AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE DATA MINICAR SUBCOMPACT Fiat 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 Renault Twingo to finish in Toyota 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. Fiat Panda 184,772 188,383 -2 1. Ford Fiesta 303,822 349,406 -13 2. Fiat 500 146,617 155,756 -6 2. VW Polo 285,389 355,924 -20 3. VW Up 113,662 4,595 - 3. Opel/Vauxhall Corsa 263,428 313,841 -16 4. Renault Twingo 92,271 133,694 -31 4. Renault Clio 242,258 293,558 -17 5. Toyota Aygo 72,287 88,477 -18 5. Toyota Yaris 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 Peugeot 508 rose to No. The Nissan Qashqai was the only top five model with stable sales. 3 ahead of the Ford Mondeo, 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. Ford Focus 240,332 281,270 -15 2. Opel/Vauxhall Insignia 95,095 133,334 -29 3. Nissan Qashqai 207,212 207,958 0 3. Peugeot 508 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. Toyota Avensis 53,880 53,476 +1 Segment total 2,454,171 2,791,141 -12 Segment total 751,805 866,895 -13 COUPE CONVERTIBLE & ROADSTER The Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC jumped to No. 1 in the The new generation of the VW Golf Cabriolet dom- coupe 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 car’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. Hyundai Veloster 6,122 2,943 +108 5. Mazda MX-5 7,111 8,054 -12 Segment total 94,130 100,611 -6 Segment total 81,174 93,938 -14 SMALL MINIVAN MEDIUM MINIVAN Despite a 38% decline to 78,400, the Opel/Vaux- The Renault Scenic/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 Peugeot 5008 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. Hyundai ix20 44,411 46,277 -4 3. VW Touran 106,733 118,643 -10 4. Kia Venga 31,238 40,255 -22 4. Citroen C4 Picasso* 77,927 103,492 -25 5. Nissan Note 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 24 www.autonewseurope.com MARCH 2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE DATA LARGE MINIVAN CAR-DERIVED VAN 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- Renault Kangoo 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. Ford Galaxy 22,754 27,245 -16 5. Fiat Fiorino/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 Dacia Duster’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 Hyundai ix35 was up 22% to 87,809 and the the segment even though it was on sale for just Kia Sportage 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. Suzuki SX4 28,683 35,655 -20 2. Hyundai ix35 87,809 71,864 +22 3. Suzuki Jimny 12,392 12,783 -3 3. Kia Sportage 83,045 65,881 +26 4. Fiat Sedici 8,662 14,755 -41 4. Ford Kuga 62,941 67,330 -7 5. Opel/Vauxhall Mokka 5,313 0 - 5. Honda 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 Mini two-door model line, which includes Santa Fe extended its lead in the large SUV the hatchback, 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 Minis. 2012 2011 % change 2012 2011 % change 1. Hyundai Santa Fe 11,026 13,403 -18 1. Mini* 103,205 115,079 -10 2. Mitsubishi Pajero* 4,442 6,952 -36 2. Audi A1 97,689 96,913 +1 3. Nissan Pathfinder 3,130 4,241 -26 3. Lancia/Chrysler Ypsilon 55,829 61,747 -10 4. Nissan Murano 1,731 3,089 -44 4. Alfa Romeo Mito 24,930 40,181 -38 5. Hyundai ix55/Veracruz 729 1,306 -44 5. Lancia Musa 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 Audi A4 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.