Volkswagen Golf Loses European Sales Crown to Renault Clio as Market Declines
26 Mar 2020, 16:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Clio has long held the second spot in the European sales charts. However, it now also has strong rivals from Peugeot and Opel
European Car Market Rebounds as VW Sales Rise
17 Dec 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Data released today show European car sales rose for the 3rd straight month, marking the first quarter or positive figures. Positive figures from Volkswagen, Europe's largest automaker, and Ren...
VW Polo: Number 1 Supermini in Europe
29 Feb 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The European car market might not be at its best right now, but that does not mean that automakers have given up on it yet. And it looks like VW’s Polo is still in good order when it comes to ...
Cayenne Crisis: Porsche Might Be Selling Well in China, But Not in Spain
13 Dec 2011, 13:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ve reported time and time again on how luxury brands like Porsche, Bentley or BMW are booming in China, where demand for some vehicles is doubling every year, but the old world is suffering...
Automotive Envy: Nissan Qashqai Outsells Entire Honda Range in Europe
9 Dec 2011, 13:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Good content, some engines borrowed from Renault and an affordable entry price are boosting sales of the Nissan Quashqai. Last time we checked, it was the best selling vehicle built by the Japanese ...
Skoda Soldiers Ahead With 11.3% Sales Increase in October
10 Nov 2011, 16:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite the fact that its presence is almost limited to the European market, Skoda still manages to keep on track with its sales estimates. After ten month of 2011 have passed, the automaker from th...
Nissan Boosts European Sales to Achieve Its Biggest Market Share Ever
7 Oct 2011, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan has today announced that it has achieved is highest ever market share in Europe, 4.2 percent or an increase of 0.9 percent over September 2010, breaking the record achieved by the automaker s...
Fiat Could Break Even in Europe by 2014
22 Sep 2011, 20:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Sergio Marchionne is known for being a very strict CEO, who has consistently asked his designers and engineers to rework a project if he isn’t satisfied. There’s rumors of the executive ...
Hyundai and Kia to Beat Sales Targets in Europe
22 Sep 2011, 18:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite having left the bulk of the economic problems behind it, the European automotive market isn’t really picking up speed. However, Kia and Hyundai have adapted very well to the conditions...
Nissan Sales, Market Share Increases in Europe
13 Jul 2011, 12:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The key to any solid sales figure can’t be based solely on marketing ploys and advertising campaigns. Nissan has proved this fact by delivering solid, steady increases in the European market w...
Nissan Announces Best Ever March Sales in Europe
14 Apr 2011, 12:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan has announced that its European deliveries during the month of March were exceptionally good, the best ones for the month in fact. Sales reached 80,085 securing a year-high 4.0% of the market...
Toyota Motor Europe Sales Increase 13% in First Quarter
14 Apr 2011, 12:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota Motor Europe has announced the 233,336 Toyota and Lexus vehicles shifted during the first quarter represent a 13 percent increase over last year’s results and were ahead of the company&...
Crossovers Help Nissan Achieve Record Sales in Europe
10 Feb 2011, 10:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japanese carmaker Nissan reported today improved monthly sales figures of 47,834 units for the entire European market. The results are 13 percent higher than the result achieved by the company last ...
Toyota Europe Managed to Beat 2010 Sales Target
13 Jan 2011, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year was a tough one for Toyota. The carmaker’s image was affected by a number of recalls relating to safety issues. However, Toyota Motor Europe reported a figure of 808,311 vehicles in ...
2010 Was a Record Sales Year for Chevrolet in Europe
12 Jan 2011, 13:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The automaker sold a record amount of cars last year on the old continent, 477,194 units according to the preliminary registration figures. This represents a 12 percent increase over 2009 and a all-...
Hyundai Group Is the Biggest Asian Carmaker in Europe
23 Nov 2010, 09:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When one falls another shall rise in his place. We're talking about Hyundai, as it has been able to overtake Toyota as the largest Asian carmaker in Europe. The long series of recalls and chang...
Toyota Reduces Its Operating Loss in Europe
11 May 2010, 14:13 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota Motor Europe managed to drastically lower its operating loss through aggressive cost cutting despite a sharp sales decline in the fiscal year ending in March, according to the Automotive News...
Ford Fiesta Outpaced VW Golf to Become Europe's Best Sold Car in Q1
20 Apr 2010, 09:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen Golf has been dethroned from the top spot of Europe’s best sold car by the Ford Fiesta in the first three months of this year, according to JATO Dynamics, world leader in automotive...