VW Jetta
Romanian car sales are down 16% year-on-year in June at 8,606 units, and down 13% over H1 2011 at 31,758 registrations. The Dacia Logan continues its return back in shape, delivering its best market share in the country since November 2010 at 24.5% thanks to 2,108 sales.
The podium stays unchanged on May but the Skoda Octavia is down from 7.3% to 6.4% whereas the Dacia Duster is up from 4.4% to 5.3% share. The Opel Astra is up 2 spots to #4 ahead of the Renault Symbol stable at #5 and the Chevrolet Aveo, up one spot at #7.
The VW Jetta breaks into the Top 10 at #10 with 164 sales and 1.9%, it is #15 in 2011 so far vs. #31 in 2010. Other good performers this month in Romania include the Nissan Juke and Hyundai i20, both up 9 spots to #24 and #25 respectively.
Previous month: see the May 2011 Top 40 here.
Full June 2011 Top 40 Ranking Table below.
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Dacia Logan
Traditionally the Romanian new car market gets stronger as the year goes by and 2011 is no exception. May is up 70% over April but down 2% year-on-year at 8,474 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,152 units and -12%.
The Dacia Logan delivers its best market share in 7 months at 23.3% thanks to 1,974 sales, its year-to-date figures standing at 4,474 sales and 19.3%. The Skoda Octavia stays very stable and very solid at 7.3% and 617 sales in May, the Dacia Duster climbs back onto the podium, both in May and year-to-date at 4.4% share.
Below the VW Golf, the Renault Symbol is up 4 spots on April at #5 ahead of the Opel Astra, Chevrolet Aveo and VW Passat. The Ford Fiesta (+14 spots) and Focus (+6) round up the Top 10.
Full Top 40 Ranking Table below.
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VW Golf
Although stronger than in March at 4,999 units, the Romanian car market is down 44% year-on-year in April and 17% year-to-date. The Top 2 best selling cars stay unchanged. The Dacia Logan stabilises around 17% market share and the Skoda Octavia confirms it is selling at a much higher rate than in 2010 with a solid 7.2% market share this month and 7.4% year-to-date.
The best performance of the month goes to the VW Golf, up to 3rd with a very strong 6.7% market share. It also passes the Dacia Duster to establish itself as the 3rd best selling car in Romania year-to-date at 4.6%, compared to 2.9% in 2010. The Duster stays relatively strong at #4 and 3.6%, ahead of the Opel Astra at 2.7%, making the April Top 5 identical to the year-to-date Top 5.
Good month also for the Renault Fluence, up to #6 with 134 sales and 2.7%, the VW Jetta breaking into the Top 10 at #10 and 1.9% and the Fiat 500 going from virtually no sales to 86 and #13.
Full Top 30 Ranking Table below.
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Car sales in Romania are down 6% in March at 3,793 registrations, but still up 10% year-to-date at 9,679. The Top 4 stays unchanged, however each model behaves very differently: the Dacia Logan is down 5 percentage points on February at 15.7% share and 595 sales…
…the Skoda Octavia delivers its best market share (ever?) at 8.8% and 332 sales, and the Dacia Duster is above 5% share for only the second time ever in Romania at 5.1% this month with 192 units. The VW Golf stays very strong at 4.1%, followed by the VW Passat, in very good shape at 2.8%. The Renault Fluence is back in the Top 10 at #9 (2.2%).
Full Top 30 Ranking Table below.
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The Romanian car market is up 22% in February but stays very limited at 3,238 registrations. Only four models sell more than 100 units this month and the Top 4 stays unchanged. The Dacia Logan gains 6 percentage points on January at 21% share but is still way below its 2010 level (26.2%).
The Skoda Octavia is almost 2 percentage points above its 2010 share at an excellent 7.5% and 243 sales. The Dacia Duster seems to have found its place on the podium, 3rd again this month at 4.4%, ahead of the VW Golf at 3.3%. The Skoda Fabia shines in 5th (2.9%).
Full Top 30 Ranking Table below.
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The Dacia Logan is Romania’s best seller since 2005, as the Dacia 1300 was from 1969 to 2000.
Witness the launch of the Dacia Logan in September 2004, instantly grabbing 33% of the market and growing to 44% share in 2005-2006. Watch the success of the Dacia SupeRNova and Solenza in the early 00′s, and follow the three decade-long domination of the Dacia 1300/1310, a rebadged Renault 12…
Click on ‘Read more’ below for the direct links to these 11 new posts.
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Traditionally the weakest month of the year in Romania, January sales are however up 24% at 2,648 registrations. The Dacia Logan is 11 percentage points below its 2010 market share at 15.1%, followed by the Skoda Octavia (5.7%) and a Dacia Duster (4.6%) consolidating its presence on the podium.
Below the VW Golf (3.2%), the Dacia Sandero is also doing well in 5th with 2.7% share, and the new VW Passat gains 8 spots over its 2010 ranking in 7th place with 2.4%. The Suzuki Alto is #14 and the BMW X5 is #19.
Full Top 30 Ranking Table below.
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In 2010, the Romanian car market slowed down by 19% at 94,541 registrations, but the trend should reverse in 2011 as the year’s last months were up (December is at +10%).
The Dacia Logan is the best selling car in Romania for the 6th consecutive year, and is still extremely strong in its native country at 26.2% market share, only a slight decrease on ’09. It reached its best share in April at 38.5%. The Skoda Octavia (5.9%, best share in June at 7.3%) and Renault Symbol (4.1%) complete the podium.
Launched in May, the Dacia Duster managed an excellent 4th position over the Full Year at 3,575 sales and 3.8%. It is #3 in December and peaked at 8.8% in August. The Opel Astra is safely above the VW Golf in this market. The Dacia Sandero hasn’t managed to climb higher than #8 in the Full Year ranking at 2.6%.
Full Year 2010 Top 40 and December Top 30: see below.
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Very healthy Romanian market in November: up 35% year-on year at 11,440 registrations, however the year-to-date figure is still down 22% at 82,069.
The Dacia Logan is in very good shape again this month at 29.5% market share, a level it has attained a few times this year which is still very impressive considering the car hasn’t changed that much in the last 6 years.
Behind a Skoda Octavia stable at 6%, the Renault Symbol delivers a very strong month in 3rd at 5% (4.1% YTD). Thanks to a solid 4.3% November share, the Dacia Duster passes the Opel Astra in the YTD ranking to land 4th.
Full Top 30 Ranking table below.
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The Romanian market is starting to recover from a catastrophic start in 2010 (-85% in January vs. ’09!): October is at +9% with 8,281 sales, with the Year-to-date figure still down 27% with 70,629 registrations.
No surprises on top: the Dacia Logan is king with 27.7% of the market, very close to its YTD figure (18,960 sales at 26.8%). The Skoda Octavia is very solid in #2 with 6.7% (YTD: 4,375 sales and 6.2%) and was #2 in 6 out of the last 8 months.
Dacia places its 3 models in the Top 4 this month: the Duster is 3rd with 4.6% (#5 YTD at 3.7%). Its best month-to-date is August at #2 and 8.8%. The Sandero is 4th with 3.7%, which actually is its best month of the year: it has failed to shine up until now with a weak 8th spot YTD at 2.5%.
Very strong in 5th is the Renault Symbol, #3 YTD at 3.9%, it even spent 3 months above 5% market share this year. The Astra, Golf and Aveo follow. Exceptional performance of the Hyundai ix35: 11th in October (up from 30th in September) with 1.8% of the market.
Full Top 30 ranking table below.
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