Netherlands April 2013: Renault Megane back in charge

Renault Megane

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The Dutch new car market is stuck in hell this year: down another embarrassing 26% year-on-year in April to 30,538 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to just 146,063 units, down 30% on 2012. #1 over the Full Year 2012 after leading the sales charts for 7 of the last 8 months of the year, the Renault Megane had had a shaky start of 2013. Up until April when it brilliantly reclaims the Dutch models ranking leadership thanks to 1,694 sales and 5.5% share. The VW Up! remains #2 at 1,498 units and 4.9% but still holds the pole position year-to-date with 6,331 sales and 4.3%. The Ford Focus rounds up the podium at a solid 1,329 units and 4.4%, now also #3 YTD at 3.7%.

Citroen DS5

Leader last month, the VW Golf is down to #4 but remains #2 YTD while the Peugeot 208 is up one spot to #5 which is its best ranking in the Netherlands, also reached in September, October, November and December last year. We have to go down to #36 and the Citroen DS5 to find the next striking move in the ranking: with 241 sales and 0.8% the premium French does better than at home (#55 and 0.5%). A few models make their entrance in the Dutch Top 150: the new gen Kia Carens is #65, the Renault Captur lands directly at #79, the Mercedes CLA-Class is #100 and the Opel Cascada #149.

Previous month: Netherlands March 2013: VW Golf and Up! dominate

One year ago: Netherlands April 2012: VW Polo back in the lead, Up! in Top 5

Full April 2013 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

Netherlands April 2013:

