2008 Full Year Best-Selling Car Brands in Europe

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In 2008, Volkswagen was again the best-selling car brand in Europe (EU & EFTA). VW was followed by Ford, Opel/Vauxhall, Renault, Peugeot, Fiat, and Citroen. Volkswagen easily maintained its position as best-selling motor vehicle brand or marque in Europe during 2008. In contrast to most other car brands, Volkswagen increased its market share despite weaker … Read more

2007 Full Year Car Sales per European Country

New passenger vehicle registrations in European countries were flat in 2007. The largest European car markets were Germany, Italy, Britain and France.

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In 2007, 15,958,871 new passenger cars were registered in the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries. The European new car market was relatively flat showing only a 1.1% increase over 2006 when 15,782,959 new cars were registered. The important German market was down while the other three large markets – Italy, Britain, and France – showed only modest growth.

Europe’s favorite car model in 2007, according to Jato, was the Peugeot 207, followed by the VW Golf and the Ford Focus.

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2007 Full Year Top-Selling Cars Brands & Makers in Europe

Europe’s top-selling automobile brands in 2007 were car manufacturers Volkswagen, Opel, Ford, Renault, Peugeot, and Fiat. Car sales in the European Union and EFTA were relatively flat.

Volkswagen easily remained the top car manufacturer and best-selling car brand in the European Union and EFTA countries during 2007
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Volkswagen easily remained the top car manufacturer and best-selling car brand in the European Union and EFTA countries during 2007. The European car market was weak with only a 1.1% increase of new passenger car registrations compared to 2006. Europe’s favorite car was the Peugeot 207.

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2010 Europe: Best-Selling Car Makes and Brands

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2010 new passenger vehicle registration statistics show Volkswagen remained the strongest automobile manufacturer and top car brand in Europe. In 2010, Volkswagen easily remained Europe’s strongest car manufacturer and top-selling car brand. The French PSA Group was the second strongest carmaker in Europe in 2010, while Renault was the second strongest selling car brand in … Read more

2010 Europe: Car Sales Statistics by Country

New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were down around 5% in 2010. Germany remains the strongest car market and VW the top manufacturer and brand. New car sales in Europe in 2010 declined by around five percentage points to just less than 14 million cars sold. The end of government car-scrapping schemes had a clear … Read more

List of the Top Ten Best-Selling Cars in Europe in 2009

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VW Golf Remains Europe’s Favorite Car followed by Fiesta The Volkswagen Golf easily remained Europe’s favorite car with the Ford Fiesta second on the top ten list of best-selling cars in Europe in 2009. In 2009, for the second consecutive year, the Volkswagen Golf was the top selling car in Europe. The VW Golf was … Read more

Top Ten Best-Selling Cars by Model in Europe 2008

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List of Most-Sold Passenger Vehicles Led by VW Golf & Peugeot 207 In 2008, the VW Golf led the list of the ten best-selling car models in Europe. The Peugeot 207 and Ford Focus were the next most sold passenger vehicles on the European automobile market. (2009 and 2010 car sales statistics for the Top … Read more