Turkey October 2012: Renault Fluence interrupts Fiat Linea reign
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As usual we are getting Turkish sales figures with one month delay, and October is down 9% to 43,440 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 423,057 units, down 8% on 2011. After 8 consecutive months of Fiat Linea domination, the Turkish models ranking has a new leader in October: the Renault Fluence, #1 in Turkey for only the second time ever after January 2012 with 2,534 sales and 5.8% share. The Linea is down to #2 at 2,474 units and 5.7% buts stays in the lead in 2012 by far with 26,674 sales and 6.3% vs. 20,437 and 4.8% for the Fluence. The VW Polo brilliantly takes the third spot, up 11 ranks on last month at 2,132 units and 4.9%.
Below the Opel Astra back to a 4th place it also holds year-to-date, the Hyundai i20 beats its Turkish ranking and market share records for the 2nd consecutive month at #5 with 1,708 sales and 3.9%. The Honda Civic is up 2 spots to #7 and the Renault Clio is up from outside the Top 25 directly to #8 at 1,208 units and 2.8% thanks to the new generation produced locally. Notice also the Hyundai ix35 up to #20, the Renault Symbol down to #27 waiting for the new model to arrive and the Opel Mokka up to an impressive 330 sales.
There is now a Top 43 All-brands raking available for Turkey, showing Renault in pole position with 6,044 sales and 13.9% in October, followed by Volkswagen at 4,887 units and 11.3%. Two carmakers impress this month: Opel is #3 at 11% share vs. 8.6% year-to-date and Hyundai is #4 at 8.9% vs. 7.8%. Fiat (7.5%), Toyota (6.4%), Ford (6.3%) and Dacia (4.9%) follow.
Previous month: Turkey September 2012: Renault Fluence back to #2
One year ago: Turkey October 2011: BMW 3 Series hits the mark
Full October 2012 Top 25 models and All-brands Ranking Tables below.
Turkey October 2012 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct | % | Sep | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Renault Fluence | 2,534 | 5.8% | 2 | 20,437 | 4.8% | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Fiat Linea | 2,474 | 5.7% | 1 | 26,674 | 6.3% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | VW Polo | 2,132 | 4.9% | 14 | 13,100 | 3.1% | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Opel Astra HB | 2,010 | 4.6% | 8 | 15,674 | 3.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai i20 | 1,708 | 3.9% | 6 | 11,327 | 2.7% | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | Opel Corsa | 1,493 | 3.4% | 5 | 13,183 | 3.1% | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Honda Civic | 1,316 | 3.0% | 9 | 10,828 | 2.6% | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | Renault Clio HB | 1,208 | 2.8% | n/a | 5,573 | 1.3% | 23 | 27 |
| 9 | Ford Fiesta | 1,163 | 2.7% | 3 | 17,303 | 4.1% | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | VW Jetta | 1,108 | 2.6% | 10 | 11,994 | 2.8% | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Toyota Auris | 996 | 2.3% | 4 | 9,489 | 2.2% | 12 | 19 |
| 12 | Toyota Corolla | 992 | 2.3% | 11 | 8,684 | 2.1% | 15 | 6 |
| 13 | Nissan Qashqai | 976 | 2.2% | 12 | 7,787 | 1.8% | 16 | 20 |
| 14 | Ford Focus Sedan | 957 | 2.2% | 7 | 12,498 | 3.0% | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | Hyundai Accent Blue | 811 | 1.9% | 13 | 7,043 | 1.7% | 17 | 28 |
