2010 (Full Year) Best-Selling Cars in Switzerland

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.

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.

Best-Selling New Passenger Cars in Switzerland in 2010 (Full Year)

The VW Golf in 2010 not only remained Switzerland’s most popular car but increased both the number of Golfs sold and the model’s market share. In 2009, 9,726 VW Golfs were sold in Switzerland compared to 12,155 in 2010. The Volkswagen Golf was thus almost as popular as the second and third best-selling car models combined.

The Skoda Octavia maintained its second position on the list of best-selling car models in Switzerland in 2010 despite a small drop in the number of cars sold. Sales of the VW Polo almost doubled and the Polo improved its position from tenth in 2009 to third in 2010.

The Opel Astra vastly improved sales and relative position on the best-selling list in Switzerland shooting up from 28^th in 2009 to fourth most popular car model. Audi had a relatively weak year in 2010 – the Audi A4 slipped from third to fifth and the Audi A3 from fifth to tenth.

Renault, in contrast, had a strong year in Switzerland in 2010 to become the second-largest manufacturer with the Mégane improving ten positions to seventh place.

Volkswagen had a strong year too. Five of the top twenty best-selling car models were from the Volkswagen brand.  A further four models were from the Volkswagen Group – Audi (2), Skoda, and Seat.

List of the Top 40 Best-Selling Car Models in Switzerland in 2010

The 40 best-selling passenger car models in Switzerland in 2010 were according to Auto Schweiz:

See also:

• 2011 (Full Year) Best-Selling Car Models in Switzerland
• Top Selling Cars by Manufacturer in Switzerland in 2010
• Best-Selling Cars in Switzerland in 2009