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Small cars are big in Europe
Makers of small cars are benefiting as more and more financially squeezed consumers downsize when they buy a new model. Volkswagen AG is a big winner from the trend. VW’s Polo subcompact saw sales leap by more than 30 percent in the first seven months, according to market researcher JATO Dynamics. Traditionally the Polo has trailed rival models from Renault and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, but the latest generation, launched last year and named the 2010 European Car of the Year, is forging ahead. “The Polo is Volkswagen’s star model in Europe, selling particularly well in Germany,” David Di Girolamo, head of JATO Dynamics, said. Another winner so far in 2010 is the Nissan Qashqai, which accounts for about half of the Japanese automaker’s European sales. “The Qashqai has proved a success for Nissan in what was once a very niche segment for midsized crossover-style cars and has now become a very crowded and competitive segment,” Di Girolamo said. Qashqai sales grew 25.5 percent through July, helping Nissan achieve the highest growth of any

VW Polo

volume automaker at just over 24 percent. In the first seven months, Europe’s top-selling car was the VW Golf, followed by the Ford Fiesta at No. 2 and the Polo at No. 3. Luca Ciferri

EUROPE SALES BY MODEL, JULY & 7 MONTHS
July 2010
V8/V12 Vantage............................... Other........................................................ 91 177

July 2009
117 113

7 mos. 2010
639 818

7 mos. 2009
802 736 500........................................................... Bravo....................................................... Grande Punto/Punto ...................... Panda...................................................... Other........................................................ Total Fiat division ........................... Delta ........................................................ Musa........................................................ Ypsilon .................................................... Other........................................................ Total Lancia......................................... GranTurismo........................................ Quattroporte....................................... Other........................................................ Total Maserati................................... Other......................................................... FIAT ............................................................. C-Max...................................................... Fiesta....................................................... Focus ....................................................... Ka.............................................................. Mondeo.................................................. Other........................................................ Total Ford division.......................... Other......................................................... FORD MOTOR..................................... Total Geely ........................................... C30........................................................... S40 .......................................................... V50 .......................................................... V70/XC70 ............................................ XC60....................................................... Other........................................................ Total Volvo ........................................... GEELY GROUP† ................................ Cadillac ................................................... Corvette................................................. Cruze ....................................................... Kalos/Aveo ........................................... Matiz/Spark........................................ Other........................................................ Total Chevrolet ................................. Hummer ................................................. Astra........................................................ Corsa ....................................................... Insginia................................................... Meriva..................................................... Other........................................................ Total Opel/Vauxhall....................... Other......................................................... GENERAL MOTORS ..................... Civic.......................................................... CR-V......................................................... Jazz.......................................................... Other........................................................ HONDA MOTOR ...............................

July 2010
13,693 3,230 19,344 17,758 11,323 65,348 2,041 1,713 4,423 177 8,354 101 34 109 244 88

July 2009
15,085 6,408 31,837 27,133 14,094 94,557 2,517 4,165 5,596 292 12,570 124 83 7 214 98

7 mos. 2010
112,821 30,851 173,655 158,098 96,573 571,998 16,571 19,182 32,290 1,260 69,303 606 314 447 1,367 708

7 mos. 2009
114,887 45,861 206,721 187,578 101,417 656,464 20,142 19,189 33,544 1,948 74,823 943 541 35 1,519 650

ASTON MARTIN .............................

