Volkswagen Golf Has Become The Most Sold Model in Europe

By the end of the first six months of 2009 VW Golf has become the most sold model in Europe. According to Carscoop, with reference to Jato Dynamics, from the beginning of the year, Europeans have bought little bit more than 286 thousand “Golfs”.
In the second place is the model Ford Fiesta – in March 2009, this hatchback has managed to get ahead of VW Golf sales, but in April, May and June, “Fiesta” was sold a little worse than “Golf.” As a result, in six months in Europe 243 thousand of such cars were sold, which is 34.2 percent higher than a year earlier.
In the third place is Peugeot 207 (the demand for this model has fallen by 20 per cent), the fourth – Opel Corsa (minus 14.1 percent), and the fifth – Renault Clio (minus 28 per cent). The top ten ranking of the best-selling models in Europe is completed by Fiat Grande Punto, Ford Focus, Fiat Panda, Opel Astra and Peugeot 308.
In the rating of producers, on the basis of the first half of the year, the first place is held by Volkswagen Concern Volkswagen – 842 thousand 787 vehicles in six months. Next comes Ford (666 thousand 548 cars) and Renault (520 thousand 763 vehicles).
For comparison, in Russia the top three sales rankings by producers are the following – Lada, Chevrolet, Ford. In the Russian market Volkswagen is only on the 12th place.