Europe May 2011: VW Golf strong, Fiat Punto back in Top 10
Fiat Punto
The European car market is looking brighter, up 7% year-on-year in May at 1,230,453 units. This brings the year-to-date total to 6,038,928, now only down 0.3%. 7 of the Top 10 best-selling models register year-on-year increases, compared to only 2 last month.
The VW Golf stays very strong at 3.7% share and 45,843 sales, up 9%. The Ford Fiesta is up to #2 for the 2nd time this year at 32,722 units (+3%) and consolidates its 2nd place year-to-date, albeit with sales down 21%. The VW Polo, Opel Corsa and Astra all post solid months too.
At #6, the Ford Focus is up 3 spots on April at 25,960 units (+19%), the VW Passat is down to #8 but still robust at +49% year-on-year and the Fiat Punto is back in the Top 10 for the first time since February with 20,577 sales.
Full Top 10 Ranking Table below.
Europe May 2011:
| Pos | Model | May | % | /10 | Apr | 2011 | % | /10 | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 45,843 | 3.7% | +9% | 1 | 210,540 | 3.5% | -7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 32,722 | 2.7% | +3% | 3 | 162,463 | 2.7% | -21% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | VW Polo | 32,026 | 2.6% | +5% | 2 | 156,576 | 2.6% | +2% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Opel Corsa | 29,365 | 2.4% | +9% | 4 | 137,205 | 2.3% | -1% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Opel Astra | 28,033 | 2.3% | +10% | 6 | 131,533 | 2.2% | +1% | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Ford Focus | 25,960 | 2.1% | +19% | 9 | 117,986 | 2.0% | -4% | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Renault Clio | 25,243 | 2.1% | -11% | 7 | 135,829 | 2.2% | -15% | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | VW Passat | 25,119 | 2.0% | +49% | 5 | 108,452 | 1.8% | +31% | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | Peugeot 207 | 24,224 | 2.0% | -8% | 10 | 117,356 | 1.9% | -19% | 8 | 6 |
| 10 | Fiat Punto | 20,577 | 1.7% | -4% | 12 | 102,053 | 1.7% | -20% | 11 | 10 |
Source: JATO
