Europe December 2012: Peugeot 208 up to #2
Peugeot 208
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The European new car market finishes 2012 on a very dark note: down 15% year-on-year in December to 847,366 registrations, which brings the Full Year 2012 total to 12,573,842 units, down 8% on 2011. Germany, down 16% in December, pulled Europe with it this month while France , Italy and Spain all delivered heavy drops over the Full Year at -14%, -20% and -13% respectively. The VW Golf suffers from the transition between the 6th and 7th generations of the model and sees its sales fall by 32% year-on-year in December to 22,698 units, still #1 however. Boosted by a strong performance in France, the Peugeot 208 is up 6 spots on last month to hit a best-ever 2nd place with 19,407 sales.
BMW 3 Series
The Renault Clio, helped by the arrival of the 4th generation, stays on the European podium for the 2nd month in a row and only the third time since February 2011 at 18,758 sales, down just 7% year-on-year. The VW Polo (-29%) and Ford Fiesta (-33%) are kicked down to #4 and #5 respectively. The BMW 3 Series manages to climb into the Top 10 for the third time this year after April and June but only the 4th time in the last 4 years after December 2008, up 21% year-on-year to #8 at 15,171 units, its highest ranking since September 2007…
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Full December 2012 Top 10 models and brands Ranking Tables below.
Europe December 2012 – models:
| Pos | Model | Dec | /11 | Nov | 2012 | /11 | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 22,698 | -32% | 1 | 431,742 | -11% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Peugeot 208 | 19,407 | new | 8 | 159,945 | new | 15 | - |
| 3 | Renault Clio | 18,758 | -7% | 3 | 244,280 | -17% | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | VW Polo | 18,532 | -29% | 4 | 287,828 | -20% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Ford Fiesta | 16,497 | -33% | 2 | 306,405 | -13% | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Opel Astra | 16,021 | -23% | 6 | 232,645 | -20% | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Opel Corsa | 15,481 | -35% | 5 | 265,297 | -16% | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | BMW 3 Series | 15,171 | 21% | n/a | 175,308 | 8% | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | Ford Focus | 15,033 | -19% | 7 | 241,862 | -15% | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Renault Megane | 14,391 | -19% | n/a | 199,167 | -17% | 9 | 9 |
Europe December 2012 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Dec | /11 | Nov | 2012 | /11 | Pos |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 101,360 | -19% | 1 | 1,613,913 | -4% | 1 |
| 2 | Renault | 57,590 | -25% | 4 | 816,933 | -22% | 4 |
| 3 | Ford | 55,038 | -28% | 2 | 953,174 | -13% | 2 |
| 4 | Opel/Vauxhall | 53,883 | -26% | 3 | 838,206 | -16% | 3 |
| 5 | BMW | 53,617 | 5% | 7 | 641,378 | 0% | 8 |
| 6 | Peugeot | 51,270 | -15% | 5 | 795,839 | -13% | 5 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 44,885 | -6% | 8 | 598,301 | 1% | 9 |
| 8 | Citroen | 41,405 | -22% | 9 | 674,688 | -13% | 7 |
| 9 | Audi | 40,034 | -17% | 6 | 705,739 | 3% | 6 |
| 10 | Fiat | 37,937 | -14% | 10 | 582,995 | -15% | 10 |
Source: www.jato.com
Hopefully not, since it is among the most boring car models.
May be in 2013 the Golf will not dominate european car-sales as strong as in the last years.