France January 2011: 206+ & new C4 shine, 508 & Latitude arrive Now with Top 100 best selling models

Peugeot 206+

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The French car market is up 8% in January at 185,603 registrations, the result of orders made in December to benefit from the last day of scrappage schemes. The Renault Clio takes the lead just above 10,000 sales (5.4%) ahead of the Peugeot 207 at 5.1%, the Renault Twingo at 4.6% and the Citroen C3, strong again in 4th at 3.8%.

The Peugeot 206+ delivers the performance of the month with a best-ever 3.4% share and 5th position with 6,342 sales, an outstanding feat for what is after all a restyled 1998 model. The Citroen C4 II gains more ground at #13 with 4,016 sales (2.2%).

Two new French models appear in the Top 50 for the first time, albeit exclusively through dealership sales: the Peugeot 508 is 39th with 1,354 sales (0.7%) and the Renault Latitude is 49th with 971 sales (0.5%).

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Peugeot 508

Other strong performers include the Nissan Juke, already in 36th place with 1,429 sales (0.8%) and the Audi A1, amazingly the best-performing Audi by far this month at #40 with 1,345 sales (0.7%). Notice also the Kia Venga getting closer to the Top 50 at #57 and the Peugeot RCZ over 500 monthly sales at 536 units and #69.

France January 2011:

Pos	Modele	Jan	%	Dec	2010	%	Pos
1	Renault Clio	10,053	5.4%	2	123,730	5.5%	2
2	Peugeot 207	9,526	5.1%	1	126,854	5.6%	1
3	Renault Twingo	8,584	4.6%	3	92,185	4.1%	3
4	Citroen C3	7,028	3.8%	4	73,593	3.3%	6
5	Peugeot 206+	6,342	3.4%	7	56,135	2.5%	9
6	Renault Mégane	5,846	3.1%	6	79,659	3.5%	4
7	Peugeot 308	5,123	2.8%	9	63,395	2.8%	8
8	Renault Scénic	5,032	2.7%	5	75,459	3.4%	5
9	Citroen C4 Picasso	4,221	2.3%	12	51,632	2.3%	10
10	Opel Corsa	4,067	2.2%	8	37,977	1.7%	15
11	Peugeot 3008	4,048	2.2%	14	50,027	2.2%	11
12	Renault Clio Campus	4,041	2.2%	10	37,679	1.7%	16
13	Citroen C4 II	4,016	2.2%	24	5,319	0.2%	n/a
14	Dacia Sandero	3,666	2.0%	11	68,016	3.0%	7
15	VW Polo	3,437	1.9%	13	48,805	2.2%	12
16	Ford Fiesta	3,395	1.8%	15	45,472	2.0%	13
17	Dacia Duster	3,305	1.8%	18	19,437	0.9%	32

France January 2011 Top 100:

Pos	Modele	Jan	%
1	Renault Clio	10,053	5.4%
2	Peugeot 207	9,526	5.1%
3	Renault Twingo	8,584	4.6%
4	Citroen C3	7,028	3.8%
5	Peugeot 206+	6,342	3.4%
6	Renault Mégane	5,846	3.1%
7	Peugeot 308	5,123	2.8%
8	Renault Scénic	5,032	2.7%
9	Citroen C4 Picasso	4,221	2.3%
10	Opel Corsa	4,067	2.2%
11	Peugeot 3008	4,048	2.2%
12	Renault Clio Campus	4,041	2.2%
13	Citroen C4 II	4,016	2.2%
14	Dacia Sandero	3,666	2.0%
15	VW Polo	3,437	1.9%
16	Ford Fiesta	3,395	1.8%
17	Dacia Duster	3,305	1.8%
18	Citroen C3 Picasso	2,860	1.5%
19	VW Golf/Plus	2,726	1.5%
20	Citroen C5	2,676	1.4%
21	Citroen DS3	2,663	1.4%
22	Peugeot 107	2,519	1.4%
23	Renault Modus	2,171	1.2%
24	Nissan Qashqai	2,127	1.1%
25	Citroen C1	2,084	1.1%
26	Peugeot 5008	2,040	1.1%
27	Toyota Yaris	2,040	1.1%
28	Fiat 500	1,878	1.0%
29	Fiat Panda	1,794	1.0%
30	Ford C-Max	1,770	1.0%
31	Ford Ka	1,644	0.9%
32	Renault Kangoo	1,643	0.9%
33	Mini	1,601	0.9%
34	Seat Ibiza	1,581	0.9%
35	Fiat Punto	1,519	0.8%
36	Nissan Juke	1,429	0.8%
37	VW Touran	1,383	0.7%
38	Citroen Berlingo	1,382	0.7%
39	Peugeot 508	1,354	0.7%
40	Audi A1	1,345	0.7%
41	Opel Meriva	1,317	0.7%
42	Peugeot Partner	1,274	0.7%
43	Renault Laguna	1,265	0.7%
44	VW Passat	1,244	0.7%
45	Opel Astra	1,088	0.6%
46	Toyota Aygo	1,031	0.6%
47	VW Tiguan	1,027	0.6%
48	Toyota Auris	995	0.5%
49	Renault Latitude	971	0.5%
50	Peugeot 407	964	0.5%
51	Suzuki Swift	961	0.5%
52	Ford Focus	898	0.5%
53	Ford Kuga	799	0.4%
54	Dacia Logan	778	0.4%
55	Mercedes Classe E	698	0.4%
56	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	692	0.4%
57	Kia Venga	685	0.4%
58	Chevrolet Spark	674	0.4%
59	Audi A4	669	0.4%
60	Toyota RAV4	621	0.3%
61	Chevrolet Aveo	621	0.3%
62	BMW Serie 3	600	0.3%
63	Audi A3	592	0.3%
64	Alfa Romeo MiTo	575	0.3%
65	Opel Zafira	568	0.3%
66	Skoda Fabia	560	0.3%
67	BMW Serie 1	553	0.3%
68	Peugeot Bipper	539	0.3%
69	Peugeot RCZ	536	0.3%
70	Mercedes Classe A	531	0.3%
71	Opel Agila	510	0.3%
72	Toyota Verso	482	0.3%
73	Mercedes Classe C	477	0.3%
74	Smart ForTwo	472	0.3%
75	Hyundai ix35	468	0.3%
76	Volvo XC60	456	0.2%
77	BMW X1	454	0.2%
78	Opel Insignia	439	0.2%
79	Mercedes Classe B	434	0.2%
80	Renault Koleos	427	0.2%
81	Kia Picanto	427	0.2%
82	Suzuki Alto	422	0.2%
83	Kia Cee’d	406	0.2%
84	Audi A5	405	0.2%
85	Audi Q5	404	0.2%
86	Kia Sportage	402	0.2%
87	Ford Mondeo	399	0.2%
88	Hyundai ix20	384	0.2%
89	Skoda Octavia	380	0.2%
90	Suzuki SX4	378	0.2%
91	Renault Espace	357	0.2%
92	Hyundai i30	349	0.2%
93	VW Scirocco	336	0.2%
94	BMW Serie 5	326	0.2%
95	Hyundai i10	325	0.2%
96	Seat Leon	296	0.2%
98	Nissan Note	282	0.2%
98	Renault Wind	275	0.1%
99	Ford S-Max	275	0.1%
100	Honda Civic	266	0.1%

Source: Planete Renault, es.autoblog.com