New Caledonia Full Year 2012: Ford Ranger keeps pole position
* See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane *
New Caledonia is a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia. In 2012, 11,072 new vehicles found a buyer there, down 6% year-on-year. The Ford Ranger is the most popular model in the territory for the 4th year in a row with 633 sales and 5.7%, but if it weren’t for the new generation, responsible for 170 sales this year, the title would have gone to the Dacia Duster, brilliant in 2nd place at 524 units and 4.7%, up 14%. The Toyota Hilux rounds up the podium with 453 sales and 4.1%, down 6%.
The Renault Clio, Nissan Navara and Peugeot 206+ are stable whereas the Ford Fiesta is up 38% and 8 ranks to #7, the DongFeng Utah is up 4% and 5 spots to #15 but the Great Wall Wingle remains the best-selling Chinese model in the territory at #13 with 184 units (-18%). Other great performers this year include the Ford Focus up 312% to #18, Kia Rio up 40% to #22, VW Golf up 89% to #24, Hyundai i10 up 61% to #28, Hyundai i20 up 215% to #37.
Newcomers in the Top 100 include the Nissan Juke landing at #23 with 123 sales, the Chevrolet Colorado at #35 and 84 units, the Range Rover Evoque up 1800% to #53 and the Subaru XV at #71.
Previous month: New Caledonia November 2012: Nissan Navara and Ford Ranger strong
Full Year 2012 Top 100, December Top 10 models and Top 43 All-brands Ranking Tables below.
New Caledonia Full Year 2012 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | 2012 | % | % | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Ford | 1,248 | 11.3% | 0% | 1,242 | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Kia | 938 | 8.5% | 1% | 929 | 7.9% | 3 |
| 3 | Renault | 883 | 8.0% | 8% | 817 | 6.9% | 6 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 830 | 7.5% | -8% | 901 | 7.6% | 4 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 771 | 7.0% | -22% | 989 | 8.4% | 2 |
| 6 | Nissan | 745 | 6.7% | 35% | 552 | 4.7% | 10 |
| 7 | Toyota | 708 | 6.4% | -17% | 858 | 7.3% | 5 |
| 8 | Dacia | 691 | 6.2% | -9% | 763 | 6.5% | 7 |
| 9 | Citroen | 601 | 5.4% | -11% | 676 | 5.7% | 8 |
| 10 | Chevrolet | 601 | 5.4% | -11% | 674 | 5.7% | 9 |
| 11 | Great Wall | 377 | 3.4% | -16% | 451 | 3.8% | 11 |
| 12 | Volkswagen | 362 | 3.3% | 30% | 279 | 2.4% | 14 |
| 13 | Suzuki | 267 | 2.4% | -25% | 356 | 3.0% | 12 |
| 14 | Mitsubishi | 221 | 2.0% | -30% | 314 | 2.7% | 13 |
| 15 | ZhengZhou | 176 | 1.6% | 4% | 169 | 1.4% | 16 |
| 16 | Dodge | 163 | 1.5% | 12% | 146 | 1.2% | 19 |
| 17 | Mazda | 143 | 1.3% | -26% | 193 | 1.6% | 15 |
| 18 | Audi | 140 | 1.3% | 14% | 123 | 1.0% | 20 |
| 19 | Subaru | 130 | 1.2% | 7% | 122 | 1.0% | 21 |
| 20 | BMW | 127 | 1.1% | -15% | 150 | 1.3% | 17 |
| 21 | Mercedes | 110 | 1.0% | 3% | 107 | 0.9% | 23 |
| 22 | Fiat | 99 | 0.9% | -17% | 119 | 1.0% | 22 |
