Best selling cars in Europe

MarkDavis · 22 Mar 2012 at 23:38

I didn't realise Golfs were so popular. Seems that new car sales are in the doldrums compared to last year.

andy_mk3 · 22 Mar 2012 at 23:40

Fiat Panda? Interesting!

Disco Boy · 22 Mar 2012 at 23:40

So this is total made under one name?

It's meaningless if so. Because consecutive models can be called the same thing, or renamed.

[TW]Fox · 22 Mar 2012 at 23:56

Disco Boy said:
So this is total made under one name?

It's meaningless if so. Because consecutive models can be called the same thing, or renamed.

lol?

Its quite clearly the number of each model that were registered in February 2011 and February 2012. Therefore consecutive models are irrelevent!

Disco Boy · 22 Mar 2012 at 23:57

[TW]Fox;21533969 said:
lol?

Its quite clearly the number of each model that were registered in February 2011 and February 2012. Therefore consecutive models are irrelevent!

Gah, it's late and I completely mis interpreted. Lol eggface.

The Running Man · 23 Mar 2012 at 00:04

Not one Japanese motor on there. i wonder how the civic etc is selling. actually it would be nice to see a uk sales overlay to find out how buying trends are skewed by the European countries.

Brookert · 23 Mar 2012 at 00:08

Ford and VW are doing well. Considering ford dont have the same following across Europe as VW have, I say they are doing great.

muon · 23 Mar 2012 at 00:32

Those declines are even worse than they look since the Feb 11 and Feb 11 to date numbers are artificially low because people brought forward purchases to avoid VAT rise.

Rotty · 23 Mar 2012 at 01:30

andy_mk3 said:
Fiat Panda? Interesting!

if thats the sort of car you want then it's a good choice

paradigm · 23 Mar 2012 at 07:37

I'm more surprised by the Passat than I am of the Panda.

Joe T · 23 Mar 2012 at 08:04

Feb registration numbers arent a good guide to performance overall. The month is ignored to a certain extent by many major manufacturers as they gear up for March and the new registrations.

However the point remains: new cars sales in UK and Europe are in a very definite slump right now. And it's not good.

Lustral · 23 Mar 2012 at 09:40

Panda! Maybe I should have ordered a Panda instead of a Yaris

NathWraith · 23 Mar 2012 at 09:58

Unsurprising that the Golf is up their.

GravyMonster · 23 Mar 2012 at 09:59

I'd be interested to see the spread of engine and trim levels of each of those purchased.

TomO · 23 Mar 2012 at 10:04

Joe T said:
Feb registration numbers arent a good guide to performance overall. The month is ignored to a certain extent by many major manufacturers as they gear up for March and the new registrations.

However the point remains: new cars sales in UK and Europe are in a very definite slump right now. And it's not good.

The UK changes plate on March 1st, but these figures are Europe wide, and very few (if any?) countries in Europe have dated plates, and even if so do they change over on March 1st as well.

MarkDavis · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:12

andy_mk3 said:
Fiat Panda? Interesting!

Looks kinda funky!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZy7Ox0Vls

alex24 · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:21

I find the Golf a bit dull to be honest, but obviously it's popular! I think new car purchases are absolutely made with the heart in Europe and the Golf/VW has this great reputation going back some years. More so in mainland Europe, UK is a bit different a perception.

Overall though, the market in Europe is terrible at the moment due to the happenings in Greece and such. There's no confidence anywhere.