Data released by ACEA shows that in May new passenger car sales increased by 7.1% in the EU, bringing total registrations from January to May to a level 0.8% below the same period in 2010.
The data is consistent with JD Power’s data for Western Europe released earlier this month and published on just-auto.
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ACEA said that total car sales in the EU in the first five months stood at 5,885,631 units.
In May, a total of 1,208,583 new cars was registered. Sales were up in Germany (+22.0%), France (+6.1%) and Italy (+3.6%), while the market contracted by 23.3% in Spain and 1.7% in the UK. Overall, most countries saw their demand for cars increase, leading to a 7.1% growth across the EU.
UK-based research company JATO has also published figures for the European car market.
JATO’s data showed that the Volkswagen Golf remains Europe’s best selling car, with sales increased by 8.6% in May compared to 2010, although cumulative sales have fallen by 7.4%.
The Ford Fiesta, with sales up by 2.7%, reclaimed 2nd place in the top 10 models from Volkswagen’s Polo.
JATO also said that Volkswagen’s recently revised Passat continues to record greatly increased volume, with a growth of 49.2% in May and 30.6% for the year to date, while Ford’s new third generation Focus is performing strongly with sales 18.6% higher than its predecessor recorded in May 2010.
Opel/Vauxhall posted sales in May 17.4% higher than a year earlier, with both Corsa and Astra claiming top 5 positions.
Gareth Hession, Vice President, Research at JATO said: “Despite an uncertain economic outlook, strong products from Volkswagen, Ford and Opel/Vauxhall are delivering excellent sales results.”
Sales by Market
|
Country |
May_11 |
May_10 |
% change May |
May YtD_11 |
May YtD_10 |
% change YtD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Austria* |
30,091 |
29,057 |
+3.6% |
151,273 |
136,719 |
+10.6% |
|
Belgium* |
47,379 |
47,725 |
-0.7% |
270,583 |
266,331 |
+1.6% |
|
Cyprus |
1,314 |
1,141 |
+15.2% |
6,061 |
5,930 |
+2.2% |
|
Czech Republic |
15,482 |
15,861 |
-2.4% |
72,128 |
70,445 |
+2.4% |
|
Denmark |
13,823 |
12,962 |
+6.6% |
67,605 |
58,148 |
+16.3% |
|
Estonia |
1,722 |
911 |
+89.0% |
7,005 |
3,957 |
+77.0% |
|
Finland |
13,031 |
10,704 |
+21.7% |
60,058 |
50,199 |
+19.6% |
|
France |
197,701 |
186,268 |
+6.1% |
1,014,912 |
971,905 |
+4.4% |
|
Germany |
304,543 |
249,708 |
+22.0% |
1,334,197 |
1,179,532 |
+13.1% |
|
Great Britain |
150,431 |
153,095 |
-1.7% |
846,513 |
913,436 |
-7.3% |
|
Greece |
10,069 |
11,887 |
-15.3% |
45,422 |
83,141 |
-45.4% |
|
Hungary |
3,853 |
3,427 |
+12.4% |
19,129 |
17,391 |
+10.0% |
|
Iceland |
1,062 |
390 |
+172.3% |
1,890 |
790 |
+139.2% |
|
Ireland |
9,471 |
8,580 |
+10.4% |
