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Bulgaria Full Year 2012: Last year at #1 for the Dacia Logan MCV?

January 20th, 2013 Leave a comment Go to comments

Dacia Logan MCV

* See the Top 240 All-models and Top 33 All-Brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Kalo *

The Bulgarian new car market managed to stay dynamic throughout the year with an estimated 8% year-on-year increase in 2012 to 24,328 registrations. Volkswagen remains the most popular carmaker but improves its share from 8.3% in 2011 to 10.7% this year thanks to sales up an impressive 42%. Toyota is up one spot and 16% to 2,069 units and 8.4% while Dacia is up 3 ranks and 30% to #3 and Skoda up 27% to #4. Reversely Ford is down 14% and 3 spots to #5 and Opel down 31% and 6 ranks to #10. The big event this year is of course the arrival of Great Wall as the first local manufacturer, with their Lovetch factory getting started in February. As a result Great Wall is up a mammoth 966% and 18 spots on 2011 to #6 with 1,461 sales and 5.9%, even peaking at #2 in October and December when it missed the top spot for just 7 sales. 2013 could be the first year a Chinese carmaker tops a European country’s ranking…

Great Wall Steed

Bulgaria is one of a few countries to have gained a detailed models ranking in 2012 so there is no comparison available with 2011. The Dacia Logan MCV is the most popular model in the country with 848 sales and 3.4% but Dacia is still hesitating to replace it now that the Dacia Lodgy is on sale. Therefore 2012 could well be the last year of reign for the Logan LCV in Bulgaria. Illustrating the thunderous arrival of Great Wall in the country’s ranking, the Great Wall Steed shoots up directly to #2 over the Full Year: boosted by a historical pole position in December, it finishes the year with 608 sales and 2.5%, equal with the Skoda Octavia.

Kia Sportage

The Kia Sportage also shines, only 6 units below at 602, followed by the Ford Fiesta at 579, VW Caddy at 527 and Great Wall Voleex C10 at 488. The VW Polo, Opel Astra and Skoda Fabia round up the Top 10 with the Dacia Duster not far behind. Notice also the Great Wall Hover at #16, the Toyota Avensis at #19, Dacia Logan Sedan at #24, Skoda Yeti at #25, Toyota Land Cruiser at #36, BMW 5 Series at #41, Skoda Citigo at #59, Range Rover Evoque at #65 and BMW X6 at #67.

Previous post: Bulgaria December 2012: Great Wall Steed takes the lead!

Previous yearly post: Bulgaria 2010/2011: Ford Fiesta best-seller

Full Year 2012 Top 240 All-models and Top 33 All-brands Ranking Tables below.Bulgaria Full Year 2012 – brands:

Pos Brand 2012 % /11 2011 % Pos
1 Volkswagen 2,648 10.9% 42% 1,863 8.3% 1
2 Toyota 2,069 8.5% 16% 1,786 7.9% 3
3 Dacia 1,977 8.1% 30% 1,521 6.7% 6
4 Skoda 1,757 7.2% 27% 1,383 6.1% 7
5 Ford 1,592 6.5% -14% 1,854 8.2% 2
6 Great Wall 1,461 6.0% 966% 137 0.6% 24
7 Peugeot 1,425 5.9% -8% 1,543 6.8% 5
8 Renault 1,289 5.3% 0% 1,290 5.7% 8
9 Kia 1,215 5.0% 150% 486 2.2% 16
10 Opel 1,085 4.5% -31% 1,582 7.0% 4
11 Citroen 1,019 4.2% -8% 1,103 4.9% 9
12 Hyundai (e) 918 3.8% 11% 827 3.7% 12
13 Chevrolet 830 3.4% -24% 1,098 4.9% 10
14 BMW 775 3.2% 12% 693 3.1% 13
15 Audi 685 2.8% 17% 586 2.6% 14
16 Mercedes 540 2.2% -47% 1,014 4.5% 11
17 Nissan 495 2.0% -12% 564 2.5% 15
18 Mazda 441 1.8% -9% 486 2.2% 17
19 Fiat 427 1.8% 17% 364 1.6% 19
20 Mitsubishi 273 1.1% -26% 367 1.6% 18
21 Seat 220 0.9% 72% 128 0.6% 27
22 Land Rover 190 0.8% 68% 113 0.5% 29
23 Suzuki 185 0.8% 16% 159 0.7% 22
24 Honda 178 0.7% 14% 156 0.7% 23
25 Volvo 166 0.7% -46% 307 1.4% 20
26 Lada 113 0.5% -14% 132 0.6% 25
27 Infiniti (e) 100 0.4% 23% 81 0.4% 31
28 Mini 79 0.3% 39% 57 0.3% 33
29 Subaru 62 0.3% -10% 69 0.3% 32
30 Lexus 47 0.2% -15% 55 0.2% 34
31 Isuzu 33 0.1% 120% 15 0.1% 41
32 Alfa Romeo 23 0.1% 0% 23 0.1% 37
33 Jaguar 11 0.0% -45% 20 0.1% 40

