Europe April 2011: VW Passat shines, UPDATED WITH TOP 235!
BMW 5 Series
* See the Top 235 best-selling models over 4 months 2011 by clicking on ‘Read more’ below! *
Granted, it’s not the most up-to-date numbers, but thanks to Lancia Lover from www.autoweek.nl, I am able to share with you for the very first time in BestSellingCars history the Top 235 best-selling models in Europe! This is very rare so worth you clicking away!
This ranking covers 29 countries so figures are slightly higher than the JATO numbers I publish every month. While the VW Passat reaches #5 in April for the first time in over 5 years, outside the Top 10 let’s notice the Nissan Qashqai at #14 (+15%) followed by the Skoda Octavia (-2%), Seat Ibiza (+9%) and Skoda Fabia (+12%). Excellent performances of the BMW 5 Series at #24 (+97%), the Opel Meriva at #26 (+82%) and Citroen C4 at #33 (+67%).
Among newcomers the Dacia Duster does best, landing directly in 27th place with 50,312 sales, and is followed by the Nissan Juke at #42, the Audi A1 at #44, Alfa Romeo Giulietta at #47, Hyundai ix35 at #54 and Citroen DS3 at #58. Notice the Peugeot 508 at #77 with 18,945 sales and the Mini Countryman at #98 and 15,587 units.
DR1
There is only one Chinese car in the ranking: the DR1, aka Riich M1, thanks to relatively strong sales in Italy, ranking #232 at 1,184 units.
Full 4 months 2011 Top 235 Ranking Table and end of article below.
VW Passat
In April, the European car market is down 3% this month at 1,122,383 units, with only Germany up and the rest of the 5 big markets – France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain – down. The year-to-date figure stands at 4,804,429 (-2%).
The VW Passat delivers the best performance of the month, up 6 spots to 5th position with 23,968 sales (+32%). It is its highest position ever in Europe and the only other time it reached it was when the previous generation launched in December 2005.
Below the VW Golf (-15%) and back to #2 after two months at #3, the VW Polo is the only other model in the Top 10 to increase its sales year-on-year this month (+10%). With the VW Golf at #1, the Polo at #2 and the Passat at #5, it is possibly the first time ever VW places 3 models in the European Top 5!
Europe April 2011:
| Pos | Model | Apr | % | /10 | Mar | 2011 | % | /10 | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 42,101 | 3.8% | -15% | 1 | 164,857 | 3.4% | -11% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | VW Polo | 31,186 | 2.8% | +10% | 3 | 124,530 | 2.6% | +1% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Ford Fiesta | 28,491 | 2.5% | -11% | 2 | 130,014 | 2.7% | -25% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Opel Corsa | 24,196 | 2.2% | -6% | 4 | 107,900 | 2.2% | -4% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | VW Passat | 23,968 | 2.1% | +32% | 11 | 83,205 | 1.7% | +26% | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | Opel Astra | 23,567 | 2.1% | -9% | 5 | 102,970 | 2.1% | -2% | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Renault Clio | 21,822 | 1.9% | -24% | 7 | 110,320 | 2.3% | -17% | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Renault Megane | 20,507 | 1.8% | -8% | 9 | 85,275 | 1.8% | -8% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Ford Focus | 20,470 | 1.8% | -5% | 6 | 91,592 | 1.9% | -10% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Peugeot 207 | 20,040 | 1.8% | -24% | 8 | 93,421 | 1.9% | -21% | 7 | 6 |
Source: JATO, these figures include the 27 European Union countries plus Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, minus Bulgaria, Romania and Malta.
