4 January 2012

Ford Focus was best selling car in 2011

Ford Focus was the best selling car in Ireland last year with 4,242 units sold according to figures released from The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) writes Trish Whelan.

In second place was Volkswagen's Golf with 3,980, followed by Toyota Avensis on 3,661, Renault Fluence with 3,016, Volkswagen Passat Saloon on 2,975, Ford Fiesta with 2945, Nissan Qashqai on 2,653, Toyota Corolla on 2,592, Renault Megane with 2,530 cars sold, and Toyota Yaris with 2,311.

Sales of the Ford Focus increased in 2011 by 8.44 percent on last year's figure of 3,912. Golf sales also increased by 5.29 percent, Avensis by 2.06 percent, and Renault Fluence by a whopping 135.07 percent. Volkswagen's Passat Saloon also performed better last year than in 2010 with a 68.36 percent increase.

Sales of Qashqai, Fiesta, and Megane were down considerably on the 2010 figures by 24.16 percent, 21,02 percent, and 36.42 percent respectively. Sales of Toyota Yaris were also down on 2010 figures.