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MINICAR SUBCOMPACT maintained its minicar dominance with the Panda The Ford Fiesta, down 13% to 303,822, became on top and the 500 at No. 2. The new VW Up was the Europe’s best-selling subcompact model, ahead only model in the top 5 that increased sales, which of the VW Polo, which slipped 20% to 285,389. The helped it overtake the Twingo to finish in Yaris, up 25% to 171,523, was the only mod- 3rd place. The Toyota Aygo ranked fifth. el in the top 5 that increased year-on-year sales. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. 184,772 188,383 -2 1. Ford Fiesta 303,822 349,406 -13 2. 146,617 155,756 -6 2. VW Polo 285,389 355,924 -20 3. VW Up 113,662 4,595 - 3. /Vauxhall Corsa 263,428 313,841 -16 4. 92,271 133,694 -31 4. 242,258 293,558 -17 5. Toyota Aygo 72,287 88,477 -18 5. 171,523 137,361 +25 Segment total 1,137,813 1,162,070 -2 Segment total 2,754,703 3,119,687 -12

COMPACT MID-SIZED The VW Golf was the best-selling compact in Eu- The VW Passat strengthened its leadership in the rope and the best-selling model overall. VW sold mid-sized segment, beating its closest rival by a combined 403,238 units of the sixth-genera- a 2-to-1 margin. VW sold 194,455 Passats while tion Golf, which debuted in 2008, as well as of the Opel/Vauxhall sold 95,095 units of the Insignia. seventh-generation, which went on sale in November. With flat 2012 sales, the 508 rose to No. The Qashqai was the only top five model with stable sales. 3 ahead of the , which fell 17%. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. VW Golf 403,238 473,243 -15 1. VW Passat 194,455 234,308 17 2. 240,332 281,270 -15 2. Opel/Vauxhall Insignia 95,095 133,334 -29 3. 207,212 207,958 0 3. 81,077 81,845 -1 4. Opel/Vauxhall Astra 199,308 276,672 -28 4. Ford Mondeo 69,340 83,492 -17 5. Skoda Octavia 175,219 184,921 -5 5. 53,880 53,476 +1 Segment total 2,454,171 2,791,141 -12 Segment total 751,805 866,895 -13

COUPE & The Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC jumped to No. 1 in the The new generation of the VW Golf Cabriolet dom- segment thanks to a threefold increase in sales. inated the convertible and roadster segment. With Its closest rivals, the Renault Megane, VW a volume of 25,095 last year, VW sold twice as Scirocco and Peugeot RCZ, suffered many convertible Golfs as each of the ’s clos- declines between 34% and 41%, push- est competitors, the Peugeot 207cc and the ing the coupe segment down by 6% to Smart ForTwo Cabrio. below 100,000 annual sales. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC 27,581 9,195 +200 1. VW Golf 25,095 9,448 +166 2. Renault Megane 21,698 33,123 -34 2. Peugeot 207cc 12,433 18,244 -32 3. VW Scirocco 15,292 25,812 -41 3. Smart ForTwo Cabrio 11,198 11,728 -5 4. Peugeot RCZ 9,507 15,225 -38 4. Peugeot 308cc 10,308 13,837 -26 5. 6,122 2,943 +108 5. MX-5 7,111 8,054 -12 Segment total 94,130 100,611 -6 Segment total 81,174 93,938 -14

SMALL MEDIUM MINIVAN Despite a 38% decline to 78,400, the Opel/Vaux- The /Grand Scenic kept its lead hall Meriva maintained a comfortable lead in in the medium minivan segment despite a 19% the small minivan segment. All the top five sales decline to 129,264. All the top five mod- models suffered sales declines and the small els suffered double-digit declines with the minivan segment lost 22% of its volume, or Citroen C4 Picasso and each almost 100,000 buyers, shrinking to 352,601 down by more than 20%. units overall. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. Opel/Vauxhall Meriva 78,400 126,467 -38 1. Renault Scenic/Grand Scenic 129,264 159,558 -19 2. Citroen C3 Picasso 53,039 64,701 -18 2. Ford C-Max/Grand C-Max 109,727 123,522 -11 3. 44,411 46,277 -4 3. VW Touran 106,733 118,643 -10 4. Venga 31,238 40,255 -22 4. Citroen C4 Picasso* 77,927 103,492 -25 5. 31,220 34,995 -11 5. Peugeot 5008 51,975 68,399 -24 Segment total 352,601 449,614 -22 Segment total 711,570 771,474 -8 *Includes Grand C4 Picasso