| 16 | Dacia Duster | 806 | 1.9% | 16 | 7,043 | 1.7% | 18 | 21 |
| 17 | Renault Megane | 795 | 1.8% | 18 | 6,614 | 1.6% | 19 | 17 |
| 18 | Renault Clio SW | 721 | 1.7% | 25 | 5,589 | 1.3% | 22 | n/a |
| 19 | Dacia Sandero | 633 | 1.5% | 22 | 6,453 | 1.5% | 20 | 33 |
| 20 | Hyundai ix35 | 603 | 1.4% | 23 | 4,654 | 1.1% | 28 | n/a |
| 21 | Fiat Punto | 602 | 1.4% | 19 | 5,368 | 1.3% | 24 | 16 |
| 22 | VW Golf (e) | 600 | 1.4% | 20 | 8,878 | 2.1% | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | VW Passat | 545 | 1.3% | 26 | 9,304 | 2.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 24 | BMW 3 Series | 530 | 1.2% | 21 | 5,053 | 1.2% | 26 | 31 |
| 25 | VW Tiguan | 473 | 1.1% | n/a | 3,672 | 0.9% | 30 | n/a |
| 26 | Chevrolet Aveo Sedan | 459 | 1.1% | 24 | 5,886 | 1.4% | 21 | n/a |
| 27 | Renault Symbol | 428 | 1.0% | 17 | 14,753 | 3.5% | 5 | 1 |
Turkey October 2012 – brands:
| Pos | Model | Oct | % | 2012 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Renault | 6,044 | 13.9% | 56,773 | 13.4% | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 4,887 | 11.3% | 50,226 | 11.9% | 2 |
| 3 | Opel | 4,794 | 11.0% | 36,178 | 8.6% | 4 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 3,884 | 8.9% | 33,025 | 7.8% | 6 |
| 5 | Fiat | 3,258 | 7.5% | 35,048 | 8.3% | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota | 2,788 | 6.4% | 23,984 | 5.7% | 7 |
| 7 | Ford | 2,746 | 6.3% | 36,734 | 8.7% | 3 |
| 8 | Dacia | 2,122 | 4.9% | 20,570 | 4.9% | 8 |
| 9 | Nissan | 1,585 | 3.6% | 14,297 | 3.4% | 10 |
| 10 | Honda | 1,456 | 3.4% | 13,048 | 3.1% | 11 |
| 11 | Citroen | 1,146 | 2.6% | 10,741 | 2.5% | 13 |
| 12 | Chevrolet | 1,093 | 2.5% | 15,427 | 3.6% | 9 |
| 13 | BMW | 1,025 | 2.4% | 11,641 | 2.8% | 12 |
| 14 | Peugeot | 1,013 | 2.3% | 9,763 | 2.3% | 15 |
| 15 | Audi | 1,003 | 2.3% | 10,585 | 2.5% | 14 |
| 16 | Skoda | 832 | 1.9% | 7,663 | 1.8% | 18 |
| 17 | Kia | 824 | 1.9% | 8,697 | 2.1% | 17 |
| 18 | Mercedes | 753 | 1.7% | 8,751 | 2.1% | 16 |
| 19 | Seat | 639 | 1.5% | 4,121 | 1.0% | 19 |
| 20 | Volvo | 349 | 0.8% | 4,036 | 1.0% | 20 |
| 21 | Suzuki | 188 | 0.4% | 1,399 | 0.3% | 21 |
| 22 | Land Rover | 136 | 0.3% | 1,332 | 0.3% | 23 |
| 23 | Mini | 116 | 0.3% | 1,340 | 0.3% | 22 |
| 24 | SsangYong | 106 | 0.2% | 682 | 0.2% | 28 |
| 25 | Jeep | 105 | 0.2% | 549 | 0.1% | 31 |
| 26 | Mitsubishi | 79 | 0.2% | 1,059 | 0.3% | 24 |
| 27 | Mazda | 72 | 0.2% | 654 | 0.2% | 30 |
| 28 | Alfa Romeo | 70 | 0.2% | 849 | 0.2% | 25 |
| 29 | Chery | 66 | 0.2% | 682 | 0.2% | 29 |
| 30 | Tata | 65 | 0.1% | 517 | 0.1% | 32 |
| 31 | Geely | 56 | 0.1% | 823 | 0.2% | 26 |
| 32 | Subaru | 56 | 0.1% | 399 | 0.1% | 33 |
| 33 | Porsche | 24 | 0.1% | 331 | 0.1% | 34 |
| 34 | Lancia | 21 | 0.0% | 197 | 0.0% | 35 |
| 35 | Proton | 15 | 0.0% | 723 | 0.2% | 27 |
| 36 | Infiniti | 9 | 0.0% | 24 | 0.0% | 38 |
| 37 | Jaguar | 7 | 0.0% | 56 | 0.0% | 37 |
| 38 | Bentley | 3 | 0.0% | 16 | 0.0% | 39 |
| 39 | Ferrari | 3 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.0% | 40 |
| 40 | Smart | 1 | 0.0% | 83 | 0.0% | 36 |
| 41 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 0.0% | 41 |
| 42 | Aston Martin | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 42 |
| 43 | Lamborghini | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 43 |
Source: e-otodergi.com









