Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog

Opel Corsa

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The little hope last month’s 11% year-on-year gain gave us is dashed in May with Spanish new car sales back into negative at -3% to 70,624 registrations, the worst May figure in over 20 years. The year-to-date total now stands at 313,824 units, down 6% on 2012 and here again the lowest level in at least 20 years. Mini event atop the models ranking: for the second time in the last 3 months the Opel Corsa is the most popular model in the country thanks to 3,239 sales and 4.6% share, and is now #2 year-to-date at 10,405 units and 3.3% vs. #6 in 2012. Leader last month, the Seat Ibiza doesn’t fall to far and ranks 2nd in May with 2,372 sales and 3.4%, holding onto its 2013 year-to-date pole position at 11,070 units and 3.5%. The VW Golf is up 3 spots to land on the third step of the podium with 2,172 sales and 3.1% while the Ford Fiesta impresses by gaining 7 ranks on last month to rank #4.

Nissan Juke

After the Qashqai which keeps on giving 6 years after launch, it looks like Nissan is becoming an expert an small SUVs that build their success in the long term: 3 years after its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show, the Nissan Juke breaks into the Spanish Top 10 for the very first time, up an impressive 19 spots on April to #9 at 1,569 units and 2.2%! Notice also the Ford C-Max up 9 to #11, the Hyundai i30 up 17 to #14, Dacia Sandero up 22 to #16, Mercedes C-Class up 27 to #32, Opel Mokka up 20 to #55, Mercedes CLA up 2 to #56, Peugeot 2008 up 92 to #82 and the Renault Captur down 38 to #101.

Previous month: Spain April 2013: “I’m not dead” says Seat Ibiza

One year ago: Spain May 2012: Renault Megane and VW Polo on top

Full May 2013 Top 200 models and Top 46 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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The Renault 7, a Renault 5 Sedan, was sold exclusively in Spain from 1974 to 1984

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Thanks to Alberto from La Tribuna de Automoción who shared 1997 and 1999-2004 data (with precious MPV splits!), I can now share with you the #1 model in Spain for each of the last 40 years all the way back to 1973 with no interruption! Also, thanks to Ricardo the years 1978 and 1979 have now been corrected with the Seat 127 still in the lead, and many thanks as well to René for your help. As always if you have access to more detailed data please make sure you get in touch by commenting on here or filling in your details in the ‘Contact’ page of BSCB…

Seat Ibiza

Follow the reign of the Seat 127, the first model to sell over 100,000 annual units in the country, still holding the annual Spanish record at 125,066 sales in 1974, Renault monopolising the Spanish pole position for 6 consecutive years between 1981 and 1986 with the 5, 9 and 11, Opel placing the Kadett at #1 in 1988 and the Astra on top in 1993…

The Renault 11 held almost 14% of the Spanish car market in 1985!

…the Seat Ibiza jumping into pole position at home for the first time in 1987 and repeating this feat 8 times since: in 1996, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Renault continued to dominate the ranking for a long time, with the Renault 19 #1 in 1989, 1990 and 1991, the Renault Clio in 1992 and the Renault Megane in 1998, 2004 and 2005…

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Seat Ibiza

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Would the end of the tunnel finally be in sight for Spanish car sales? For the first time since last August and only the 4th time in the last 2 years after August 2011 and January 2012, the market is up year-on-year at +11% to 62,320 registrations. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, this is still the 2nd worst April score in at least 20 years and the year-to-date total still stands at a very shy 243,186 units, down 7% on 2012 and by far the lowest result in, here again, at least 20 years. We (I) had buried it a little bit too early: whereas it hadn’t smelt the sweet perfume of pole position for nearly a year (since last June), the Seat Ibiza is back with a vengeance this month: thanks to 3,211 sales and 5.2% share, it is back to #1 both in April and year-to-date at 8,698 units and 3.6%.

Audi A1

The VW Polo also excels: it is up 3 spots on March to land in 2nd place with 2,594 sales and 4.2% and is now also #2 year-to-date vs. #5 in 2012. The Seat Leon holds itself at a very solid third spot at 2,020 units and 3.2%, followed by the Nissan Qashqai at 3.1% and the Peugeot 208 up 4 ranks to #5 even though its market share is down slightly to 2.8%. The Audi A1 potentially reaches its highest ever ranking in Spain, up 17 ranks on March to #13 with 890 sales and 1.4%.

