PRESS RELEASE
November 19, 2007
European car market holding firm year-to-date
• Market up 0.8% YtD
• Volkswagen biggest selling brand
• Golf is top selling model
• Premium German brands performing
The European market for new cars demonstrated significant growth of 5.6% (or 69,183 units) in October 2007 compared to the same month last year, with a total volume of 1,298,704 units. YtD, the total market has increased slightly, with growth of 0.8% (102,541 units) to a total 13,333,615 units.

“Overall, the relatively strong market performance of the last few months is helping to negate the effect of poor registration figures in the early part of the year”, says Nasir Shah, Global Business Director at JATO. “The net result is that the market has remained fairly static compared to last year”.
Brand Performance
Volkswagen was once again Europe’s top-selling car brand in October (up 1.1%), ahead of Renault, Opel/Vauxhall (up 3.1% in October, 1.1% YtD), Ford (up 4.8% in October, 1.4% YtD) and Peugeot (up 0.3% in October). The order of the Top 5 brands YtD is Volkswagen, Opel/Vauxhall, Ford, Renault and Peugeot.

Other notable performances came from Fiat which posted a sales increase in October (by 9.4%) and a YtD increase of 7.6% due to the recently introduced Bravo, 500 and Linea models. Citroën sales increased by 7.6% in October and 2.5% YtD, thanks largely to strong sales of the C4 Picasso, Grand C4 Picasso and C-Crosser. Toyota registrations rose 2.7% on the YtD with a strong performance from the new Auris and growing demand for the Prius.

Another significant aspect to the market is the continued growth of the German premium brands, which has been achieved despite a depressed domestic market.
BMW’s market share increased by a significant 22.5% in October and posted increased sales in almost all markets.

“A number of BMW models have performed strongly,” says Shah. “The 1-Series, 3-Series, 5-Series and X5 have all done well, and have contributed to a 3.7% increase in sales YtD. More recently, the introduction of the 1-series coupé, and more efficient powertrains across the model range has further increased the brand’s appeal.”

Mercedes-Benz increased sales by 7.1% in October following the successful introduction of the new C-Class, bringing a YtD sales improvement of 1.5%. Audi sales increased 7.8% in October and 4.1% YtD.

In volume terms, the fastest-growing brands in the first ten months of 2007 are Fiat (up by 57,500 units), Honda (up by over 32,500 units, due to CR-V and Civic), Dacia (up by over 25,000 units) and MINI (up by more than 23,500 units).
In percentage growth terms, the fastest growing volume brands over the same period are Dodge (up 136%) due to a much-expanded range including Caliber, Avenger and Nitro, Dacia (up 71.9%) and Daihatsu, which is up 34.2% due to the introduction of the new Materia and the continued success of the revised Sirion.

Top ten brands

Top models
The Volkswagen Golf was Europe’s top-selling new car in October 2007 with 40,370 units sold (up 20.9%), ahead of the Peugeot 207 with 39,230 units sold (up 25.1%), Opel/Vauxhall Corsa with 31,192 units sold (up 37.5%), Renault Clio (31,016 units), Opel/Vauxhall Astra (29,937 units), Ford Focus (29,235 units), Fiat Punto (28,766 units), Ford Fiesta (25,032 units), Volkswagen Passat (24,987 units) and Volkswagen Polo with 24,925 units sold (up 1.5%).

Top ten models

YtD, the top sellers were the Peugeot 207, Volkswagen Golf (up 2.7%), Ford Focus, Opel/Vauxhall Astra, Opel/Vauxhall Corsa (up 49.3%), Fiat Punto, Renault Clio, Ford Fiesta (up 0.8%), Volkswagen Passat and BMW 3-Series (up 4.8%).

National Trends
October saw increased sales in most European markets, with only Finland, Germany and Ireland recording lower registrations than in October 2006. YtD, the picture is less positive with Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg and Spain all suffering reduced new car markets.

