Renault Symbol
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Car sales are up a massive 35% in Algeria in December at 18,934 units, bringing the final 2011 total to 289,385 registrations, up an excellent 32% on 2010. In December, Hyundai leads the market for the third consecutive month with 5,376 sales and 28.4% market share while Renault is down to #4 with just 8.3%… Over the full year though Renault keeps the lead at 55,800 units and 19.3% share vs. 48,620 and 16.8% for Hyundai.
Hyundai Accent
A Hyundai leads the models ranking for the third month in a row as well in December with the Hyundai Accent from two generations ago (!) reaching a best-ever 15.7% share thanks to 2,971 sales. The Renault Symbol is down to #7 at 3.2%, and hasn’t held the pole position since September (but it held it every month up to then). The Symbol manages to stay the best-selling car in Algeria over the full year with 28,171 sales and 9.7% share, up 32% on 2010.
Hyundai Atos
The Hyundai Atos, #1 in October and November, finishes the year at #2 with 19,531 units and 6.7%, up an imposing 63% on 2010. The Hyundai Accent does even better: +82% to 18,596 sales and 6.4%, and is followed by the Peugeot 207, very healthy at +51% and 15,445 units. The only model to lose ground on 2010 in the Top 10 is the Dacia Logan at -3% and going from #2 to #5 with 13,567 sales.
Chevrolet Sail
The Kia Picanto is up 3 spots and 43% to #6 at 9,212 units and we welcome the arrival of the all-new China-imported Chevrolet Sail in the Top 10 at #8 with 8,027 sales. It ranked 3rd in December and peaked at #2 and 7.7% share in October.
Previous month: Algeria November 2011: Hyundai Atos keeps the lead
Previous year: Algeria Full Year 2010: Renault Symbol #1
Full Year and December 2011 Top 10 Ranking Tables below.
Algeria Full Year 2011:
| Pos | Model | 2011 | % | Pos | /10 | 2010 | % | 2010 |
| 1 | Renault Symbol | 28,171 | 9.7% | 1 | 32% | 21,411 | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai Atos | 19,531 | 6.7% | 2 | 63% | 12,037 | 5.5% | 3 |
| 3 | Hyundai Accent | 18,596 | 6.4% | 3 | 82% | 10,202 | 4.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Peugeot 207 | 15,445 | 5.3% | 4 | 51% | 9,465 | 4.3% | 5 |
| 5 | Dacia Logan | 13,567 | 4.7% | 5 | -3% | 14,024 | 6.4% | 2 |
| 6 | Kia Picanto | 9,212 | 3.2% | 6 | 43% | 6,453 | 3.0% | 9 |
| 7 | Renault Clio III | 8,976 | 3.1% | 7 | 21% | 7,446 | 3.4% | 7 |
| 8 | Chevrolet Sail | 8,027 | 2.8% | 8 | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 9 | Suzuki M800 | 6,865 | 2.4% | 9 | 48% | 4,647 | 2.1% | 10 |
| 10 | Renault Clio Campus | 5,008 | 1.7% | 10 | 19% | 4,210 | 1.9% | 11 |
Algeria December 2011:
| Pos | Model | Dec | % | Nov | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Hyundai Accent | 2,971 | 15.7% | 3 | 18,596 | 6.4% | 3 |
| 2 | Hyundai Atos | 1,429 | 7.5% | 1 | 19,531 | 6.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Chevrolet Sail | 1,300 | 6.9% | 6 | 8,027 | 2.8% | 8 |
| 4 | Peugeot 207 | 1,115 | 5.9% | 4 | 15,445 | 5.3% | 4 |
| 5 | Kia Picanto | 759 | 4.0% | 8 | 9,212 | 3.2% | 6 |
| 6 | Dacia Logan | 673 | 3.6% | 2 | 13,567 | 4.7% | 5 |
| 7 | Renault Symbol | 597 | 3.2% | 5 | 28,171 | 9.7% | 1 |
| 8 | Chevrolet Aveo Sedan | 504 | 2.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Suzuki M800 | 341 | 1.8% | n/a | 6,865 | 2.4% | 9 |
| 10 | Peugeot 206+ | 299 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: www.motors-dz.com
Note: these figures do not take into account sales of manufacturers that have not communicated their results (BMW, Chana, Chery, DongFeng, Great Wall, Harbin Hafei, JinBei, JMC, Mahindra, Mercedes, Mini, Ssanyong and Tata).