- The Dutch market has weathered the crisis of 2008-2009. 500 000 passenger cars were sold each year in 2007 and 2008. Then the registration number fell down to 400,000 vehicles in 2009 but increased again in 2010 (500 000 vehicles) and 2011 (550,000 vehicles) . It came back in 2012 down to its pre-crisis figure (500,000 vehicles).

- The Dutch market had  reached a peak of 598,000 vehicles in 2000 and then had stabilized at 500,000 vehicles between 2001 and 2008.

- This market is characterized by a high proportion of small cars (segment A and segment B) in best sold cars. Thus, in 2012, VW Polo (19 000), 107 (16,000), VW Up (13,000) Renault Twingo (12, 000) Kia Picanto (11,000), Ford Fiesta (10,000) and Toyota Yaris (10,000) are in the top ten. It is a segment breakdown which cannot be found in other European countries.

- Considering the carmakers, the Volkswagen Group is the market leader (Polo, Golf and Up are in the top 10 of sales) ahead of  PSA and Renault-Nissan which are both small car specialists (107, 207, 208, C1, C3, DS3, Twingo, Clio, Modus). The Korean group Hyundai-Kia is occupies the fourth position in the market, a rare phenomenon in Europe. American groups GM and Ford have lost a lot of influence over the past ten years.