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LARGE MINIVAN CAR-DERIVED The Ford S-Max, Europe’s top-selling large minivan since The VW Caddy kept the lead in the car-derived van seg- 2007, kept its lead over the VW Sharan, despite each ment despite a 10% decline to 51,701. For years, the model’s sales falling 20%. The Fiat Freemont almost dou- and Citroen Berlingo dominated the bled sales to 25,557, but this was not enough to prevent segment, but the Caddy ended French automakers’ the segment from shrinking by 9% to below 200,000. supremacy in 2012. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. Ford S-Max 38,078 47,317 -20 1.VW Caddy 51,701 57,575 -10 2. VW Sharan 36,639 45,948 -20 2. Citroen Berlingo 42,722 46,526 -8 3. Fiat Freemont 25,557 13,656 +87 3. Peugeot Partner 31,622 35,388 -11 4. Mercedes Vito/Viano 25,051 28,851 -13 4. Renault Kangoo 27,070 35,530 -24 5. 22,754 27,245 -16 5. /Qubo 16,182 19,176 -16 Segment total 197,703 218,210 -9 Segment total 193,484 226,678 -15

SMALL SUV MEDIUM SUV The ’s dominance in the small SUV The VW Tiguan strengthened its place as segment continued despite Duster sales dropping Europe’s top-selling medium SUV, a title it took 24% to 103,382. The new Opel/Vauxhall Mokka five years ago. Tiguan’s sales grew 32% to 150,907. had a strong start, climbing to the fifth place in The was up 22% to 87,809 and the the segment even though it was on sale for just grew 26% to 83,045. Pushed by those the final two months of 2012. strong performances, the overall segment was up 15% to 672,930. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. Dacia Duster 103,382 136,475 -24 1. VW Tiguan 150,907 114,336 +32 2. SX4 28,683 35,655 -20 2. Hyundai ix35 87,809 71,864 +22 3. 12,392 12,783 -3 3. Kia Sportage 83,045 65,881 +26 4. Fiat Sedici 8,662 14,755 -41 4. 62,941 67,330 -7 5. Opel/Vauxhall Mokka 5,313 0 - 5. CR-V 37,053 34,365 +8 Segment total 170,329 218,520 -22 Segment total 672,930 587,368 +15

LARGE SUV ENTRY PREMIUM Despite an 18% decline to 11,026, the Hyundai The two-door model line, which includes Santa Fe extended its lead in the large SUV the , Clubman, Cabrio, Roadster segment, which declined by 28% overall to and Coupe, maintained its lead in the en- 23,283. The segment’s full-year volume was try-premium segment, but the Audi A1 is about one-sixth of what it was in 2007 when closing the gap. Audi sold 97,689 units of the a record 126,500 large SUVs were sold. A1 compared with 103,205 .

2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. 11,026 13,403 -18 1. Mini* 103,205 115,079 -10 2. * 4,442 6,952 -36 2. Audi A1 97,689 96,913 +1 3. 3,130 4,241 -26 3. / Ypsilon 55,829 61,747 -10 4. 1,731 3,089 -44 4. Alfa Romeo Mito 24,930 40,181 -38 5. Hyundai ix55/Veracruz 729 1,306 -44 5. 15,506 16,398 -5 Segment total 23,283 32,354 -28 Segment total 297,326 330,574 -10 *Includes Montero, Shogun *Includes hatch, Clubman, Cabrio, Roadster and Coupe

COMPACT PREMIUM MID-SIZED PREMIUM The new generation of the BMW 1 series With sales up 18% to 154,138, the new BMW 3 benefited from the Audi A3’s changeover series regained the lead in the mid-sized pre- to gain leadership in the compact-premi- mium segment. The 3 series was also helped um segment. Because of a near twofold by significant sales declines for the seg- increase in sales, the new Mercedes B ment’s other two heavyweights, the class rose to No. 3 and nearly passed the and Mercedes C class. Those declines pulled A3 for second place. the segment down 9%. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. BMW 1 series 132,491 104,280 +27 1. BMW 3 series 154,138 130,842 +18 2. Audi A3/S3/RS3 122,382 133,870 -9 2. Audi A4/S4/RS4 141,196 158,580 -11 3. Mercedes B class 119,262 63,590 +88 3. Mercedes C class 135,371 156,052 -13 4. Mercedes A class 69,640 87,832 -21 4. Volvo V50 25,986 41,130 -37 5. Alfa Romeo Giulietta 60,060 77,545 -23 5. Volvo S40 5,712 8,920 -36 Segment total 619,241 570,239 +9 Segment total 469,634 518,548 -9

