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Germany 2009: Scrappage scheme sends models ranking wild

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Skoda Fabia

* See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian *

To counter the financial crisis, a cash-for-clunkers scheme was put in place in Germany this year, benefitting mainly small and affordable cars. As a result, the market is up 23% to reach 3,807,175 units, the 2nd best year ever in the country after 1991, and things happened to the models ranking that no one in their right mind would have predicted, and that will probably never happen again.

Example 1: The Skoda Fabia (previous best: #10) ranks #2 twice this year and peaks at 15,453 sales and 3.9% share in March. It finishes the year at #5 with 103,645 sales, the first time a half-German model (Skoda being owned by VW) sells over 100,000 units here in a single year.

Fiat Panda

Example 2: Fiat has a surreal year. The Panda, down to 5,990€, ranks 4th in March with 12,457 sales and 3.1% share. This is the best position and monthly volume ever for a (true) foreign model, beating the #6 and 12,385 sales delivered by the Renault 19 in March 1993 – still holding the record share at 3.4% that month. It is #15 over the full year at 59,114 units, up 298% on 2008. The Grande Punto is #7 in March at 9,764 units and 2.4% and #21 in 2009 at 53,111 units, up 157% year-on-year.

Dacia Sandero

Example 3: The Dacia Sandero is #7 in May with 9,189 sales and 2.4%, the best-ever figures for a Romanian model in Germany. It is #22 in 2009 with 51,292 units, up 705% year-on-year. The Dacia Logan also reaches its best in May at #26 with 4,382 sales and 1.1%.

Peugeot 207

More examples: The Peugeot 207 reaches a best-ever 8th place with 8,853 sales and 2.3% in April – albeit not the best-ever French performance: the Renault 19 was #6 in March 1993. However the Japanese, Korean and Spanish records are all broken this year, respectively with the Nissan Micra at #12 in December, the Hyundai i30 at #13 and the Seat Ibiza at #16, both in February.

Back to the general ranking. At least there are no surprises at the very top: the VW Golf is the best-selling model in Germany for the 29th year in a row. The 6th generation is much more loved than its predecessor, even staying above 11% market share for 4 consecutive months and peaking at 12% in September and a whopping 44,280 sales in just one month, June (these shares include the Golf Plus and Jetta). Its year-end 287,984 sales figure, up 66% on 2008, is the best since 2000 for the Golf nameplate.

The VW Polo was relaunched in June and reaches a best-ever year-end 2nd spot with 109,005 sales, but the surprise is the extremely strong end-of-career of the previous generation: #2 at 17,577 units and 4.4% in March! The Opel Corsa takes the 3rd spot at 106,980 sales, peaking at #2, 14,486 units and 3.8% in April, and the Opel Astra is 4th and peaks at 14,284 sales and 3.7% in May.

Full Year Top 100 and every Monthly Top 30 Ranking Tables below.

You can check out each and every Monthly Top 30 here: Germany 2009 Month by Month

Note the Monthly rankings add up sales of the VW Golf, Golf Plus and Jetta, VW Passat and Passat CC, Seat Leon and Altea, and Citroen C4 and C4 Picasso.

Germany Full Year 2009:

