Switzerland October 2012: Skoda Octavia holds onto pole position!

November 17, 2012
Matt Gasnier
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Skoda Octavia

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New car sales in Switzerland buck the general gloomy European trend in October, up 1% year-on-year to 26,555 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 272,081 units, up 7% on 2011. Another eventful month for the Swiss models ranking: with the new generation hitting Swiss dealerships later in the year, it is now the third month in a row the VW Golf is not the best-seller in the country, a rare enough event when it happens once, but it has now happened 3 consecutive times… Like in September, the Skoda Octavia is the most popular car in Switzerland this month and its lead over the Golf widens from 160 to 279 units thanks to 921 sales and 3.5% share vs. 642 and 2.4% for the Golf.

Renault Clio

The Golf however looks set to hold the year-end pole position for the 19th year in a row with 9,899 sales and 3.6% so far in 2012 vs. 8,752 and 3.2% for the Octavia. Golf sales would literally need to stop over the next 2 months (a remote possibility) for the Octavia to finish the year at #1. The VW Polo is back up 16 spots on September to its traditional third position with 485 units and 1.8%, and is followed this month by the Renault Clio with 468 sales and 1.8%, boosted by the arrival of the 4th generation. It is #11 year-to-date. Notice also the Subaru XV down 4 ranks to #7 and the Ford Kuga extremely solid at #8.

Other great performers in Switzerland this month include the VW Up! up 27 spots to a best-ever #16, the Audi Q3 up 39 to #17, the Range Rover Evoque up 42 to #32, the Mini Countryman up to #45, the Mercedes ML-Class up 22 ranks to #49 and the Ford B-Max landing at #73 with 117 units for its first full month of sales in the country.

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Full October 2012 Top 75 Ranking Table below.

Switzerland October 2012:

