Europe best selling cars 2016 ranking shows seventh new models within the Top 100, led by the Hyundai Tucson and the BMW X1. On top of the list, the Volkswagen Golf was the Queen, for the 42nd year.
The Top 100 Ranking
Seventh new models joined the top 100 models ranking for Europe (let us remember that we include ALL Europe, within Russia, Turkey and others small east European market) during the 2016.
The best of them was the Hyundai Tucson, landed in 22nd place from the 120th, with over 177.000 units sold. Behind the BMW X1, 57th from the 111st, the Suzuki Vitara, 69th from 106th, the Mercedes GLC, 77th from 173rd, the Ford Ecosport, 90th from 109th, the Lada Vesta, 94th from 161st and the Mazda CX3, 98th from 161st.
Looking at the top of the ranking, while losing volume from the previous year, the Volkswagen Golf was again the Queen of Europe since 42 years, selling 578.000 units (8.8%).
In second place the Volkswagen Polo with 389.000 sales (+3.7%) ahead of the archrival, the Renault Clio third with 341.000 (+0.7%).
In fourth place but with a severe gap the Ford Fiesta with 310.000 (-5.0%), followed by the Opel (and Vauxhall) Corsa with 275.000 (-2.5%) and Nissan Qashqai with 273.000 (+4.4%).
In seventh place the Skoda Octavia with 267.000 (+5.8%) ahead of the Opel Astra with 258.000 sales (+27.8%), the Peugeot 208 with 253.000 sales (+7.4%) and in 10th place the Volkswagen Passat with 248.000 (-6.0%).
Source of Data
Data are sourced by the focus2move.com Mobility Database, feed on daily basis aggregating data from all National Car Maker Associations or Dealers Associations, including, for the European Community, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.
Data combined the 28 countries of European Community plus the 3 E.F.T.A. (Norway, Iceland and Switzerland) plus East and South European countries like Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Moldova, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, and Albania.
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| Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | Best | Sales 2016 | Sales 2015 | Variation 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Volkswagen Golf | 578.861 | 634.609 | -8,8% |
| 2 | 2 | Volkswagen Polo | 389.885 | 376.084 | 3,7% |
| 3 | 3 | Renault Clio | 341.597 | 339.205 | 0,7% |
| 4 | 4 | Ford Fiesta | 310.542 | 327.027 | -5,0% |
| 5 | 5 | Opel Corsa | 275.826 | 282.837 | -2,5% |
| 6 | 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 273.818 | 262.338 | 4,4% |
| 7 | 8 | Skoda Octavia | 267.680 | 253.115 | 5,8% |
| 8 | 14 | Opel Astra | 258.216 | 202.007 | 27,8% |
| 9 | 10 | Peugeot 208 | 253.877 | 236.457 | 7,4% |
| 10 | 6 | Volkswagen Passat | 248.588 | 264.416 | -6,0% |
| 11 | 9 | Ford Focus | 233.752 | 250.317 | -6,6% |
| 12 | 13 | Renault Captur | 218.535 | 204.116 | 7,1% |
| 13 | 12 | Audi A3 | 200.636 | 214.116 | -6,3% |
| 14 | 11 | Peugeot 308 | 198.864 | 216.933 | -8,3% |
| 15 | 15 | Toyota Yaris | 196.229 | 190.963 | 2,8% |
| 16 | 18 | Fiat Panda | 194.763 | 173.068 | 12,5% |
| 17 | 21 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 194.305 | 167.103 | 16,3% |
| 18 | 16 | Mercedes C Class | 193.230 | 189.012 | 2,2% |
| 19 | 23 | Dacia Sandero | 188.318 | 161.912 | 16,3% |
| 20 | 22 | Skoda Fabia | 183.388 | 163.693 | 12,0% |
| 21 | 24 | Peugeot 2008 | 178.377 | 159.177 | 12,1% |
| 22 | 120 | Hyundai Tucson | 177.646 | 39.310 | 351,9% |
| 23 | 17 | Opel Mokka | 176.006 | 173.517 | 1,4% |
| 24 | 20 | Fiat 500 | 174.235 | 167.818 | 3,8% |
| 25 | 19 | Kia Rio | 164.002 | 168.545 | -2,7% |
| 26 | 32 | Kia Sportage | 162.482 | 134.656 | 20,7% |
| 27 | 33 | Audi A4 | 162.395 | 129.489 | 25,4% |
| 28 | 27 | Dacia Duster | 159.784 | 143.334 | 11,5% |
| 29 | 34 | Renault Mégane | 158.789 | 129.087 | 23,0% |
