Fiesta Sales: January 2012

[Marc]

A few asian favorites have dropped but Mazda 2 is climbing, Fiesta slipping a bit.

[mamiata1]

Is that US sales, Europe or worldwide? Looks too low to be WW, Europe only maybe?

[iamz]

Gas prices should climb through spring. When we hit $4 a gallon, we'll see if small car sales start to rise again.

[Deadpanic]

This might also have something to do with the seasons, though this is a mild winter throughout America. I never think, lets go buy a small compact car when it's winter.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by mamiata1

Is that US sales, Europe or worldwide? Looks too low to be WW, Europe only maybe?

US Sales. Here are the 2011 European sales (27 countries) of the 9 best selling cars:



Fiesta outperforms Focus!

[Marc]

Some more comparisons: the first 9 months of 2011 in North America and Europe, plus its position in the European top 300 chart.

Model                   NA      EU   # in EU

Kia Soul              78669    8066     180
Nissan Versa          71611    n/a        -
Ford Fiesta           57225  264224       2
Honda Fit/Jazz        47968   38422      79
Hyundai Accent        40770      25     304
MINI                  30357   87758      35
Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic  30188   22918     110
Nissan Juke           27549   73647      40
Toyota Yaris          15794   96491      29
Fiat 500              13861  122988      17
MINI Crossover        11278   36950      82
Kia Rio               13792   13816     138
Mazda 2               10855   30392      98
Honda CR-Z            10172    3417     218
Suzuki SX4             9915   20817     116
Smart For Two          3886   60828      50

[Captainmorbid]

How's the Suzuki Swift fit in to all that?

[ravenlord]

Originally Posted by Captainmorbid

How's the Suzuki Swift fit in to all that?

I figure because in Europe it's not just a re-badged Chev, its a legit Suzuki with actual engineering in it. Not just some fat American trying to get the last dieing breath out of a dead engine design... I'm looking at you push rods.

[Captainmorbid]

It's the EU Swift I'm curious about, which is a wicked machine. Not the rehashed Daewoo Swift + that we get here.

[Marc]

Jan - Sept. 2011: 46012 European registrations (ranked #70)