| 23 | Isuzu | 96 | 0.9% | -35% | 148 | 1.3% | 18 |
| 24 | Land Rover | 95 | 0.9% | 48% | 64 | 0.5% | 29 |
| 25 | Mini | 89 | 0.8% | -13% | 102 | 0.9% | 24 |
| 26 | Jeeo | 79 | 0.7% | -14% | 92 | 0.8% | 25 |
| 27 | Chery | 78 | 0.7% | 13% | 69 | 0.6% | 28 |
| 28 | Opel | 61 | 0.6% | 13% | 54 | 0.5% | 31 |
| 29 | SsangYong | 54 | 0.5% | -34% | 82 | 0.7% | 26 |
| 30 | JMC | 47 | 0.4% | -41% | 79 | 0.7% | 27 |
| 31 | BYD | 47 | 0.4% | 292% | 12 | 0.1% | 35 |
| 32 | Iveco | 25 | 0.2% | -19% | 31 | 0.3% | 32 |
| 33 | Porsche | 23 | 0.2% | -21% | 29 | 0.2% | 33 |
| 34 | Tianye | 22 | 0.2% | -63% | 60 | 0.5% | 30 |
| 35 | Honda | 10 | 0.1% | -33% | 15 | 0.1% | 34 |
| 36 | Smart | 4 | 0.0% | -64% | 11 | 0.1% | 36 |
| 37 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 0.0% | -56% | 9 | 0.1% | 37 |
| 38 | Mia | 3 | 0.0% | new | 0 | 0.0% | 41 |
| 39 | Jaguar | 1 | 0.0% | -75% | 4 | 0.0% | 38 |
| 40 | Daihatsu | 1 | 0.0% | -50% | 2 | 0.0% | 39 |
| 41 | Lexus | 1 | 0.0% | -50% | 2 | 0.0% | 40 |
| 42 | Geely | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 43 | Saab | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 0 | 0.0% | - |
New Caledonia December 2012:
| Pos | Model | Dec | % | Nov | Oct |
| 1 | Ford Ranger | 90 | 12.3% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Dacia Duster | 37 | 5.0% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 37 | 5.0% | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Peugeot 206+ | 23 | 3.1% | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Renault Clio | 22 | 3.0% | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Chevrolet Colorado | 18 | 2.5% | 21 | 36 |
| 7 | Kia Sorento | 17 | 2.3% | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Nissan Navara | 15 | 2.0% | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Renault Trafic | 15 | 2.0% | 44 | 48 |
| 10 | Suzuki Swift | 14 | 1.9% | 20 | 23 |
New Caledonia Full Year 2012:
| Pos | Model | 2012 | % | % | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Ford Ranger | 633 | 5.7% | -21% | 798 | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2 | Dacia Duster | 524 | 4.7% | 14% | 458 | 4.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 453 | 4.1% | -6% | 482 | 4.4% | 2 |
| 4 | Renault Clio | 376 | 3.4% | 15% | 326 | 2.9% | 4 |
| 5 | Nissan Navara | 358 | 3.2% | 16% | 308 | 2.8% | 5 |
| 6 | Peugeot 206+ | 294 | 2.7% | -4% | 305 | 2.8% | 6 |
| 7 | Ford Fiesta | 282 | 2.5% | 38% | 204 | 1.8% | 15 |
| 8 | Hyundai ix35 | 256 | 2.3% | -4% | 268 | 2.4% | 7 |
| 9 | Kia Sportage | 247 | 2.2% | 7% | 231 | 2.1% | 10 |
| 10 | Kia K2700 | 207 | 1.9% | -4% | 216 | 2.0% | 13 |
| 11 | Kia Sorento | 204 | 1.8% | -12% | 233 | 2.1% | 9 |
| 12 | Chevrolet Cruze | 193 | 1.7% | -19% | 239 | 2.2% | 8 |
| 13 | Great Wall Wingle | 184 | 1.7% | -18% | 224 | 2.0% | 11 |