268

230
148 474 28 650

1,457
256 1,744 114 2,114

1,538
984 3,182 203 4,369

118/119/Kalina .................................. 30 Niva/Taiga ............................................ 217 Other........................................................ 32 Total Lada............................................. 279 AVTOVAZ .............................................. 279 Alpina...................................................... 26 1 series.................................................... 11,587 3 series................................................... 16,140 5 series................................................... 8,460 Other........................................................ 15,050 Total BMW division....................... 51,237 Mini............................................................ 9,860 Rolls-Royce........................................... 51 Other......................................................... BMW GROUP ..................................... 61,174 300C ....................................................... 230 Sebring................................................... 45 Voyager/Grand Voyager............... 440 Other........................................................ 17 Total Chrysler .................................... 732 Caliber..................................................... 306 Journey .................................................. 412 Nitro......................................................... 73 Other........................................................ 32 Total Dodge ......................................... 823 Compass................................................ 47 Grand Cherokee................................. 285 Patriot..................................................... 217 Wrangler............................................... 374 Other........................................................ 125 Total Jeep ............................................. 1,048 Other......................................................... CHRYSLER GROUP ....................... 2,603 Maybach................................................ 5 A class .................................................... 9,958 B class..................................................... 7,175 C class..................................................... 12,650 E class..................................................... 11,914 GLK class .............................................. 1,932 M class ................................................... 1,419 Other........................................................ 6,034 Total Mercedes-Benz ................... 51,082 ForTwo ................................................... 7,315 Other........................................................ 3 Total Smart ......................................... 7,318 Total Other........................................... DAIMLER AG ..................................... 58,405 147............................................................ 218 159............................................................ 1,193 Guilietta ................................................. 4,683 Mito.......................................................... 3,160 Other........................................................ 400 Total Alfa Romeo............................. 9,654 Ferrari...................................................... 355

650
40 16,222 17,221 6,252 10,319 50,014 12,264 22 1

2,114
154 93,348 113,638 53,386 106,323 366,695 79,992 338 3

4,369
303 104,173 122,479 45,725 70,062 342,439 78,630 128 5

84,043
5,174 31,075 22,257 7,079 7,132 17,502 90,219 3

118,681
7,093 40,636 31,130 10,497 9,165 18,287 116,808 2

708,378
39,265 278,961 181,849 65,774 60,489 124,200 750,538 18

805,990
48,928 289,913 203,039 64,174 71,754 126,847 804,655 23

62,341
234 291 430 56 1,011 538 748 396 149 1,831 220 390 328 260 311 1,509 -

447,182
2,338 902 3,560 199 6,999 2,125 4,731 1,318 486 8,660 791 2,547 2,156 2,298 1,906 9,698 -

421,505
1,861 1,907 3,576 559 7,903 4,276 5,355 2,225 1,019 12,875 1,693 2,597 2,896 2,255 2,283 11,724 1

90,222
128 1,601 970 3,831 3,692 4,509 2,972 17,575

116,810
78 1,780 1,495 4,189 4,167 3,709 2,145 17,485

750,556
780 16,658 9,631 33,961 32,640 29,255 19,618 141,763

804,678
713 12,214 9,890 27,489 28,348 23,985 17,740 119,666

4,351
9 9,897 7,633 12,737 8,821 2,794 1,400 8,107 51,389 7,813 7,813 -

25,357
23 65,482 49,158 84,113 87,362 14,057 11,942 43,868 355,982 52,492 18 52,510 -

32,503
36 67,015 52,388 91,929 54,597 16,421 14,423 62,141 358,914 58,948 29 58,977 1

17,703
87 59 2,981 3,477 4,778 2,447 13,742 32 22,349 22,337 11,851 8,137 12,470 77,144 12

17,563
83 27 1,652 5,690 8,006 3,116 18,491 32 27,361 31,016 15,285 7,710 18,527 99,899 13

142,543
824 384 22,230 28,312 41,727 20,546 113,199 222 192,303 205,492 81,484 52,173 94,455 625,907 48

120,379
529 258 5,359 43,630 47,046 24,742 121,035 376 171,764 217,582 87,682 52,449 143,632 673,109 113

59,211
1,505 2,170 6,599 612 10,886 356

408,515
4,215 10,478 8,344 36,585 3,140 62,762 2,240

417,928
11,052 16,745 38,268 4,291 70,356 2,178

91,017
4,527 2,713 3,585 2,364

118,518
7,249 3,220 5,645 4,032

740,200
40,944 22,931 36,940 24,362

795,162
54,600 27,075 49,721 31,073

13,189

20,146

125,177

162,469

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