Among the 10 best-selling cars in Germany, 6 are produced in Germany
- German carmakers have relocated their car production to foreign countries less over the past twenty years than other countries such as France.
- Even if higher segment but low volumes vehicles are produced outside Germany (Audi Q7/Q8 in Slovakia, Mercedes GLE in USA, Audi Q5 in Mexico…), It is especially the models of lower segments (A and B) which are produced outside Germany (as for France), namely the Volkswagen Up, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen T-Cross, Volkswagen T-Roc, Audi A1 or Opel Corsa.
- Among the ten best-selling cars in Germany in 2020, six are produced in Germany: the Volkswagen Golf (first sale), the Volkswagen Tiguan (second sale), the Ford Focus (third sale), the Volkswagen Passat (fourth sale), the BMW 3 Series (fifth sale), the Mercedes Classe C (ninth sale). The biggest sales therefore come from local production, unlike France.
- The four models from abroad are mainly B-segment models: the Volkswagen Polo (sixth sale) is produced in Spain, the Volkswagen T-Roc (seventh sale) in Portugal, the Opel Corsa (tenth sale) in Spain. In addition to these three imported B-segment models is the Skoda Octavia (eighth sale) produced in Czech Republic.
- In total, 63% of passenger cars sold in Germany are imported from abroad, while in France the figure reaches 82%. However, this figure is on the rise as carmakers such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes are gradually increasing their production outside Germany, especially in Hungary and Netherlands.
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