Pos	Model	Apr	%	Mar	2013	%	Pos	2012
1	Renault Mégane	1,694	5.5%	3	3,650	2.5%	7	1
2	VW Up!	1,498	4.9%	2	6,331	4.3%	1	4
3	Ford Focus	1,329	4.4%	4	5,389	3.7%	3	6
4	VW Golf	1,110	3.6%	1	5,622	3.8%	2	11
5	Peugeot 208	859	2.8%	6	3,906	2.7%	6	18
6	Kia Picanto	789	2.6%	11	4,368	3.0%	4	7
7	Citroen C1	761	2.5%	9	3,148	2.2%	11	10
8	BMW 3-Series	643	2.1%	8	3,294	2.3%	10	20
9	Peugeot 107	641	2.1%	14	4,079	2.8%	5	3
10	VW Polo	553	1.8%	13	3,382	2.3%	8	2
11	Opel Corsa	545	1.8%	5	2,426	1.7%	15	12
12	Ford Fiesta	514	1.7%	7	3,299	2.3%	9	8
13	Volvo V40	478	1.6%	10	2,877	2.0%	13	56
14	Toyota Yaris	471	1.5%	21	2,015	1.4%	19	9
15	Toyota Auris	448	1.5%	16	1,926	1.3%	21	44
16	Kia Rio	442	1.4%	22	2,114	1.4%	17	19
17	Fiat 500	434	1.4%	12	2,051	1.4%	18	27
18	Fiat Panda	426	1.4%	19	2,422	1.7%	16	16
19	Hyundai i10	416	1.4%	26	1,854	1.3%	22	23
20	Renault Clio	404	1.3%	15	3,044	2.1%	12	29
21	Audi A4	393	1.3%	25	1,691	1.2%	24	30
22	Peugeot 508	392	1.3%	20	1,940	1.3%	20	13
23	Audi A3	372	1.2%	34	1,443	1.0%	30	40
24	Suzuki Alto	364	1.2%	40	1,762	1.2%	23	28
25	Fiat Punto	314	1.0%	67	989	0.7%	43	33
26	Opel Astra	309	1.0%	17	1,632	1.1%	25	17
27	BMW 5-Series	292	1.0%	33	1,470	1.0%	29	41
28	Toyota Aygo	284	0.9%	30	1,508	1.0%	27	14
29	BMW 1-Series	275	0.9%	18	1,499	1.0%	28	34
30	Ford B-Max	272	0.9%	46	1,508	1.0%	26	n/a
31	Ford Mondeo	267	0.9%	131	375	0.3%	88	66
32	Skoda Citigo	261	0.9%	32	1,398	1.0%	31	86
33	Seat Mii	259	0.8%	28	1,381	0.9%	32	81
34	Suzuki Swift	249	0.8%	44	1,158	0.8%	36	35
35	VW Jetta	242	0.8%	75	473	0.3%	80	104
36	Citroen DS5	241	0.8%	38	905	0.6%	50	98
37	Peugeot 3008	239	0.8%	47	745	0.5%	60	82
38	Kia Cee’d	230	0.8%	31	1,364	0.9%	33	72
39	Audi A1	222	0.7%	71	1,121	0.8%	37	60
40	Renault Twingo	218	0.7%	45	2,806	1.9%	14	5
41	Toyota Prius+	218	0.7%	42	1,076	0.7%	39	46
42	Audi A6	217	0.7%	43	972	0.7%	45	57
43	Mazda CX-5	215	0.7%	23	1,101	0.8%	38	62
44	Kia Sportage	209	0.7%	52	977	0.7%	44	36
45	Mercedes B-Class	207	0.7%	50	925	0.6%	48	47
46	Citroen DS3	206	0.7%	84	773	0.5%	54	37
47	Seat Leon	197	0.6%	55	752	0.5%	59	102
48	Toyota Prius	184	0.6%	39	1,168	0.8%	35	42
49	Ford C-Max	181	0.6%	48	884	0.6%	51	63
50	Nissan Qashqai	171	0.6%	27	1,034	0.7%	41	39
51	Volvo V70	170	0.6%	65	729	0.5%	61	51
52	Hyundai i20	169	0.6%	51	1,178	0.8%	34	45
53	Mitsubishi Space Star	169	0.6%	35	757	0.5%	58	–
54	Citroen C3	166	0.5%	41	1,024	0.7%	42	25
55	Opel Meriva	164	0.5%	29	792	0.5%	52	50
56	Mercedes A-Class	162	0.5%	24	1,039	0.7%	40	78
57	Skoda Fabia	161	0.5%	68	928	0.6%	47	26
58	Ford Ka	161	0.5%	59	679	0.5%	64	22
59	Nissan Juke	159	0.5%	77	440	0.3%	82	85
60	Renault Scenic	156	0.5%	56	911	0.6%	49	53
61	Volvo V60	156	0.5%	37	761	0.5%	56	69
62	Skoda Octavia	151	0.5%	49	790	0.5%	53	31
63	Mini	150	0.5%	36	948	0.6%	46	59
64	Audi A5	137	0.4%	53	761	0.5%	55	48
65	Kia Carens	137	0.4%	n/a	199	0.1%	117	n/a
66	Seat Ibiza	134	0.4%	70	613	0.4%	67	21
67	VW Passat	133	0.4%	63	489	0.3%	76	15
68	Dacia Sandero	124	0.4%	61	528	0.4%	70	123
69	Kia Venga	123	0.4%	74	634	0.4%	66	83
70	Hyundai i30	120	0.4%	58	757	0.5%	57	49
71	Hyundai ix20	118	0.4%	76	720	0.5%	62	52
72	VW Touran	117	0.4%	79	524	0.4%	71	61
73	Fiat 500L	111	0.4%	101	312	0.2%	98	n/a
74	Hyundai ix35	106	0.3%	82	536	0.4%	69	54
75	Mercedes C-Class	103	0.3%	57	688	0.5%	63	64
76	Suzuki Splash	99	0.3%	86	480	0.3%	79	67
77	Skoda Rapid	97	0.3%	81	273	0.2%	104	n/a
78	Alfa Romeo MiTo	95	0.3%	87	317	0.2%	96	74
79	Renault Captur	95	0.3%	–	95	0.1%	157	–
80	Opel Adam	94	0.3%	98	320	0.2%	93	–
81	Opel Insignia	92	0.3%	60	429	0.3%	83	38
82	Honda Jazz	92	0.3%	107	247	0.2%	111	94
83	Opel Mokka	91	0.3%	54	519	0.4%	72	n/a
