2011 Full Year Best-Selling Car Models in Japan

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Toyota Prius Family for 2012

The Toyota Prius, Honda Fit and Toyota Vitz remained Japan’s favorite cars in 2011 and again topped the list of best-selling car models. 2011 was a difficult year for the Japanese car market. Despite production disruptions following natural disasters, the Toyota Prius remained Japan’s favorite car model. It was again followed by the Honda Fit … Read more

2011 (Full Year) Best-Selling Car Models in Switzerland

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White and Red VW Golf GTis

The Volkswagen Golf was the most popular car in Switzerland in 2011. The Skoda Octavia and VW Polo were also best-selling car models. In 2011, the Volkswagen Golf maintained its traditional position at the top of the list of best-selling cars in Switzerland. As in 2010, the other top sellers were the Skoda Octavia, VW … Read more

2011 (Full Year) German Car Sales in China and Asia

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Audi Q3 Trans China Tour 2011

German premium and luxury car manufacturers had record sales in China and Asia in 2011. China is the most important market for Audi and Volkswagen. In 2011, China continued to be a very important market for German premium and luxury car manufacturers. Volkswagen and Audi were the stop-selling German car manufacturers in China in 2011. … Read more

2011 Full Year Top-Ten Best-Selling Car Models in the UK

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Orange Ford Fiesta UK Model

The Ford Fiesta remained the most popular car model in Great Britain in 2011. The Ford Focus was the second most-sold car in the UK. In 2011, or the third year running, the Ford Fiesta was Britain’s favorite car. The Ford Focus regained second place on the list of the top-selling cars in the UK … Read more

2011 Full Year Best-Selling Car Brands and Marques in the UK

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New Ford Fiesta "Metal"

Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, and BMW remain the top-selling automobile manufacturers in Great Britain during 2011. The British car market shrank by 4.4% from 2010. In 2011, Ford and Vauxhall maintained their positions as the most popular car brands in the UK despite a slump in sales. German manufacturers Volkswagen, BMW, and Audi took the next … Read more

2011 Full Year Best-Selling Car Brands and Manufacturers in Switzerland

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Volkswagen Emblem

Volkswagen was again the best-selling car manufacturer in Switzerland in 2011. Audi, Ford, Renault, and Skoda followed VW with the most new passenger vehicle registrations in a growing Swiss auto market. In 2011, Volkswagen easily maintained its traditional position at the top of the list of the best-selling car brands in Switzerland. VW sold new … Read more

2011 (Full Year) Germany: Top-Selling Car Brands and Manufacturers

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Volkswagen Phaeton Factory in Dresden, Germany

In 2011, Volkswagen remained the best-selling carmaker in Germany while BMW-Mini took the second position for the first time ever. New passenger car registration in Germany increased by 9% in 2011. Volkswagen easily remained Germany’s best-selling car brand in 2011. In an expanding auto market, VW managed to increase its market share to 21.6% (from … Read more

2010 (Full Year) Best-Selling Cars in Switzerland

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Volkswagen Golf - Switzerland's Favorite Car

The Volkswagen Golf was Switzerland’s favorite car model in 2010. The Skoda Octavia and VW Polo followed on the list of the best-selling passenger vehicles.

Volkswagen Golf - Switzerland's Favorite Car
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In 2010, the VW Golf easily maintained its position as the best-selling car model in Switzerland. The Volkswagen group’s cars remained popular with Swiss buyers to take 4 of the top 5 positions. The Golf was followed by the Skoda Octavia and VW Polo with the Opel Astra the fourth most popular car in Switzerland in 2010. The total Swiss car market in 2010 grew by just over 10% to 294,239 new passenger vehicle registrations, the highest number since 2002.

See also Best Selling Car Manufacturers in Switzerland in 2010 for an overview of the Swiss car market.

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2010 Full Year Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands in Switzerland

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Volkswagen easily maintained its position at the top of the list of best-selling car manufacturers and brands in Switzerland in 2010. VW was followed by Renault and Audi as Swiss favorite car brands.

Volkswagen Emblem
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Volkswagen remained Switzerland’s favorite car brand in 2010 by selling the same number of cars as second-placed Renault and third-placed Audi combined. The Swiss car market had its best performance since 2002 by selling 294,239 cars in 2010 – an increase of 10.6% over 2009. Most carmakers had a good year in Switzerland in 2010 with only Honda showing significant weakness. The Volkswagen Golf easily remained the Swiss’s favorite car model.

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