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Ireland November 2012: Toyota Auris #1, Skoda+Seat newbies up

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Toyota Auris

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Irish licence plates are stamped with the year of registration, impacting new car sales in the country which are at their strongest in January and slip down to minuscule numbers towards the end of the year. And November follows the trend with just 883 registrations, down from 1,657 in October and 2,487 in September but up 6% year-on-year compared to October 2011, bringing the year-to-date total to 78,286 units, down 12% on 2011.

Skoda Rapid

In this context, the Toyota Auris leads the market in November with 40 sales and 4.5% ahead of the Opel Insignia at 39 units and the VW Passat at 38. The Ford Focus is still by far the 2012 year-to-date leader with 3,690 sales and 4.7% followed by the VW Golf at 3,369 units and 4.3%. They rank #4 and #5 respectively in November. The Skoda Octavia, #1 in October, is down to #6 while the BMW 3 Series is strong at #7.

Seat Toledo

A few recent launches from the Volkswagen Group make themselves noticed this month in Ireland: the Skoda Citigo is up 14 spots to #13 with 18 sales and 2%, the Skoda Rapid is up 82 to #14 with 17 units and 1.9%, the Seat Mii is up 60 to #17 with 15 sales and 1.7% and the Seat Toledo lands directly at #20 for its first month of sales in the country with 13 units and 1.5%. Feeble monthly levels characteristic to Irish end of years mean these model are far down the ranking year-to-date but these performances are encouraging for 2013…

Jaguar sales are up 61% this year in Ireland

There is now an All-brands ranking available for January-November 2012, and a big change this year since Volkswagen now leads the way with 10,026 sales and 12.7% share, passing Toyota now #2 at 9,912 units and 12.5%. Ford stays third with 8,526 sales and 10.8% (-19%), Nissan is up one spot to #4 at 6,070 units (-10%) while Renault is down one to #5 with 5,255 sales (-39%). Hyundai delivers the biggest improvement in the Top 20: +31% to #6 at 5,236 units, with Skoda up 9%, Audi up 7%, BMW stable, Kia up 15% and Honda up 11%. Jaguar is up a massive 61% at #25, Chrysler is up 505% at #28 and Porsche up 467% at #30…

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Full November Top 20, Year-to-date 2012 Top 50 models and All-brands Ranking Tables below.

Ireland November 2012:

Pos Model Nov % Oct 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Auris 40 4.5% 33 1,880 2.4% 10 13
2 Opel Insignia 39 4.4% 11 1,701 2.1% 13 14
3 VW Passat 38 4.3% 5 2,367 3.0% 7 4
4 Ford Focus 34 3.9% 3 3,690 4.7% 1 1
5 VW Golf 33 3.7% 2 3,369 4.3% 2 2
6 Skoda Octavia 27 3.1% 1 2,392 3.0% 6 12
7 BMW 3-Series 26 2.9% 18 842 1.1% 32 36
8 Toyota Avensis 25 2.8% 9 2,928 3.7% 4 3
9 Ford Fiesta 23 2.6% 16 2,149 2.7% 8 6
10 Toyota Yaris 21 2.4% 14 2,426 3.1% 5 10
11 Renault Fluence 19 2.2% 6 1,886 2.4% 9 5
12 Toyota Corolla 19 2.2% 7 1,792 2.3% 11 8
13 Skoda Citigo 18 2.0% 27 105 0.1% 106  -
14 Skoda Rapid 17 1.9% 96 20 0.0% 176  -
15 Hyundai ix35 16 1.8% 8 1,577 2.0% 16 21
16 Kia Sportage 15 1.7% 13 1,259 1.6% 20 37
17 Seat Mii 15 1.7% 77 65 0.1% 127  -
18 Nissan Qashqai 14 1.6% 20 3,297 4.2% 3 7
19 Mercedes E Class 14 1.6% 29 955 1.2% 28 24
20 Seat Toledo 13 1.5%  - 13 0.0% 184  -
21 Ford Mondeo 13 1.5% 12 1,233 1.6% 21 20
22 Audi A4 13 1.5% 17 992 1.3% 26 23

Ireland January-November 2012:

