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Poland November 2012: Opel Astra stops 44 months of Skoda Octavia domination!

December 10th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Opel Astra

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The Polish new car market is down 8% year-on-year in November to 26,867 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 287,025 units vs. 287,083 at the same time last year, so pretty stable! Massive event atop the models ranking: for the first time since February 2009, the Skoda Octavia is not #1, with the title of most popular model in Poland going to the Opel Astra this month thanks to 1,179 sales and 4.4% share. Note that this coincides with the launch of the Astra sedan version (picture above) and that these figures also include the previous generation Astra, which was also the #1 model in Poland in February 2009, the last time the Octavia wasn’t #1. The Octavia is down to #2 at 953 units and 3.5% this month but stays #1 year-to-date by far with 14,843 sales and 5.2% with the Astra at #3 with 8,246 units and 2.9%.

Opel Corsa

It’s an excellent month for Opel indeed, up to #2 brand in November at 2,478 sales and 9.2% vs. 2,497 and 9.3% for Skoda, and also placing the Corsa at #3 with 781 sales and 2.9%, up 13 spots on October. The Skoda Fabia stays #4 and ranks #2 year-to-date at 9,103 units and 3.2%. Notice also the Renault Clio up 21 ranks to #6, the Ford Fiesta up 19 to #7, the Kia Cee’d  up 3 to #16, the VW Tiguan up 15 to #22, the Peugeot 308 up 54 to #25 and the Dacia Lodgy cuts its ranking in half, up to #41 with 200 sales.

Peugeot 301

Further down, the Citroen DS4 is up a further 30 spots to #54 vs. #111 year-to-date while its big sis the Citroen DS5 is up 49 to #90 vs. #152 YTD… A few recent launches progress this month: the Volvo V40 is up 14 ranks to #59, the Skoda Rapid up 66 to #80, the Dacia Dokker up to #106 at 62 units and the Mercedes Citan up 20 to #113. Finally, we welcome the Peugeot 301 in the Polish ranking this month, landing at #159 with 26 sales.

Previous month: Poland October 2012: Toyota Yaris and Nissan Qashqai impress

One year ago: Poland October 2011: VW Golf up to #4 (no November post)

Full November 2012 Top 200 Ranking Table below.

Poland November 2012:

