The Volkswagen Golf, once the "king of hatchbacks", is now no longer in the limelight

If I asked you which car in your mind could be called the "king of hatchbacks", how would you answer? Is it the Fit, Tiida, Polo, Golf or Focus?

Although the above five models have sold well, I feel that the Golf is the most qualified for this honorary title among these cars.

As a classic model under Volkswagen, the Golf can be said to be the soul of Volkswagen. You've probably heard the saying that Volkswagen has only one car, and that's the Golf. Shrinking is Polo, adding a butt is a quick tripod, lengthening is Magotan is a sirocco, and flattening is a cool ......

Although it is just a joke, it can also explain the status of Golf in Volkswagen from the side.

In terms of sales, whether it is the European market or the domestic market, the Volkswagen Golf has always been a very best-selling model. Even in Japan, the Golf is one of the few German models to win Car of the Year.

In my opinion, the main reason why Volkswagen Golf can sell so well in the global market is that Volkswagen Golf's comprehensive product strength is very outstanding. Although this is only a hatchback, it still performs quite well in terms of interior space. Because it is a hatchback, the relatively compact body is also more agile in everyday driving.

There is also the workmanship and texture of the whole vehicle, and it is no exaggeration to say that the Volkswagen Golf is basically a benchmark model in the domestic compact car. Compared to many Japanese and Korean cars that are one level higher, the Volkswagen Golf is more refined than ever.

More importantly, the Volkswagen Golf has a golden combination of 1.4T and 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox in power, which can easily kill many models of the same level, so it has the reputation of "small steel cannon". Not only is the power very strong, but the key thing is that the fuel consumption is also very low.

However, with the development of new energy vehicles in the past two years, the Volkswagen Golf, which was once the "king of hatchbacks", is no longer in the limelight.

In the European market, after Volkswagen Golf became the sales champion for the last time with 205,000 units in 2021, the sales ranking plummeted for two consecutive years in 2022~2023.

In 2022, the Volkswagen Golf will sell 177,000 units for the year, losing sales to Volkswagen Tange and ranking third in the model sales list. According to the latest European model sales data released in 2023, Volkswagen Golf sold 184,000 units in 2023, although it increased year-on-year, but its sales ranking continued to decline, falling to 7th place.

In the domestic market, the Volkswagen Golf will sell 56,000 units in 2023, ranking 57th in the sedan sales list. It can also be seen from the sales data of the past year that the sales volume of Volkswagen Golf is between 4000~5000 units in most months.

On the other hand, Volkswagen's ID.3 sales soared after the official drop in the second half of the year, with 76,000 units sold in 2023, far surpassing the sales of the Volkswagen Golf.

As a bold prediction, Volkswagen Golf sales are likely to decline further in 2024. The Volkswagen Golf, which is no longer in the limelight, will either stop production or transition to electrification in the future.

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