Germany best selling cars 2017 ranking was dominated for the 42nd year in a row by the Volkswagen Golf, despite losing in double-digit. The last generation Tiguan advanced in second place while Audi Q2 was the best new entrance.
German vehicles market volume record was established in the 2009, but in the recent years the market has steady growth, reporting an increase from the 2.95 million cars sold in the 2013 to the 3.43 million in the 2017 (+2.7% from the previous year), with further expected growth in the current and next year.
As far as model ranking, as for the last 42 years, the best-selling model in Germany was the Volkswagen Golf despite losing, as in the rest of Europe, suffering for the decline of the hatchback segment and the growth of compact SUVs. However, the Queen of German vehicles has been sold in 222.967 units, down 4.6%.
In second place the recently renovated Volkswagen Tiguan, up 5 spots, with 71.437 sales (+11.7%) able to overtake since October two rivals, the Volkswagen Passat, actually third with 70.176 units (-11.9%) and the Mercedes C Class, actually fourth with 67.053 sales (+1.2%).
In fifth place the Volkswagen Polo with 61.376 sales (-14.8%) followed by the Skoda Octavia with 59.147 units (+0.8%) and the Audi A4 with 56.721 (-7.8%).
In eight place the Opel Astra with 56.327 (-13.6%) followed by the Mercedes E Class, new entry in top 10, up 11 spots, with 52.542 units (+27.1%) and in 10th place by the Volkswagen Touran, the 5th Volkswagen out of top 10, with 52.182 (-0.6%)
In an almost stable ranking, the first new entrance was the Audi Q2, landed in 38th place, while the Seat Ateca ranked 52nd and the Skoda Kodiaq was 65th.
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for Top 100 models.
