Volkswagen Golf is Europe’s top selling car
By Andrew C., 26 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
2010 Vw Golf VI
To be Europe's top selling car is no mean feat but the sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf has done it in 5 straight months. Last August, the Golf sold 37,662 units, a 39.5% increase on the amount sold in 2008. So far in 2009, 376,013 units have been sold. August's second biggest selling car is the Ford Fiesta, with 21,648 units sold. Coming in third is the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa with 19,818 units sold. As for top selling brand in Europe, Volkswagen was also Europe's top selling brand in August with 104,589 units sold, ahead of Ford with 62,762 and Opel/Vauxhall with 56,894. According to JATO Dynamics, which provided the data, the year-on-year sales were up in all of Europe's big five markets UK, Spain, Germany, France and Italy in August. Although David Di Girolamo, head of JATO, wouldn´t conclude that the market is now making a complete recovery. He said, "With the five biggest markets now all heading in the right direction, we can certainly feel very encouraged."
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