Hong Kong (China) December 2012: Toyota Crown Taxi shines

January 20, 2013
Matt Gasnier
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* See the Top 156 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! *

* See the Full Year 2012 post here *

A round 4,000 new vehicles found a buyer in Hong Kong this month, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 43,358 registrations. Passed by the Toyota Hiace for the last 2 months, the Mercedes E-Class reclaims its traditional pole position in December thanks to 186 sales for a 4.7% market share, kicking the Hiace down to #2 at 162 units and 4.1%. Potentially boosted by end-of-year deliveries, the good old Toyota Crown LPG Taxi is up a huge 41 spots on November to brilliantly land on the third step of the podium with 158 sales and 4%. It is followed by the BMW 5 Series stable at #4 with 151 units and 3.8%.

The Toyota Noah confirms it is in great shape, up a further rank on last month to #5 with 116 sales and 2.9%, while the Nissan Serena is up a massive 27 spots to #6 at 106 units and 2.7%. Other great performers this month include the Toyota Previa up 5 to #10, the Audi A6 up 41 to #11, Porsche Cayenne up 28 to a fantastic 14th place, VW Scirocco up 38 to #21, Nissan Urvan up 130 to #23, Audi A1 up 33 to #24, Toyota 86 up 16 to #39 and the Nissan Sunny slicing its ranking by 2 for its 2nd month in market at #49.

Full Year post: Hong Kong (China) Full Year 2012: Mercedes E-Class #1, BMW 5 Series on podium

Previous month: Hong Kong (China) November 2012: Toyota Hiace holds the fort

Full December 2012 Top 156 All-models Ranking Table below.

Hong Kong (China) December 2012:

