Poland May 2011: Opel Astra teases Skoda Octavia for #1

Opel Astra

Polish car sales are down a modest 3% in May at 22,476 registrations, adding up to 113,165 units in 2011 year-to-date, down 5%.

The Skoda Octavia reclaims the top spot this month at 1,295 sales and 5.8% share, however it is threatened by the Opel Astra, still #2 but up to 4.9% share at 1,094 units, up 35% year-on-year. It is #3 year-to-date albeit only one unit (!) below the Skoda Fabia at 4,770 sales and 4.2%.

The Skoda Fabia is #3 in the Last 2 Months (L2M) ranking at 1,716 sales and 3.8%, just above a Ford Focus in excellent shape at 1,681 units and 3.8% also. The Nissan Qashqai holds a strong 5th place but it is the Fiat Punto (2.8%) and Toyota Yaris (2.5%) that hold the #5 and #6 spots ytd.

See the April 2011 Poland post here.

Full May Top 10 Year-to-Date and L2M Ranking Tables below.