66,147 |
59,143 |
+11.8% |
|
Italy |
171,132 |
165,582 |
+3.4% |
846,232 |
998,893 |
-15.3% |
|
Latvia |
955 |
481 |
+98.5% |
4,170 |
2,003 |
+108.2% |
|
Lithuania |
1,248 |
658 |
+89.7% |
5,279 |
2,614 |
+102.0% |
|
Luxembourg |
5,696 |
5,158 |
+10.4% |
24,340 |
24,522 |
-0.7% |
|
Norway |
13,257 |
9,896 |
+34.0% |
58,786 |
50,850 |
+15.6% |
|
Poland* |
19,313 |
17,196 |
+12.3% |
109,040 |
91,306 |
+19.4% |
|
Portugal* |
18,148 |
19,249 |
-5.7% |
78,174 |
89,217 |
-12.4% |
|
Slovakia |
6,519 |
5,014 |
+30.0% |
27,918 |
23,238 |
+20.1% |
|
Slovenia |
5,513 |
5,551 |
-0.7% |
27,173 |
26,740 |
+1.6% |
|
Spain |
78,854 |
103,075 |
-23.5% |
359,069 |
483,595 |
-25.8% |
|
Sweden |
30,853 |
24,994 |
+23.4% |
129,557 |
109,809 |
+18.0% |
|
Switzerland |
28,940 |
24,725 |
+17.0% |
127,836 |
115,860 |
+10.3% |
|
The Netherlands |
50,053 |
36,821 |
+35.9% |
278,431 |
219,411 |
+26.9% |
|
Grand Total |
1,230,453 |
1,150,116 |
+7.0% |
6,038,928 |
6,055,125 |
-0.3% |
* Denotes estimated data used for May_11
Top 10 Brands
|
Make |
May_11 |
May_10 |
% change May |
May YtD_11 |
May YtD_10 |
% change YtD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VOLKSWAGEN |
156,766 |
133,816 |
+17.2% |
731,162 |
678,269 |
+7.8% |
|
FORD |
99,208 |
91,205 |
+8.8% |
491,292 |
528,541 |
-7.0% |
|
OPEL/VAUXHALL |
92,722 |
78,968 |
+17.4% |
442,846 |
417,439 |
+6.1% |
|
PEUGEOT |
89,585 |
86,027 |
+4.1% |
428,316 |
456,954 |
-6.3% |
|
RENAULT |
88,325 |
95,250 |
-7.3% |
469,571 |
517,340 |
-9.2% |
|
CITROEN |
77,826 |
73,734 |
+5.5% |
361,260 |
380,134 |
-5.0% |
|
FIAT |
68,181 |
72,665 |
-6.2% |
324,961 |
406,538 |
-20.1% |
|
AUDI |
63,043 |
55,221 |
+14.2% |
293,719 |
271,504 |
+8.2% |
|
BMW |
59,281 |
52,449 |
+13.0% |
270,028 |
245,105 |
+10.2% |
|
MERCEDES |
53,900 |
54,468 |
-1.0% |
241,745 |
238,033 |
+1.6% |
Top 10 Models
|
Make & Model |
May_11 |
May_10 |
% change May |
May YtD_11 |
May YtD_10 |
% change YtD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF |
45,843 |
42,195 |
+8.6% |
210,540 |
227,354 |
-7.4% |
|
FORD FIESTA |
32,722 |
31,867 |
+2.7% |
162,463 |
204,979 |
-20.7% |
|
VOLKSWAGEN POLO |
32,026 |
30,381 |
+5.4% |
156,576 |
153,779 |
+1.8% |
|
OPEL/VAUXHALL CORSA |
29,365 |
26,948 |
+9.0% |
137,205 |
139,147 |
-1.4% |
|
OPEL/VAUXHALL ASTRA |
28,033 |
25,501 |
+9.9% |
131,533 |
130,782 |
+0.6% |
|
FORD FOCUS |
25,960 |
21,881 |
+18.6% |
117,986 |
123,201 |
-4.2% |
|
RENAULT CLIO |
25,243 |
28,464 |
-11.3% |
135,829 |
160,663 |
-15.5% |
|
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT |
25,119 |
16,831 |
+49.2% |
108,452 |
83,040 |
+30.6% |
|
PEUGEOT 207 |
24,224 |
26,343 |
-8.0% |
117,356 |
144,401 |
-18.7% |
|
FIAT PUNTO |
20,577 |
21,389 |
-3.8% |
102,053 |
127,225 |
-19.8% |
Source for data tables: JATO Dynamics