Europe 4 months 2011:
| Pos | Model | 2011 | /10 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 168,384 | -10% |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 137,465 | -23% |
| 3 | VW Polo | 128,923 | +2% |
| 4 | Renault Clio | 113,899 | -15% |
| 5 | Opel Astra | 111,957 | +2% |
| 6 | Opel Corsa | 111,508 | -3% |
| 7 | Ford Focus | 99,967 | -7% |
| 8 | Peugeot 207 | 94,146 | -21% |
| 9 | Renault Megane | 88,886 | -7% |
| 10 | Fiat Punto | 84,892 | -21% |
| 11 | VW Passat | 79,815 | +28% |
| 12 | Nissan Qashqai | 79,241 | +15% |
| 13 | Fiat Panda | 72,435 | -25% |
| 14 | Citroen C3 | 71,065 | -16% |
| 15 | Skoda Octavia | 61,875 | -2% |
| 16 | Seat Ibiza | 59,263 | +9% |
| 17 | Skoda Fabia | 58,730 | +12% |
| 18 | Fiat 500 | 57,963 | -12% |
| 19 | Peugeot 308 | 56,990 | -15% |
| 20 | Toyota Yaris | 55,030 | -13% |
| 21 | Renault Scenic | 54,901 | -16% |
| 22 | Audi A4 | 54,529 | -16% |
| 23 | BMW 3 Series | 53,988 | -9% |
| 24 | BMW 5 Series | 52,218 | +97% |
| 25 | Renault Twingo | 51,407 | -18% |
| 26 | Opel Meriva | 51,314 | +82% |
| 27 | Dacia Duster | 50,312 | new |
| 28 | Audi A3 | 49,736 | -23% |
| 29 | Opel Insignia | 48,047 | +11% |
| 30 | Mercedes C Class | 47,750 | +10% |
| 31 | Ford C-Max | 45,627 | 0% |
| 32 | Citroen C4 | 45,358 | +67% |
| 33 | Mercedes E Class | 45,042 | -2% |
| 34 | VW Touran | 44,210 | +27% |
| 35 | BMW 1 Series | 44,037 | -13% |
| 36 | VW Tiguan | 43,264 | +28% |
| 37 | Peugeot 3008 | 41,565 | 0% |
| 38 | Peugeot 206+ | 41,403 | -18% |
| 39 | Toyota Auris | 37,955 | +33% |
| 40 | Hyundai i30 | 37,929 | -9% |
| 41 | Citroen C4 Picasso | 37,105 | -20% |
| 42 | Nissan Juke | 36,521 | new |
| 43 | Mini | 35,994 | -19% |
| 44 | Audi A1 | 35,977 | new |
| 45 | Peugeot 107 | 33,173 | -2% |
| 46 | Ford Mondeo | 32,713 | -9% |
| 47 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 31,718 | new |
| 48 | Mercedes B Class | 30,985 | +19% |
| 49 | Toyota Aygo | 30,584 | +7% |
| 50 | Citroen C1 | 30,390 | -10% |
| 51 | VW Golf Plus | 30,085 | +1% |
| 52 | Ford Ka | 29,143 | -26% |
| 53 | Smart Fortwo | 27,963 | -3% |
| 54 | Hyundai ix35 | 27,718 | new |
| 55 | BMW X1 | 27,165 | +6% |
| 56 | Nissan Micra | 26,845 | -5% |
| 57 | Opel Zafira | 26,769 | -8% |
| 58 | Citroen DS3 | 26,644 | new |
| 59 | Dacia Sandero | 26,443 | -54% |
| 60 | Hyundai i10 | 26,219 | -34% |
| 61 | Hyundai i20 | 26,154 | +8% |
| 62 | Ford Kuga | 25,767 | +2% |
| 63 | Peugeot 5008 | 25,053 | -5% |
| 64 | Citroen C3 Picasso | 24,982 | -20% |
| 65 | Audi A5 | 24,799 | -16% |
| 66 | Chevrolet Matiz/Spark | 24,415 | +1% |
| 67 | Audi A6 | 23,936 | -1% |
| 68 | Kia Cee’d | 23,711 | -34% |
| 69 | Seat Leon | 23,519 | -10% |
| 70 | Citroen C5 | 23,250 | -18% |
| 71 | Audi Q5 | 23,012 | +2% |
| 72 | Suzuki Swift | 22,106 | +11% |
| 73 | Honda Jazz | 21,953 | -5% |
| 74 | Toyota Avensis | 21,893 | -7% |
