Austria Full Year 2010: Golf, Polo and i30 in the lead

Austrian car sales are up 4% in December at 20,366 sales with the 2010 total up 2% at 328,563 registrations. The VW Golf is the best selling car in the country at 16,986 sales (5.2%) ahead of the VW Polo at 12,340 sales (3.8%) and the Hyundai i30 at 8,017 sales (2.4%).

Very impressive year for the Seat Ibiza at #4 (2.3%), ahead of the Skoda Fabia (2.2%), Opel Astra (2.1%) and Audi A4 (2%). All other cars are under 2%, denoting a very fragmented market.

In December, the VW Sharan held an extremely solid 3rd place with 2.6% and could be one of the big players in 2011 in the Austrian market. The Dacia Duster stayed in the Top 20.

December and Full Year 2010 Top 30 Ranking Tables: see below.

Austria December 2010:

Pos	Model	Dec	%	Nov
1	VW Golf	1,158	5.7%	1
2	VW Polo	679	3.3%	4
3	VW Sharan	525	2.6%	3
4	Audi A4	463	2.3%	10
5	Hyundai i30	409	2.0%	2
6	Opel Meriva	384	1.9%	9
7	Opel Astra	380	1.9%	16
8	VW Tiguan	364	1.8%	12
9	Skoda Fabia	340	1.7%	8
10	Ford Galaxy	333	1.6%	20
11	Citroen C4 Picasso	325	1.6%	32
12	Toyota Yaris	324	1.6%	55
13	Opel Zafira	323	1.6%	11
14	Mazda2	306	1.5%	37
15	Opel Corsa	297	1.5%	13
16	Audi A3	297	1.5%	19
17	Skoda Octavia	295	1.4%	14
18	VW Touran	288	1.4%	7
19	Dacia Duster	268	1.3%	17
20	Renault Scenic	255	1.3%	21
21	Renault Clio	253	1.2%	24
22	VW Bus	250	1.2%	n/a
23	Seat Ibiza	249	1.2%	5
24	Ford Fiesta	243	1.2%	25
25	Kia Cee’d	233	1.1%	23
26	Peugeot 207	211	1.0%	18
27	Renault Megane	209	1.0%	29
28	Seat Alhambra	202	1.0%	33
29	VW Caddy	200	1.0%	n/a
30	Nissan Qashqai	195	1.0%	44

Austria Full Year 2010:

Pos	Model	2010	%
1	VW Golf	16,986	5.2%
2	VW Polo	12,340	3.8%
3	Hyundai i30	8,017	2.4%
4	Seat Ibiza	7,541	2.3%
5	Skoda Fabia	7,225	2.2%
6	Opel Astra	6,995	2.1%
7	Audi A4	6,610	2.0%
8	Skoda Octavia	6,007	1.8%
9	Opel Meriva	5,445	1.7%
10	Opel Corsa	5,326	1.6%
11	VW Tiguan	5,022	1.5%
12	Ford Fiesta	4,946	1.5%
13	Audi A3	4,888	1.5%
14	Fiat 500	4,888	1.5%
15	Kia Cee’d	4,577	1.4%
16	Peugeot 207	4,441	1.4%
17	Opel Zafira	4,399	1.3%
18	Fiat Punto	4,235	1.3%
19	Renault Scenic	3,959	1.2%
20	VW Passat	3,774	1.1%
21	Citroen C4 Picasso	3,754	1.1%
22	Renault Megane	3,736	1.1%
23	VW Sharan	3,641	1.1%
24	Ford Galaxy	3,619	1.1%
25	Renault Clio	3,614	1.1%
26	VW Touran	3,576	1.1%
27	BMW X1	3,349	1.0%
28	Ford Focus	3,272	1.0%
29	Nissan Qashqai	3,218	1.0%
30	Mazda2	3,197	1.0%

Source: www.auto.at