2015-01-17

Mercedes C-Class

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New car sales in Germany are up a very robust 7% year-on-year in December to 229,700 registrations, bringing the final 2014 tally above 3 million units. Below Volkswagen up 1% to 21.6% share, both Mercedes (+16%) and BMW (+17%) lodge outstanding results and hold 8.8% and 8.7% share respectively, leaving Audi (+6%) a fair bit behind at 7.6%. The rest of the Top 10 brands are identical to November with Ford impressive at +11% and Skoda surprisingly down 14%.   Seat confirms it has now reached blockbuster level in Germany with sales up 20% year-on-year at #10, Nissan is up 15% to #11, Citroen up 33%, Mini up 36%, Volvo up 52%, Jeep up 94% and Smart up 115% thanks to the arrival of the Forfour up 40 spots to #66 this month.

VW Passat

Below the VW Golf falling back to more normal levels at 8.5% share, the Mercedes C-Class lodges another very impressive month thank to the much improved new generation: up 80% year-on-year to snap the 2nd place off the VW Passat itself up 25% as the new model spreads across dealerships. Boosted by discounts before its facelift, the BMW 1 Series is up 22% on December 2013 and 8 spots on November to #4, with the VW Tiguan (+34%), VW Touran (+51%) and Seat Leon (+32%) also very impressive.

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer

If we consider Skoda and Seat as part of Volkswagen, there is only one foreign nameplate in the German December Top 30: the Fiat 500 at #29, and its sales are in fact the addition of the 500 and 500L. The Renault Clio (#32) and Nissan Qashqai (#33) follow. The BMW 2 Series benefits from the addition of the Active Tourer in its monthly tally to jump 18 ranks on November and break into the monthly Top 50 at home for the first time, landing directly at #34. Notice also the Volvo XC60 up 88% to #44, the Mercedes V-Class up 11 spots to #58 and the Jeep Renegade up 13 to #103.

Previous month: Germany November 2014: Mercedes C-Class on podium

One year ago: Germany December 2013: VW Up inside Top 10 for the first time

Full December 2014 Top 50 brands and Top 330 All-models below.

Germany December 2014 – brands:

Pos

Brand

Dec-14

%

/13

Nov

1

Volkswagen

49,634

21.6%

1%

1

2

Mercedes

20,280

8.8%

16%

2

3

BMW

19,878

8.7%

17%

4

4

Audi

17,364

7.6%

6%

3

5

Opel

16,368

7.1%

5%

5

6

Ford

15,829

6.9%

11%

6

7

Skoda

12,071

5.3%

-14%

7

8

Renault

8,759

3.8%

3%

8

9

Hyundai

7,591

3.3%

-11%

9

10

Seat

7,420

3.2%

20%

10

11

Nissan

5,138

2.2%

15%

13

12

Toyota

4,955

2.2%

-11%

11

13

Fiat

4,425

1.9%

-3%

12

14

Kia

3,876

1.7%

4%

17

15

Dacia

3,786

1.6%

5%

18

16

Peugeot

3,694

1.6%

4%

16

17

Citroen

3,529

1.5%

33%

15

18

Volvo

3,205

1.4%

52%

20

19

Smart

2,844

1.2%

115%

24

20

Suzuki

2,765

1.2%

22%

21

21

Mazda

2,734

1.2%

-14%

14

22

Mini

2,681

1.2%

36%

19

23

Mitsubishi

2,342

1.0%

30%

22

24

Honda

1,940

0.8%

19%

25

25

Porsche

1,590

0.7%

37%

23

26

Jeep

1,169

0.5%

94%

27

27

Land Rover

1,139

0.5%

13%

26

28

Subaru

401

0.2%

36%

28

29

Alfa Romeo

398

0.2%

23%

30

30

Jaguar

232

0.1%

-27%

29

31

Lexus

172

0.1%

-20%

31

32

Tesla

165

0.1%

n/a

36

33

Lada

128

0.1%

2%

32

34

Maserati

102

0.0%

108%

34

35

Lancia

91

0.0%

-20%

37

36

Infiniti

81

0.0%

-33%

35

37

SsangYong

79

0.0%

-12%

33

38

Iveco

40

0.0%

74%

38

39

Alpina

35

0.0%

-31%

40

40

Chevrolet

23

0.0%

-97%

39

41

Bentley

21

0.0%

-9%

41

42

Cadillac

19

0.0%

19%

48

43

Ferrari

17

0.0%

-15%

42

44

Aston Martin

15

0.0%

-25%

43

45

Chrysler

12

0.0%

-37%

44

46

Rolls-Royce

7

0.0%

-13%

46

47

Lotus

4

0.0%

-43%

45

48

Morgan

1

0.0%

-75%

49

49

Lamborghini

0

0.0%

-100%

47

50

Dodge

0

0.0%

-100%

50

-

Others

651

0.3%

24%

-

Germany December 2014 – models:

Pos

Model

Dec-14

%

/13

Nov

1

VW Golf

19,416

8.5%

-10%

1

2

Mercedes C-Klasse

5,642

2.5%

80%

3

3

VW Passat

5,581

2.4%

25%

4

4

BMW 1er

5,063

2.2%

22%

12

5

VW Tiguan

4,257

1.9%

34%

5

6

VW Polo

4,125

1.8%

-12%

2

7

Audi A3

4,058

1.8%

-2%

6

8

Skoda Octavia

3,897

1.7%

-8%

9

9

VW Touran

3,819

1.7%

51%

11

10

Opel Corsa

3,731

1.6%

-1%

7

11

BMW 3er

3,703

1.6%

-16%

15

12

Ford Fiesta

3,506

1.5%

-2%

14

13

Opel Astra

3,298

1.4%

0%

21

14

Ford Focus

3,271

1.4%

-5%

23

15

VW Caddy

3,173

1.4%

-1%

28

16

VW Transporter

3,082

1.3%

4%

24

17

Seat Leon

3,034

1.3%

32%

20

18

Audi A4

3,022

1.3%

-2%

8

19

Mercedes E-Klasse

3,015

1.3%

-8%

10

20

BMW 5er

2,908

1.3%

-12%

18

21

Mercedes A-Klasse

2,753

1.2%

10%

25

22

Mini

2,681

1.2%

36%

26

23

Ford Kuga

2,654

1.2%

57%

30

24

Audi A6

2,643

1.2%

-16%

13

25

VW Up!