Kia Cee’d

Other great performers include the Audi A3 up 3 spots to #17, the Kia Cee’d up a massive 37 ranks to a best-ever #18 and the Kia Sportage up 10 to #22. Further down, notice the Seat Toledo up 10 to a still very shy #46, the Mercedes CLA up 52 to a brilliant #58 and the Renault Captur breaking into the Spanish Top 100 for the first time at #63. Two models make their very first appearance in the Spanish ranking this month: the Peugeot 2008 at #174 and the Renault Zoe at #183.

Previous month: Spain March 2013: Opel Corsa surprise leader

One year ago: Spain April 2012: VW Polo #2 in worst market in 25 years

Full April 2013 Top 200 models and Top 44 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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Opel Corsa

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The Spanish car market is definitely stuck in recession: down another 14% year-on-year in March to 72,711 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 180,846 units, down 11% on 2012 and only just above the figure for March alone in 2006 (174,091)… It seems that these days in Spain being #14 one month is the key to lead the market the following month: after the VW Polo in February, the Opel Corsa is up 13 spots to take control of the Spanish models ranking in March with 3,216 sales and 4.4% share.  This means Spain has had a different model topping its sales charts for the last 7 months: the Renault Megane in September, Renault Clio in October, Nissan Qashqai in November, Peugeot 208 in December, Dacia Sandero in January, VW Polo in February and Opel Corsa in March! Talk about a volatile market…

The Nissan Qashqai is now #1 year-to-date in Spain…

The Nissan Qashqai is back up 5 spots to a familiar second place at 2,713 units and 3.7% share, enabling it to brilliantly take the lead year-to-date with 5,946 sales and 3.3%. The Seat Leon now benefits fully from the new model and is up to #3 at 2,619 units and 3.6% and #2 year-to-date. The Renault Clio continues to impress at #4 while the Seat Ibiza is weak again at #6. #1 each year since 2009, the Ibiza has now been kept out of the monthly pole position since last June… Notice also the Ford Fiesta up 17 spots to #7, Nissan Juke up 15 to #18 and the Fiat 500L up 8 to #35 and beating the Fiat 500 for the 2nd month in a row.

Seat Leon

Further down, the Citroen C-Elysee is on track to break into the Top 50 next month, up 5 spots to #52, the Volvo V40 is up 11 to #60, both the Citroen DS4 and Skoda Rapid break into the Top 100 for the first time at #92 and #94 respectively, the Mercedes CLA lands directly at #110 with 101 sales and the Opel Adam is up 67 ranks to #125.

Previous post: Spain: 1973-2012 More detailed Historical Data now available!

Previous month: Spain February 2013: VW Polo #1 for the first time

One year ago: Spain March 2012: Seat Ibiza #1 at highest share in 2 years

Full March 2013 Top 200 models and Top 40 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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VW Polo

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At 58,384 registrations, Spanish new car sales are down 10% year-on-year to reach their lowest February score in over 20 years. Looks like we are in for one more depressed year in Spain… The year-to-date total stands at a paltry 108,135 units, down 10% on 2012 and less than February sales alone for the period 1999 (115,591) to 2008 (121,406). In this depleted context, the models podium gets a complete overhaul compared to last month: the VW Polo is up a massive 13 spots to land in pole position for the first time ever in the nameplate’s 30+ year career in Spain thanks to 2,396 sales and 4.1%. It is followed by the Peugeot 308, up 14 ranks to #2 at 2,070 units and 3.5% while the Peugeot 208 rounds up the podium, up 9 spots to #3 with 1,853 sales and 3.2%.

Peugeot 308

Leader from 2009 to 2012, the Seat Ibiza remains #4 this month, only one unit below the 208. The battle for the title of best-selling model in Spain is going to be a very tight one this year: after 2 months, the Top 4 are contained within just 168 sales: 1. Polo (3,289) 2. Qashqai (3,233) 3. Leon (3.191) 4. Ibiza (3,121)… The Citroen C4 lodges an excellent performance, up 12 ranks to #6, as do the BMW 1 Series up to #12, Peugeot 3008 up 26 to #16, BMW 3 Series up to #18, Audi A1 up 24 to #19, Fiat Panda up 42 to #23 and Mercedes A-Class up 8 to #28.