(e): BSCB’s estimate

Bulgaria Full Year 2012 – models:

Pos Model 2012 %
1 Dacia Logan MCV 848 3.5%
2 Great Wall Steed 608 2.5%
3 Skoda Octavia 608 2.5%
4 Kia Sportage 602 2.5%
5 Ford Fiesta 579 2.4%
6 VW Caddy 527 2.2%
7 Great Wall Voleex C10 488 2.0%
8 VW Polo 457 1.9%
9 Opel Astra 457 1.9%
10 Skoda Fabia 435 1.8%
11 Dacia Duster 432 1.8%
12 Ford Focus 411 1.7%
13 Toyota Yaris 410 1.7%
14 Renault Megane 389 1.6%
15 VW Passat 372 1.5%
16 Great Wall Hover 365 1.5%
17 Dacia Sandero 364 1.5%
18 VW Golf 345 1.4%
19 Toyota Avensis 341 1.4%
20 Kia Cee’d 320 1.3%
21 Chevrolet Aveo 308 1.3%
22 Toyota Auris 308 1.3%
23 Peugeot 308 285 1.2%
24 Dacia Logan Sedan 266 1.1%
25 Skoda Yeti 258 1.1%
26 Peugeot Partner 253 1.0%
27 Skoda Superb 248 1.0%
28 Renault Clio 246 1.0%
29 Citroen Berlingo 244 1.0%
30 Nissan Qashqai 221 0.9%
31 Opel Insignia 221 0.9%
32 Citroen C4 218 0.9%
33 Renault Master 216 0.9%
34 Toyota Aygo 213 0.9%
35 Renault Kangoo 203 0.8%
36 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 0.8%
37 Toyota RAV4 200 0.8%
38 Peugeot Boxer 197 0.8%
39 Opel Corsa 180 0.7%
40 Peugeot 207 178 0.7%
41 BMW 5 Series 177 0.7%
42 Peugeot 508 174 0.7%
43 VW Tiguan 171 0.7%
44 Citroen Jumper 166 0.7%
45 Ford Transit 165 0.7%
46 Chevrolet Cruze 161 0.7%
48 Mitsubishi Outlander 153 0.6%
47 Mazda6 153 0.6%
49 Chevrolet Captiva 144 0.6%
50 Nissan Juke 139 0.6%
51 Chevrolet Orlando 138 0.6%
52 Toyota Corolla 136 0.6%
53 Peugeot 208 134 0.6%
54 VW Up! 134 0.6%
55 Kia Rio 132 0.5%
56 Toyota Hilux 131 0.5%
57 Audi Q5 125 0.5%
58 VW Multivan 124 0.5%
59 Skoda Citigo 123 0.5%
60 Seat Ibiza 119 0.5%
61 Citroen C3 115 0.5%
62 Ford Transit Connect 113 0.5%
63 Lada Niva 113 0.5%
64 BMW X3 112 0.5%
65 Range Rover Evoque 109 0.4%
66 Renault Fluence 109 0.4%
67 BMW X6 106 0.4%
68 BMW X5 105 0.4%
69 Fiat Qubo 99 0.4%
70 BMW 3 Series 98 0.4%
71 VW Jetta 98 0.4%
72 Audi A3 97 0.4%
73 Fiat Doblo 96 0.4%
74 Honda CR-V 94 0.4%
75 VW Touareg 94 0.4%
76 Audi A4 93 0.4%
77 Audi A6 89 0.4%
78 Mazda3 89 0.4%
79 Toyota Verso 88 0.4%
80 Mazda CX-5 85 0.3%
81 Suzuki SX4 85 0.3%
82 Kia Sorento 81 0.3%
83 VW Transporter 80 0.3%
84 Skoda Roomster 77 0.3%
85 Ford Mondeo 76 0.3%
86 Fiat Punto 73 0.3%
87 Audi Q7 71 0.3%
