2020 Europe Auto Sales Figures – By Model (All Vehicle Ranked)

2020 European Vehicle Sales Rankings – Every Vehicle Ranked By Sales Volume

After looking at the manufacturers and brands rankings for 2020, let’s take a deeper look at car sales by model in Europe. The Volkswagen Golf still sits on top of the rnaking, for the 13th year in a row and for the 33rd time in 38 years. However, its 30.6% decline is the worst of the top-7 and the 93,000 sales gap to the #2 in 2019 has shrunk to 37,000 sales. The Golf also wasn’t the best selling model in Europe for 3 months in 2020, as the Renault Clio topped the ranking in February, May and June. The biggest threat to the Golf in 2021 comes from within, as the Volkswagen ID.3 is likely to steal away a lot of sales, now that the e-Golf has been discontinued and electric cars continue to gain market share.

The Clio is followed by the two PSA subcompact siblings Peugeot 208 and Opel/Vauxhall Corsa, which add up to nearly 400,000 combined sales, as both are down by just over 10%. This is the highest ranking ever for the 208, although its predecessor took the #1 spot in 2007 and was on the podium in the two subsequent years. The Corsa hasn’t been as high as fourth since 2012. The Skoda Octavia and Toyota Yaris break into the top-10, both gaining eight places on 2019 and setting new record rankings. The Octavia’s previous best was 8th place in 2014 and 2018, while the highest the Yaris has ever been was 10th in 2018.