Citroen C-Elysee

Surprise best-seller last month, the Dacia Sandero sinks to #27 with 701 units and 1.2% in February. Further down, notice the Seat Toledo down 9 to #37, Fiat 500L up 82 to #42, Citroen C-Elysee up 33 to #57, Opel Mokka down 23 to #89 and Skoda Rapid up 47 to #113.

Previous month: Spain January 2013: Dacia Sandero takes the lead

One year ago: Spain February 2013: Seat Ibiza, Opel Corsa and Peugeot 308 lead

Full February 2013 Top 200 models and Top 47 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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Nissan NV200

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The Light Commercial Vehicle market is down a painful 26% year-on-year in 2012 to just 43,795 registrations. The models podium stays unchanged on 2011: the Citroen Berlingo is in pole position again with 8,903 sales and 20.3%, albeit losing more ground than the market at -31%. It is followed by the Renault Kangoo down 34% to 7,626 units and 17.4% and the Peugeot Partner down 26% to 7,545 sales and 17.2%. The 3 above models account for nearly 55% of the market.

The VW Caddy is up one spot to #4 at 3,344 units and 7.6%, down just 8%, the Nissan NV200 actually progresses year-on-year at +1% to #6 with 2,577 sales and 5.9%, the Peugeot Bipper sees its share go from 3.6% in 2011 to 4.4% this year but stays #8, the Opel Combo breaks into the Top 10 at 2.9% share and the Mercedes Citan makes its first appearance in the ranking at #14.

Previous year: Spain LCV Full Year 2011: Citroen Berlingo best-seller

Full Year 2012 Top 15 Ranking Table below.

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Dacia Sandero

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The crisis continues in Spain, with new car sales down 10% year-on-year in January to 49,748 registrations, the first time January sales are below 50,000 units in 20 years. Huge surprise atop the models ranking: after jumping into the Spanish podium for the very first time last month, the Dacia Sandero confirms and brilliantly takes the lead with 1,692 sales and 3.4% share, helped by the arrival of the completely rethought new generation. This is a huge achievement for the French-Romanian low-cost brand and could position the Sandero as a serious contender for the title of Spain’s best-selling vehicle in 2013… The Nissan Qashqai is solid at the highest level: still #2 at 1,577 units and 3.2% which is exactly its FY2012 market share.

Seat Leon

Excellent month for the Seat Leon, up 4 spots on December to land at #3 with 1,352 sales and 2.7%, ahead of its lil sis the Seat Ibiza at 1,269 units and 2.6%. The Ibiza reign could be threatened this year in Spain… Below the Opel Corsa up 5 ranks to #5, the Renault Clio holds itself at much higher levels than last year thanks to the arrival of the 4th generation, ranking #6 with 1,135 sales and 2.4%.

Seat Toledo

Other great performers this month include the Toyota Auris up 9 spots on December to #10, the Audi A3 up 19 to #11, Hyundai i30 at #13 vs. #23 in FY2012, BMW 1 Series up 21 to #17, Nissan Juke up 9 to #19, BMW 3 Series up 20 to #23 and Kia Cee’d up 18 to #26. Among recent launches, notice the Seat Toledo taking off at #28 with 582 sales and 1.2% (+48 ranks), the Opel Mokka at #66, Skoda Rapid at #160 and Opel Adam at #199.

Previous post: Spain Full Year 2012: Seat Ibiza and Nissan Qashqai resist

Previous month: Spain December 2012: Peugeot 208 jumps on top, Dacia Sandero #3

One year ago: Spain January 2013: Nissan Qashqai leads at highest share ever

Full January 2013 Top 200 models and Top 44 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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Seat Ibiza

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A totally hellish year for the Spanish new car market, testing new lows at 699,589 registrations, down 13% on 2011 and the weakest level ever, since statistics started getting compiled by ANIACAM in 1989. So we are dealing with the worst annual tally in at least 25 years, so so far away from the 1,647,837 units in 2005, the best year on record. For the 8th time ever and the 4th in a row, the Seat Ibiza is the most popular model at home albeit down a worrying 23% year-on-year to 23,916 sales and 3.4%. It topped the monthly ranking 4 times in 2012 but has however not been #1 since June.