| 75 | Kia Sportage | 21,232 | new |
| 76 | Skoda Superb | 19,799 | +41% |
| 77 | Peugeot 508 | 18,945 | new |
| 78 | Renault Laguna | 18,924 | +5% |
| 79 | Honda Civic | 18,813 | -22% |
| 80 | Mercedes A Class | 18,658 | -45% |
| 81 | Renault Modus | 18,601 | -4% |
| 82 | Volvo XC60 | 18,594 | +9% |
| 83 | Toyota RAV4 | 18,383 | +20% |
| 84 | Lancia Ypsilon | 18,043 | -4% |
| 85 | Mitsubishi ASX | 17,891 | new |
| 86 | Skoda Yeti | 17,736 | new |
| 87 | Ford S-Max | 17,602 | +40% |
| 88 | VW Caddy | 16,897 | +39% |
| 89 | Citroen Berlingo | 16,544 | -19% |
| 90 | Kia Venga | 16,490 | +68% |
| 91 | VW Transporter | 16,482 | 0% |
| 92 | Alfa Romeo MiTo | 16,412 | -30% |
| 93 | Volvo V70/XC70 | 16,337 | -14% |
| 94 | Hyundai ix20 | 16,326 | new |
| 95 | Volvo V50 | 15,964 | -19% |
| 96 | BMW X3 | 15,913 | +94% |
| 97 | VW Sharan | 15,794 | n/a |
| 98 | Mini Countryman | 15,587 | new |
| 99 | Chevrolet Aveo | 15,201 | -6% |
| 100 | Suzuki Alto | 15,149 | -14% |
| 101 | Renault Symbol/Thalia | 14,698 | +93% |
| 102 | Fiat Bravo | 14,602 | -20% |
| 103 | Mazda2 | 14,494 | -33% |
| 104 | Renault Fluence | 14,429 | +61% |
| 105 | Volvo V60 | 14,092 | new |
| 106 | Kia Picanto | 14,085 | -30% |
| 107 | Honda CR-V | 13,915 | +4% |
| 108 | Toyota Verso | 13,861 | -1% |
| 109 | Dacia Logan | 13,558 | -50% |
| 110 | Suzuki SX4 | 13,329 | +1% |
| 111 | Seat Altea | 13,328 | -9% |
| 112 | Peugeot Partner | 13,302 | -10% |
| 113 | Mazda3 | 13,298 | -31% |
| 114 | Renault Kangoo | 13,143 | -7% |
| 115 | Nissan Note | 12,533 | -34% |
| 116 | Chevrolet Cruze | 11,959 | -4% |
| 117 | Mazda6 | 11,757 | -8% |
| 118 | Land Rover Freelander | 11,563 | -3% |
| 119 | Toyota Corolla | 10,935 | +38% |
| 120 | Toyota Prius | 10,814 | -49% |
| 121 | Mitsubishi Colt | 10,534 | -10% |
| 122 | Mercedes GLK Class | 10,511 | +51% |
| 123 | VW Jetta | 10,272 | +70% |
| 124 | Opel Agila | 10,150 | -26% |
| 125 | VW Scirocco | 9,806 | -20% |
| 126 | Ford Galaxy | 9,417 | +26% |
| 127 | Skoda Roomster | 9,413 | +13% |
| 128 | Mercedes Viano/Vito | 9,217 | +56% |
| 129 | Volvo S60 | 9,124 | n/a |
| 130 | BMW X5 | 8,578 | +1% |
| 131 | VW Passat CC | 8,445 | +14% |
| 132 | Seat Exeo | 8,439 | -4% |
| 133 | Fiat Linea | 8,255 | +39% |
| 134 | Mazda5 | 8,039 | +15% |
| 135 | Lancia Delta | 8,007 | -21% |
| 136 | Lancia Musa | 7,821 | -41% |
| 137 | VW Touareg | 7,757 | n/a |
| 138 | Fiat Ducato | 7,523 | +56% |
| 139 | Hyundai Accent | 7,453 | -14% |
| 140 | Fiat Fiorino/Qubo | 7,165 | -42% |
| 141 | Saab 9-3 | 6,974 | +88% |
| 142 | Mercedes ML Class | 6,930 | +5% |
| 143 | Range Rover Sport | 6,879 | -6% |
| 144 | Audi TT | 6,850 | +5% |
| 145 | Audi A7 | 6,795 | n/a |
| 146 | Chevrolet Captiva | 6,741 | -6% |
| 147 | Ford Fusion | 6,678 | -57% |
| 148 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 6,547 | -21% |
| 149 | Peugeot RCZ | 6,401 | +82% |
| 150 | Subaru Forester | 6,312 | +17% |
