Europe

2014 Swiss Vehicle Market dominated by Volkswagen doubling the second, BMW, with over 40.000 units sold. Volkswagen Golf, Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Polo have been the best-selling models.

Greece Car Market soared 21% in 2014 pushed up by strong recovery in the Greek economy. In December sales jumped 50 percent up. Opel Corsa ends the annual race on top of the list.

2014 Czech Republic Vehicle Market hits all-time record beating the previous record by over 18.000 units with the best performance in Europe. A great news for the Volkswagen Group, absolute dominator of the market.

Romanian Automotive Industry recovers in the 2014 posting a +21.6% from the previous year albeit still very far from the pre-crisis level. Behind the domestic player Dacia, Skoda is fast growing.

2014 Portugal Vehicles Market rebounded with Renault, Volkswagen and Peugeot ending the race on the podium. Model ranking was leaded by Renault Clio, VW Golf and Nissan Qasquai. See details here.

Austrian Automotive sector full year 2014 report was negative for the third year in a row. Volkswagen was again market leader while losing over 5 percent and the Golf was best-selling model.

German New Car Sales Accelerate in December fueled by strong fleet demand and the 2014 was back above the 3 million units despite a weakening domestic economy. Volkswagen Group beats Toyota in the global race.

2014 Finnish Automotive Industry stands down waiting for recovering demand posting the third worse performance in the decade raising only 2 percent from the already negative 2013. Skoda Octavia rushed ahead of Volkswagen Golf.

Danish Automotive Industry celebrates 2014 new all-time record, the fourth in a row fueled by the huge demand for low emission vehicles. Tesla in December sold three times more than Mini.

Croatian Automotive Sector failed the renaissance plan in the 2014 posting a weak increase from the negative peak posted in the previous year. In December the market fall 25 percent embarrassing observers and EU fans.