88 Audi A5 70 0.3%
89 Ford Ranger 70 0.3%
90 VW CC 69 0.3%
91 BMW 1 Series 68 0.3%
92 BMW X1 66 0.3%
93 Chevrolet Spark 64 0.3%
94 Opel Zafira 61 0.3%
95 Peugeot 3008 59 0.2%
96 Volvo XC60 59 0.2%
97 Audi Q3 58 0.2%
98 Mazda CX-7 58 0.2%
99 Seat Leon 56 0.2%
100 Dacia Lodgy 51 0.2%
101 Fiat Ducato 51 0.2%
102 Volvo XC90 50 0.2%
103 Ford B-Max 46 0.2%
105 Mitsubishi ASX 46 0.2%
104 Mini Countryman 46 0.2%
106 Citroen C5 45 0.2%
107 VW Crafter 45 0.2%
108 Opel Zafira Tourer 44 0.2%
109 Citroen Nemo 43 0.2%
112 Subaru Forester 41 0.2%
111 Ford C-Max 41 0.2%
110 Citroen C4 Picasso 41 0.2%
113 Honda Civic 40 0.2%
115 Opel Combo 39 0.2%
114 Fiat Panda 39 0.2%
116 Peugeot 206+ 37 0.2%
117 VW Touran 36 0.1%
118 Suzuki Alto 35 0.1%
119 Kia Venga 34 0.1%
120 Mitsubishi Colt 34 0.1%
121 Suzuki Swift 34 0.1%
124 Mini 33 0.1%
123 Isuzu D-Max 33 0.1%
122 Citroen C1 33 0.1%
125 VW Amarok 33 0.1%
127 Ford Kuga 32 0.1%
126 Audi A7 32 0.1%
128 Toyota Prius 31 0.1%
132 Renault Laguna 30 0.1%
130 Land Rover Discovery 30 0.1%
131 Nissan Micra 30 0.1%
129 Ford Fusion 30 0.1%
133 Seat Altea 29 0.1%
134 VW Beetle 29 0.1%
135 Lexus RX 28 0.1%
136 Renault Twingo 28 0.1%
138 Peugeot 301 27 0.1%
137 Mazda2 27 0.1%
139 Peugeot Bipper 27 0.1%
140 Volvo S/V60 27 0.1%
141 Kia Picanto 26 0.1%
142 Audi A1 25 0.1%
143 Opel Vivaro 25 0.1%
147 Suzuki Jimny 24 0.1%
146 Renault Scenic 24 0.1%
144 Audi A8 24 0.1%
145 Fiat 500 24 0.1%
148 Range Rover Sport 23 0.1%
149 BMW 7 Series 22 0.1%
151 Nissan Note 21 0.1%
150 Ford S-Max 21 0.1%
153 Nissan Navara 20 0.1%
152 Kia Optima 20 0.1%
154 Peugeot 107 20 0.1%
155 Mitsubishi Pajero 19 0.1%
156 Renault Trafic 19 0.1%
158 BMW 6 Series 18 0.1%
157 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 18 0.1%
159 Citroen C-Elysee 18 0.1%
160 Citroen C3 Picasso 18 0.1%
161 Nissan Pathfinder 18 0.1%
164 Volvo S/V40 16 0.1%
163 Opel Meriva 16 0.1%
162 Nissan X-Trail 16 0.1%
165 Citroen C4 Aircross 15 0.1%
169 Fiat Freemont 15 0.1%
170 Mazda5 15 0.1%
171 Nissan NP300 15 0.1%
166 Citroen DS4 15 0.1%
167 Citroen Jumpy 15 0.1%
168 Dacia Logan Pick-up 15 0.1%
172 Renault Latitude 15 0.1%
173 Subaru XV 14 0.1%
174 Mitsubishi Lancer 13 0.1%
175 Peugeot 4007 13 0.1%
177 Land Rover Freelander 12 0.0%
