New Caledonia (France) September 2017: Peugeot #1 brand

October 12, 2017
Matt Gasnier
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The 3008, up 12-fold on September 2016, helps Peugeot to #1 this month.

* See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title *

New car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory located north east of Australia, are down 2% year-on-year in September to 664 registrations, yet the year-to-date total is up 12% to 6.509 units. This month Peugeot surges 26% year-on-year to take the lead of the brands ranking with 13.1% share vs. 8.6% so far in 2017, distancing Ford (-5%), Toyota (+63%) and Dacia (-8%). Renault (-21%) and Hyundai (-38%) struggle whereas Subaru (+33%), Nissan (+44%) and Mitsubishi (+143%) impress. The Toyota Hilux (+56%) edges past the Dacia Duster (-12%) for one unit and the Ford Ranger (+12%) for two units and becomes the best-selling nameplate in the archipelago this month. The Peugeot 208 (+38%), Citroen C3 (+467%), Subaru XV (+100%) and Peugeot 2008 (+88%) also impress in the Top 10, while below the Nissan Navara (+133%) and Peugeot 3008 (up 12-fold) take off.

Previous month: New Caledonia (France) August 2017: Subaru XV shoots up to #4

One year ago: New Caledonia (France) September 2016: Hyundai Creta instant blockbuster

Full September 2017 Top 35 All-brands and Top 20 models below.

New Caledonia (France) September 2017 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Sep-17	%	/16	Aug	2017	%	/16	Pos	FY16
1	Peugeot	87	13.1%	26%	4	557	8.6%	0%	4	3
2	Ford	72	10.8%	-5%	2	721	11.1%	6%	1	1
3	Toyota	70	10.5%	63%	1	560	8.6%	27%	3	4
4	Dacia	56	8.4%	-8%	3	686	10.5%	10%	2	2
5	Renault	56	8.4%	-21%	8	461	7.1%	-5%	6	5
6	Citroen	48	7.2%	-4%	6	502	7.7%	28%	5	6
7	Hyundai	34	5.1%	-38%	9	418	6.4%	53%	7	9
8	Subaru	28	4.2%	33%	7	211	3.2%	-3%	13	11
9	Nissan	26	3.9%	44%	5	348	5.3%	11%	8	7
10	Kia	23	3.5%	0%	10	255	3.9%	-10%	9	8
11	Volkswagen	19	2.9%	-21%	13	229	3.5%	61%	10	13
12	Isuzu	17	2.6%	-35%	12	218	3.3%	25%	12	12
13	Mitsubishi	17	2.6%	143%	15	115	1.8%	64%	17	19
14	Suzuki	15	2.3%	-17%	14	222	3.4%	6%	11	10
15	Chevrolet	14	2.1%	0%	17	119	1.8%	-8%	16	14
16	Mercedes	14	2.1%	-22%	18	107	1.6%	-3%	18	15
17	Fiat	13	2.0%	-24%	16	128	2.0%	54%	15	17
18	Land Rover	10	1.5%	43%	19	44	0.7%	-17%	23	25
19	Mazda	7	1.1%	-42%	11	183	2.8%	99%	14	16
20	Dodge	5	0.8%	-29%	20	60	0.9%	25%	19	23
21	Jeep	5	0.8%	-17%	23	47	0.7%	-4%	22	24
22	Mini	5	0.8%	67%	27	34	0.5%	-24%	25	22
23	Audi	4	0.6%	-20%	26	57	0.9%	-5%	20	20
24	BMW	4	0.6%	-64%	22	55	0.8%	-34%	21	18
25	Iveco	3	0.5%	200%	24	33	0.5%	65%	26	28
26	Opel	3	0.5%	200%	28	23	0.4%	5%	28	27
27	Jaguar	3	0.5%	n/a	–	9	0.1%	800%	31	36
28	Porsche	2	0.3%	0%	25	25	0.4%	14%	27	26
29	Great Wall	1	0.2%	-80%	21	38	0.6%	-38%	24	21
30	Alfa Romeo	1	0.2%	-80%	30	18	0.3%	38%	29	32
31	DS	1	0.2%	-50%	31	14	0.2%	-18%	30	31
32	BYD	1	0.2%	0%	32	6	0.1%	-50%	32	30
33	SsangYong	0	0.0%	-100%	–	3	0.0%	-83%	33	29
34	Honda	0	0.0%	n/a	29	2	0.0%	100%	34	35
35	Lexus	0	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	35	–

New Caledonia (France) September 2017 – models:

Pos	Model	Sep-17	%	/16	Aug	2017	%	/16	Pos	FY16
1	Toyota Hilux	39	5.9%	56%	2	287	4.4%	16%	3	3
2	Dacia Duster	38	5.7%	-12%	1	369	5.7%	3%	1	1
3	Ford Ranger	37	5.6%	12%	3	324	5.0%	16%	2	2
4	Peugeot 208	29	4.4%	38%	8	195	3.0%	-5%	6	5
5	Ford Fiesta	19	2.9%	-32%	10	236	3.6%	-11%	4	4
6	Renault Clio	19	2.9%	12%	18	122	1.9%	26%	12	16
7	Isuzu D-Max	17	2.6%	-29%	6	212	3.3%	33%	5	6
8	Citroen C3	17	2.6%	467%	13	172	2.6%	391%	9	40
9	Subaru XV	16	2.4%	100%	4	93	1.4%	-15%	17	10
10	Peugeot 2008	15	2.3%	88%	n/a	73	1.1%	70%	24	31
11	Nissan Navara	14	2.1%	133%	5	170	2.6%	22%	10	8
12	Peugeot Partner	13	2.0%	-13%	n/a	74	1.1%	-21%	23	13
13	Peugeot 3008	12	1.8%	1100%	n/a	50	0.8%	233%	38	100
14	Dacia Sandero	11	1.7%	22%	7	189	2.9%	27%	8	7
15	Subaru Forester	10	1.5%	11%	16	98	1.5%	13%	15	17
16	Citroen Berlingo	10	1.5%	11%	15	91	1.4%	21%	19	19
17	Toyota Yaris	10	1.5%	67%	23	64	1.0%	5%	29	27
18	Nissan Qashqai	9	1.4%	50%	12	123	1.9%	16%	11	12
19	Kia K2700	9	1.4%	-40%	n/a	85	1.3%	-25%	21	9
20	Renault Twingo	9	1.4%	n/a	n/a	38	0.6%	31%	52	47