Assessment of German sales (PC+UV) for the first six months of 2015
- In first half 2015, the German automotive market (PC + UV) was up 5.2% compared to the same period last year. It reached a little over 1.6 million units.
- All market segments increased; with the exception of segment F, the segment for luxury sedans, down slightly by 1.7%. The sharp rise benefited segment A (+ 15.9% reaching 135 000 units) and segment D (+ 9% reaching 280 000 units). In terms of bodies, SUVs were up (+ 10.3% to 300 000 units) while the MPVs were down 6.8% (160 000 units).
- By brand, VW, the leader of the German market rose by 8.6% (reaching 350 000 units), ahead of Mercedes (+ 4.3% to 142 500 units), Audi (+ 5.5% to 140 000 units) and BMW (+ 2.9% to 123 000 units). Note that non-German brands are those that are down with the exception of Nissan which is up 10% to 35 500 units. Smart, with the arrival of the Forfour, significantly increased by 56.6% to reach 20 000 units.
- By brand, the first three are models sold by VW, with the Golf (+ 19.3% to 136 000 units), Passat (+ 33.8% to 47 500 units) and Polo (9.9 35% to 35 000 units). Conversely the Tiguan, at the end of its life cycle (-15.3% to 29 000 units) and Touran, in a declining segment (-19% to 22 000 units) dropped in the German market.
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