Ford, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen were the best-selling cars by manufacturers or marque in Great Britain in 2009. The Fiesta replaced the Focus as Britain's favorite car. List of the Top 30 New Passenger Vehicle Registrations in the UK The best-selling car manufacturers in Britain in 2009 were, as in 2008, Ford, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen (VW). The UK car market declined by 6.4% … [Read more...]
2009 Full Year Best-Selling Car Makers & Brands in Europe
Volkswagen, Peugeot, and Ford were the top-selling motor manufacturing groups and car brands in Europe in 2009. The VW Golf was Europe's favorite car model. The Volkswagen Group increased its market share to remain Europe's top automobile manufacturer in 2009. VW was followed by Peugeot, Ford, and Renault. Â Volkswagen also easily maintained its position as the best-selling … [Read more...]
2009 Full Year Best-Selling Car Models in Germany
In 2009, the Volkswagen Golf was again Germany's favorite car while the VW Polo was the second most popular new car. The Opel Corsa and Astra were also top sellers. The Volkswagen Golf easily remained Germany's best-selling car in 2009. More new Golfs were registered in Germany in 2009 than the combined number of VW Polo, Opel Corsa, and Opel Astra cars that followed the … [Read more...]
2009 Full Year Best-Selling New Cars in Switzerland
List of the Top 20 Most-Sold Auto Makes & Models on the Swiss Market Volkswagen, Audi and Renault were the best-selling car brands in Switzerland in 2009. The VW Golf and Skoda Octavia were the Swiss favorite car models. Volkswagen remained Switzerland's favorite car manufacturer in Switzerland in 2009. The VW Golf also maintained its traditional position as the … [Read more...]
2009 Full Year List of Top 10 Best-Selling Cars in Japan
Most-Popular Japanese Passenger Vehicle Brands and Cars Toyota, Honda, and Nissan were the most popular car manufacturers and brands in Japan in 2009. The Prius and Fit were the best-selling car models in Japan in 2009. Toyota maintained its traditional position as the strongest motor vehicle manufacturer and top-selling car brand in Japan in 2009. The Toyota Prius hybrid … [Read more...]
2008 Full Year Top Ten Best-Selling Cars in Britain
In 2008, the Ford Focus topped the list of best-selling car models in the United Kingdom while the Vauxhall Corsa was the second most registered new passenger vehicle in Britain. The list of top ten best-selling cars in 2008 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) was led by the Ford Focus, which just outsold the Vauxhall Corsa in 2008 to remain … [Read more...]
2008 Full Year Best-Selling Car Manufacturers in Britain
New passenger vehicle registration statistics in the UK show the car market falling by 11% in 2008. Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, and Peugeot were the best-selling car brands in Britain. 2008 was a very weak year for the motor industry in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Statistics released by the SMMT on new car registrations in the UK in 2008 … [Read more...]
2008 Full Year Best-Selling Car Manufacturers in Germany
Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW were the best-selling car manufacturers in Germany with the most passenger vehicles sold in 2008. The VW Golf remained Germany's favorite car. The best-selling car manufacturer in Germany in 2008 was again Volkswagen (VW) with a 20% share of the German passenger vehicle market. Mercedes-Benz sold the second largest number of cars in … [Read more...]
2008 Full Year Best-Selling Car Manufacturers in Europe (EU & EFTA)
In 2008, the VW Group was the top car manufacturer with the highest number of new passenger vehicles registered in Europe. Volkswagen was followed by PSA, Ford, GM, and Renault. In 2008, the VW Group (Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda) easily held on to its traditional position as top-selling car manufacturer in Europe (European Union and European Free Trade Association … [Read more...]
2008 Full Year Best-Selling Car Brands in Europe
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 sales. Ford, … [Read more...]
2007 (Full Year) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
The VW Golf and Passat were the best-selling passenger cars in Germany in 2007 while Volkswagen and Mercedes were the leading automobile brands. The German car market, Europe's largest, shrunk by 9.2% during 2007 to 3,148,163 new passenger vehicle registrations. The Volkswagen Golf easily maintained its position as Germany's favorite car while Volkswagen also remained the … [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. 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 … [Read more...]
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. The European car market was weak with only a 1.1% increase … [Read more...]
2010 Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands in the UK
Ford, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen were the top-selling car brands in the UK in 2010. The Fiesta, Astra, and Focus were the most popular car models in Britain. Ford maintained its position at the top of the list of best-selling automobile brands in the United Kingdom (UK) despite losing market share to Vauxhall, Volkswagen, and BMW. The Ford Fiesta was Britain’s favorite car … [Read more...]
2010 Europe: Best-Selling Car Makes and Brands
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...]