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Fiat hits the top five while Golf regains its top slot
• Fiat now a top five manufacturer
• Golf is Europe’s best-selling car
• German market fully recovered
Brand Performance
Volkswagen has made a strong start to the year and maintains its position as Europe’s top-selling car brand with total sales of 127,350 units, which is 4.9% higher than January 2007. Ford, Opel/Vauxhall, Renault and Fiat complete the top five places.
“January tends to be a slow sales month in Europe, so it’ll take a few more weeks to see how 2008 is shaping up”, says Nasir Shah, Global Business Development Director for JATO. “Now that the German market has recovered from last year’s taxation changes we should see it make a far greater contribution to European volumes this year. We are already seeing a resurgence of the German brands as a result.”
Fiat’s performance is of particular note. “This is the first time we have seen Fiat in the top five for some time”, says Shah. “This is a major turn-around, and with sales 5.6% higher than a year ago they are demonstrating significant growth. With the immediate success of the new 500 model, it is likely that Fiat will consolidate its position as the year progresses.”
Nissan is also notable for its 46.1% increase in sales over January 2007, a success that has largely been driven by continued demand for the Qashqai model.
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