 8,752 and 3.2% for the Octavia. Golf sales would literally need to stop over the next 2 months (a remote possibility) for the Octavia to finish the year at #1. The VW Polo is back up 16 spots on September to its traditional third position with 485 units and 1.8%, and is followed this month by the Renault Clio with 468 sales and 1.8%, boosted by the arrival of the 4th generation. It is #11 year-to-date. Notice also the Subaru XV down 4 ranks to #7 and the Ford Kuga extremely solid at #8.

Other great performers in Switzerland this month include the VW Up! up 27 spots to a best-ever #16, the Audi Q3 up 39 to #17, the Range Rover Evoque up 42 to #32, the Mini Countryman up to #45, the Mercedes ML-Class up 22 ranks to #49 and the Ford B-Max landing at #73 with 117 units for its first full month of sales in the country.

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Full October 2012 Top 75 Ranking Table below.

Switzerland October 2012:

Pos Model Oct % Sep 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Skoda Octavia 921 3.5% 1 8,752 3.2% 2 2
2 VW Golf 642 2.4% 2 9,899 3.6% 1 1
3 VW Polo 485 1.8% 19 4,656 1.7% 3 3
4 Renault Clio 468 1.8% 6 3,413 1.3% 11 8
5 VW Tiguan 431 1.6% 8 4,534 1.7% 4 18
6 Audi A4 428 1.6% 5 3,482 1.3% 9 9
7 Subaru XV 401 1.5% 3 3,246 1.2% 14  -
8 Ford Kuga 399 1.5% 7 3,191 1.2% 15 13
9 Toyota Yaris 390 1.5% 18 3,424 1.3% 10 28
10 Ford Focus 387 1.5% 4 3,325 1.2% 13 15
11 Ford Fiesta 385 1.4% 42 3,405 1.3% 12 7
12 BMW 3 Series 353 1.3% 13 2,775 1.0% 22 21
13 Skoda Fabia 317 1.2% 20 3,172 1.2% 16 12
14 Opel Astra 316 1.2% 9 3,723 1.4% 7 4
15 VW Passat 308 1.2% 16 3,873 1.4% 6 5
16 VW Up! 308 1.2% 43 1,640 0.6% 57  -
17 Audi Q3 306 1.2% 56 2,426 0.9% 28 184
18 Nissan Qashqai 302 1.1% 22 3,002 1.1% 18 26
19 Renault Megane 301 1.1% 17 2,970 1.1% 19 11
20 Suzuki SX4 300 1.1% 12 2,165 0.8% 37 36
21 BMW X3 291 1.1% 10 2,951 1.1% 20 33
22 Fiat 500 285 1.1% 30 2,265 0.8% 33 32
23 BMW 1 Series 282 1.1% 23 2,662 1.0% 23 24
24 VW Touran 279 1.1% 14 3,595 1.3% 8 10
25 Suzuki Swift 276 1.0% 24 2,611 1.0% 25 20
26 Mercedes C Class 257 1.0% 11 3,879 1.4% 5 22
27 Audi A1 257 1.0% 32 2,192 0.8% 36 48
28 BMW 5 Series 254 1.0% 15 2,500 0.9% 27 25
29 Mini 247 0.9% 38 2,621 1.0% 24 17
30 Hyundai i20 247 0.9% 27 2,198 0.8% 35 54
31 Peugeot 208 241 0.9% 31 1,566 0.6% 61  -
32 Range Rover Evoque 239 0.9% 74 1,911 0.7% 43 165
33 BMW X1 238 0.9% 21 2,064 0.8% 39 29
34 Audi A3 236 0.9% 28 3,079 1.1% 17 14
35 Hyundai i30 230 0.9% 29 2,349 0.9% 30 39
36 Renault Scenic 229 0.9% 48 2,324 0.9% 31 27
37 Mazda CX-5 228 0.9% 26 1,290 0.5% 71  -
38 Opel Corsa 223 0.8% 33 2,823 1.0% 21 23
39 Fiat Panda 221 0.8% 52 1,865 0.7% 45 52
40 Peugeot 308 217 0.8% 55 1,807 0.7% 49 40
41 Audi Q5 211 0.8% 44 1,835 0.7% 48 41
42 Volvo XC60 201 0.8% 34 2,396 0.9% 29 31
43 Smart Fortwo 200 0.8% 41 1,569 0.6% 60 49
44 Skoda Yeti 196 0.7% 46 1,794 0.7% 51 58
45 Mini Countryman 195 0.7% n/a 1,082 0.4% 83 98
46 Audi A6 194 0.7% 36 2,222 0.8% 34 66
47 Audi A5 190 0.7% 45 1,950 0.7% 41 44
48 Mercedes B Class 183 0.7% 47 1,603 0.6% 58 76
49 Mercedes ML Class 176 0.7% 71 1,373 0.5% 68 133
50 Seat Ibiza 164 0.6% 60 2,536 0.9% 26 16
51 Dacia Duster 164 0.6% 40 1,780 0.7% 52 38
52 Mercedes GLK Class 161 0.6% n/a 1,137 0.4% 80 86
53 Opel Meriva 160 0.6% 49 1,429 0.5% 66 35
54 Honda Jazz 155 0.6% 25 2,089 0.8% 38 19
55 Opel Zafira 152 0.6% 37 2,267 0.8% 32 70
56 Mercedes E Class 151 0.6% 62 1,859 0.7% 47 46
57 Toyota Aygo 147 0.6% 50 1,004 0.4% 90 56
58 Dacia Sandero 146 0.5% 65 1,703 0.6% 54 43
59 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 146 0.5% 63 1,683 0.6% 55 35
60 Mitsubishi Colt 136 0.5% 51 1,476 0.5% 64 71
61 Seat Alhambra 135 0.5% 53 1,881 0.7% 44 84
62 Renault Twingo 134 0.5% 59 1,283 0.5% 73 54
63 Fiat Punto 132 0.5% 67 1,914 0.7% 42 30
64 VW Transporter 128 0.5% 75 1,804 0.7% 50 67
65 Mazda3 128 0.5% n/a 896 0.3% 97 57
66 Hyundai ix35 126 0.5% 57 1,862 0.7% 46 65
67 Volvo V60 125 0.5% 64 1,322 0.5% 70 53
68 Citroen C3 124 0.5% 58 1,645 0.6% 56 45
69 Mazda2 123 0.5% 39 1,487 0.5% 63 48
70 Citroen C1 123 0.5% n/a 1,133 0.4% 81 73
71 Kia Cee’d 120 0.5% 69 822 0.3% 104 100
72 Honda CR-V 119 0.4% n/a 858 0.3% 102 101
73 Ford B-Max 117 0.4% n/a 133 0.0% 240  -
74 Nissan Juke 115 0.4% n/a 1,562 0.6% 62 38
75 Peugeot 3008 113 0.4% n/a 1,288 0.5% 72 75

Source: auto-suisse.ch

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