Data analytics agency JATO Dynamics has released sales statistics for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in the European market in 2021. The overall Continental Europe market sold a total of 11.75 million vehicles in 2021, down 1.6% from 2020. The main reason for the decline is the global shortage of microchips triggered by the new crown virus. It turns out that for many automakers, the lack of parts is more difficult than the automakers shutting down for months.
Data Source Jato Dynamics
Compared with 2020, the top 25 new car sales in Europe (see table below), Ford (-19.2%), Renault (-17.2%) and Mercedes-Benz (-14, 2%), half of the brands showed a downward trend. Among them, Tesla's growth is the most notable, Tesla became the only electric vehicle brand to enter the top 25 and ranked 21st in the overall ranking, with sales increasing by 70.9% compared to 2020.
In the list of most popular brands, Volkswagen still holds the lead (1,273,892 units sold), and in the model ranking, volkswagen Golf is firmly at the top of the list: 205,408 units sold, down 27.9% year-on-year. In second place was the Peugeot 208 (196,869 units sold, -1.1%), and the third place was the hatchback Dacia Sandero (196,792 units, +16.9%).
The best-selling SUV was the Peugeot 2008 (194,653 units, up 24.4 percent), and the biggest growth was Hyundai Tucson: its 2021 sales rose 64.3 percent to 149,170 units, making it the best-selling model of its kind, surpassing the Peugeot 3008 (140,015 units, +11.9%) and the Volkswagen Tiguan (133,558 units, -9.5%).
The share of the SUV segment (crossovers and SUVs) reached a record 45.5% in 2021 (38.2% in 2019 and 40.3% in 2020), while the relatively high-end mid-size SUVs (sales increased by 42.6% compared to 2020), with the most popular being the Volvo XC60 (74,464 units sold, +6%), followed by the BMW X3 and Volkswagen ID.4. The most popular medium- and large-sizeD SUVs are the BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Volvo XC90. The best-selling high-end SUVs are the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Range Rover and BMW X7. The BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Audi A6 became the three best-selling medium- and large-sized sedans in Europe, in line with the Chinese market.
The most popular electric cars are the Tesla Model 3 sedan in the United States (141,429 units, up 64%), the most popular sports car is the Porsche 911 (16,479 units, up 7%), and the Fiat Ducato is the best-selling commercial model (46,064 units, -6%).
In 2022, new car sales in the European market will definitely climb, because the chip shortage problem will be alleviated, I don't know how Tesla will perform at that time? Can Volkswagen Golf continue the sales myth?
Source: Jato Dynamics
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