Europe's largest
markets continue to grow, with four out of the 'Big 5' recording significant
year-on-year growth, according to JATO Dynamics.
Spain
achieved best performance with government incentives creating double-digit
growth of 11.3% for July. Great Britain (+6.6%) and Italy (+5.3%) also
performed well during July, while Germany’s growth of 6.8% followed a slight
fall in June. France experienced a sales drop of 4.3% but growth remains up
1.9% on year-to-date sales.
Out of the countries studied, 22 of the 29
registered growth compared to July last year.
Sweden continues to impress with sales
growth up 12.7% on the same month last year and a 17.1% increase year-to-date.
Meanwhile, the Czech Republic recorded another month of double-digit growth,
with sales increasing 21.8% year-on-year and Switzerland started to reverse its
year-on-year decline with growth of 4.3% compared to July last year.
Monthly sales in Ireland for July increased markedly
from last year (+61.6%) and likewise Portugal (+30.6%), although both markets
started from a low base.
Volkswagen remains top European brand by
sales, with growth of 8.1% compared to July of last year on the back of its
flagship Golf.
The top 10 brands have all grown their sales
year-to-date and all but one saw a sales increase in July. Skoda, helped by
strong sales of the Octavia (+34.9%), claimed ninth place with an impressive
27.8% increase in July; this brings Skoda's year-to-date sales growth to 19.4%.
July saw increases for BMW (+9.1%) and
Opel/Vauxhall (+8.0%). Opel/Vauxhall was helped by strong sales of the Mokka
while BMW benefitted from the release of new body types for its new 4-series.
Top
10 Brands
|
Make
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Jul_14
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Jul_13
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%
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Jul
YtD_14
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Jul
YtD_13
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%
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VOLKSWAGEN
|
140,985
|
130,475
|
+8.1%
|
965,761
|
939,519
|
+2.8%
|
|
FORD
|
78,839
|
78,137
|
+0.9%
|
593,683
|
566,155
|
+4.9%
|
|
OPEL/VAUXHALL
|
72,051
|
66,726
|
+8.0%
|
544,379
|
502,744
|
+8.3%
|
|
RENAULT
|
67,366
|
63,975
|
+5.3%
|
535,663
|
476,251
|
+12.5%
|
|
AUDI
|
63,817
|
59,163
|
+7.9%
|
447,487
|
423,683
|
+5.6%
|
|
PEUGEOT
|
63,634
|
63,461
|
+0.3%
|
485,801
|
457,513
|
+6.2%
|
|
MERCEDES
|
56,162
|
52,521
|
+6.9%
|
390,287
|
375,575
|
+3.9%
|
|
BMW
|
53,669
|
49,215
|
+9.1%
|
399,181
|
377,230
|
+5.8%
|
|
SKODA
|
51,876
|
40,595
|
+27.8%
|
351,123
|
294,103
|
+19.4%
|
|
CITROEN
|
50,967
|
52,722
|
-3.3%
|
384,547
|
377,837
|
+1.8%
|
The Volkswagen Golf remains Europe’s top
selling model helping to give Volkswagen a sales increase of 10.9% for July and
13.7% year-to-date. Audi's A3 recorded a 23.0% increase in sales for the month,
putting its year-to-date sales at +29.3%.
Other strong performers included the
third-placed Renault Clio (+11.9%) and Opel/Vauxhall's Corsa (+16.7%) in fifth
place.
Outside of the top 10, Skoda's impressive
month saw sales increases for both Rapid and Yeti models while the Fabia also
performed well, with sales almost level with last year despite serious
competition in the B-segment.
Compact crossover vehicles such as the Dacia
Duster (+85.5%) and the Opel/Vauxhall Mokka (+62.4%) proved to be popular
choices during July. This segment also saw another surge in demand for the
newly introduced Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008.
Top
10 Models
|
Make
& Model
|
Jul_14
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Jul_13
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%
change Jul
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Jul
YtD_14
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Jul
YtD_13
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%
change YtD
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VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF
|
41,914
|
37,788
|
+10.9%
|
312,177
|
274,503
|
+13.7%
|
|
FORD
FIESTA
|
23,841
|
22,474
|
+6.1%
|
191,728
|
176,124
|
+8.9%
|
|
RENAULT
CLIO
|
23,487
|
20,993
|
+11.9%
|
186,073
|
175,329
|
+6.1%
|
|
VOLKSWAGEN
POLO
|
22,471
|
23,426
|
-4.1%
|
162,936
|
165,903
|
-1.8%
|
|
OPEL/VAUXHALL
CORSA
|
19,877
|
17,038
|
+16.7%
|
153,620
|
148,822
|
+3.2%
|
|
NISSAN
QASHQAI
|
18,401
|
17,549
|
+4.9%
|
128,762
|
131,144
|
-1.8%
|
|
SKODA
OCTAVIA
|
18,112
|
13,422
|
+34.9%
|
124,194
|
87,914
|
+41.3%
|
|
FORD
FOCUS
|
17,779
|
19,057
|
-6.7%
|
139,290
|
141,670
|
-1.7%
|
|
AUDI
A3
|
17,316
|
14,075
|
+23.0%
|
122,789
|
94,947
|
+29.3%
|
|
PEUGEOT
208
|
16,679
|
18,595
|
-10.3%
|
136,371
|
155,352
|
-12.2%
|
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