| 151 | Kia Rio | 6,154 | -23% |
| 152 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | 6,134 | -12% |
| 153 | Chevrolet Orlando | 6,108 | new |
| 154 | Toyota IQ | 6,085 | -41% |
| 155 | Toyota Verso-S | 6,051 | new |
| 156 | Nissan Pixo | 5,994 | -63% |
| 157 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 5,937 | -22% |
| 158 | Suzuki Splash | 5,879 | -32% |
| 159 | Volvo C30 | 5,794 | -43% |
| 160 | Honda Accord | 5,625 | -24% |
| 161 | Mercedes CLS Class | 5,609 | n/a |
| 162 | Renault Koleos | 5,559 | +64% |
| 163 | Porsche Cayenne | 5,499 | n/a |
| 164 | Ford Transit/Tourneo | 5,371 | +12% |
| 165 | Renault Espace | 5,333 | -6% |
| 166 | Fiat Sedici | 5,330 | -20% |
| 167 | Suzuki Jimny | 5,323 | -17% |
| 168 | VW Eos | 5,298 | +17% |
| 169 | VW Fox | 5,294 | -58% |
| 170 | Seat Alhambra | 5,173 | +54% |
| 171 | Land Rover Discovery | 5,160 | -5% |
| 172 | Jaguar XF | 5,142 | -28% |
| 173 | Subaru Legacy/Outback | 5,103 | -7% |
| 174 | Lexus CT | 4,950 | new |
| 175 | Audi Q7 | 4,922 | +31% |
| 176 | Kia Sorento | 4,739 | +2% |
| 177 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 4,668 | +21% |
| 178 | Kia Soul | 4,615 | -28% |
| 179 | Volvo XC90 | 4,586 | +15% |
| 180 | BMW X6 | 4,550 | -24% |
| 181 | Mazda CX-7 | 4,533 | -7% |
| 182 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 4,188 | +3% |
| 183 | Mercedes SLK | 4,135 | +34% |
| 184 | Renault Latitude | 4,107 | new |
| 185 | Peugeot 407 | 4,049 | -61% |
| 186 | Porsche 911 | 4,006 | -15% |
| 187 | Volvo S40 | 3,986 | -31% |
| 188 | Citroen Xsara Picasso | 3,731 | -68% |
| 189 | Alfa Romeo 159 | 3,708 | -40% |
| 190 | Audi A8 | 3,708 | +58% |
| 191 | Mercedes S Class | 3,682 | -2% |
| 192 | Renault Trafic | 3,682 | +9% |
| 193 | BMW Z4 | 3,664 | -33% |
| 194 | Fiat Albea | 3,538 | n/a |
| 195 | Subaru Impreza | 3,521 | +9% |
| 196 | Nissan X-Trail | 3,519 | +38% |
| 197 | BMW 7 Series | 3,407 | -2% |
| 198 | Citroen Nemo | 3,262 | -40% |
| 199 | Range Rover | 3,200 | +30% |
| 200 | Fiat Idea | 3,182 | +41% |
| 201 | Mazda MX-5 | 3,133 | -20% |
| 202 | Peugeot Bipper | 3,094 | -28% |
| 203 | Renault Wind | 2,982 | new |
| 204 | Toyota Urban Cruiser | 2,967 | -55% |
| 205 | Lexus RX | 2,719 | -34% |
| 206 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 2,635 | +21% |
| 207 | Honda Insight | 2,491 | -50% |
| 208 | Saab 9-5 | 2,330 | n/a |
| 209 | Peugeot 807 | 2,236 | +19% |
| 210 | Jeep Wrangler | 2,211 | +94% |
| 211 | Opel Vivaro | 2,145 | +32% |
| 212 | Daihatsu Terios | 2,062 | -45% |
| 213 | Mercedes CLC | 1,965 | -39% |
| 214 | Volvo S80 | 1,934 | -29% |
| 215 | Citroen C8 | 1,915 | +5% |
| 216 | Chrysler Grand Voyager | 1,874 | n/a |
| 217 | Porsche Panamera | 1,851 | -23% |
| 218 | Lexus IS | 1,837 | -28% |
| 219 | Peugeot Expert | 1,721 | +14% |
| 220 | Jeep Patriot | 1,711 | +13% |
| 221 | Opel Antara | 1,639 | -44% |