| 14 | Citroen Berlingo | 178 | 1.6% | -20% | 223 | 2.0% | 12 |
| 15 | Dongfeng Utah | 176 | 1.6% | 4% | 169 | 1.5% | 20 |
| 16 | Hyundai H1 | 175 | 1.6% | -5% | 184 | 1.7% | 18 |
| 17 | Chevrolet Aveo | 143 | 1.3% | -33% | 215 | 1.9% | 14 |
| 18 | Ford Focus | 140 | 1.3% | 312% | 34 | 0.3% | 88 |
| 19 | Mitsubishi Sportero | 135 | 1.2% | -27% | 186 | 1.7% | 17 |
| 20 | Suzuki Swift | 135 | 1.2% | -11% | 152 | 1.4% | 22 |
| 21 | Renault Kangoo | 130 | 1.2% | 16% | 112 | 1.0% | 31 |
| 22 | Kia Rio | 130 | 1.2% | 40% | 93 | 0.8% | 38 |
| 23 | Nissan Juke | 123 | 1.1% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 24 | VW Golf | 121 | 1.1% | 89% | 64 | 0.6% | 52 |
| 25 | Dodge RAM1500 | 116 | 1.0% | 12% | 104 | 0.9% | 35 |
| 26 | Citroen C3 | 113 | 1.0% | 6% | 107 | 1.0% | 33 |
| 27 | Peugeot Partner | 107 | 1.0% | -45% | 194 | 1.8% | 16 |
| 28 | Hyundai i10 | 100 | 0.9% | 61% | 62 | 0.6% | 53 |
| 29 | Renault Trafic | 98 | 0.9% | 0% | 98 | 0.9% | 37 |
| 30 | VW Polo | 92 | 0.8% | -16% | 110 | 1.0% | 32 |
| 31 | Nissan Qashqai | 89 | 0.8% | -29% | 125 | 1.1% | 27 |
| 32 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 89 | 0.8% | -25% | 118 | 1.1% | 29 |
| 33 | Chevrolet Spark | 89 | 0.8% | -21% | 113 | 1.0% | 30 |
| 34 | Peugeot 308 | 85 | 0.8% | -30% | 121 | 1.1% | 28 |
| 35 | Chevrolet Colorado | 84 | 0.8% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 36 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 82 | 0.7% | -20% | 103 | 0.9% | 36 |
| 37 | Hyundai i20 | 82 | 0.7% | 215% | 26 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 38 | Isuzu D-Max | 81 | 0.7% | -40% | 136 | 1.2% | 24 |
| 39 | Great Wall Hover H5 | 81 | 0.7% | 21% | 67 | 0.6% | 51 |
| 40 | Great Wall Florid | 80 | 0.7% | -14% | 93 | 0.8% | 39 |
| 41 | Mazda BT-50 | 78 | 0.7% | -26% | 106 | 1.0% | 34 |
| 42 | Renault Twingo | 76 | 0.7% | -40% | 126 | 1.1% | 25 |
| 43 | Citroen C4 | 76 | 0.7% | 41% | 54 | 0.5% | 62 |
| 44 | Dacia Sandero | 75 | 0.7% | -51% | 154 | 1.4% | 21 |
| 45 | Dacia Logan | 73 | 0.7% | -52% | 151 | 1.4% | 23 |
| 46 | Chevrolet Captiva | 72 | 0.7% | 0% | 72 | 0.7% | 48 |
| 47 | Kia Picanto | 72 | 0.7% | 20% | 60 | 0.5% | 57 |
| 48 | Citroen DS3 | 67 | 0.6% | -26% | 91 | 0.8% | 40 |
| 49 | Hyundai Veloster | 67 | 0.6% | 509% | 11 | 0.1% | n/a |
| 50 | Toyota Tacoma | 62 | 0.6% | 148% | 25 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 51 | Renault Master | 58 | 0.5% | 9% | 53 | 0.5% | 64 |
| 52 | VW Amarok | 58 | 0.5% | 107% | 28 | 0.3% | 90 |
| 53 | Range Rover Evoque | 57 | 0.5% | 1800% | 3 | 0.0% | n/a |
| 54 | Kia Soul | 55 | 0.5% | -27% | 75 | 0.7% | 47 |
| 55 | Nissan Patrol | 55 | 0.5% | 15% | 48 | 0.4% | 68 |
| 56 | Ssangyong Korando | 54 | 0.5% | -34% | 82 | 0.7% | 43 |
| 57 | Subaru Forester | 53 | 0.5% | -31% | 77 | 0.7% | 46 |
| 58 | Peugeot Boxer | 53 | 0.5% | -22% | 68 | 0.6% | 50 |