Pos Model 2009 % 09/08 Pos 2008 %
1 VW Golf 287,984 7.6% 66% 1 173,034 5.6%
2 VW Polo 109,005 2.9% 51% 8 71,952 2.3%
3 Opel Corsa 106,980 2.8% 58% 9 67,614 2.2%
4 Opel Astra 104,750 2.8% 38% 6 76,069 2.5%
5 Skoda Fabia 103,645 2.7% 83% 14 56,748 1.8%
6 Ford Fiesta 102,571 2.7% 136% 21 43,487 1.4%
7 Audi A4 75,341 2.0% -24% 2 98,714 3.2%
8 VW Golf Plus 74,767 2.0% 34% 15 55,659 1.8%
9 VW Passat 73,116 1.9% -15% 5 85,914 2.8%
10 BMW 3er 72,288 1.9% -17% 4 87,302 2.8%
11 Audi A3 72,238 1.9% 11% 11 65,088 2.1%
12 BMW 1er 71,400 1.9% -6% 7 75,621 2.4%
13 Mercedes C-Klasse 70,461 1.9% -25% 3 93,733 3.0%
14 Ford Focus 64,225 1.7% -3% 10 66,244 2.1%
15 Fiat Panda 59,114 1.6% 298% 48 14,861 0.5%
16 Peugeot 207 58,222 1.5% 26% 17 46,053 1.5%
17 VW Touran 55,913 1.5% -2% 13 57,324 1.9%
18 Mercedes A-Klasse 54,622 1.4% -11% 12 61,583 2.0%
19 Skoda Octavia 54,335 1.4% 21% 19 44,977 1.5%
20 VW Caddy 53,175 1.4% 69% 27 31,519 1.0%
21 Fiat Grande Punto 53,111 1.4% 157% 35 20,639 0.7%
22 Dacia Sandero 51,292 1.3% 705% 106 6,369 0.2%
23 Mercedes E-Klasse 50,867 1.3% 18% 22 43,112 1.4%
24 Seat Ibiza 45,416 1.2% 69% 32 26,884 0.9%
25 VW Tiguan 44,513 1.2% 25% 24 35,538 1.2%
26 Toyota Yaris 42,638 1.1% 54% 31 27,674 0.9%
27 Mercedes B-Klasse 40,791 1.1% -15% 16 47,880 1.5%
28 Renault Clio 37,502 1.0% 43% 33 26,299 0.9%
29 Opel Insignia 36,347 1.0% 990% 148 3,336 0.1%
30 Smart Fortwo 33,973 0.9% 1% 25 33,766 1.1%
31 Mini 33,496 0.9% 9% 28 30,800 1.0%
32 Renault Twingo 33,232 0.9% 50% 34 22,152 0.7%
33 Audi A6 32,887 0.9% -27% 18 45,304 1.5%
34 Opel Zafira 32,514 0.9% 6% 30 30,547 1.0%
35 BMW 5er 32,332 0.8% -27% 20 44,418 1.4%
36 Dacia Logan 31,369 0.8% 69% 36 18,533 0.6%
37 Ford Ka 31,287 0.8% 557% 119 4,760 0.2%
38 Hyundai i10 30,223 0.8% 218% 80 9,514 0.3%
39 Opel Meriva 29,787 0.8% -3% 29 30,657 1.0%
40 Toyota Aygo 29,520 0.8% 143% 64 12,169 0.4%
41 Renault Mégane 29,285 0.8% 87% 43 15,625 0.5%
42 Hyundai i30 27,994 0.7% 195% 81 9,487 0.3%
43 VW Transporter 27,635 0.7% -26% 23 37,375 1.2%
44 Nissan Micra 24,799 0.7% 108% 65 11,921 0.4%
45 Skoda Roomster 23,962 0.6% 65% 53 14,510 0.5%
46 Fiat 500 23,958 0.6% 32% 38 18,178 0.6%
47 Ford Mondeo 23,842 0.6% -27% 26 32,678 1.1%
48 Nissan Qashqai 23,395 0.6% 53% 46 15,261 0.5%
49 Audi Q5 22,716 0.6% 705% 162 2,822 0.1%
50 Citroen C1 22,367 0.6% 47% 47 15,233 0.5%
51 Mazda2 21,686 0.6% 62% 59 13,394 0.4%
52 Kia Cee’d 20,383 0.5% 44% 55 14,167 0.5%
53 Mitsubishi Colt 19,712 0.5% 46% 58 13,470 0.4%
54 Suzuki Swift 19,696 0.5% 38% 54 14,278 0.5%
55 Peugeot 308 19,140 0.5% 6% 39 18,046 0.6%
56 VW Fox 18,724 0.5% 21% 44 15,465 0.5%
57 Citroen Berlingo 18,655 0.5% 90% 75 9,815 0.3%
58 Honda Jazz 18,306 0.5% 62% 70 11,321 0.4%
59 Audi A5 18,031 0.5% 34% 57 13,486 0.4%
60 Peugeot 206+ 17,976 0.5% 480% 152 3,100 0.1%
61 Chevrolet Matiz 17,895 0.5% 119% 88 8,171 0.3%
62 VW Scirocco 16,162 0.4% 296% 132 4,084 0.1%
63 Toyota Auris 15,906 0.4% -9% 41 17,491 0.6%
64 Mazda3 15,113 0.4% 32% 68 11,487 0.4%
65 Peugeot 107 14,832 0.4% 53% 78 9,707 0.3%
66 Kia Picanto 14,820 0.4% 197% 116 4,993 0.2%
67 Ford C-Max 14,267 0.4% -19% 40 17,692 0.6%
68 Renault Scénic 14,184 0.4% -4% 49 14,847 0.5%
69 Ford Kuga 13,901 0.4% 138% 110 5,832 0.2%
70 Toyota Avensis 13,552 0.4% 45% 82 9,357 0.3%
71 Mercedes GLK 13,217 0.3% 228% 136 4,035 0.1%
72 Opel Agila 12,533 0.3% -3% 60 12,901 0.4%
73 BMW X3 12,433 0.3% -33% 37 18,486 0.6%
74 Honda Civic 12,070 0.3% -19% 50 14,843 0.5%
75 VW Passat CC 11,613 0.3% 35% 85 8,609 0.3%
76 Suzuki Splash 11,431 0.3% 215% 142 3,626 0.1%
77 Seat Leon 11,350 0.3% -4% 66 11,835 0.4%
78 Mazda6 11,247 0.3% -27% 45 15,415 0.5%
79 Ford S-Max 11,022 0.3% -20% 56 13,850 0.4%
80 BMW X5 10,904 0.3% -34% 42 16,416 0.5%
81 Hyundai i20 10,489 0.3% new 269 470 0.0%
82 Fiat Ducato 10,483 0.3% -15% 63 12,304 0.4%
83 Toyota IQ 10,223 0.3% new  - 0 0.0%
84 Ford Fusion 9,870 0.3% -9% 71 10,805 0.3%
85 Citroen C4 Picasso 9,746 0.3% -16% 67 11,624 0.4%
86 Citroën C3 9,463 0.2% 48% 105 6,396 0.2%
87 Citroen C3 Picasso 8,986 0.2% new  - 0 0.0%
88 Renault Kangoo 8,751 0.2% -18% 72 10,715 0.3%
89 Suzuki Alto 8,605 0.2% new  - 0 0.0%
90 VW Eos 8,540 0.2% -25% 69 11,342 0.4%
91 Nissan Note 8,419 0.2% 16% 99 7,232 0.2%
92 Mercedes M-Klasse 8,240 0.2% -44% 52 14,672 0.5%
93 Renault Modus 8,103 0.2% -15% 79 9,531 0.3%
94 Suzuki SX4 8,067 0.2% 15% 100 7,009 0.2%
95 Citroen C5 8,046 0.2% 4% 94 7,730 0.3%
96 VW Sharan 8,017 0.2% 16% 101 6,938 0.2%
97 Volvo XC60 7,759 0.2% 842% 277 824 0.0%
98 Seat Altea 7,698 0.2% -3% 93 7,905 0.3%
99 Alfa Romeo MiTo 7,674 0.2% 598% 241 1,100 0.0%
100 Citroen C4 7,584 0.2% 24% 107 6,137 0.2%

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

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