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Germany 2008: Audi A4 and Mercedes C Class on podium

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VW Golf 6

* See the Top 346 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian *

At 3,090,040 registrations this year, down 2%, German new car sales are at their lowest since the reunification… The VW Golf is slowing getting itself out of the weakest period of the nameplate’s 35 year career, thanks to the Station Wagon version and the 6th generation launched towards the end of the year. It is up 15% to 173,034 sales and 5.6% market share, still very shy by Golf standards.

Audi A4

For the first time in 50 years (since 1958!), only one model sells over 100,000 units in Germany, showing the increasing fragmentation of the market. The Audi A4 reaches an annual 2nd place for the first time ever in Germany, up 17% to 98,714 sales and 3.2%. It peaked at 10,106 units and 3.8% in July.

Mercedes C Class

The Mercedes C Class confirms the success of its current generation by finishing the year at an excellent #3 with 93,733 sales and 3%, up 20%. Its best month was also July at 9,646 units and 3.7%. The BMW 3 Series drops 1 spot to #4 and the VW Passat drops 3 to #5. The Opel Astra is down 8% to #6, albeit reaching a lowest-ever 16th place and 1.6% share in November.

BMW 1 Series

The BMW 1 Series has by a large margin its best-ever year so far in Germany, #7 overall with 75,621 sales and 2.4%, up 8 spots and 37%. It delivered its best-ever month in May with 8,567 sales and 3.1% in 4th place. Its direct competitor, the Audi A3, dropped 1 rank to #11 but reached a best-ever 5th place in November.

Helped by the new generation, the Skoda Fabia broke into the Germany Top 10 for the very first time in August and repeated this feat twice within the year, reaching a best-ever 5,859 sales in September and 2.3% share in December. It finished the year at #14, its best year-end position in Germany so far.

The VW Tiguan, launched in late 2007, progressed regularly all throughout the year to reach a record 17th place and 1.6% share in November. It is #24 in the full year. At #17, the Peugeot 207 is the 2nd best-selling import, peaking at #12 and 1.9% in May. Hyundai makes history in November and becomes the first South Korean manufacturer to place two models within the German Top 25: the i10 at #22 and the Getz at #25.

Full Top 346 and every Monthly Top 30 Ranking Tables below.

You can check out every Monthly Top 30 here: Germany 2008 Month by Month

You can check out the Top 346 of all models sold in Germany in 2008 here.

Note both rankings above add up sales of VW Golf, Golf Plus and Jetta, VW Passat and Passat CC, Toyota Corolla and Corolla Verso, Seat Leon and Altea, Citroen C4 and C4 Picasso, etc. Therefore the Top 346 differs slightly from the Top 100 below.

Germany Full Year 2008:

