Hot! Germany July 2014: Mercedes E-Class in Top 10

[far2000]

When Germany sneezes, the European market catches a cold, and reversely when the German new car market is up 7% year-on-year to 270,249 registrations like it is the case in July, then all is good in this world. The year-to-date total now stands at 1,808,517 units, up 3% on 2013. The Top 8 most popular brands in the country return to exactly the same state as the year-to-date ranking, with Volkswagen leading the way by far (+10%) ahead of Mercedes (stable), Audi (+12%), BMW (+11%), Opel (+6%), Ford (+8%), Skoda (up an impressive 25%) and Renault (-7%). Seat shines at +12% in 9th position, as do Citroen (+25%), Volvo (+35), Porsche (+41%), Land Rover (+39%), Infiniti (+564%) and Maserati (+387%).

Germany July 2014 – models:

PosModelJul-14%/13Jun2014%PosFY13
1VW Golf22,2678.2%18%1136,4877.5%11
2VW Passat7,3792.7%-4%242,9122.4%22
3VW Tiguan6,2312.3%26%940,7182.3%36
4Audi A35,5502.1%14%338,9822.2%45
5VW Polo5,2952.0%-20%537,3722.1%54
6Opel Corsa5,1351.9%33%631,3441.7%1110
7BMW 3er4,9361.8%-16%435,4042.0%63
8VW Touran4,6581.7%13%1632,0221.8%815
9Mercedes E-Klasse4,6381.7%-16%1827,6151.5%1612
10Skoda Octavia4,5711.7%25%1231,9801.8%911
11Audi A44,5351.7%18%1529,2511.6%1214
12Ford Focus4,4341.6%9%731,9701.8%1016
13Mercedes C-Klasse4,3571.6%2%1332,2841.8%78
14Opel Astra4,3471.6%-7%1029,1531.6%149
15Audi A64,3151.6%9%2023,9641.3%1921
16Ford Fiesta4,2971.6%22%1927,6251.5%1518
17BMW 1er3,9481.5%-4%829,2051.6%137
18VW Up!3,9351.5%16%1126,7241.5%1720
19Seat Leon3,8371.4%36%1723,1731.3%2125
20Mercedes B-Klasse3,7141.4%-11%2223,4001.3%2017
21Mercedes A-Klasse3,3181.2%-18%2521,3611.2%2313
22BMW 5er3,2701.2%-1%2124,5471.4%1819
23Skoda Fabia3,2001.2%2%1421,9351.2%2222
24Mini3,1581.2%-1%2418,9221.0%2523
25VW Transporter3,1251.2%23%2819,8681.1%2424
26Fiat 5002,8931.1%14%2717,0290.9%2729
27VW Caddy2,8521.1%-8%2617,0910.9%2626
28Audi A12,4380.9%3%3316,3590.9%2830
29Ford Kuga2,4030.9%43%2914,7160.8%3448
30Audi Q32,3730.9%-10%4815,2850.8%3133
31Opel Adam2,1920.8%-20%4113,0160.7%4137
32Audi Q52,1520.8%1%4912,5630.7%4238
33Nissan Qashqai2,1150.8%3%3214,6570.8%3531
34Opel Insignia2,0830.8%60%3814,5040.8%3756
35Ford C-Max2,0720.8%-2%6611,8590.7%4435
36Seat Ibiza2,0650.8%-19%3015,2110.8%3228
37Hyundai i302,0480.8%-13%2314,5740.8%3627
38Renault Clio1,9280.7%62%3914,9380.8%3340
39Skoda Rapid1,9060.7%280%5011,3890.6%4892
40Skoda Yeti1,8950.7%23%3513,4590.7%4036
41Hyundai i101,8750.7%53%539,9610.6%5762
42Fiat Ducato1,8210.7%15%3415,5980.9%3051
43Audi A51,8010.7%49%5811,5410.6%4755
44VW Beetle1,7840.7%15%609,5800.5%6061
45VW Sharan1,7790.7%28%619,8390.5%5964
46Opel Mokka1,7710.7%19%3715,7610.9%2944
47Dacia Sandero1,7620.7%4%4411,8760.7%4353
48BMW X11,7350.6%-2%4713,5180.7%3934
49BMW 4er1,7310.6%1564%639,5580.5%61178
50BMW X31,7120.6%-15%3610,0640.6%5539

 

[Rolf]

I wonder why sales of the Mercedes A-Class and C-Class are so low, considering the C-Class is brand new, are their problems with some of the Merc plants in Germany?

 

[far2000]

The merc C Has always been a slower seller compared to the 3 and a4 in europe...

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

C-class production started in February and sales commenced in March, so naturally it has been impacted on by the model changeover.

MB also just can't build enough A's, CLA's and GLA's at the moment.