2017 Europe Automotive Sales by Automaker – The Best-Selling Automotive Manufacturers By Sales Volume
Like last year, Renault-Nissan was the big winner among manufacturers, adding almost 100,000 sales, this time followed by Toyota Motor with a plus of more than 80,000 sales, and Volkswagen Group with 66,500 additional sales. The biggest loser is Honda, both in absolute and relative terms, down 11.7% for a loss of 18,500 sales. Honda lost volume 11 out of 12 months, but is still above its record low from 2015.
Other losers are Ford Motor Company, also down more than 10,000 sales, and Mazda, down 5,500 sales. Mahindra & Mahindra with its SSangYong brand and Subaru are among the biggest relative losers, while Tesla Motors is the fastest growing manufacturer in Europe with a growth of 81.1%, followed by Aston Martin at +64.7% and General Motors, now a niche player after the sale of Opel, adding a third to its 2016 volume for Cadillac and Chevrolet