Pos Model Nov % Oct 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Opel Astra 1,179 4.4% 5 8,246 2.9% 3 3
2 Skoda Octavia 953 3.5% 1 14,843 5.2% 1 1
3 Opel Corsa 781 2.9% 16 5,173 1.8% 10 11
4 Skoda Fabia 757 2.8% 4 9,103 3.2% 2 2
5 Nissan Qashqai 712 2.7% 3 7,040 2.5% 5 8
6 Renault Clio 679 2.5% 27 3,503 1.2% 22 13
7 Ford Fiesta 601 2.2% 26 4,067 1.4% 14 10
8 Toyota Yaris 584 2.2% 2 7,328 2.6% 4 6
9 Fiat Panda 564 2.1% 7 5,520 1.9% 8 5
10 VW Golf 536 2.0% 6 5,600 2.0% 7 9
11 Fiat Ducato 517 1.9% 8 4,616 1.6% 11 16
12 Ford Focus 470 1.7% 9 6,078 2.1% 6 4
13 Kia Sportage 460 1.7% 13 4,347 1.5% 12 20
14 VW Passat 424 1.6% 21 3,745 1.3% 18 12
15 Dacia Duster 410 1.5% 10 5,469 1.9% 9 28
16 Kia Cee’d 400 1.5% 19 3,339 1.2% 23 26
17 Hyundai ix35 396 1.5% 23 3,702 1.3% 19 32
18 Honda Civic 396 1.5% 11 3,514 1.2% 21 35
19 Peugeot 208 387 1.4% 12 2,447 0.9% 35  -
20 Renault Master 361 1.3% 18 3,000 1.0% 26 25
21 Fiat Punto 306 1.1% 22 4,019 1.4% 15 7
22 VW Tiguan 299 1.1% 37 2,458 0.9% 33 74
23 Chevrolet Aveo 291 1.1% 34 4,200 1.5% 13 22
24 Toyota Avensis 289 1.1% 25 3,777 1.3% 17 21
25 Peugeot 308 268 1.0% 79 1,706 0.6% 49 41
26 Citroen Berlingo 266 1.0% 31 2,713 0.9% 29 17
27 Toyota Auris 244 0.9% 29 2,791 1.0% 28 23
28 Renault Megane 243 0.9% 20 3,780 1.3% 16 15
29 Hyundai i30 240 0.9% 17 3,566 1.2% 20 14
30 Citroen C4 240 0.9% 24 2,454 0.9% 34 46
31 Ford Transit 229 0.9% 36 2,141 0.7% 37 29
32 Peugeot Partner 227 0.8% 30 3,002 1.0% 25 24
33 Opel Insignia 227 0.8% 42 2,980 1.0% 27 18
34 Chevrolet Cruze 224 0.8% 41 2,015 0.7% 41 73
35 Peugeot Boxer 221 0.8% 39 2,136 0.7% 38 33
36 Iveco Daily 217 0.8% 43 1,649 0.6% 53 45
37 Mercedes Sprinter 210 0.8% 40 2,012 0.7% 42 38
38 Skoda Citigo 205 0.8% 47 1,254 0.4% 68  -
39 Peugeot 508 202 0.8% 51 1,708 0.6% 48 60
40 VW Caddy 200 0.7% 44 2,135 0.7% 39 34
41 Dacia Lodgy 200 0.7% 83 426 0.1% 140  -
42 Ford Mondeo 188 0.7% 15 3,236 1.1% 24 19
43 Nissan Juke 188 0.7% 28 2,303 0.8% 36 31
44 Skoda Roomster 187 0.7% 54 1,984 0.7% 43 51
45 VW Polo 186 0.7% 38 2,549 0.9% 32 36
46 Skoda Superb 183 0.7% 45 2,095 0.7% 40 39
47 Hyundai i20 179 0.7% 14 2,566 0.9% 31 30
48 Kia Venga 172 0.6% 32 2,650 0.9% 30 27
49 Honda CR-V 165 0.6% 48 1,377 0.5% 62 61
50 Fiat Fiorino 158 0.6% 61 1,459 0.5% 59 56
51 Suzuki SX4 156 0.6% 53 1,628 0.6% 54 48
52 Fiat Doblo 154 0.6% 58 1,476 0.5% 57 49
53 Renault Kangoo 153 0.6% 93 1,096 0.4% 73 54
54 Citroen DS4 134 0.5% 84 644 0.2% 111 n/a
55 Dacia Logan 132 0.5% 76 1,827 0.6% 44 64
56 Citroen Jumper 131 0.5% 81 1,224 0.4% 70 40
57 VW Up! 128 0.5% 46 1,315 0.5% 66  -
58 Volvo XC60 127 0.5% 52 1,452 0.5% 60 57
59 Volvo V40 124 0.5% 73 339 0.1% 154  -
60 BMW 5 Series 123 0.5% 63 1,144 0.4% 72 71
61 Skoda Yeti 120 0.4% 64 1,662 0.6% 51 58
62 BMW X3 119 0.4% 59 1,266 0.4% 67 78
63 VW Transporter 117 0.4% 87 1,034 0.4% 76 69
64 Hyundai i10 111 0.4% 60 1,327 0.5% 65 53
65 Citroen C3 109 0.4% 72 1,664 0.6% 50 47
66 Hyundai ix20 109 0.4% 95 1,379 0.5% 61 62
67 Audi Q5 108 0.4% 66 833 0.3% 92 90
68 VW Jetta 107 0.4% 33 1,567 0.5% 55 67
69 Fiat 500 106 0.4% 49 848 0.3% 90 89
