In 2013, the Greek car market grew for the first time since 2007. Toyota surpassed Volkswagen and Opel as the best-selling car brand in Greece. In 2013, new passenger vehicle registrations in Greece increased for the first time since 2007. However, the growth was only 0.4% leaving the Greek car market at around a third the size it was 15 years ago or a fifth of its peak … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
2010 Full Year Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands in Switzerland
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 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 … [Read more...]
List of the Most Often Stolen Passenger Cars in Germany in 2010
The most popular cars with thieves in Germany in 2010 were not surprisingly Volkswagen but compared to the number of cars in circulation, the Lexus RX400 Hybrid was the most often robbed car and Porsche the marque of choice. In 2010, 19,503 insured cars were stolen in Germany – an increase of around 7% over the number of vehicles stolen in 2009. Volkswagen remained the … [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...]
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 impact with the German car market down by almost a … [Read more...]
2010 Germany: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers
Volkswagen followed by Mercedes and BMW were the top-selling passenger vehicle marques in Germany in 2010. The VW Golf remains Germany's favorite car model. Volkswagen easily remained the top-selling passenger vehicle manufacturer in Germany in 2010. Premium auto brands Mercedes and BMW were the second and third most-sold car brands in Germany, while Opel just managed to beat … [Read more...]
2010 Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands
Full-year car sales statistics show Toyota as the best-selling vehicle manufacturer in Japan in 2010. The Toyota Prius was Japan's favorite car model. In 2010 Toyota was again easily the strongest vehicle manufacturer in Japan. Full-year car sales statistics confirmed that Toyota has sold more vehicles than second-placed Honda and third-placed Nissan combined. The Toyota … [Read more...]
2010 Japan: Best-Selling Car Models
The Toyota Prius, Honda Fit, and Toyota Vitz were the best-selling car models in Japan in 2010. New passenger car registrations in Japan increased by 10%. The Toyota Prius was the most popular car model in Japan in 2010 and recorded the highest annual sales ever for a single car model in Japan. The Prius easily outsold the Honda Fit, which was the second most-sold car in … [Read more...]
2010 Britain: Best-Selling Car Models in the UK
The Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Astra, Focus, Corsa, Volkswagen Golf, and VW Polo were the most popular new passenger car models registered in Britain in 2010. The Ford Fiesta remained Britain’s favorite car in 2010 for the second year in a row. Second on the list of best-selling car models in the UK in 2010 was the Vauxhall Astra, while the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Corsa each … [Read more...]