Volkswagen Golf is the best-selling model in Europe for 2011
By Andrew, 21 Jan, 2012. 0 Comments
2011 Vw Golf GTI Edition 35
The best-selling model in Europe for 2011 is the Volkswagen Golf, the fourth straight year that it has earned this recognition, according to JATO Dynamics. A 2% sales decline to 484,547 units was recorded in Europe last year for the sixth-generation Golf, which made its debut in 2008. But this decline wasn’t enough to topple the Golf from the top spot. Volkswagen intends for this seventh-generation Golf to debut this September at the Paris auto show.
JATO said that the VW Polo took the No. 2 spot in terms of sales in Europe. The Polo did better than the Ford Fiesta, whose sales fell by 13% in 2011, giving it the third place overall. In looking at the overall sales in 2011, new-car sales in Europe decreased by 1% compared with 2010 as consumer spending had been restricted somewhat due to the economic difficulties in the euro zone.
Germany was the only one from the five biggest markets in Europe to increase by 9% to 3.17 million units. In a statement, Gareth Hession, head of research at JATO, said that Germany is the obvious leader in Europe when it comes to a market for new cars and models that consumers throughout the region find appealing. He said that this is “even more impressive” especially with the challenges it experienced in Europe in 2011. Volkswagen, BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz are the only brands in Germany’s top ten that were able to avoid a drop in volume. VW is the best-selling brand in Europe for 2011 with a volume of 1.68 million units and a 12.4% share.
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