Pos Model 2008 % /07 2007 2007 %
1 VW Golf 173,034 5.6% 15% 1 150,133 4.8%
2 Audi A4 98,714 3.2% 17% 4 84,092 2.7%
3 Mercedes C-Klasse 93,733 3.0% 20% 7 78,254 2.5%
4 BMW 3er 87,302 2.8% -13% 3 100,559 3.2%
5 VW Passat 85,914 2.8% -18% 2 105,308 3.3%
6 Opel Astra 76,069 2.5% -8% 5 83,048 2.6%
7 BMW 1er 75,621 2.4% 37% 16 55,105 1.8%
8 VW Polo 71,952 2.3% -6% 8 76,683 2.4%
9 Opel Corsa 67,614 2.2% -15% 6 79,098 2.5%
10 Ford Focus 66,244 2.1% 15% 13 57,546 1.8%
11 Audi A3 65,088 2.1% -8% 10 70,517 2.2%
12 Mercedes A-Klasse 61,583 2.0% -1% 11 62,193 2.0%
13 VW Touran 57,324 1.9% -22% 9 73,081 2.3%
14 Skoda Fabia 56,748 1.8% 13% 19 50,328 1.6%
15 VW Golf Plus 55,659 1.8% -4% 12 58,079 1.8%
16 Mercedes B-Klasse 47,880 1.5% -7% 17 51,484 1.6%
17 Peugeot 207 46,053 1.5% 4% 22 44,243 1.4%
18 Audi A6 45,304 1.5% -18% 15 55,361 1.8%
19 Skoda Octavia 44,977 1.5% -6% 21 47,711 1.5%
20 BMW 5er 44,418 1.4% -11% 20 50,024 1.6%
21 Ford Fiesta 43,487 1.4% -14% 18 50,807 1.6%
22 Mercedes E-Klasse 43,112 1.4% -24% 14 56,695 1.8%
23 VW Transporter 37,375 1.2% -8% 23 40,689 1.3%
24 VW Tiguan 35,538 1.2% 854% 139 3,725 0.1%
25 Smart Fortwo 33,766 1.1% 8% 26 31,171 1.0%
26 Ford Mondeo 32,678 1.1% 12% 30 29,067 0.9%
27 VW Caddy 31,519 1.0% 41% 35 22,407 0.7%
28 Mini 30,800 1.0% 5% 28 29,468 0.9%
29 Opel Meriva 30,657 1.0% -19% 24 37,828 1.2%
30 Opel Zafira 30,547 1.0% -13% 25 34,981 1.1%
31 Toyota Yaris 27,674 0.9% -5% 29 29,074 0.9%
32 Seat Ibiza 26,884 0.9% 9% 32 24,719 0.8%
33 Renault Clio 26,299 0.9% -11% 27 29,506 0.9%
34 Renault Twingo 22,152 0.7% 63% 57 13,595 0.4%
35 Fiat Grande Punto 20,639 0.7% -16% 33 24,508 0.8%
36 Dacia Logan 18,533 0.6% 7% 43 17,303 0.5%
37 BMW X3 18,486 0.6% -17% 36 22,197 0.7%
38 Fiat 500 18,178 0.6% 735% 176 2,178 0.1%
39 Peugeot 308 18,046 0.6% 390% 140 3,686 0.1%
40 Ford C-Max 17,692 0.6% -16% 38 20,967 0.7%
41 Toyota Auris 17,491 0.6% -14% 39 20,373 0.6%
42 BMW X5 16,416 0.5% 14% 54 14,436 0.5%
43 Renault Mégane 15,625 0.5% -30% 34 22,460 0.7%
44 VW Fox 15,465 0.5% -43% 31 27,104 0.9%
45 Mazda6 15,415 0.5% -13% 42 17,722 0.6%
46 Nissan Qashqai 15,261 0.5% 31% 69 11,641 0.4%
47 Citroen C1 15,233 0.5% 26% 65 12,071 0.4%
48 Fiat Panda 14,861 0.5% -4% 51 15,428 0.5%
49 Renault Scénic 14,847 0.5% -30% 37 21,329 0.7%
50 Honda Civic 14,843 0.5% 11% 58 13,421 0.4%
51 Hyundai Getz 14,681 0.5% 32% 72 11,142 0.4%
52 Mercedes M-Klasse 14,672 0.5% -20% 40 18,394 0.6%
53 Skoda Roomster 14,510 0.5% -15% 44 17,103 0.5%
54 Suzuki Swift 14,278 0.5% -4% 53 14,946 0.5%
55 Kia Cee’d 14,167 0.5% 40% 76 10,097 0.3%
56 Ford S-Max 13,850 0.4% -10% 52 15,387 0.5%
57 Audi A5 13,486 0.4% 116% 106 6,232 0.2%
58 Mitsubishi Colt 13,470 0.4% -20% 45 16,788 0.5%
59 Mazda2 13,394 0.4% 8% 61 12,391 0.4%
60 Opel Agila 12,901 0.4% 460% 167 2,303 0.1%
61 Opel Vectra 12,842 0.4% -29% 41 18,087 0.6%
62 Renault Laguna 12,453 0.4% 84% 102 6,765 0.2%
63 Fiat Ducato 12,304 0.4% 13% 73 10,894 0.3%
64 Toyota Aygo 12,169 0.4% -25% 47 16,319 0.5%
65 Nissan Micra 11,921 0.4% 3% 70 11,534 0.4%
66 Seat Leon 11,835 0.4% -3% 63 12,206 0.4%
67 Citroen C4 Picasso 11,624 0.4% 7% 74 10,867 0.3%
68 Mazda3 11,487 0.4% -31% 46 16,671 0.5%
69 VW Eos 11,342 0.4% -19% 56 14,005 0.4%
70 Honda Jazz 11,321 0.4% -8% 62 12,284 0.4%
71 Ford Fusion 10,805 0.3% -17% 59 12,972 0.4%
72 Renault Kangoo 10,715 0.3% 30% 92 8,247 0.3%
73 Audi TT 10,630 0.3% -26% 55 14,375 0.5%
74 Toyota Corolla Verso 10,507 0.3% -34% 49 15,920 0.5%
75 Citroen Berlingo 9,815 0.3% 6% 82 9,239 0.3%
76 Mercedes SLK 9,815 0.3% 1% 79 9,714 0.3%
77 Mazda5 9,797 0.3% -18% 66 12,001 0.4%
78 Peugeot 107 9,707 0.3% 9% 85 8,946 0.3%
79 Renault Modus 9,531 0.3% -3% 77 9,825 0.3%
80 Hyundai i10 9,514 0.3% new  - 0 0.0%
81 Hyundai i30 9,487 0.3% 160% 141 3,645 0.1%
82 Toyota Avensis 9,357 0.3% -39% 50 15,460 0.5%
83 Audi Q7 9,238 0.3% -26% 60 12,484 0.4%
84 VW Touareg 9,207 0.3% -21% 68 11,715 0.4%
85 VW Passat CC 8,609 0.3% new  - 0 0.0%
86 Volvo V70 8,510 0.3% -6% 83 9,032 0.3%
87 Fiat Bravo 8,313 0.3% 10% 97 7,537 0.2%
88 Chevrolet Matiz 8,171 0.3% -12% 81 9,337 0.3%
89 Toyota RAV4 8,147 0.3% -50% 48 16,179 0.5%
90 Mercedes S-Klasse 8,077 0.3% -2% 91 8,262 0.3%
91 Hyundai Tucson 8,056 0.3% -28% 71 11,228 0.4%
92 Porsche 911 8,054 0.3% -5% 89 8,507 0.3%
93 Seat Altea 7,905 0.3% -35% 64 12,168 0.4%
94 Citroen C5 7,730 0.3% 116% 144 3,576 0.1%
95 Ford Galaxy 7,424 0.2% -17% 86 8,933 0.3%
96 Volvo V50 7,423 0.2% -1% 98 7,507 0.2%
97 Honda CR-V 7,408 0.2% -24% 78 9,789 0.3%
98 Mercedes Vito 7,303 0.2% 16% 105 6,320 0.2%
99 Nissan Note 7,232 0.2% -15% 87 8,546 0.3%
100 Suzuki SX4 7,009 0.2% 14% 109 6,136 0.2%

Source: KBA, Auto Bild, Manufacturers. Many thanks to Florian for sharing the data!

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