Statistics have revealed that the Volkswagen Golf is set to end 2017 as the best-selling car model in Europe. As of November, the Mk7 Golf – which was facelifted last year – was a clear number one in units sold, with 445,206 units sold in the first 11 months of the year, its position uncatchable by the second-placed model on the list, the Renault Clio (298,990 units).
This and other statistics were revealed by automotive business intelligence firm Jato Dynamics in its November 2017 stats set. It showed that despite market uncertainty brought about by a turbulent year, sales on the Continent for the first 11 months have shown a 3.8% increase in car registrations compared to 2016, with 14.43 million units registered over the period.
Much of the growth was brought about SUVs – the report indicates that consumers are really getting into the type, with registrations swelling by 21.6% to almost 400,000 units. According to JATO, SUVs now make up 31.9% of the overall market, an increase from the 27.6% recorded during the same period last year.
The report added that the climb in demand for SUVs will continue to grow, and the expected increase in this area will take market share away from more traditional segments, including MPVs.
With only one more month of sales left to count, it looks like the positions revealed in the November stat set should be pretty much fixed as the 2017 results. Volkswagen tops the list of top selling brands, with 1,567,748 units sold up to November, well ahead of Renault (1,040,268) and Ford (977,322).
Here’s the list of the top 10 best-selling models in Europe up to the first 11 months of the year:
- 1. Volkswagen Golf – 445,206 units
- 2. Renault Clio – 298,990 units
- 3. Volkswagen Polo – 255,370 units
- 4. Ford Fiesta – 237,770 units
- 5. Nissan Qashqai – 230,860 units
- 6. Peugeot 208 – 225,198 units
- 7. Opel/Vauxhall Corsa – 221,497 units
- 8. Volkswagen Tiguan – 218,238 units
- 9. Skoda Octavia – 214,329 units
- 10. Opel/Vauxhall Astra – 204,742 units
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How is it that in Europe 9 of the top 10 cars sold are NOT Japanese?
Are Malaysians being shortchanged in their belief that Japan is best, forget the rest?
Europeans buy European cars.
Asians buy Asian cars.
european marques score high when it comes to europe. and for mdels like Golf, buyers have the option of either a 1.0 TSI engine (5MT or DSG) or 1.4 or a 1.5 and a 1.6 TDI.
the europeans like manual cars, and make do without automatics (unless you are an old senior citizen or a disabled person).
and as the countries are generally colder in weather, the continental brands naturally have better reliability.
and not to forget better after sales service support from dealers.
Classic Beetles & Kombis seems to be reliable in any kinda weather & locations.
Jepunis cars in Europe have low RV, difficult to find pipu to buy used jepunis cars
With exception of the Opel / Vauxhall and Skoda marques all the the other European models listed is sold in Malaysia. Perhaps a better question would be why a Golf is best seller across Europe when a Myvi / Alza combo rules the roost in our shores
Why USA best selling car is Toyota Camry, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Nissan Sentra.
Are American shortchanged in their belief Japan is best ?
In Nippon, their best car is not a jepunis.
How shocking!
Just because the same model is sold in the US, doesn’t mean it’s the same car that’s being sold.
As a former Honda owner I can safely say that my Honda ownership experience has been underwhelming, if not disappointing. Highly unreliable.
Jepunis: overpriced, overhyped, underspec.
But dependable, reliable and what people here still want, even when they are often short-changed by the local distributors.
Dependable? So as any other brands, reliable? Not really nowadays (about same as other brands too), what pipu want? Well pipu got fooled to take their bodykits but what pipu really needs is better driving dynamics & safety. So nothing special with jepunis, really.
Only old pipu want jepunis cars. They force their children to buy ones but younger gen can think smarter, no jepunis cars mean peaceful minds!
All nice vehicles and highly affordable in Europe as priced with integrity, ethics and care for the masses.
Warranty and after sales service is first class as well.
European in average changing car every 4 years.
Malaysian in average changing car every 10 years.
Try driving a VW for 10 years?
Hmm… seen pipu driving around classic Beetle & Kombi hippie vans since the 60’s thou…
This is because Malaysia has the highest car prices in the world but one of the lowest GDP per capita in the world ie low pay packet
Lolz! Do share where u get that “highest car prices in the world” & ” lowest GDP per capita in the world”.
Empty talk is the lowest GDP per capita in the world, bro.
If Malaysia have the highest car prices, then what about Singapore, bro?
