Cyprus Full Year 2016: VW Golf resists, Focus and Tucson shine

The Hyundai Tucson leaps to 6th place for its first year in market in Cyprus. 

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Thanks to our partnership with INNOSOFT we can share with you detailed annual data for Cyprus where total registrations are up by a splendid 22.5% year-on-year in 2016 to 12.652 units, 14.485 (+22.9%) when including Light Commercial Vehicles. Ford dominates the brands ranking with 15.1% share, even outpacing the market at +27% and distancing Nissan (+19%), Volkswagen (+19%) and Toyota (+22%) all above 10% share. Kia struggles at -6% and drops one spot to #5 while Mercedes (+20%) overtakes BMW (+6%) to land at an impressive 6th place overall. Renault (+45%), Mazda (+45%), Land Rover (+80%), Suzuki (+84%), Hyundai (+130%), Honda (+153%) all take off inside the Top 20 where prestige brand Porsche manages to rank (#20).

Model-wise, the VW Golf manages a second straight annual win despite gaining just 6%, resulting in a market share down one percentage point at 6.1%. The Nissan Qashqai (+0.3%) and Ford Fiesta (+30%) make the podium unchanged on 2015, distancing the Toyota Yaris (+18%) and Ford Focus up a gigantic 141% to #5The Hyundai Tucson surges out of nowhere (4 sales in 2015) directly to 6th place with 3% share for its first full year in market, with other great performers including the Suzuki Vitara (+198%), Honda HR-V (+1344%), Land Rover Discovery Sport (+298%), BMW X1 (+662%) and Renault Kadjar (+4433%).

Previous month: Cyprus November 2016: VW Golf soars to pole position

Previous year: Cyprus Full Year 2015: VW Golf edges past Qashqai in last minute win

Two years ago: Cyprus Full Year 2014: Nissan Qashqai snaps last minute top spot

Full Year 2016 Top 20 brands and Top 30 models vs. Full Year 2015 figures below.

Full December 2016 Top 20 models below.