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Britain’s car industry is booming, but our neighbours over on the continent are doing well too – here are Europe’s biggest selling cars…
European new-car sales increased by 8.4% in the first half of 2015, according to JATO Dynamics, the world’s leading provider of automotive intelligence.
The Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta and Renault Clio were the bestselling cars for the first six months of 2015, while VW reinforced its position as the leading car brand in Europe.
Renault took second place, with Ford in third. All the Top 10 brands recorded increased sales, with Mercedes-Benz and Renault achieving growth of more than 10%, benefitting from the success of new cars such as the latest Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Renault Captur.
Beyond the Top 10 the greatest increases were achieved by new or revised models, such as the Ford Mondeo, Renault Twingo, and Peugeot 308, while small crossover models ( new and old) including the Renault Captur, Opel/Vauxhall Mokka, Peugeot 2008, Nissan Juke, Citroën C4 Cactus, Fiat 500X and Suzuki Vitara, continue to thrive.
Europe’s bestselling cars
| Make/model | June 2015 | June 2014 | % change | |||
| Volkswagen Golf | 49,555 | 43,725 | +13.3% | |||
| Ford Fiesta | 33,646 | 27,509 | +22.3% | |||
| Volkswagen Polo | 31,063 | 22,567 | +37.6% | |||
| Renault Clio | 30,821 | 34,680 | -11.1% | |||
| Opel/Vauxhall Corsa | 27,133 | 26,943 | +0.7% | |||
| Ford Focus | 25,031 | 21,714 | +15.3% | |||
| Renault Captur | 23,942 | 20,911 | +14.5% | |||
| Peugeot 208 | 23,092 | 19,390 | +19.1% | |||
| Nissan Qashqai | 22,899 | 19,291 | +18.7% | |||
| Volkswagen Passat | 21,698 | 14,757 | +47.0% |
Europe’s top 10 car brands
- Volkswagen
- Renault
- Ford
- Opel/Vauxhall
- Peugeot
- Audi
- BMW
- Mercedes
- Fiat
- Skoda
Not a single Japanese, Korean or American car manufacturer in there.