Europe March 2011: VW Golf leads, Ford Focus up to #6
Ford Focus
Car sales are down 5% in Europe this month, dragged down by the 8% drop of the UK market, a traditional powerhouse in March due to the registration change.
The VW Golf still leads but is down 10% at 53,055 units, followed by the Ford Fiesta, up 2 spots on February but down 27% year-on-year at 50,534 sales. The Fiesta is back to #2 year-to-date, ahead of the VW Polo, #3 in March too at 39,311 units and +4% year-on-year.
Boosted by the new generation, the Ford Focus gains 6 spots on last month and ranks 6th with 36,339 sales, its best position in Europe over the last 12 months. The Citroen C3 is #10 and in the Top 10 for the third time in the last 5 months.
Full Top 10 Ranking Table below.
Europe March 2011:
| Pos | Model | Mar | % | /10 | Feb | 2011 | % | /10 | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 53,055 | 3.3% | -10% | 1 | 123,480 | 3.4% | -9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 50,534 | 3.2% | -27% | 4 | 101,859 | 2.8% | -28% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | VW Polo | 39,311 | 2.5% | +4% | 3 | 93,740 | 2.5% | -1% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Opel Corsa | 39,189 | 2.5% | -7% | 7 | 83,383 | 2.3% | -3% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Opel Astra | 37,125 | 2.3% | -6% | 5 | 79,404 | 2.2% | 0% | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Ford Focus | 36,339 | 2.3% | -10% | 12 | 73,222 | 2.0% | -8% | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Renault Clio | 36,048 | 2.3% | -18% | 2 | 89,157 | 2.4% | -14% | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Peugeot 207 | 31,021 | 1.9% | -25% | 6 | 73,280 | 2.0% | -20% | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Renault Megane | 26,534 | 1.7% | -11% | 8 | 65,092 | 1.8% | -8% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Citroen C3 | 26,021 | 1.6% | -12% | - | 56,737 | 1.5% | -12% | 12 | 12 |
Note: The European figures include the 27 European Union countries plus Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, minus Bulgaria, Romania and Malta.
Source: JATO
