The Bestseller in June 2012

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With the new registrations by vehicle segments, there have been some changes in June 2012 on the top 3 places.

In the small cars the "old" order is restored in June. The VW Polo won his rightful place almost a surprise winner of the May-Opel Corsa back - albeit a narrow margin of less than 600 registrations ahead.

New passenger car: Opel Astra loses

Even in the compact class, there was a shift. The VW Golf is indeed the undisputed number 1, but the second place was captured this month by the BMW 1 Series, the subscribers to the position 2 - the Opel Astra - clearly pointed in his place.

Exchange in the middle class behind the VW Passat and the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-class seats. While the models could sell in the upper middle class in June of the Audi A6 BMW 5 Series. This had to give the Mercedes E-Class hit.

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Porsche Panamera in June only to Rank 4Had to admit defeat even the Porsche Panamera, with approval of the upper class segment. In May 2012, the number 1, the Porsche is in June, only the sheet Numero rank fourth Instead, Mercedes CLS back to position 1 and the S-class ranked third Between them is spreading the Audi A8.

Wide pays off when the SUV and the Nissan Qashqai. He is making a comeback and comes with its approval in June to second and throws the BMW X1 out of the Top 3

Upper Class is the loser in the semi-annual certifications

Overall, the approvals down in June compared with the previous month at 2.9 percent.However, the Federal Motor Transport Authority recorded only a marginal increase in registrations by 0.7 percent over the six years 2001 to 2012th

Among the winners in the semi-annual vehicle registration segments, motor homes (up 12.7 percent), the Minis (plus 15.6 percent), and the SUV (up 17.1 percent). The "loser-segments" in the first half of the upper class of minus 17.5 percent, the small car with minus 6.7 percent and the middle class, at minus 5.7 percent. In our slide show, we show the top 3 approvals in the individual segments. Our table shows the top 3 placings of 1stHalf-year.

ZULASSUNGESTATISTIK FIRST HALF OF 2012 - TOP THREE VEHICLE SEGMENTS

Segment	Models	Number of Approvals	H1 2011 Change (%)
Minis	First VW UP	20 265	x
	Second SMART FORTWO	15 872	- 3.0
	Third Renault Twingo	11 019	+ 8,2
Small cars	First VW POLO	43 116	- 11.2
	Second OPEL CORSA	29 342	- 15.2
	Third FORD FIESTA	26 546	- 3.3
Compact class	First VW GOLF, JETTA	128 032	- 0.5
	Second OPEL ASTRA	38 112	- 15.8
	Third BMW 1ER	30 107	+ 4,9
Middle Class	First VW PASSAT	46 692	- 13.0
	Second MERCEDES C-CLASS	37 566	+ 2,7
	Third BMW 3ER	33 850	+ 6,9
Upper middle class	First AUDI A6, S6, RS6, A7	29 899	+ 44,4
	Second BMW 5ER	23 823	- 23.2
	Third MERCEDES E-CLASS	20 283	- 17.3
Upper class	First PORSCHE PANAMERA	2111	+ 53,8
	Second MERCEDES CLS	2041	- 40.0
	Third AUDI A8, S8	2027	- 21.6
SUV	First VW Tiguan	28 986	+ 14,1
	Second NISSAN QASHQAI	16 044	- 10.0
	Third BMW X3	14 213	+ 72,5
Pushchair	First MERCEDES E-CLASS COUPE	5316	- 27.0
	Second MERCEDES SLK	4942	+ 13,2
	Third PORSCHE 911	3664	+ 9,3
Mini-Vans	First MERCEDES B-CLASS	29 632	+ 45,0
	Second FORD FOCUS C-MAX	14 282	+ 6,5
	Third Vauxhall Meriva	14 067	- 38.4
Compact vans	First VW Touran	27 280	- 6.7
	Second OPEL ZAFIRA	17 993	+ 84,6
	Third VW SHARAN	9611	- 18.4
Utilities	First VW CADDY	17 705	- 1.2
	Second VW TRANSPORTER CARAVELLE	17 689	+ 2,1
	Third CITROEN BERLINGO	6263	+ 7,0
RV	First FIAT Ducato	11 390	12.7
	Second FORD TRANSIT TOURNEO	1410	- 0.7
	Third VW TRANSPORTER CARAVELLE	1214	+ 16,4