Shhhh later butthurt pipu will say sinjapork dun pay with Ringgit
Meanwhile, sinjapork car woners cannot enjoy their cars, driving around like a playground only, siannnnn
Based on the number of new registrations every year, it’s pretty obvious Malaysians change cars way sooner than 10 years. Low down payment and long loan tenures make it easy to do so, even.
Apart from hefty taxes on upper range CBU makes, Malaysia doesn’t actually have the most expensive cars at all when you normalise the prices. It’s just that our currency is weak so everything seems expensive.
Take a Jazz/Fit for instance..our price range is actually right around the same price as in US (both about US$16-20+K). The starting prices always seem lower overseas because they usually offer a very, very, basic trim as a base model (with no creature comforts or even reverse sensors, maybe). “Base models” in Malaysia are similar to mid-trims in most countries.
“Real” expensive cars are in countries like Singapore and even S.Korea when it comes to imported makes.
Pretty obvious Malaysians change cars everytime new P2 models are out.
Doesnt reflect that statement when each year the percentage of non-locals increases.
Seems like they really love hatchback right?
1. Europeans have an emphasis on driving dynamics and hatchbacks deliver that better than sedan equivalents (go test any model that has sedan+hatchback versions like the Fiesta, Mazda 2 and 3, Focus, etc..and you’ll immediately feel the benefits).
2. Europeans typically have smaller families which means they don’t need a massive amount of space nor seating capacity (hence why MPVs aren’t popular either)
3. In many parts of European countries, they’ve retained road infrastructure from the early ages and these can often be narrow so I guess a shorter vehicle helps with parking too.
For the Europeans they don’t have similarities with us like Balik jumping season and thus do not need a. If boot size. For Asians however, a car is a status symbol – the bigger the car you look a lot better. Sedan is generally bigger than hatchbacks.
The hatch craze already began 3-4 decades back during which time sedan cars didn’t have disable rear seats while hatchbacks did. The advantage came during winter when car passengers can access the luggage compartment without having to step out in the cold weather
Balik jumping? What is that shiate?
golf is like myvi of europ.. reasonable and great value for money
Actually, the Polo would be a Myvi’s segment equivalent. Regardless, the build quality and refinement of the latest Myvi is still far, far behind a Polo.
In each local market’s individual context, yes they’re reasonable and offer value for money. But comparing what we have on the table (Myvi) vs a European offering (Polo); boy are they getting a whole lot more value than us.
If the Polo is selling at the same price of Myvi, more M’sian will take the Polo hands down.
But I saw myvi tarpaued Polo GTi, how leh?
dont understand why no Nissan Qashqai locally…
With BREXIT coming in March 2019 will Ford Fiesta and Nissan Qashqai be in the top ten list.
Because we cannot pronounce the name.
malaysia soon will have 0 manual drivers. all lazy
Not only lazy, Malaysian also can’t even drive or ride properly, no wonder road collision and deaths remain astronomically high despite there’s numbers of safety features available in most of the modern new cars.
POLO no 3 still cannot sell in MY? yes.we are still stuck in 3rd world mentality
We still stuck if we worship a Myvi
if you compare a typical european cars and japanese cars maintenance schedules. You may see the difference. TYpical VW will charge the owwers of VW approx Rm700-800 for every 15000km service interval. While typical Honda models may charge Rm400-500 for every 10,000km
On average, the European makers still charge us more….
On another aspects, the European car parts are much more expensive..compared to the Japanese.
The average yearly mileage is around 20,000. So basically Honda service cost will either cost the same, or more than the equivalent VW since you’ll have to go for service twice a year compared to VW’s once a year.
If our new myvi export to Europe next year surely top the chart, the golf is just a ball in comparison…
Then new Mivi will be shocked at the demands for better quality and not easily deformable plastik, better ride refinement, and especially axles that stays on the car. Nah, better for it to remain as jaguh kampung.
Sales volume by model? So their Competition Commission is not angry ?
VW group have 4 top 10 best selling vehicles in Europe suggest that DSG-gate & Diesel-gate are NOT affecting its sales one bit. VW Memang Boleh.
Possibly because not a single person have been killed, neither by “Diesel gate” nor “DSG gate” (compared with Toyota’s “Airbag Gate” and “Brake failure Gate”)? ;)
Problem with VW is their transmission. They lot manual and it’s usually problem-free.
Unlike Malaysia, they only bring in problematic DSG gearbox.
and yet Qashqai is still an alien in Malaysia. read this Tan Chong!