The Top 25 best-selling models in Europe in the first quarter of 2022
- In a European car market (29 countries) for passenger cars which fell by 10.7% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2021, to 2,750,365 units, the ranking of the top 25 sales was somewhat upset.
- Firstly, the Volkswagen Golf (44,659 units; -18.3%) is no longer the European market leader, as it has been since 2007, since it is the Peugeot 208 (50,609 units; -15.0%) which took first place in sales in Europe in the first quarter of 2022, like its ancestor the Peugeot 206 in 2002 and 2003. Third place is occupied by the Dacia Sandero (43,196 units; +3.3%) which is one of the rare models in the Top 25 to progress in 2022 compared to 2021. It is also the first time that a Dacia has been among the top three sales in Europe. The Peugeot 2008 (38,287 units; -25.4%) in sharp decline, finds itself in fourth position, ahead of the Citroën C3 (37,477 units; -19.3%), Opel Corsa (37,165 units; -29, 6%), Ford Puma (36,497 units; -2.9%), Renault Clio (35,835 units; -25.9%), Toyota Yaris (34,303 units; -30.5%) and Volkswagen Tiguan (34 140 units; -31.6%). These ten cars together account for 15% of sales in Europe. We note the good performance of French brand cars in this ranking while German brand cars are struggling. On the other hand, we observe a stronger decline in SUV sales than that of sedans, no doubt for a question of price. Finally, we note that certain models have been ousted from the top 25 in 2022, such as the Skoda Octavia, Ford Fiesta, Volvo XC40, Mercedes A-Class and BMW 3 Series. On the other hand, the Opel Mokka and Toyota Yaris Cross are making a remarkable entrance. The Tesla Model 3 (32,582 sales; +7.5%) is 16th.
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