Europe’s most popular new cars

The Volkswagen Golf is still the No 1 best-selling car in Europe, according to latest figures released by automotive analysts JATO Dynamics.

Volkswagen also continued to lead the market as the biggest brand with 151,195 sales, followed by Renault (89,147), Peugeot (87,303) and Ford (84,811).

In all, 1.34 million vehicles from all manufacturers were registered in Europe during April, matching those of a year before, when the market posted its highest April volume of the last 10 years.

Sales of petrol and electrified cars grew, along with SUVs, but there was a 12% drop in diesel registrations and demand for MPVs fell by 21%.

Europe’s Top 10 best-selling cars (April 2019)

1. Volkswagen Golf – 35,452
2. Renault Clio – 29,998
3. Volkswagen Polo – 22,637
4. Ford Focus – 20,720
5. Dacia Sandero – 20,292
6. Peugeot 208 – 19,983
7. Skoda Octavia – 19,673
8. Ford Fiesta – 19,341
9. Citroen C3 – 18,916
10. Dacia Duster – 18,593