Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog

Renault Symbol. Picture by Alp Emre Goksel, all rights reserved.

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Algerian car sales data is getting rarer these days but I am able to share with you now the best-selling models in the country over the first 3 months of 2012. Confirming the pole position it has been holding for at least 3 years, the Renault Symbol is the most popular vehicle in the country over the period with 8,831 sales. It is followed by the Toyota Hilux at 6,400 units and the Peugeot 207 with 5,681 sales.

After an exceptional end of year in 2011, the Hyundai Accent falls back to 4th place in the 2012 year-to-date ranking at 5,334 units, ahead of the Dacia Logan with 4,822 sales and the Chevrolet Sail imported from China confirming its strong career start at #6 with 2,978 units sold in 3 months and 1,097 in March alone.

Previous post: Algeria Full Year 2011: Renault Symbol #1 again, Hyundai up 53%

One year ago: Algeria March 2011: Renault Symbol leads, Kia Picanto #2

Full Q1 2012 Top 6 Ranking Table below.

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Renault Symbol

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Car sales are up a massive 35% in Algeria in December at 18,934 units, bringing the final 2011 total to 289,385 registrations, up an excellent 32% on 2010. In December, Hyundai leads the market for the third consecutive month with 5,376 sales and 28.4% market share while Renault is down to #4 with just 8.3%… Over the full year though Renault keeps the lead at 55,800 units and 19.3% share vs. 48,620 and 16.8% for Hyundai.

Hyundai Accent

A Hyundai leads the models ranking for the third month in a row as well in December with the Hyundai Accent from two generations ago (!) reaching a best-ever 15.7% share thanks to 2,971 sales. The Renault Symbol is down to #7 at 3.2%, and hasn’t held the pole position since September (but it held it every month up to then). The Symbol manages to stay the best-selling car in Algeria over the full year with 28,171 sales and 9.7% share, up 32% on 2010.

Hyundai Atos

The Hyundai Atos, #1 in October and November, finishes the year at #2 with 19,531 units and 6.7%, up an imposing 63% on 2010. The Hyundai Accent does even better: +82% to 18,596 sales and 6.4%, and is followed by the Peugeot 207, very healthy at +51% and 15,445 units. The only model to lose ground on 2010 in the Top 10 is the Dacia Logan at -3% and going from #2 to #5 with 13,567 sales.

Chevrolet Sail

The Kia Picanto is up 3 spots and 43% to #6 at 9,212 units and we welcome the arrival of the all-new China-imported Chevrolet Sail in the Top 10 at #8 with 8,027 sales. It ranked 3rd in December and peaked at #2 and 7.7% share in October.

Previous month: Algeria November 2011: Hyundai Atos keeps the lead

Previous year: Algeria Full Year 2010: Renault Symbol #1

Full Year and December 2011 Top 10 Ranking Tables below.

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Hyundai Atos

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Another outstanding month for car sales in Algeria, up a massive 61% year-on-year to 23,598 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 270,451 units, up a very respectable 32%. For the third consecutive month, Hyundai is the best-selling brand ahead of Renault, a very rare occurrence. It sells 4,510 units vs. 4,475 for the French brand. And for the 2nd month in a row the Hyundai Atos is the most popular car in the country with a very solid 2,177 sales and 9.2% market share. It is still #2 year-to-date however at 18,103 units and 6.7%.

Dacia Logan

Just as we thought it had disappeared from the Algerian podium for good, the Dacia Logan is back with a vengeance, up to #2 with 2,052 sales and an excellent 8.7% share, by far its best score in 12 months. It is #5 year-to-date. The Hyundai Accent stays #3 with a robust 7.3% share, well ahead of its 2011 level at 5.8% (#3 also). The Peugeot 207 ranks 4th with a very strong 6.8% share, ahead of the 2011 leader the Renault Symbol at 6.2%. The Chevrolet Sail is down 4 spots to #6 and the VW Polo reappears in the Top 10 at #9.

Previous month: Algeria October 2011: Hyundai Atos and Chevrolet Sail on top

Full November 2011 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Chevrolet Sail

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Whopping month for car sales in Algeria, up 60% year-on-year at 26,200 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 246,853 units, up 33%. For the second month in a row, Hyundai leads the models ranking (traditionally a Renault privilege) with 5,692 sales and 21% share, up 142% year-on-year (!) vs. 3,612 units and 13.8% share for Renault.

Hyundai Atos

For the first time, the Hyundai Atos takes the lead of the Algerian market with a very impressive 2,648 sales and 10.1% share. Another surprise follows: the new Chevrolet Sail, imported from China, improves again and gains 2 ranks on September to land in 2nd place with a record 2,028 units and 7.7% share. It is now #10 year-to-date with 5,975 sales even though it is only on sales since May.

Excellent performance for the Hyundai Accent at a very robust 1,909 sales and 7.3% share vs. 4.8% year-to-date, while the Renault Symbol, still #1 year-to-date by far at 26,109 sales and 10% share, is down to a humbling 5th place at 5.3% share. The Peugeot 207 is back in the Top 10 at #5, the Kia Picanto is solid again at #6 and the Dacia Logan is down to #7.

Previous month: see the Algerian September 2011 Top 40 best-selling models here.

Full October 2011 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Chevrolet Sail

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The Algerian car market continues to impress and should finish the year above 250,000 units. The Renault Symbol is in the lead again in September with 2,537 sales but is threatened by the Hyundai Atos at 2,370 units. The Symbol is #1 in the 2011 year-to-date ranking by a large margin with 24,712 sales vs. 13,278 for the Atos. The Hyundai Accent is #3 both this month and YTD.

