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Over 1 in 5 cars sold in Germany are VWs. Am I missing something?

The German car market is quite flat at the moment, as is much of Europe. Still a 2.9% increase is better than nothing. Locals favour national brands as can be seen below. The top four makes are all German, while Opel and Ford have design centres and manufacturing plants. Škoda and SEAT are owned by VW and Hyundai has its European design centre near Frankfurt.

Realistically Renault will never climb beyond where it is and any brands below that must accept that no matter how good their cars, the glass ceiling is above them. If there is a nation more supportive of local industry, it would be Japan, It is even worse than this, as you will see later in the month. One brand that is making good cars - and within Europe - is Nissan and it had a good increase. However, can they progress from here?

I get a little uneasy over 7,000 others, or sonstige as the locals say. Are they small micro cars? I know that is what happens in the Netherlands. It would be nice if there was some reduction in that number.

10 11 12 13 14 Make 2014 % +/-

1 1 1 1 1 VW 656,494 21.6% 2%

2 2 2 2 2 Mercedes 272,566 9.0% -2%

5 5 3 3 3 Audi 259,459 8.5% 3%

3 3 4 4 4 BMW 238,253 7.8% 3%

4 4 5 5 5 Opel 219,084 7.2% 6%

6 6 6 6 6 Ford 209,131 6.9% 6%

7 7 7 7 7 Škoda 173,583 5.7% 9%

8 8 8 9 8 Renault 105,322 3.5% 6%

12 9 9 8 9 Hyundai 99,820 3.3% -2%

15 15 13 10 10 Seat 93,129 3.1% 12%

11 11 10 11 11 Toyota 70,267 2.3% -5%

10 12 11 12 12 Fiat 68,103 2.2% 1%

14 13 14 14 13 Nissan 62,536 2.1% 14%

9 10 12 15 14 Peugeot 54,096 1.8% -1%

18 16 16 13 15 Kia 53,546 1.8% -4%

16 17 18 18 16 Mazda 52,491 1.7% 17%

13 14 15 16 17 Citroen 52,003 1.7% 7%

17 18 17 17 18 Dacia 48,907 1.6% 7%

20 19 19 19 19 MINI 33,183 1.1% -3%

23 21 20 20 20 Volvo 31,919 1.1% 16%

19 20 21 21 21 Suzuki 27,835 0.9% 4%

26 26 26 26 22 Porsche 24,365 0.8% 17%

24 22 25 25 23 Mitsubishi 24,131 0.8% 14%

21 24 24 24 24 Honda 22,498 0.7% -2%

22 25 23 22 25 smart 22,408 0.7% -14%

29 28 27 27 26 Land Rover 14,679 0.5% 18%

30 30 30 29 27 Jeep 10,519 0.3% 47%

28 29 28 28 28 Subaru 6,218 0.2% -17%

25 23 22 23 29 Chevrolet 5,516 0.2% -77%

32 32 31 30 30 Jaguar 4,229 0.1% 2%

27 27 29 31 31 Alfa Romeo 3,391 0.1% -6%

34 33 33 32 32 Lexus 1,328
-20%

35 34 32 33 33 Lancia 1,262
-21%

33 35 34 34 34 Lada 1,180
11%

42 43 43 40 35 Maserati 1,103
194%

43 42 39 35 36 Ssangyong 1,082
50%

41 36 37 36 37 Infiniti 1,015
48%

- - - - 38 Tesla 817
n/a

38 38 38 37 39 Ferrari 652
0%

39 41 40 38 40 Iveco 458
2%

44 44 41 39 41 Bentley 413
2%

40 39 42 41 42 Aston Martin 279
-22%

48 47 46 43 43 Lamborghini 162
21%

46 48 48 46 44 Lotus 115
60%

36 37 36 42 45 GM US 97
-30%

49 49 47 45 46 Rolls Royce 91
18%

47 46 44 44 47 Morgan 88
-7%






Sonstige 6,950 0.2%






Insgesamt 3,036,773
3%

Data source: KBA.