| 30 | 26 | Seat Leon | 157.923 | 151.393 | 4,3% |
| 31 | 25 | BMW 3 Series | 154.273 | 154.880 | -0,4% |
| 32 | 29 | Citroen C3 | 143.007 | 140.036 | 2,1% |
| 33 | 36 | Mercedes A Class | 141.736 | 124.718 | 13,6% |
| 34 | 31 | BMW 1 Series | 136.862 | 136.075 | 0,6% |
| 35 | 30 | Toyota Auris | 136.288 | 136.911 | -0,5% |
| 36 | 28 | Mini | 131.909 | 141.877 | -7,0% |
| 37 | 97 | Renault Kadjar | 129.776 | 49.909 | 160,0% |
| 38 | 35 | Seat Ibiza | 129.051 | 125.298 | 3,0% |
| 39 | 41 | Ford Kuga | 129.042 | 110.911 | 16,3% |
| 40 | 39 | Hyundai i20 | 118.876 | 114.116 | 4,2% |
| 41 | 68 | Volkswagen Touran | 111.587 | 76.236 | 46,4% |
| 42 | 54 | Mercedes E Class | 111.124 | 97.033 | 14,5% |
| 43 | 49 | BMW 2 Series | 107.588 | 99.700 | 7,9% |
| 44 | 40 | Nissan Juke | 104.140 | 112.133 | -7,1% |
| 45 | 76 | Fiat 500x | 102.445 | 68.973 | 48,5% |
| 46 | 44 | Citroen C4 Picasso | 102.306 | 105.410 | -2,9% |
| 47 | 43 | Volkswagen Up! | 100.767 | 106.576 | -5,5% |
| 48 | 64 | Toyota RAV4 | 100.470 | 81.965 | 22,6% |
| 49 | 46 | Fiat 500L | 98.664 | 101.710 | -3,0% |
| 50 | 48 | Audi A6 | 98.133 | 100.330 | -2,2% |
| 51 | 51 | Skoda Rapid | 96.876 | 99.129 | -2,3% |
| 52 | 61 | Audi Q3 | 96.749 | 87.106 | 11,1% |
| 53 | 52 | Kia Ceed | 96.490 | 98.038 | -1,6% |
| 54 | 57 | Audi A1 | 96.464 | 90.925 | 6,1% |
| 55 | 88 | Skoda Superb | 92.653 | 56.753 | 63,3% |
| 56 | 47 | BMW 5 Series | 91.801 | 101.281 | -9,4% |
| 57 | 111 | BMW X1 | 91.439 | 43.445 | 110,5% |
| 58 | 38 | Hyundai Solaris | 90.418 | 115.868 | -22,0% |
| 59 | 37 | Lada Granta | 89.786 | 121.220 | -25,9% |
| 60 | 55 | Renault Twingo | 88.426 | 96.294 | -8,2% |
| 61 | 53 | Hyundai i30 | 88.219 | 98.029 | -10,0% |
| 62 | 56 | Hyundai i10 | 86.667 | 92.373 | -6,2% |
| 63 | 50 | Opel Insignia | 86.215 | 99.276 | -13,2% |
| 64 | 60 | Toyota Aygo | 85.727 | 87.116 | -1,6% |
| 65 | 42 | Renault Scénic | 84.624 | 108.677 | -22,1% |
| 66 | 66 | Volvo XC60 | 84.502 | 80.217 | 5,3% |
| 67 | 59 | Ford C-max | 84.439 | 87.121 | -3,1% |
| 68 | 62 | Citroen C4 | 83.078 | 85.151 | -2,4% |
| 69 | 106 | Suzuki Vitara | 81.870 | 45.748 | 79,0% |
| 70 | 58 | Ford Mondeo | 79.975 | 88.195 | -9,3% |
| 71 | 80 | Nissan X-Trail | 78.764 | 64.876 | 21,4% |
| 72 | 63 | Mercedes B Class | 76.495 | 82.890 | -7,7% |
| 73 | 89 | Jeep Renegade | 76.075 | 56.323 | 35,1% |
| 74 | 74 | Citroen C4 Cactus | 75.456 | 70.415 | 7,2% |
| 75 | 77 | Audi Q5 | 73.660 | 68.040 | 8,3% |
| 76 | 75 | Mercedes GLA | 73.502 | 69.850 | 5,2% |
| 77 | 173 | Mercedes GLC | 73.191 | 20.858 | 250,9% |
| 78 | 71 | Mazda CX-5 | 72.810 | 73.531 | -1,0% |
| 79 | 65 | Volvo V40 | 72.535 | 80.456 | -9,8% |
| 80 | 79 | Mercedes CLA | 71.851 | 67.170 | 7,0% |
| 81 | 78 | Peugeot 3008 | 69.510 | 67.559 | 2,9% |
| 82 | 73 | Nissan Micra | 69.425 | 70.506 | -1,5% |
| 83 | 69 | BMW 4 Series | 69.406 | 74.190 | -6,4% |
| 84 | 84 | Smart Fortwo | 69.116 | 59.061 | 17,0% |
| 85 | 70 | Skoda Yeti | 68.238 | 73.727 | -7,4% |
| 86 | 83 | Lancia Ypsilon | 67.062 | 59.082 | 13,5% |
| 87 | 72 | Peugeot 108 | 66.515 | 71.416 | -6,9% |
| 88 | 81 | Citroen C1 | 65.241 | 64.774 | 0,7% |
| 89 | 67 | Fiat Punto | 64.443 | 80.008 | -19,5% |
| 90 | 109 | Ford Ecosport | 62.738 | 44.487 | 41,0% |
| 91 | 93 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 62.446 | 54.309 | 15,0% |
| 92 | 376 | Fiat Tipo | 59.511 | 772 | 7608,7% |
| 93 | 87 | Kia Picanto | 57.530 | 56.908 | 1,1% |
| 94 | 281 | Lada Vesta | 55.420 | 3.496 | 1485,2% |
| 95 | 86 | Honda CR-V | 55.157 | 57.932 | -4,8% |
| 96 | 90 | Opel Adam | 54.461 | 55.756 | -2,3% |
| 97 | 82 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 53.316 | 62.828 | -15,1% |
| 98 | 161 | Mazda CX-3 | 51.340 | 23.926 | 114,6% |
| 99 | 91 | Opel Meriva | 50.736 | 54.724 | -7,3% |
| 100 | 96 | BMW X3 | 50.572 | 51.155 | -1,1% |