Pos Model 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Ford Focus 3,690 4.7% 1 1
2 VW Golf 3,369 4.3% 2 2
3 Nissan Qashqai 3,297 4.2% 3 7
4 Toyota Avensis 2,928 3.7% 4 3
5 Toyota Yaris 2,426 3.1% 5 10
6 Skoda Octavia 2,392 3.0% 6 12
7 VW Passat 2,367 3.0% 7 4
8 Ford Fiesta 2,149 2.7% 8 6
9 Renault Fluence 1,886 2.4% 9 5
10 Toyota Auris 1,880 2.4% 10 13
11 Toyota Corolla 1,792 2.3% 11 8
12 VW Polo 1,734 2.2% 12 15
13 Opel Insignia 1,701 2.1% 13 14
14 Renault Megane 1,685 2.1% 14 9
15 BMW 5-Series 1,655 2.1% 15 17
16 Hyundai ix35 1,577 2.0% 16 21
17 Opel Astra 1,566 2.0% 17 16
18 Opel Corsa 1,326 1.7% 18 19
19 Hyundai i40 1,307 1.7% 19 99
20 Kia Sportage 1,259 1.6% 20 37
21 Ford Mondeo 1,233 1.6% 21 20
22 Renault Clio 1,223 1.5% 22 11
23 Nissan Micra 1,179 1.5% 23 18
24 Skoda Superb 1,048 1.3% 24 27
25 Nissan Juke 1,036 1.3% 25 22
26 Audi A4 992 1.3% 26 23
27 Audi A6 986 1.2% 27 35
28 Mercedes E Class 955 1.2% 28 24
29 Skoda Fabia 864 1.1% 29 26
30 VW Jetta 863 1.1% 30 41
31 Seat Ibiza 845 1.1% 31 25
32 BMW 3-Series 842 1.1% 32 36
33 Hyundai i30 762 1.0% 33 32
34 Kia Cee’d 682 0.9% 34 31
35 Peugeot 508 633 0.8% 35 53
36 Kia Rio 631 0.8% 36 30
37 Ford C-Max 619 0.8% 37 28
38 Hyundai ix20 607 0.8% 38 42
39 Mazda3 597 0.8% 39 29
40 VW Tiguan 576 0.7% 40 51
41 Honda Civic 576 0.7% 41 45
42 Mercedes C Class 575 0.7% 42 39
43 Skoda Yeti 543 0.7% 43 44
44 Peugeot 308 446 0.6% 44 38
45 BMW 1-Series 442 0.6% 45 85
46 Peugeot 207 418 0.5% 46 33
47 Audi A3 411 0.5% 47 46
48 Mazda6 396 0.5% 48 47
49 Volvo S40 362 0.5% 50 49
50 Nissan Note 360 0.5% 49 69

Ireland January-November 2012 – brands:

Pos Brand 2012 % /11 2011 Pos
1 Volkswagen 10,026 12.7% -10% 11,143 2
2 Toyota 9,912 12.5% -16% 11,734 1
3 Ford 8,526 10.8% -19% 10,508 3
4 Nissan 6,070 7.7% -10% 6,760 5
5 Renault 5,255 6.6% -39% 8,571 4
6 Hyundai 5,236 6.6% 31% 4,005 8
7 Opel 5,095 6.4% -20% 6,361 6
8 Skoda 5,068 6.4% 9% 4,632 7
9 Audi 3,681 4.6% 7% 3,449 9
10 BMW 3,387 4.3% 0% 3,377 10
11 Kia 3,122 3.9% 15% 2,711 12
12 Peugeot 2,239 2.8% -19% 2,778 11
13 Mercedes 1,863 2.4% -4% 1,948 13
14 Mazda 1,428 1.8% -21% 1,802 14
15 Seat 1,354 1.7% -23% 1,762 15
16 Citroen 1,171 1.5% -7% 1,256 17
17 Volvo 1,152 1.5% -9% 1,272 16
18 Honda 1,098 1.4% 11% 993 18
19 Fiat 665 0.8% -23% 861 19
20 Suzuki 632 0.8% 4% 609 20
21 Land Rover 494 0.6% 13% 437 22
22 Mini 443 0.6% 5% 420 23
23 Mitsubishi 362 0.5% -38% 583 21
24 Lexus 261 0.3% -37% 414 25
25 Jaguar 204 0.3% 61% 127 29
26 Subaru 139 0.2% -34% 210 26
27 Alfa Romeo 120 0.2% -29% 169 27
28 Chrysler 115 0.1% 505% 19 31
29 Chevrolet 28 0.0% -93% 417 24
30 Porsche 17 0.0% 467% 3 33
31 Saab 9 0.0% -93% 138 28
32 Perodua 9 0.0% -63% 24 30
33 Daihatsu 1 0.0% -83% 6 32

Source: SIMI, www.beepbeep.ie

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