Automotive News Europe - September 2011 - 102

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DATA

COMPACT
The VW Golf was Europe’s topselling car in the first half and at a volume of 257,977 units, the hatchback beat the total sales of 15 of the 25 segments monitored by ANE. Overall, compact sales were flat in the first half.
H1 2011 H1 2010 % CHANGE

SUBCOMPACT
The Ford Fiesta has a comfortable lead over the VW Polo, but overall sales in Europe’s largest product segment are down 9% compared with the first six months of 2010.
H1 2011 H1 2010 % CHANGE

1. Volkswagen Golf 257,977 2. Ford Focus 165,222 3. Open/Vauxhall Astra 164,617 4. Nissan Qashqai 117,792 5. Renault Megane 108,125 SEGMENT TOTAL 1,626,495

277,224 155,531 153,953 110,199 119,976 1,632,608

–7% +6% +7% +7% –10% 0%

1. Ford Fiesta 207,865 2. Volkswagen Polo 196,781 3. Opel/Vauxhall Corsa 178,391 4. Renault Clio 167,939 5. Fiat Punto 132,228 SEGMENT TOTAL 1,832,322

248,272 195,886 183,448 197,950 160,765 2,018,913

–16% +1% –3% –15% –18% –9%

MID-SIZED
The VW Passat is in its customary place at the top of the midsized segment because of a 30% rise in first-half sales. The race to watch is for third place where the aging Mondeo is at risk of getting passed by the new Peugeot 508.
H1 2011 H1 2010 % CHANGE

LARGE
The Skoda Superb dominated the large segment in the first half. With a volume of 30,893 units, the car outsold all of its rivals combined during the period. Renault enters the segment at No. 3 with a strong debut for the new Latitude.
H1 2011 H1 2010 % CHANGE

1. Volkswagen Passat 2. Opel/Vauxhall Insignia 3. Ford Mondeo 4. Peugeot 508 5. Citroen C5 SEGMENT TOTAL

126,598 76,602 46,929 40,244 36,816 440,626

97,381 68,800 51,868 0 43,268 399,214

+30% +11% –10% – –15% +10%

1. Skoda Superb 30,892 2. Subaru Legacy/Outback 7,122 3. Renault Latitude 6,259 4. Citroen C6 554 5. Chrysler 300 405 SEGMENT TOTAL: 45,980

24,108 8,365 0 887 2,113 38,889

–28% –15% – –38% –81% +18%

COUPE
One of the most competitive races in Europe is between the Renault Megane Coupe and the VW Scirocco for the top-selling coupe. The Peugeot RCZ enters the table at No. 3, giving French automakers three models in the top 5.
H1 2011 H1 2010 % CHANGE

ROADSTER
The Peugeot 207CC leads the segment but anything could happen as just 3,846 sales separate the top spot from the No. 5 slot in the roadster table. Renault re-enters the top 5 at No. 4 with a strong surge in sales for the new Megane coupe cabrio.
H1 2011 H1 2010 % CHANGE

1. Renault Megane 2. Volkswagen Scirocco 3. Peugeot RCZ 4. Opel/Vauxhall Astra 5. Renault Laguna SEGMENT TOTAL

18,534 15,205 9,555 4,462 2,924 55,133

24,957 19,750 3,390 14,268 3,353 69,624

–26% –23% – –69% –13% –21%

1. Peugeot 207CC 2. Smart ForTwo 3. Peugeot 308CC 4. Renault Megane 5. Volkswagen Eos SEGMENT TOTAL

11,655 9,230 8,965 8,454 7,809 59,134

12,681 8,011 10,522 2,436 7,804 55,641

–8% +15% –15% – +0% +6%

SMALL MINIVAN
The arrival of the new Opel/ Vauxhall Meriva has shaken up the small minivan segment. The Meriva lost its lead to the Citroen C3 Picasso in the first half of 2010, but finished the year at No. 1 and has a big lead in H1. Hyundai’s ix20 also is hot.
H1 2011 H1 2010 % CHANGE

MEDIUM MINIVAN
The new C-Max has propelled Ford to No. 2 in the segment. Although C-Max sales have doubled since H1 2010, the medium minivan still has a long way to go to catch the segment-leading Renault Scenic.
H1 2011 H1 2010 % CHANGE

1. Opel/Vauxhall Meriva 2. Citroen C3 Picasso 3. Renault Modus/Grand Modus 4. Hyundai ix20 5. Kia Venga SEGMENT TOTAL
Source: JATO Dynamics

77,821 38,984 27,000 25,853 24,845 260,007

44,212 45,377 28,717 0 16,249 218,659

+76% –14% –6% – +53% +19%

1. Renault Scenic/Grand Scenic 84,507 2. Ford C-Max/Grand C-Max 68,102 3. Volkswagen Touran 65,854 4. Citroen C4 Picasso 61,045 5. Opel/Vauxhall Zafira 40,874 SEGMENT TOTAL 390,007

102,986 –18% 34,070 +100% 52,214 +26% 69,260 –12% 47,611 –14% 387,146 +1%

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