Global Report je napisal/-a:RANKING OF EUROPEAN COLORS

1. Black 25%
2. Silver 22%
3. Gray 21%
4. Blue 12%
5. White 8%
6. Red 6%
7. Beige / Brown 2%
8. Green 2%
9. Yellow / gold 1%
10. Other 1%

RANKING UNITED STATES OF COLOR

1. White / White Perlado 19%
2. Silver 18%
3. Black 16%
4. Red 13%
5. Gray 12%

By type of vehicle, the colors more defendants in Europe were:

* LUXURY: Black (34%), silver (20%), Gray (13%), Blue (12%), White (7%)
* CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES: Black (27%), Gray (21%), silver (19%)
* SPORT: Black (25%), silver (23%), Gray (21%), Blue (13%), C (9%)
* ALL TERRAIN: Black (36%), Gray (22%), silver (16%), Blue (10%), White (9%)

A novembre, secondo i dati diffusi dall'Acea (associazione costruttori europei automobili), le immatricolazioni nei 25 Paesi dell'Ue più i tre dell'Efta (Islanda, Norvegia e Svizzera) hanno fatto registrare una lieve flessione. In totale ci sono state 1.251.905 nuove consegne, con una flessione dell' -1,1% rispetto allo stesso mese del 2006. Il consuntivo da inizio anno è invece positivo: +1,1%, a 14.827.282 unità.

Passando all'analisi delle immatricolazioni dei singoli Gruppi, a novembre si è registrato un calo del -7,2% di Volkswagen, come sempre leader del mercato con 255.825 unità. Sugli altri due gradini del podio, Psa (Peugeot-Citroën), anch'essa in flessione del -2,1%, e Ford che è scesa del +2,9%. Seguono General Motors (-5,2%) e Renault, con un ottimo +11,3%. Sesta piazza per Fiat, in aumento del +2,6%, che precede Toyota (-6,5%), BMW (+16,6%) e Daimler Group (-3,9%). Fra le Case indipendenti, bene Nissan (+18,6%) e Mitsubishi (+22,4%).

Per quanto riguarda i principali mercati, a novembre le immatricolazioni sono continuate a calare in Germania (-12,9%) e Spagna (-5,9%), mentre sono cresciute in Gran Bretagna (+2,2%), Italia (+1%) e Francia (+7,2%).

1. Rusia 17.554
2. Reino Unido 15.376
3. Italia 10.746
4. Alemania 10.605
5. España 8.013
6. Francia 6.680
7. Holanda 5.438

SUBEN

* BMW +64,3%
* Saab +87,5%
* VW +18,8%

BAJAN

* Ford -18,3%
* Mini -26,5%
* Volvo -7,2%

RANKING MARCAS NOVIEMBRE

1. BMW 1.014
2. Honda 707
3. Lexus 685
4. VW 492
5. Mercedes 433
6. Audi 404
7. Chrysler 361
8. Infiniti 286
9. Peugeot 244
10. Ford 206
11. Volvo 181
12. Land Rover 80
13. Mini 75
14. Jaguar 39
15. Porsche 35
16. Cadillac 21
17. Bentley 15
18. Saab 15
19. Maybach 1
20. Rolls Royce 1

RANKING ENERO-NOVIEMBRE

1. BMW 7.034
2. Lexus 6.798
3. Honda 6.456
4. Mercedes 5.046
5. Audi 4.524
6. VW 3.657
7. Chrysler 3.521
8. Infiniti 2.661
9. Peugeot 2.504
10. Volvo 1.999
11. Ford 1.793
12. Mini 900
13. Land Rover 574
14. Jaguar 426
15. Porsche 331
16. Cadillac 280
17. Saab 175
18. Bentley 93
19. Maybach 11
20. Rolls Royce 4

COMPACTOS

1. Ford Focus 1.265
2. VW Golf 1.229
3. Opel Astra 925
4. Nissan Qashqai 868
5. Reanult Mégane 532
6. Toyota Auris 456
7. SEAT León 398
8. BMW Serie1 372
9. Peugeot 307 371
10. Audi A3 348
11. Dacia Logan 315
12. Fiat Bravo 291
13. VW Jetta 197
14. Citroën C4 187
15. Honda Civic 175
16. Kia Cee'd 169
17. Volvo C30 126
18. Mercedes Clase A 78
19. Alfa Romeo 147 65
20. Dodge Caliber 59

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