The Chinese-imported Chevrolet Sail reaches new heights in Algeria, breaking into the monthly Top 5 for the very first time to land in 4th position this month with 1,048 sales, just above the Suzuki Alto at 1,017 units. The Dacia Logan has definitely lost touch with the podium at #6 with 803 sales, while the Kia Picanto is up 7 spots on August to #7.

Haima Family

Further down the ranking, notice the Seat Ibiza up to #11, the VW Tiguan up to #15, the Nissan Micra at #18 and the Renault Fluence at #26. There are two more Chinese models in the Top 40: the Chery QQ at #29 with 127 sales and the Haima Family at #39 and 98 units.

Previous month: see the Algerian August 2011 Top 35 best-selling models here.

Full September 2011 Top 40 and year-to-date Top 7 Ranking Tables below.

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Chevrolet Sail

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Thanks to Autoblog Español I can share with you the best-selling models in Algeria: the Renault Symbol stays on top by far with 2,126 sales. In fact the podium is identical to July with the Hyundai Accent (from two generations ago) #2 at 1,589 units and the Hyundai Atos #3 with 1,439 sales.

The Peugeot 207 is up 3 spots t0 #4 at 1,190 units, passing the Dacia Logan (1,118 sales). The Suzuki Alto has an excellent month at #6 and the Chevrolet Sail, imported from China, reaches its best position yet in Algeria in 7th place with 907 sales. Other good performers this month include the Seat Ibiza (#17), Hyundai new Tucson (#19), Hyundai i10 (#20) and Suzuki Alto K10 (#22) imported from India.

Previous month: see the Algerian July 2011 Top 30 best-selling models here.

Full August 2011 Top 35 Ranking Table below.

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Hyundai Accent

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Unsurprisingly the Renault Symbol stays on top with 2,659 sales – that’s 28% less than in July 2010 – and reinforces its leadership year-to-date at 20,049 units. The Hyundai Accent (most of the sales are still the 2003 generation pictured above) jumps 2 spots to #2 with 1,915 sales, up 25% year-on-year, and is followed by the Hyundai Atos at 1,686 units, down 5%.

The Dacia Logan is back in the Top 5 for the first time since February this year, up 3 spots on June to 4th position with 1,627 sales, up a massive 31% year-on-year. The Toyota Hilux rounds up the Top 5 at 1,482 units, down 2%.

Previous month: see the June 2011 Algeria Top 45 best-selling models here.

Full July and year-to-date Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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Chevrolet Sail

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Extremely healthy new car market in Algeria with sales up a massive 40% year-on-year in June at 27,215 units and up 28% over the 1st Half of 2011 at 149,174 registrations. The Renault Symbol stays distant leader with 3,703 sales and 13.6% share, 11.7% over 6 months.

In June the Peugeot 207 reclaims the 2nd spots it holds over 2011 with 2,275 sales and 8.4%, a much stronger share than in its native France! Its year-to-date figure for 2011 is up a whopping 114%. The prehistorical Hyundai Atos and Accent follow, the Toyota Hilux is strong at #5 and the Suzuki Alto stays robust at #6 with close to 5% of the Algerian market.

For only its 2nd month of sale in the country, the Chevrolet Sail, directly imported from China, improves its May score by 57% to reach 903 sales and 3.3% share and maintain itself in the Top 10 in 10th place. Notice the Zotye Nomad 4WD at #41 with 150 sales.

Previous month: see the May 2011 Top 30 here.

Full June 2011 Top 45 Ranking Table below.

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Chevrolet Sail

Thanks to Autoblog Español, I am able to share with you the best-selling models in Algeria in more detail than usual this month.

May 2011 will be remembered as the first month a Chinese import managed to rank within the Algerian Top 10. The Chevrolet Sail manages this feat for its very first month of sales in the country at #8 with 575 units.

The Top 4 is unchanged vs. April, with the Renault Symbol leader by far at 3,731 sales, ahead of the Hyundai Atos (2,011 units), Peugeot 207 (1,741) and Hyundai Accent (1,700). The Suzuki Alto has an excellent month at #5 with 1,234 sales and the Dacia Logan is up to a still shy 6th place.

Full May Top 35 and year-to-date Top 10 Ranking Tables below.

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Hyundai Santa Fe

The Algerian car market continues on its amazing run this year, up 25% in April at 25,534 registrations and up 32% year-to-date at 100,315 units. The Renault Symbol improves on its already imposing market share to reach 11.7% in April thanks to 2,990 new sales.

Hyundai places 3 models in the Top 6: the Hyundai Atos is up 2 spots at #2 with 1,462 sales and 5.7%, the Hyundai Accent is up 1 spot at #4 with 1,266 units and 5% and the Hyundai Santa Fe delivers the performance of the month: it breaks into the Top 10 for the first time in Algeria at #6 with 931 sales and 3.6% market share.

The Peugeot 207 drops to 3rd place but stays solid at 5.7%. It is #2 year-to-date at 5.2%. The Renault Clio III is #5 at 3.9%, the Kia Picanto drops 6 spots to #8 but ranks 5th year-to-date at 3,819 sales, up 169% year-on-year. The Dacia Logan is stuck at a worrying 9th place, down 69% this month. It is #3 year-to-date with 4,023 sales and 4%, down 43%.

Full Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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