70 Renault Trafic 103 0.4% 71 1,093 0.4% 74 72
71 Toyota RAV4 99 0.4% 62 1,211 0.4% 71 59
72 Chevrolet Spark 96 0.4% 88 1,709 0.6% 47 70
73 Peugeot 3008 93 0.3% 35 1,768 0.6% 46 65
74 Mitsubishi ASX 93 0.3% 56 1,344 0.5% 63 44
75 BMW 3 Series 91 0.3% 68 845 0.3% 91 n/a
76 Kia Rio 90 0.3% 98 1,464 0.5% 58 n/a
77 Suzuki Swift 89 0.3% 55 1,785 0.6% 45 42
78 Toyota Corolla 88 0.3% 90 1,232 0.4% 69 50
79 Citroen C4 Picasso 88 0.3% 97 888 0.3% 85 75
80 Skoda Rapid 88 0.3% 146 122 0.0% n/a  -
82 Kia Picanto 85 0.3% 57 1,343 0.5% 64 79
81 Mazda CX-5 85 0.3% 129 707 0.2% 104  -
83 Toyota Aygo 84 0.3% 102 706 0.2% 105 n/a
84 Nissan Micra 82 0.3% 65 1,497 0.5% 56 37
85 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 80 0.3% 89 1,023 0.4% 77 91
86 Mitsubishi Outlander 79 0.3% 69 716 0.2% 102 80
87 Ford C-Max 78 0.3% 85 774 0.3% 97 84
88 Renault Laguna 77 0.3% 99 883 0.3% 86 63
89 Opel Zafira 77 0.3% 143 642 0.2% 112 n/a
90 Citroen DS5 76 0.3% 139 354 0.1% 152  -
91 Dacia Sandero 75 0.3% 50 1,658 0.6% 52 87
92 Mercedes GLK 75 0.3% 112 515 0.2% 124 n/a
93 Citroen C5 74 0.3% 75 851 0.3% 88 83
94 Hyundai i40 74 0.3% 134 658 0.2% 107 n/a
95 Mercedes Vito 73 0.3% 101 780 0.3% 95 n/a
96 Chevrolet Captiva 73 0.3% 115 654 0.2% 108 113
97 Mercedes A-Class 70 0.3% 80 751 0.3% 99 n/a
98 VW Crafter 70 0.3% 110 736 0.3% 100 93
99 Toyota Corolla Verso 69 0.3% 92 914 0.3% 82 92
100 Audi A3 68 0.3% 118 548 0.2% 121 n/a
101 Nissan Note 67 0.2% 86 1,020 0.4% 78 68
102 Opel Mokka 66 0.2% 70 163 0.1% n/a  -
103 Renault Fluence 65 0.2% 113 908 0.3% 83 66
104 Audi A6 64 0.2% 77 926 0.3% 80 n/a
105 Fiat Linea 62 0.2% 127 514 0.2% 125 n/a
106 Dacia Dokker 62 0.2% n/a 85 0.0% n/a  -
107 Opel Meriva 60 0.2% n/a 356 0.1% 151 n/a
108 Audi Q3 59 0.2% 100 583 0.2% 116 n/a
109 Chevrolet Orlando 57 0.2% 82 1,074 0.4% 75 112
111 VW Amarok 57 0.2% 103 371 0.1% 149 n/a
110 Honda Jazz 55 0.2% 123 661 0.2% 106 76
112 Renault Scenic 54 0.2% 108 914 0.3% 81 81
113 Mercedes Citan 54 0.2% 133 95 0.0% n/a  -
114 Peugeot 5008 53 0.2% 78 779 0.3% 96 99
115 Fiat Sedici 53 0.2% 120 526 0.2% 123 97
116 VW Touran 53 0.2% 107 492 0.2% 131 n/a
117 BMW X1 52 0.2% 106 459 0.2% 134 n/a
118 Mitsubishi Lancer 51 0.2% 74 849 0.3% 89 55
119 BMW X5 51 0.2% 151 257 0.1% 170 n/a
120 VW CC 50 0.2% 67 867 0.3% 87 n/a
121 Audi A4 50 0.2% 109 644 0.2% 110 105
122 Mini 49 0.2% 96 712 0.2% 103 n/a
123 Mercedes C-Class 47 0.2% 162 717 0.2% 101 n/a
124 Suzuki Grand Vitara 46 0.2% 121 810 0.3% 94 82
125 Mercedes E-Class 46 0.2% 132 550 0.2% 119 96
126 Lancia Ypsilon 45 0.2% 122 372 0.1% 148 n/a
127 Honda Accord 44 0.2% 105 771 0.3% 98 n/a
128 Toyota Hilux 44 0.2% 124 482 0.2% 133 120
129 Citroen C3 Picasso 43 0.2% 130 631 0.2% 113 n/a
130 Seat Ibiza 43 0.2% 141 565 0.2% 118 77
131 Jeep Grand Cherokee 43 0.2% 131 458 0.2% 135 n/a
132 Fiat Bravo 42 0.2% 114 972 0.3% 79 43
133 Mercedes ML-Class 41 0.2% 91 498 0.2% 130 n/a
134 Fiat Freemont 39 0.1% 154 296 0.1% 164 n/a
135 Subaru XV 39 0.1% 135 263 0.1% 169 n/a
136 Opel Vivaro 38 0.1% 111 649 0.2% 109 n/a
137 Renault Thalia 37 0.1% 145 567 0.2% 117 88