Pos	Model	Oct	%	Sep	2012	%	Pos	2011
1	Skoda Octavia	921	3.5%	1	8,752	3.2%	2	2
2	VW Golf	642	2.4%	2	9,899	3.6%	1	1
3	VW Polo	485	1.8%	19	4,656	1.7%	3	3
4	Renault Clio	468	1.8%	6	3,413	1.3%	11	8
5	VW Tiguan	431	1.6%	8	4,534	1.7%	4	18
6	Audi A4	428	1.6%	5	3,482	1.3%	9	9
7	Subaru XV	401	1.5%	3	3,246	1.2%	14	–
8	Ford Kuga	399	1.5%	7	3,191	1.2%	15	13
9	Toyota Yaris	390	1.5%	18	3,424	1.3%	10	28
10	Ford Focus	387	1.5%	4	3,325	1.2%	13	15
11	Ford Fiesta	385	1.4%	42	3,405	1.3%	12	7
12	BMW 3 Series	353	1.3%	13	2,775	1.0%	22	21
13	Skoda Fabia	317	1.2%	20	3,172	1.2%	16	12
14	Opel Astra	316	1.2%	9	3,723	1.4%	7	4
15	VW Passat	308	1.2%	16	3,873	1.4%	6	5
16	VW Up!	308	1.2%	43	1,640	0.6%	57	–
17	Audi Q3	306	1.2%	56	2,426	0.9%	28	184
18	Nissan Qashqai	302	1.1%	22	3,002	1.1%	18	26
19	Renault Megane	301	1.1%	17	2,970	1.1%	19	11
20	Suzuki SX4	300	1.1%	12	2,165	0.8%	37	36
21	BMW X3	291	1.1%	10	2,951	1.1%	20	33
22	Fiat 500	285	1.1%	30	2,265	0.8%	33	32
23	BMW 1 Series	282	1.1%	23	2,662	1.0%	23	24
24	VW Touran	279	1.1%	14	3,595	1.3%	8	10
25	Suzuki Swift	276	1.0%	24	2,611	1.0%	25	20
26	Mercedes C Class	257	1.0%	11	3,879	1.4%	5	22
27	Audi A1	257	1.0%	32	2,192	0.8%	36	48
28	BMW 5 Series	254	1.0%	15	2,500	0.9%	27	25
29	Mini	247	0.9%	38	2,621	1.0%	24	17
30	Hyundai i20	247	0.9%	27	2,198	0.8%	35	54
31	Peugeot 208	241	0.9%	31	1,566	0.6%	61	–
32	Range Rover Evoque	239	0.9%	74	1,911	0.7%	43	165
33	BMW X1	238	0.9%	21	2,064	0.8%	39	29
34	Audi A3	236	0.9%	28	3,079	1.1%	17	14
35	Hyundai i30	230	0.9%	29	2,349	0.9%	30	39
36	Renault Scenic	229	0.9%	48	2,324	0.9%	31	27
37	Mazda CX-5	228	0.9%	26	1,290	0.5%	71	–
38	Opel Corsa	223	0.8%	33	2,823	1.0%	21	23
39	Fiat Panda	221	0.8%	52	1,865	0.7%	45	52
40	Peugeot 308	217	0.8%	55	1,807	0.7%	49	40
41	Audi Q5	211	0.8%	44	1,835	0.7%	48	41
42	Volvo XC60	201	0.8%	34	2,396	0.9%	29	31
43	Smart Fortwo	200	0.8%	41	1,569	0.6%	60	49
44	Skoda Yeti	196	0.7%	46	1,794	0.7%	51	58
45	Mini Countryman	195	0.7%	n/a	1,082	0.4%	83	98
46	Audi A6	194	0.7%	36	2,222	0.8%	34	66
47	Audi A5	190	0.7%	45	1,950	0.7%	41	44
48	Mercedes B Class	183	0.7%	47	1,603	0.6%	58	76
49	Mercedes ML Class	176	0.7%	71	1,373	0.5%	68	133
50	Seat Ibiza	164	0.6%	60	2,536	0.9%	26	16
51	Dacia Duster	164	0.6%	40	1,780	0.7%	52	38
52	Mercedes GLK Class	161	0.6%	n/a	1,137	0.4%	80	86
53	Opel Meriva	160	0.6%	49	1,429	0.5%	66	35
54	Honda Jazz	155	0.6%	25	2,089	0.8%	38	19
55	Opel Zafira	152	0.6%	37	2,267	0.8%	32	70
56	Mercedes E Class	151	0.6%	62	1,859	0.7%	47	46
57	Toyota Aygo	147	0.6%	50	1,004	0.4%	90	56
58	Dacia Sandero	146	0.5%	65	1,703	0.6%	54	43
59	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	146	0.5%	63	1,683	0.6%	55	35
60	Mitsubishi Colt	136	0.5%	51	1,476	0.5%	64	71
61	Seat Alhambra	135	0.5%	53	1,881	0.7%	44	84
62	Renault Twingo	134	0.5%	59	1,283	0.5%	73	54
63	Fiat Punto	132	0.5%	67	1,914	0.7%	42	30
64	VW Transporter	128	0.5%	75	1,804	0.7%	50	67
65	Mazda3	128	0.5%	n/a	896	0.3%	97	57
66	Hyundai ix35	126	0.5%	57	1,862	0.7%	46	65
67	Volvo V60	125	0.5%	64	1,322	0.5%	70	53
68	Citroen C3	124	0.5%	58	1,645	0.6%	56	45
69	Mazda2	123	0.5%	39	1,487	0.5%	63	48
70	Citroen C1	123	0.5%	n/a	1,133	0.4%	81	73
71	Kia Cee’d	120	0.5%	69	822	0.3%	104	100
72	Honda CR-V	119	0.4%	n/a	858	0.3%	102	101
73	Ford B-Max	117	0.4%	n/a	133	0.0%	240	–
74	Nissan Juke	115	0.4%	n/a	1,562	0.6%	62	38
75	Peugeot 3008	113	0.4%	n/a	1,288	0.5%	72	75