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LARGE PREMIUM UPPER PREMIUM The BMW 5 series remained No. 1 in the The upper-premium segment fell 23% to less than large-premium segment, but the new Audi 50,000 in 2012. The top-5 model that declined A6 is narrowing the gap. The 5 series’ lead the most was the segment-leading Audi A7, down over the A6 shrunk to 18,063, while in 2011 37%. The refreshed BMW 7 series rose to second, the 5 series had a comfortable 43,268-units pushing the soon-to-be-replaced Mercedes S lead over its then closest competitor, the Mercedes E class to No. 3. class. Overall, large-premium sales declined 8% to 472,750. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. BMW 5 series 116,466 138,278 -16 1. Audi A7/S7 11,301 18,079 -37 2. Audi A6/S6/RS6 98,403 81,398 +21 2. BMW 7 series 8,158 9,167 -11 3. Mercedes E class 75,337 95,010 -21 3. Porsche Panamera 7,531 7,342 +3 4. /XC70 45,176 49,471 -9 4. Mercedes S class 7,275 9,600 -24 5. Volvo V60 43,880 45,340 -3 5. Audi A8/S8 6,776 8,966 -24 Segment total 472,750 511,982 -8 Segment total 46,369 60,605 -23

PREMIUM COUPE PREMIUM CONVERTIBLE & ROADSTER In its first full year on sale, the new Mercedes The Mercedes SLK extended its lead in the premium C-class coupe took a comfortable lead in the convertible and roadster segment against another premium-coupe segment with 22,822 units Mercedes model, the larger E class, which slipped sold. Despite strong demand for the C class, 21% to 11,351. When it comes to open-air , which was up by 58%, the segment shrunk Europeans favor more expensive models as sales 13% as the other four cars in the niche had in the premium niche were 99,572 compared with double- digit sales declines. 81,174 in the volume niche. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. Mercedes C class 22,822 14,481 +58 1. Mercedes SLK 17,604 17,630 0 2. Audi A5/S5/RS5 15,230 17,612 -14 2. Mercedes E class 11,351 14,384 -21 3. Mercedes E class 10,898 16,498 -34 3. Audi A5/S5/RS5 10,507 11,557 -9 4. BMW 3 series 10,288 16,999 -39 4. BMW 1 series 10,093 13,182 -23 5. Audi TT 9,796 12,341 -21 5. BMW 3 series 9,440 12,475 -24 Segment total 97,257 111,741 -13 Segment total 99,572 114,949 -13

PREMIUM LARGE SUV PREMIUM MEDIUM SUV With sales up 78% to 34,596, the new Mercedes Sales in the premium-medium SUV segment M class easily topped the former leader of the rose 24% because of strong demand for the premium-large SUV segment, the BMW X5, Audi Q3. In its first full year on the market, which slipped 20% to 21,171. BMW will launch Audi sold 71,356 units Q3s. That pushed the the third-generation X5 this year, which should Q3 past the BMW X3 to the top of the seg- result in a tight race in 2013. ment. Another top performer was the Range Rover Evoque. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. Audi Q3 71,356 7,565 +843 1. Mercedes M class 34,596 19,475 +78 2. BMW X3 70,116 59,566 +18 2. BMW X5 21,171 26,445 -20 3. BMW X1 64,124 82,048 -22 3. Porsche Cayenne 20,240 17,678 +14 4. Audi Q5 53,425 64,279 -17 4. Touareg 20,185 23,632 -15 5. Range Rover Evoque 50,668 11,494 +341 5. Range Rover Sport 15,708 16,756 -6 Segment total 407,512 329,420 +24 Segment total 198,383 198,507 0

EXOTICS ELECTRIC The Bentley Continental GT/GTC prevailed The was the best-selling in over the Ferrari 458 Italia in the tightest race Europe with a volume of 5,192 and a 29% share of among the 24 segments tracked by Automo- the segment. Overall, the electric car niche was Eu- tive News Europe. Bentley sold 1,809 units of rope’s fastest growing, up 64% to 17,790, but it still the Continental GT/GTC, just 348 more than represented just 0.14% of total vehicle sales in 2012. the Ferrari 458. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. Bentley Continental GT/GTC 1,809 1,285 +41 1. Nissan Leaf 5,192 1,727 +201 2. Ferrari 458 1,461 1,330 +10 2. Citroen C-Zero 3,140 1,818 +73 3. Audi R8 1,044 1,267 -18 3. Peugeot iOn 3,078 1,912 +61 4. Aston Martin V8/V12 Vantage 735 836 -12 4. Mitsubishi i-MiEV 1,634 2,608 -37 5. Ferrari California 549 856 -36 5. Bollore Bluecar 1,543 399 +287 Segment total 9,198 9,157 0 Segment total 17,790 10,838 +64

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