138 Ford Kuga 37 0.1% 147 403 0.1% 146 95
139 Suzuki Jimny 36 0.1% 176 292 0.1% 165 n/a
140 Audi A5 33 0.1% 136 502 0.2% 129 n/a
141 Volvo S60 33 0.1% 138 413 0.1% 145 n/a
142 Seat Altea 33 0.1% n/a 268 0.1% 167 n/a
143 Mazda3 32 0.1% 163 600 0.2% 115 94
145 Fiat Scudo 32 0.1% 125 420 0.1% 142 n/a
144 Mitsubishi L200 32 0.1% 160 350 0.1% 153 n/a
146 Mercedes GL-Class 32 0.1% n/a 91 0.0% n/a n/a
147 Mercedes B-Class 31 0.1% 94 902 0.3% 84 n/a
148 Ford S-Max 31 0.1% 119 604 0.2% 114 85
149 VW Caravelle 31 0.1% 164 299 0.1% 161 n/a
150 Jeep Compass 30 0.1% n/a 297 0.1% 163 n/a
151 Volvo V60 29 0.1% 142 308 0.1% 158 n/a
152 Opel Combo 28 0.1% 126 389 0.1% 147 n/a
153 Range Rover Evoque 28 0.1% 159 320 0.1% 156 n/a
154 Subaru Legacy 28 0.1% 177 255 0.1% 172 n/a
155 VW Sharan 27 0.1% 150 318 0.1% 157 n/a
156 BMW X6 26 0.1% 153 307 0.1% 159 n/a
157 Nissan X-Trail 26 0.1% n/a 251 0.1% 173 n/a
158 Jeep Wrangler 26 0.1% n/a 158 0.1% n/a n/a
159 Peugeot 301 26 0.1%  - 26 0.0% n/a  -
160 Subaru Forester 25 0.1% 156 512 0.2% 127 n/a
161 BMW 1 Series 25 0.1% 171 424 0.1% 141 n/a
162 Kia Sorento 25 0.1% 128 255 0.1% 171 n/a
163 Nissan Navara 24 0.1% 149 440 0.2% 139 n/a
164 Seat Leon 23 0.1% 152 503 0.2% 128 100
165 Kia Optima 23 0.1% 140 441 0.2% 138 n/a
166 VW Touareg 23 0.1% 170 250 0.1% 174 n/a
167 Peugeot Expert 23 0.1% n/a 231 0.1% 177 n/a
169 Lexus GS 23 0.1% 144 180 0.1% n/a n/a
168 Mitsubishi Colt 22 0.1% 158 827 0.3% 93 86
170 Hyundai Elantra 22 0.1% 155 512 0.2% 126 n/a
171 Ford Transit Connect 22 0.1% n/a 224 0.1% 178 n/a
172 Peugeot 107 22 0.1% n/a 212 0.1% 184 n/a
173 Suzuki Splash 21 0.1% 137 542 0.2% 122 n/a
174 Ford Ranger 21 0.1% 117 320 0.1% 155 n/a
175 Mercedes Viano 21 0.1% n/a 263 0.1% 168 n/a
176 Volvo XC70 21 0.1% 174 214 0.1% 181 n/a
177 Volvo XC90 20 0.1% 173 232 0.1% 176 n/a
178 Nissan NV200 20 0.1% 166 223 0.1% 179 n/a
179 Toyota Land Cruiser 19 0.1% n/a 166 0.1% n/a n/a
180 Lexus RX 19 0.1% n/a 153 0.1% n/a n/a
181 Mazda6 18 0.1% 116 443 0.2% 137 n/a
182 Citroen C1 18 0.1% 157 418 0.1% 143 116
183 Volvo S80 18 0.1% n/a 246 0.1% 175 n/a
184 Mazda2 18 0.1% n/a 215 0.1% 180 n/a
185 Porsche Cayenne 18 0.1% 168 205 0.1% n/a n/a
186 Renault Koleos 17 0.1% 165 298 0.1% 162 n/a
187 Lancia Voyager 17 0.1% n/a 146 0.1% n/a  -
188 Renault Twingo 16 0.1% 167 307 0.1% 160 n/a
189 Seat Alhambra 16 0.1% n/a 213 0.1% 183 n/a
190 Opel Movano 16 0.1% n/a 208 0.1% 185 n/a
191 VW Multivan 15 0.1% n/a 158 0.1% n/a n/a
192 Jaguar XF 15 0.1% n/a 137 0.0% n/a n/a
193 Audi A1 14 0.1% 169 213 0.1% 182 n/a
194 Audi Q7 14 0.1% 175 185 0.1% n/a n/a
195 VW Scirocco 14 0.1% n/a 173 0.1% n/a n/a
196 FS-Lublin Pasagon 14 0.1% n/a 63 0.0% n/a n/a
197 Alfa Romeo Mito 13 0.0% 161 275 0.1% 166 n/a
198 Nissan Cabstar 13 0.0% n/a 93 0.0% n/a n/a
199 Ford B-Max 13 0.0% 104 85 0.0% n/a  -
200 Kia Soul 12 0.0% 172 413 0.1% 144 98
201 Mercedes CLS-Class 12 0.0% n/a 197 0.1% n/a n/a
202 Ford Galaxy 12 0.0% n/a 196 0.1% n/a n/a
203 VW New Beetle 12 0.0% n/a 171 0.1% n/a n/a
204 BMW 7 Series 12 0.0% n/a 154 0.1% n/a n/a
205 Nissan Pathfinder 12 0.0% n/a 111 0.0% n/a n/a