| 59 | Citroen Jumper | 53 | 0.5% | -5% | 56 | 0.5% | 61 |
| 60 | Citroen Jumpy | 51 | 0.5% | -16% | 61 | 0.6% | 54 |
| 61 | Ford F150 | 51 | 0.5% | 11% | 46 | 0.4% | 71 |
| 62 | Peugeot 207 | 49 | 0.4% | -61% | 126 | 1.1% | 26 |
| 63 | Ford Kuga | 49 | 0.4% | -46% | 91 | 0.8% | 41 |
| 64 | Suzuki SX4 | 49 | 0.4% | 32% | 37 | 0.3% | 81 |
| 65 | Renault Megane | 48 | 0.4% | 14% | 42 | 0.4% | 76 |
| 66 | Renault Koleos | 48 | 0.4% | 109% | 23 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 67 | JMC Pick-up | 47 | 0.4% | -41% | 79 | 0.7% | 45 |
| 68 | Chery Tiggo | 47 | 0.4% | 4% | 45 | 0.4% | 74 |
| 69 | Dodge Dakota | 47 | 0.4% | 15% | 41 | 0.4% | 77 |
| 70 | Renault Maxity | 47 | 0.4% | 81% | 26 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 71 | Subaru XV | 47 | 0.4% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 72 | Fiat Ducato | 46 | 0.4% | -19% | 57 | 0.5% | 60 |
| 73 | Nissan Pathfinder | 44 | 0.4% | 13% | 39 | 0.4% | 79 |
| 74 | Audi A1 | 44 | 0.4% | 16% | 38 | 0.3% | 80 |
| 75 | Mini Countryman | 43 | 0.4% | -7% | 46 | 0.4% | 72 |
| 76 | BMW X3 | 41 | 0.4% | -16% | 49 | 0.4% | 67 |
| 77 | Peugeot Expert | 40 | 0.4% | -50% | 80 | 0.7% | 44 |
| 78 | VW Tiguan | 39 | 0.4% | 144% | 16 | 0.1% | n/a |
| 79 | BYD F0 | 38 | 0.3% | 322% | 9 | 0.1% | n/a |
| 80 | Mitsubishi ASX | 37 | 0.3% | -37% | 59 | 0.5% | 59 |
| 81 | Peugeot 208 | 37 | 0.3% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 82 | Toyota Yaris | 36 | 0.3% | -50% | 72 | 0.7% | 49 |
| 83 | Citroen C1 | 36 | 0.3% | -32% | 53 | 0.5% | 65 |
| 84 | Audi Q5 | 36 | 0.3% | -23% | 47 | 0.4% | 70 |
| 85 | Nissan Micra | 35 | 0.3% | 338% | 8 | 0.1% | n/a |
| 86 | Fiat 500 | 33 | 0.3% | -11% | 37 | 0.3% | 82 |
| 87 | Toyota Auris | 32 | 0.3% | -48% | 61 | 0.6% | 55 |
| 88 | Ford Transit | 32 | 0.3% | 39% | 23 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 89 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | 31 | 0.3% | -28% | 43 | 0.4% | 75 |
| 90 | Audi Q3 | 31 | 0.3% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 91 | BMW X1 | 30 | 0.3% | -35% | 46 | 0.4% | 73 |
| 92 | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport | 29 | 0.3% | -28% | 40 | 0.4% | 78 |
| 93 | Ford F150 Raptor | 29 | 0.3% | 45% | 20 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 94 | Great Wall Voleex C30 | 28 | 0.3% | 600% | 4 | 0.0% | n/a |
| 95 | Hyundai i30 | 27 | 0.2% | -47% | 51 | 0.5% | 66 |
| 96 | Jeep Wrangler | 27 | 0.2% | 0% | 27 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 97 | Peugeot 3008 | 27 | 0.2% | 93% | 14 | 0.1% | n/a |
| 98 | Toyota Tundra | 26 | 0.2% | -57% | 61 | 0.6% | 56 |
| 99 | Opel Vivaro | 26 | 0.2% | -10% | 29 | 0.3% | 89 |
| 100 | Peugeot 107 | 25 | 0.2% | -48% | 48 | 0.4% | 69 |
Source: Manufacturers, many thanks to Stéphane for sharing the data!