Car Sales By Brand Germany : 2014

Over 1 in 5 cars sold in Germany are VWs. Am I missing something?

The German car market is quite flat at the moment, as is much of Europe. Still a 2.9% increase is better than nothing. Locals favour national brands as can be seen below. The top four makes are all German, while Opel and Ford have design centres and manufacturing plants. Škoda and SEAT are owned by VW and Hyundai has its European design centre near Frankfurt.

Realistically Renault will never climb beyond where it is and any brands below that must accept that no matter how good their cars, the glass ceiling is above them. If there is a nation more supportive of local industry, it would be Japan, It is even worse than this, as you will see later in the month. One brand that is making good cars - and within Europe - is Nissan and it had a good increase. However, can they progress from here?

I get a little uneasy over 7,000 others, or sonstige as the locals say. Are they small micro cars? I know that is what happens in the Netherlands. It would be nice if there was some reduction in that number.

10 11 12 13 14 Make 2014 % +/-

1 1 1 1 1 VW 656,494 21.6% 2%

2 2 2 2 2 Mercedes 272,566 9.0% -2%

5 5 3 3 3 Audi 259,459 8.5% 3%

3 3 4 4 4 BMW 238,253 7.8% 3%

4 4 5 5 5 Opel 219,084 7.2% 6%

6 6 6 6 6 Ford 209,131 6.9% 6%

7 7 7 7 7 Škoda 173,583 5.7% 9%

8 8 8 9 8 Renault 105,322 3.5% 6%

12 9 9 8 9 Hyundai 99,820 3.3% -2%

15 15 13 10 10 Seat 93,129 3.1% 12%

11 11 10 11 11 Toyota 70,267 2.3% -5%

10 12 11 12 12 Fiat 68,103 2.2% 1%

14 13 14 14 13 Nissan 62,536 2.1% 14%

9 10 12 15 14 Peugeot 54,096 1.8% -1%

18 16 16 13 15 Kia 53,546 1.8% -4%

16 17 18 18 16 Mazda 52,491 1.7% 17%

13 14 15 16 17 Citroen 52,003 1.7% 7%

17 18 17 17 18 Dacia 48,907 1.6% 7%

20 19 19 19 19 MINI 33,183 1.1% -3%

23 21 20 20 20 Volvo 31,919 1.1% 16%

19 20 21 21 21 Suzuki 27,835 0.9% 4%

26 26 26 26 22 Porsche 24,365 0.8% 17%

24 22 25 25 23 Mitsubishi 24,131 0.8% 14%

21 24 24 24 24 Honda 22,498 0.7% -2%

22 25 23 22 25 smart 22,408 0.7% -14%

29 28 27 27 26 Land Rover 14,679 0.5% 18%

30 30 30 29 27 Jeep 10,519 0.3% 47%

28 29 28 28 28 Subaru 6,218 0.2% -17%

25 23 22 23 29 Chevrolet 5,516 0.2% -77%

32 32 31 30 30 Jaguar 4,229 0.1% 2%

27 27 29 31 31 Alfa Romeo 3,391 0.1% -6%

34 33 33 32 32 Lexus 1,328
-20%

35 34 32 33 33 Lancia 1,262
-21%

33 35 34 34 34 Lada 1,180
11%

42 43 43 40 35 Maserati 1,103
194%

43 42 39 35 36 Ssangyong 1,082
50%

41 36 37 36 37 Infiniti 1,015
48%

- - - - 38 Tesla 817
n/a

38 38 38 37 39 Ferrari 652
0%

39 41 40 38 40 Iveco 458
2%

44 44 41 39 41 Bentley 413
2%

40 39 42 41 42 Aston Martin 279
-22%

48 47 46 43 43 Lamborghini 162
21%

46 48 48 46 44 Lotus 115
60%

36 37 36 42 45 GM US 97
-30%

49 49 47 45 46 Rolls Royce 91
18%

47 46 44 44 47 Morgan 88
-7%






Sonstige 6,950 0.2%






Insgesamt 3,036,773
3%

Data source: KBA.
Nation - Germany Sales 2014 - Europe

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