84	Opel Agila	90	0.3%	100	316	0.2%	97	24
85	Audi Q5	89	0.3%	85	389	0.3%	87	112
86	Peugeot 5008	85	0.3%	121	288	0.2%	102	80
87	Ford Transit Tourneo	85	0.3%	n/a	122	0.1%	146	134
88	Mini Countryman	83	0.3%	73	398	0.3%	85	95
89	Lexus CT	81	0.3%	72	491	0.3%	75	43
90	Mazda6	81	0.3%	92	294	0.2%	101	111
91	Opel Zafira	80	0.3%	64	482	0.3%	78	70
92	Nissan Micra	76	0.2%	69	394	0.3%	86	91
93	BMW X1	74	0.2%	91	318	0.2%	95	113
94	Dacia Lodgy	72	0.2%	78	553	0.4%	68	n/a
95	BMW X3	70	0.2%	95	415	0.3%	84	101
96	Peugeot 308	69	0.2%	90	323	0.2%	92	76
97	Range Rover Evoque	69	0.2%	97	319	0.2%	94	110
98	Mercedes E-Class	67	0.2%	80	486	0.3%	77	100
99	Honda Civic	66	0.2%	62	263	0.2%	107	124
100	Mercedes CLA-Class	65	0.2%	n/a	94	0.1%	159	–
101	VW Tiguan	64	0.2%	93	501	0.3%	74	73
102	Audi Q3	63	0.2%	116	259	0.2%	109	99
103	Volvo XC60	59	0.2%	88	449	0.3%	81	87
104	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	55	0.2%	102	332	0.2%	90	90
105	Mitsubishi Outlander	55	0.2%	94	329	0.2%	91	105
106	Ford S-Max	51	0.2%	n/a	126	0.1%	144	114
107	Lancia Ypsilon	49	0.2%	n/a	154	0.1%	128	130
108	Citroen C4 Picasso	48	0.2%	83	351	0.2%	89	89
109	Hyundai i40	48	0.2%	120	252	0.2%	110	68
110	Seat Altea	46	0.2%	113	240	0.2%	113	79
111	Mitsubishi ASX	45	0.1%	112	245	0.2%	112	96
112	Citroen C4 Aircross	44	0.1%	106	213	0.1%	116	n/a
113	Subaru Forester	42	0.1%	n/a	155	0.1%	127	n/a
114	Honda CR-V	41	0.1%	96	310	0.2%	99	n/a
115	Volvo S60	41	0.1%	109	172	0.1%	120	93
116	Suzuki SX4	41	0.1%	143	169	0.1%	122	121
117	Hyundai Santa Fe	41	0.1%	148	120	0.1%	149	n/a
118	BMW X5	40	0.1%	141	134	0.1%	140	144
119	Volvo XC70	40	0.1%	n/a	91	0.1%	n/a	126
120	Opel Ampera	39	0.1%	66	501	0.3%	73	58
121	VW Sharan	39	0.1%	151	106	0.1%	153	138
122	VW Golf Plus	38	0.1%	104	270	0.2%	105	84
123	Citroen C3 Picasso	36	0.1%	124	171	0.1%	121	135
124	VW Caddy	36	0.1%	127	133	0.1%	142	120
125	Range Rover	34	0.1%	123	150	0.1%	132	n/a
126	Mercedes Sprinter	32	0.1%	103	162	0.1%	124	118
127	Skoda Superb	32	0.1%	140	128	0.1%	143	71
128	Porsche Cayenne	31	0.1%	136	153	0.1%	130	143
130	Citroen C4	30	0.1%	99	278	0.2%	103	103
131	VW Transporter	30	0.1%	117	185	0.1%	119	n/a
132	Citroen DS4	30	0.1%	119	133	0.1%	141	127
133	Citroen C5	29	0.1%	128	143	0.1%	135	117
134	Renault Laguna	29	0.1%	149	140	0.1%	136	122
135	Kia Optima	29	0.1%	n/a	96	0.1%	155	n/a
136	Skoda Yeti	27	0.1%	125	217	0.1%	115	108
137	Nissan Leaf	27	0.1%	111	115	0.1%	150	n/a
138	Volvo S80	27	0.1%	146	91	0.1%	160	146
139	BMW 6-Series	26	0.1%	114	162	0.1%	123	n/a
140	Porsche 911	26	0.1%	108	151	0.1%	131	149
141	Renault Espace	26	0.1%	144	137	0.1%	139	142
142	Ford Kuga	26	0.1%	145	95	0.1%	156	n/a
143	Toyota Verso-S	25	0.1%	89	267	0.2%	106	75
144	VW Beetle	24	0.1%	139	147	0.1%	133	131
145	Honda Insight	24	0.1%	132	81	0.1%	n/a	125
146	Ford Galaxy	24	0.1%	n/a	64	0.0%	n/a	139
147	Toyota Verso	23	0.1%	130	187	0.1%	118	115
148	Jaguar XF	23	0.1%	122	122	0.1%	147	n/a
149	Opel Cascada	23	0.1%	–	23	0.0%	n/a	–
150	Toyota RAV4	21	0.1%	105	160	0.1%	125	128
151	Seat Toledo	21	0.1%	n/a	61	0.0%	n/a	–
152	BMW Z4	21	0.1%	n/a	43	0.0%	n/a	n/a

Source: www.raivereniging.nl

Matt Gasnier

Comments (2)

Rick says:
May 5, 2013 at 2:05 am
Quite strange the Qashqai is a hit all over Europe, but not in NL.
Since it’s facelift around 2,5 years ago the QQ never achieved a notable position.
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Reijo says:
May 4, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Again magnificent Peugeot 3008 is lot higher than Qashqai. 🙂
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