Pos	Model	Dec-12	%	Nov	2012	%	Pos
1	Mercedes E-Class	186	4.7%	2	2,327	5.4%	1
2	Toyota Hiace	162	4.1%	1	1,950	4.5%	2
3	Toyota Crown LPG Taxi	158	4.0%	44	324	0.7%	35
4	BMW 5 Series	151	3.8%	4	1,895	4.4%	3
5	Toyota Noah	116	2.9%	6	897	2.1%	10
6	Nissan Serena	106	2.7%	33	949	2.2%	9
7	VW Golf	97	2.4%	3	1,333	3.1%	5
8	Toyota Ractis	90	2.3%	7	1,052	2.4%	7
9	BMW 3 Series	83	2.1%	8	807	1.9%	12
10	Toyota Previa	79	2.0%	15	724	1.7%	16
11	Audi A6	76	1.9%	52	375	0.9%	28
12	Mini Countryman	75	1.9%	11	580	1.3%	19
13	Honda Stepwagon	74	1.9%	16	796	1.8%	13
14	Porsche Cayenne	74	1.9%	42	352	0.8%	32
15	BMW 1 Series	70	1.8%	5	1,216	2.8%	6
16	Hyundai H1	69	1.7%	12	1,001	2.3%	8
17	Honda Jazz	66	1.7%	18	435	1.0%	24
18	Toyota Wish	65	1.6%	10	593	1.4%	17
19	Mercedes C-Class	60	1.5%	14	888	2.0%	11
20	Toyota Alphard	58	1.5%	23	727	1.7%	15
21	VW Scirocco	58	1.5%	59	280	0.6%	41
22	Mini	53	1.3%	20	344	0.8%	34
23	Nissan Urvan	52	1.3%	153	169	0.4%	60
24	Audi A1	50	1.3%	57	147	0.3%	65
25	Honda Freed	49	1.2%	9	774	1.8%	14
26	Toyota Coaster	49	1.2%	26	519	1.2%	21
27	Mercedes Vito	48	1.2%	35	206	0.5%	51
28	VW Touran	46	1.2%	22	545	1.3%	20
29	BMW X3	46	1.2%	21	380	0.9%	27
30	BMW X1	42	1.1%	17	408	0.9%	26
31	Mercedes B-Class	38	1.0%	32	457	1.1%	22
32	VW Jetta	38	1.0%	19	359	0.8%	29
33	Toyota Camry	37	0.9%	30	590	1.4%	18
34	VW Tiguan	37	0.9%	28	355	0.8%	31
35	Range Rover Evoque	37	0.9%	34	311	0.7%	37
36	Audi Q5	36	0.9%	63	348	0.8%	33
37	Audi A5	35	0.9%	38	433	1.0%	25
38	Audi Q7	34	0.9%	65	262	0.6%	43
39	Toyota 86	30	0.8%	55	150	0.3%	64
40	Lexus GS	28	0.7%	27	449	1.0%	23
41	VW Polo	26	0.7%	66	249	0.6%	44
42	Nissan Note	26	0.7%	29	69	0.2%	96
43	BMW X5	25	0.6%	46	316	0.7%	36
44	Mercedes S-Class	24	0.6%	25	248	0.6%	45
45	BMW 7 Series	22	0.6%	36	286	0.7%	39
46	Toyota Auris	22	0.6%	31	208	0.5%	50
47	Audi Q3	22	0.6%	87	199	0.5%	53
48	VW CC	20	0.5%	37	136	0.3%	72
49	Nissan Sunny	19	0.5%	98	25	0.1%	144
50	Lexus RX	17	0.4%	40	1,352	3.1%	4
51	Toyota Prius C	17	0.4%	45	358	0.8%	30
52	Honda Stream	17	0.4%	82	139	0.3%	70
53	Audi A7	17	0.4%	69	124	0.3%	75
54	Lexus CT	16	0.4%	60	209	0.5%	49
55	Mazda8	16	0.4%	93	87	0.2%	90
56	Mercedes CLS-Class	15	0.4%	73	176	0.4%	55
57	Kia Morning	15	0.4%	13	175	0.4%	57
58	Mercedes ML-Class	14	0.4%	24	309	0.7%	38
59	Toyota Vellfire	14	0.4%	76	247	0.6%	46
60	Nissan Elgrand	14	0.4%	43	193	0.4%	54
61	Ford S-Max	14	0.4%	56	119	0.3%	76
62	Audi A4	13	0.3%	53	215	0.5%	47
63	VW Beetle	13	0.3%	121	97	0.2%	87
64	VW Touareg	13	0.3%	70	87	0.2%	91
65	Porsche Panamera	12	0.3%	41	174	0.4%	58
66	VW Sharan	12	0.3%	81	164	0.4%	61
67	Porsche 911	12	0.3%	92	154	0.4%	62
68	Smart Fortwo	12	0.3%	54	144	0.3%	68
69	Toyota Prius V	12	0.3%	74	113	0.3%	79
70	Mazda2	12	0.3%	62	111	0.3%	80
71	Hyundai Tucson	12	0.3%	114	82	0.2%	93
72	Mazda6	12	0.3%	142	28	0.1%	137
73	Nissan Qashqai	11	0.3%	67	145	0.3%	66
74	Kia K2900	11	0.3%	47	103	0.2%	82
75	Kia Sorento	11	0.3%	94	50	0.1%	107
76	Volvo S60	11	0.3%	165	35	0.1%	127
77	Nissan Juke	10	0.3%	39	87	0.2%	92
78	Suzuki Solio	10	0.3%	49	28	0.1%	138
79	Fiat 500	9	0.2%	77	176	0.4%	56
80	Mercedes R-Class	9	0.2%	50	152	0.4%	63
