Turkey July 2011: Renault Symbol back to #1, Fiat Linea #2

Fiat Linea

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Traditionally available with one month delay, July car sales in Turkey are up again year-on-year at 43,518 registrations (+5%) and year-to-date at 333,264 units (+46%). After 2 months in 2nd place, the Renault Symbol jumps back in pole position with 3,258 sales for a very robust 7.5% market share, reinforcing its 2011 year-to-date leadership at 21,835 units and 6.6%.

The Fiat Linea is down one spot to #2 this month with 2,786 sales but at 6.4% share it is still significantly above its 2011 year-to-date level at 5.7% and 19,013 units (#2). The Opel Astra Hatchback shines this month in Turkey and lands on the podium for the first time since March with 2,446 sales and an excellent 5.6% share. It is followed by the Renault Fluence (5.1%), Ford Fiesta (4.4%) and Toyota Corolla (2.8%).

Further down the ranking, notice the arrival of the new generation Ford Focus Sedan at #17 with 665 sales (old and new gen are counted separately in Turkey), the very solid 20th place of the Dacia Duster (579 units) and the Nissan Juke coming in at #25 with 408 sales.

Previous month: see the June 2011 Turkish post here.

Full July 2011 Top 25 Ranking Table below.