The volkswagen golf coursehas held the top spot in Europe since 2007, has been dethroned.
Based on data is aggregated by JATOcar sales across Europe – identified as all 26 members of the EU, plus the UK, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland – fell 4.1% to 11,309,310, the figure lowest recorded since 1985.
The Golf not only lost the crown, but also missed the podium places. It’s likely that supply chain issues, usability issues, and well-publicized software have hurt the Golf, as well as the popularity of crossovers, including the related products. T-Roc And Cupra Formentorup 68% to 87,175.
Smaller vehicles dominate the European top 10, with a length of 4.5m Hyundai Tucson Easily the greatest means of making cuts.
While small hatchbacks still dominate the top 10, with only three crossovers making the list this year, a whole bunch of SUVs lurks outside, including peugeot 2008 (12th), Tesla Model Y (13th), other car (day 14), Toyota Yaris Cross (up 402% to 15th), Ford Puma (the 16th), Renault Captur (day 17) and Ford Kuga (the 19th).
JATO hasn’t completely disrupted electric car sales — it’s certainly a daunting task given that many models are now offered with a combination of petrol and EV powertrains — but the electric-only model is selling well. especially Tesla Model Y (13th with 138,128), Tesla Model 3 (33rd with 91,684) , and VolkswagenID.4 (50th with 67,655).
In addition to the top 50 is Hyundai ioniq 5 (37,600), Cupra was born (32,400) and pole star 2 (32,300).
| Position | Model | Sales in 2022 | Change | change position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | peugeot 208 | 206,816 | +5% | +2 |
| 2 | dacia sandero | 200.550 | +1% | (same) |
| 3 | Volkswagen T-Roc | 181,153 | -3% | +3 |
| 4 | Fiat/Abarth 500 | 179,863 | +3% | +5 |
| 5 | volkswagen golf course | 177,203 | -14% | -4 |
| 6 | Toyota Yaris | 175.713 | -4% | +1 |
| 7 | Opel/Vauxhall Corsa | 164.358 | -9% | +1 |
| 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 150,803 | +1% | +5 |
| 9 | Dacia Dust Wipes | 149,648 | +2% | +6 |
| ten | Renault Clio | 143.561 | -27% | -6 |
Although Golf has been phased out, the Volkswagen brand remains Europe’s leading brand. Despite the drop in sales, there is still a huge gap between it and the second Toyota.
And while Stellantis can now brag about having Europe’s best-selling model, the overall picture is less bright for the Franco-Italian-American carmaker, with group sales falling. 14% to 2.06 million vehicles. All of its major brands, including Peugeot (-15%), Citroen (-16%), Opel/Vauxhall (-12%) and Fiat (-15%), suffered sharp declines.
Mercedes-Benz has risen a few places to regain the luxury throne from BMW.
The brands that improved the most were MG which increased 116% to 113,672 and ranked 24th, Cupra increased 93% to 141,470 and ranked 21st, Tesla increased 38% to 233,307 and ranked 18th, and Dacia increased 16% to 475,013 and ranked 18th. 12th.
Hyundai and Kia swap positions, with the latter entering the top 10 ahead of Hyundai. Meanwhile Cupra (141,470) could soon surpass the brand it was spun off from, SEAT (down 38% to 204,021).
| Position | Trademark | Sales in 2022 | Change | change position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | volkswagen | 1.198,926 | -6% | (same) |
| 2 | Toyota | 766.227 | +8% | +1 |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz | 647.880 | +1% | +3 |
| 4 | BMW car | 646.526 | -5% | (same) |
| 5 | peugeot | 623.825 | -15% | -3 |
| 6 | audio | 614.276 | +3% | +1 |
| 7 | renault | 584,804 | -14% | -2 |
| 8 | Ford | 548,045 | -first% | +1 |
| 9 | Skoda | 538.003 | -9% | -first |
| ten | that | 537.508 | +7% | +1 |