| 222 | Nissan Pathfinder | 1,626 | +92% |
| 223 | Jaguar XJ | 1,607 | n/a |
| 224 | Citroen C-Crosser | 1,540 | -33% |
| 225 | Volvo C70 | 1,528 | -12% |
| 226 | Honda CR-Z | 1,472 | n/a |
| 227 | Mitsubishi i | 1,444 | new |
| 228 | Nissan Murano | 1,345 | n/a |
| 229 | Peugeot 4007 | 1,335 | -27% |
| 230 | Daihatsu Sirion | 1,263 | -35% |
| 231 | Nissan NV200 | 1,263 | n/a |
| 232 | DR1 | 1,184 | -8% |
| 233 | Porsche Boxter | 1,117 | +15% |
| 234 | VW Phaeton | 1,110 | n/a |
| 235 | Daihatsu Cuore | 1,106 | -21% |
The Top 235 figures include 29 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Salut Mat
Pour le classement, je pense que c’est bon.
OK pour la France. As tu vu les classements et les statistiques sur wikipedia français (année 50 et depuis 2001 ou 2002) ? Je crois que je te les avais envoyé par mail, il y a quelques mois, je ne sais pas si tu l’as eu
Sinon je pense que je vais essayer de m’occuper plus tôt (dans cette semaine ou la semaine prochaine). Peux tu me répondre par mail.
Merci
A bientôt
Salut!
Non je n’ai pas recu les classements sur wikipedia francais, pourrais-tu m’envoyer le lien stp??
Merci beaucoup
Matt
Some parts of Turkey belong to Europe…
@Matgasnier Turkey is not a european country!!
Hi Sandeep,
It is not my decision to include Turkey in this European ranking. I think you are opening a can of worms here: Turkey can be considered part of Europe too…
cheers
Matt
“The Top 235 figures include 29 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus”
-> Il y existe donc des chiffres pour Chypre ?
Le Lada Niva n’est même pas dans ce top 235…dommage.
Hello!
Oui il y a des chiffres pour Chypre mais je ne suis jamais arrive a trouver le detail par modele…
Si tu trouves des infos sur Chypre pense a moi!
Matt
Bonjour,
As tu revu les chiffres ? Car il y a quelques erreurs….
PS: je ne t’oublie pas, je t’enverrai bientôt les statistiques anciens par mail après les vacances car je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps en ce moment, désolé.
Salut!
Ooops merci j’ai corrige le classement du Top10, dis-moi si tu vois d’autres erreurs.
Pas de probleme pour les chiffres anciens, je n’attaque la France que dans quelques semaines…
A bientot
Matt
Why is the European market going down this year?I saw that in the last 12 months, 4.8M (-2%/2010) cars have been sold in Europe, and 4.2M (+20%/2010) in the US.
European countries combined have a much bigger population, so is there a simple explanation or are there much more complicated reasons?
Hi!
The two markets behave differently this year because in 2009-2010, most Western European markets saw their sales artificially boosted by scrappage schemes that have for the most part ended now. So 2011 will be difficult in Europe. In the US, the market is getting out of a tough 2 year recession, so very different stories.
Hope this helps
Matt