Europe's best-selling cars in November 2024 - the ranking

The Dacia Sandero consolidated its position as the most popular in the region and increased the gap to the Volkswagen Golf

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By: Eleonora Lilli

Dec 21, 2024 at 2:58am ET

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In November, the car market in Europe (EU, EFTA and UK) fell by 1.9% (-1.7% in the 28 European markets). The first eleven months closed with a very small growth (+0.6%). Today JATO Dynamics publishes its analysis with more details on the models sold. In November, the big five European car manufacturers (Volkswagen, Stellantis, Renault, BMW and Mercedes) accounted for 65% of total sales, while Japanese manufacturers achieved 13% market share and Korean brands 7.5% of total sales.

Tesla and Ford accounted for 5.9 % of total monthly registrations, while Chinese car manufacturers held 6.7 % market share.

In November, the market share of electric cars fell from 16.3% last year to 15%, while volumes dropped by 9.5% (ACEA data in EU, EFTA and UK). Registrations of plug-in hybrid cars decreased by 8.8 %, petrol cars by 7.8 % and diesel cars by 15.3 %.

Best-selling cars in Europe in November 2024

Among the top ten in the monthly model ranking Volkswagen Tiguan, Peugeot 208, Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen T-Roc recorded the best year-on-year growth. The Dacia Sandero consolidated its position as the most popular in the region and increased its lead over the Volkswagen Golf, which is second in the yearly ranking.

Dacia Sandero

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Other models that performed well at November include: Renault Captur, Toyota C-HR, Skoda Fabia, Peugeut 3008, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Avenger, BMW 5 Series and Suzuki Swift.

Position in the ranking	Make and model	Units sold	Change November 2023
1	Dacia Sandero	22,014	+8%
2	Tesla Model Y	17,654	+1%
3	Volkswagen Golf	17,530	+11%
4	Renault Clio	17,213	+7%
5	Peugeot 208	16,798	+43%
6	Volkswagen T-Roc	16,581	+18%
7	Toyota Yaris Cross	16,442	+7%
8	Volkswagen Tiguan	16,116	+52%
9	Toyota Yaris	15,356	+20%
10	Dacia Duster	14,052	+15%
11	Skoda Octavia	13,720	0%
12	Renault Captur	13,371	+22%
13	Citroen C3	13,097	+4%
14	Kia Sportage	12,626	-3%
15	Hyundai Tucson	12,626	-5%
16	Opel/Vauxhall Corsa	12,454	-14%
17	Toyota Corolla	11,868	+3%
18	BMW X1	10,845	+16%
19	Nissan Qashqai	10,742	-21%
20	Peugeot 2008	10,594	-13%
21	Toyota C-HR	10,328	+40%
22	Ford Puma	10,278	-26%
23	Skoda Fabia	9,816	+30%
24	Peugeot 3008	9,734	+51%
25	Volkswagen Polo	9,715	-31%

Who goes up and who goes down

Last month saw significant changes from a brand perspective. Skoda took third place in the monthly ranking, thanks to strong sales of the Fabia, Enyaq and Kodiaq models. Volvo overtook Vauxhall/Opel, while MG and Cupra did better than Fiat, which recorded a 39% drop in registrations.

Position in the ranking	Make	Units sold	Change November 2023
1	Volkswagen	117,525	+6%
2	Toyota	75,343	+9%
3	Skoda	67,848	+11%
4	BMW	67,754	-3%
5	Mercedes	62,301	-1%
6	Renault	61,408	+12%
7	Peugeot	53,022	+18%
8	Audi	52,611	-14%
9	Dacia	48,710	+5%
10	Kia	39,620	-10%
11	Hyundai	39,172	-12%
12	Ford	36,138	-12%
13	Volvo	30,956	+17%
14	Opel/Vauxhall	28,546	-19%
15	Tesla	25,756	-28%
16	Citroen	25,457	-8%
17	Nissan	22,078	-12%
18	MG	20,329	-1%
19	Cupra	20,240	+23%
20	Fiat	17,118	-38%
21	Seat	16,966	-10%
22	MINI	15,446	-10%
23	Suzuki	14,116	-10%
24	Mazda	11,801	-19%
25	Jeep	10,632	-1%