176 Fiat Bravo 12 0.0%
179 Peugeot 5008 12 0.0%
178 Mazda BT-50 12 0.0%
180 Chevrolet Malibu 11 0.0%
182 Opel Movano 11 0.0%
183 Range Rover 11 0.0%
181 Citroen C-Crosser 11 0.0%
184 VW Sharan 11 0.0%
185 Citroen DS5 10 0.0%
186 VW Caravelle 10 0.0%
187 Lexus GS 9 0.0%
189 Renault Symbol 9 0.0%
188 Opel Antara 9 0.0%
194 Skoda Rapid 8 0.0%
191 Mitsubishi L200 8 0.0%
193 Seat Exeo 8 0.0%
190 Citroen DS3 8 0.0%
192 Nissan GT-R 8 0.0%
197 Nissan Murano 7 0.0%
195 Fiat Sedici 7 0.0%
196 Ford Galaxy 7 0.0%
198 Subaru Legacy/Outback 7 0.0%
200 Jaguar XF 6 0.0%
202 Volvo S80 6 0.0%
199 Fiat Fiorino 6 0.0%
201 Peugeot Expert 6 0.0%
203 VW California 6 0.0%
206 Opel Mokka 5 0.0%
205 Lexus CT 5 0.0%
207 Seat Alhambra 5 0.0%
204 Land Rover Defender 5 0.0%
219 Volvo XC70 4 0.0%
208 Alfa Romeo 159 4 0.0%
209 Chevrolet Camaro 4 0.0%
210 Citroen C-Zero 4 0.0%
211 Fiat Linea 4 0.0%
212 Jaguar XJ 4 0.0%
213 Lexus IS 4 0.0%
214 Opel Ampera 4 0.0%
215 Suzuki Grand Vitara 4 0.0%
216 Toyota GT86 4 0.0%
217 Toyota Urban Cruiser 4 0.0%
218 Volvo C30 4 0.0%
220 VW Phaeton 4 0.0%
221 BMW Z4 3 0.0%
223 Seat Mii 3 0.0%
222 Honda Accord 3 0.0%
224 Suzuki Splash 3 0.0%
225 Toyota IQ 3 0.0%
226 Mazda MX-5 2 0.0%
227 Peugeot RCZ 2 0.0%
228 VW Golf Plus 2 0.0%
229 Alfa Romeo 147, GT 1 0.0%
230 Audi R8 1 0.0%
231 Dacia Dokker 1 0.0%
232 Fiat Scudo 1 0.0%
233 Ford Ka 1 0.0%
234 Honda CR-Z 1 0.0%
235 Jaguar XK 1 0.0%
236 Lexus LS 1 0.0%
237 Peugeot 4008 1 0.0%
238 Renault Koleos 1 0.0%
239 VW Scirocco 1 0.0%

Note: Mercedes, Hyundai and Infiniti don’t communicate detailed sales figures by model so these do not appear in this ranking.

Source: Manufacturers, many thanks to Kalo for sharing the data!

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  1. torals
    January 20th, 2013 at 02:53 | #1
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    hmmm,
    there is no mercedes in the models ranking…?

    • matgasnier
      January 20th, 2013 at 09:08 | #2
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      Hello torals,
      Yes this is correct as Hyundai nor Mercedes or Infiniti don’t communicate models sales in Bulgaria.
      Best,
      Matt

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