Nissan Qashqai

The Nissan Qashqai handles beautifully, down ‘only’ 9% to improve its market share to 3.2% at 22,281 units. Before 2012, it had only topped the monthly Spanish ranking once, but did so 4 times this year: in January, July, August and November. The Renault Megane stays #3 (-13%) and ranked #1 in May and September. The Citroen C4 is up 5 spots to #8 with 16,196 sales and we have to go down to #14 and the Citroen C3 to find a model actually gaining ground on 2011: up 10% and 4 ranks. Note the Renault Clio ranked #1 in October for potentially the first time in 20 years, boosted by the arrival of the 4th gen.

Range Rover Evoque

The Ford C-Max is up 11% to #17, the Dacia Sandero up 47% and 20 spots to #18, helped by a fantastic month of December, the Peugeot 208 lands directly at #20 with 9,690 units, even leading the market in December… Other gainers within the Top 100 include the Hyundai ix35 up 29% to #22, the Nissan Juke up 6% to #30, Kia Sportage up 7% to #31, VW Tiguan up 64% to #32, Audi A1 up 12% to #38, Fiat 500 up 39% to #40, Mercedes B-Class up 51% to #42, Audi Q3 up 632% to #47 for its first full year of sales and the Range Rover Evoque up 370% to a brilliant #52 spot.

Dacia Sandero. Dacia sales are up 15% in Spain in 2012

Brand-wise, it’s a total change of guard at the top: Volkswagen is now the most popular carmaker in the country with 62,521 sales and 8.9% share, ahead of Peugeot at 55,649 and 8% while Seat, leader in 2011, is down 25% to #3 with 54,870 sales and 7.8%. Both Renault and Citroen grab 7.5% of the Spanish market and are up one spot, taking advantage of Ford crumbling down at -21% to #6. Audi is up 2 ranks to #8, Hyundai up 5% to #11, Dacia up 15% to #15 and Land Rover up 28% to #20.

Previous post: Spain December 2012: Peugeot 208 jumps on top, Dacia Sandero up to #3

Previous year: Spain Full Year 2011: Seat Ibiza #1 for 5th time in lowest market in 18 years

Full Year 2012 Top 125 models and Top 60 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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Peugeot 208

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As predicted at the end of last month, the PIVE plan has not saved the new car market in Spain, with December down a horrendous 23% year-on-year to 51,197 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total just under 700,000 units for the first time in at least 25 years at 699,589, down 13% on 2011. If the PIVE plan hasn’t managed to reverse new car sales back into positive, it at least had a significant effect on the models ranking this month. The Peugeot 208 takes the lead of Spanish sales for the first time ever with a beautiful 2,115 sales and 4.1%, up 8 spots on November and making Spain the 4th country to have crowned the 208 in a monthly ranking so far after Portugal, France and Croatia. The 208 finishes 2012 at #20.

Dacia Sandero

Leader last month, the Nissan Qashqai is down to a still amazing 2nd spot and even improves its market share to 3.5% at 1,808 sales. Down to a ridiculously low 4,700€ and by far the cheapest new car currently on sale in Spain thanks to the PIVE plan, the Dacia Sandero is up a huge 22 ranks to a best-ever third position in Spain this month with 1,675 units and 3.3%, and is followed by the Renault Clio helped by the 4th generation and back up 8 spots to #4 after leading the market in October. This is potentially the highest ever ranking reached by a Dacia model in Spain, and 2013 may bring more records…

Full Year post: Spain Full Year 2012: Seat Ibiza & Nissan Qashqai resist in worst year since the 80s

December prediction: Spain December 2012: Predicted at -27% in spite of PIVE plan

Previous month: Spain November 2012: Nissan Qashqai and Citroen C4 on top

One year ago: Spain Full Year 2011: Seat Ibiza #1 for 5th time in lowest market in 18 years

Full December 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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The Nissan Qashqai was #1 in Spain in November

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La Triubuna de Automocion and MSI have released yesterday their prediction for the Spanish new car market in December, and it’s looking rather ugly: -27% year-on-year to 48,689 registrations, or the 5th consecutive month below 50,000 units for the first time on record in the country.

This means the total for the Full Year 2012 will dive below 700,000 registrations for the first time in at least 25 years (data needed!) to just 698,315 units. And all this in spite of the PIVE plan put in place in September - a 2,000€ rebate on the purchase of a low emission vehicle if you get rid of your 12+ year-old car. But why is the Spanish market decidedly depressed at the moment? Click on ‘Read more’ below for some explanations.

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