Source: Carmarket.com.pl

Categories: Poland
  1. Wooky
    December 13th, 2012 at 20:31 | #1
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    Hey guys,
    no idea about ds3 sales.
    The reason for low sales of SEAT is some kind of fight between Polish dealership and VW. I don’t know the details but SEATs are sold by some local company (or together with it). The same for VW, Audis and Skoda, but now VW took over. And they want to take over SEAT as well, they sign some agreement 3 or 4 years back and the price is based also on the number of sales of SEATs in recent years. So you can clearly see the incentives for VW, they keep wholesale prices of SEATs high so that local dealership is forced to keep high prices (which are above market levels for similar prices) and sales are low. Once they take over, SEAT should be back in the game.
    I am just wondering how this local company agreed to sign such deal.
    And another thing – Seat has just Ibiza, nothing more. Leon is old, Altea is old, Mia is not really in the market, Exco is old. And Toledo is not yet in the market I guess, tho given how Rapid was priced I do not except good sales for Toledo. So only Ibiza is interesting

  2. AndyT
    December 13th, 2012 at 08:38 | #2
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    Poland must be one of the weakest main markets for SEAT. As with Italy, what has gone wrong here?

  3. karrol
    December 13th, 2012 at 05:02 | #3
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    I’m wondering why Citroen ds3 sells that bad in Poland whereas the ds4 is quite successful

  4. Pedro
    December 11th, 2012 at 03:46 | #4
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    No surprise the Octavia is # 2 only, since the new generation Octavia is just around the corner.

  5. Wooky
    December 10th, 2012 at 19:24 | #5
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    And this is because Opel had a great discounts for their 150 anniversary. And Astra III with aircon costed just slightly more than B-class car with aircon, Astra IV costed slighly less than similar Cee’d or I30 and so on. The share of individual purchasers went up significantly for Opel. Next month (or January) they will be back to 3rd place or so I guess. Although Skoda will have troubles if they stop selling Octavia Tour, since Rapid is way too expensive. And despite a lot of buzz in the media, only 88 rapids were sold, mostly for dealerships.

    • matgasnier
      December 11th, 2012 at 03:01 | #6
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      Many thanks for this insight Wooky!
      Cheers,
      Matt

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