81	Suzuki Swift	9	0.2%	78	101	0.2%	84
82	Toyota Mark X	9	0.2%	85	94	0.2%	88
83	Audi TT	9	0.2%	123	56	0.1%	99
84	VW Passat	8	0.2%	99	215	0.5%	48
85	Fuso Rosa	8	0.2%	61	116	0.3%	78
86	Isuzu TFR	8	0.2%	75	72	0.2%	95
87	Mazda5	8	0.2%	79	54	0.1%	101
88	Volvo XC90	7	0.2%	64	138	0.3%	71
89	Lexus LS	7	0.2%	100	53	0.1%	104
90	Jaguar XJ	7	0.2%	125	46	0.1%	110
91	Mercedes SLK	6	0.2%	151	283	0.7%	40
92	BMW X6	6	0.2%	83	110	0.3%	81
93	BMW 6 Series	6	0.2%	48	98	0.2%	86
94	Renault Megane	6	0.2%	51	49	0.1%	109
95	Honda Odyssey	6	0.2%	96	38	0.1%	119
96	Mitsubishi L200	6	0.2%	112	22	0.1%	148
97	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	5	0.1%	58	274	0.6%	42
98	Land Rover Discovery	5	0.1%	71	145	0.3%	67
99	Mazda3	5	0.1%	88	144	0.3%	69
100	Ferrari 458	5	0.1%	72	130	0.3%	74
101	VW Caddy	5	0.1%	90	50	0.1%	108
102	Mitsubishi Delica	5	0.1%	124	45	0.1%	111
103	Mitsubishi Pajero	5	0.1%	95	41	0.1%	117
104	Suzuki Every Van	5	0.1%	129	34	0.1%	128
105	Ford Galaxy	5	0.1%	138	30	0.1%	134
106	Toyota Prius	4	0.1%	68	132	0.3%	73
107	Nissan March	4	0.1%	84	99	0.2%	85
108	Mazda CX-5	4	0.1%	109	61	0.1%	98
109	Porsche Boxster	4	0.1%	101	44	0.1%	112
110	Subaru Impreza	4	0.1%	116	44	0.1%	113
111	Hyundai Veloster	4	0.1%	102	42	0.1%	116
112	VW Transporter	4	0.1%	97	34	0.1%	129
113	Range Rover Sport	4	0.1%	139	26	0.1%	141
114	Alfa Romeo MiTo	4	0.1%	172	19	0.0%	155
115	Mercedes SL-Class	4	0.1%	178	14	0.0%	166
116	Ford Focus	4	0.1%	–	4	0.0%	185
117	Nissan Murano	3	0.1%	86	76	0.2%	94
118	Audi A8	3	0.1%	89	69	0.2%	97
119	Toyota Prado	3	0.1%	136	54	0.1%	102
120	Bentley Continental Flying Spur	3	0.1%	137	36	0.1%	124
121	Hyundai Elantra	3	0.1%	128	36	0.1%	125
122	Maserati GranTurismo	3	0.1%	104	34	0.1%	130
123	Ferrari California	3	0.1%	163	29	0.1%	135
124	Lexus LX	3	0.1%	140	23	0.1%	145
125	Nissan Teana	3	0.1%	113	17	0.0%	159
126	Renault Kangoo	3	0.1%	118	14	0.0%	167
127	Hyundai i40	2	0.1%	110	55	0.1%	100
128	McLaren MP4-12C	2	0.1%	115	54	0.1%	103
129	Mercedes G-Class	2	0.1%	122	51	0.1%	106
130	Subaru XV	2	0.1%	91	43	0.1%	115
131	Bentley Mulsanne	2	0.1%	107	26	0.1%	142
132	Subaru Forester	2	0.1%	132	21	0.0%	150
133	Maserati Quattroporte	2	0.1%	173	17	0.0%	160
134	Audi S4	2	0.1%	133	15	0.0%	162
135	Rolls Royce Phantom	2	0.1%	179	12	0.0%	168
136	Audi S6	2	0.1%	–	3	0.0%	191
137	Mercedes Sprinter	1	0.0%	119	205	0.5%	52
138	Audi RS3	1	0.0%	157	40	0.1%	118
139	Volvo XC60	1	0.0%	126	38	0.1%	120
140	Mercedes Viano	1	0.0%	127	36	0.1%	126
141	Mitsubishi Outlander	1	0.0%	162	28	0.1%	139
142	Volvo V60	1	0.0%	106	28	0.1%	140
143	BMW Z4	1	0.0%	131	22	0.1%	149
144	Lamborghini Aventador	1	0.0%	111	21	0.0%	151
145	Volvo S80	1	0.0%	176	15	0.0%	163
146	Aston Martin Rapide	1	0.0%	143	12	0.0%	169
147	Toyota Crown	1	0.0%	180	11	0.0%	170
148	Infiniti FX	1	0.0%	187	6	0.0%	178
149	Jaguar XK	1	0.0%	189	5	0.0%	182
150	Mitsubishi Lancer	1	0.0%	191	5	0.0%	183
151	Infiniti M	1	0.0%	146	4	0.0%	186
152	Subaru BRZ	1	0.0%	196	4	0.0%	187
153	Audi RS5	1	0.0%	148	2	0.0%	197
154	Audi RS4	1	0.0%	–	1	0.0%	205
155	Mazda CX-9	1	0.0%	–	1	0.0%	206
156	Toyota Yaris	1	0.0%	–	1	0.0%	207