2,637

1.1%

-30%

22

26

Mercedes B-Klasse

2,551

1.1%

18%

33

27

Skoda Fabia

2,487

1.1%

-19%

16

28

Opel Mokka

2,419

1.1%

23%

17

29

Fiat 500

2,205

1.0%

-14%

27

30

Opel Adam

2,171

0.9%

50%

38

31

Audi A1

2,155

0.9%

68%

35

32

Renault Clio

2,091

0.9%

23%

45

33

Nissan Qashqai

2,084

0.9%

-9%

36

34

BMW 2er

2,009

0.9%

6597%

52

35

Hyundai i30

1,823

0.8%

-46%

55

36

Smart Fortwo

1,815

0.8%

37%

54

37

Renault Mégane

1,773

0.8%

5%

44

38

Audi Q3

1,744

0.8%

13%

31

39

Seat Ibiza

1,733

0.8%

-19%

37

40

Hyundai ix35

1,727

0.8%

-25%

51

41

Opel Insignia

1,647

0.7%

1%

53

42

Audi Q5

1,599

0.7%

23%

42

43

Skoda Yeti

1,573

0.7%

2%

41

44

Volvo XC60

1,543

0.7%

88%

65

45

BMW X3

1,495

0.7%

14%

58

46

Toyota Yaris

1,424

0.6%

0%

39

47

Ford C-Max

1,367

0.6%

-4%

40

48

Hyundai i10

1,363

0.6%

182%

34

49

Renault Twingo

1,359

0.6%

8%

32

50

Dacia Sandero

1,356

0.6%

-8%

63

51

Skoda Rapid

1,348

0.6%

-17%

48

52

Opel Meriva

1,347

0.6%

4%

61

53

BMW X1

1,344

0.6%

-25%

19

54

Dacia Duster

1,301

0.6%

67%

60

55

Hyundai i20

1,236

0.5%

21%

29

56

Opel Zafira

1,226

0.5%

-16%

46

57

Renault Scénic

1,224

0.5%

-21%

43

58

Mercedes V-Klasse

1,168

0.5%

new

69

59

VW Sharan

1,139

0.5%

9%

50

60

BMW 4er

1,130

0.5%

126%

57

61

Seat Alhambra

1,125

0.5%

19%

76

62

Mitusbishi Space Star

1,116

0.5%

240%

79

63

Toyota Auris

1,074

0.5%

-25%

66

64

Renault Captur

1,070

0.5%

-10%

47

65

Audi A5

1,038

0.5%

-16%

59

66

Smart Forfour

1,029

0.4%

new

106

67

Skoda Superb

1,012

0.4%

-18%

56

68

Kia Cee’d

1,003

0.4%

15%

78

69

Skoda Citigo

978

0.4%

-8%

67

70

Seat Mii

972

0.4%

28%

71

71

Peugeot 308

966

0.4%

79%

74

72

Ford Transit, Tourneo

926

0.4%

60%

82

73

VW Touareg

912

0.4%

9%

129

74

BMW X5

907

0.4%

11%

81

75

Citroen C4

892

0.4%

51%

87

76

Toyota Aygo

883

0.4%

25%

64

77

Suzuki Swift

883

0.4%

-9%

84

78

Ford Mondeo

878

0.4%

-21%

140

79

Kia Sportage

869

0.4%

-2%

77

80

Mercedes CLA-Klasse

839

0.4%

50%

75

81

Mercedes GLK

812

0.4%

-53%

70

82

Mazda2

799

0.3%

156%

83

83

Fiat Panda

798

0.3%

11%

89

84

Mazda CX-5

779

0.3%

-30%

49

85

Ford B-Max

770

0.3%

-14%

97

86

Skoda Roomster

765

0.3%

-35%

72

87

VW Beetle

761

0.3%

110%

100

88

Mitsubishi ASX

761

0.3%

49%

86

89

Nissan Juke

744

0.3%

33%

91

90

Volvo V40

744

0.3%

70%

96

91

Mercedes GLA

734

0.3%

1429%

68

92

Peugeot 2008

727

0.3%

-14%

90

93

Fiat Ducato

710

0.3%

39%

99

94

Honda Civic

706

0.3%

168%

123

95

Nissan Micra

682

0.3%

8%

102

96

Mercedes ML-Klasse

674

0.3%

-14%

73

97

Hyundai i40

669

0.3%

59%

108

98

Honda CR-V

668

0.3%

-3%

92

99

Peugeot 208

666

0.3%

-25%

85

100

Citroen C1

654

0.3%

101%

104

101

Ford S-Max

610

0.3%

-20%

62

102

Hyundai ix20

577

0.3%

-9%

101

103

Jeep Renegade

573

0.2%

new

116

104

Nissan Pulsar

562

0.2%

new

121

105

BMW X4

560

0.2%

new

112

106

Range Rover Evoque

559

0.2%

30%

125

107

Citroen Berlingo

555

0.2%

0%

117

108

Mazda3

552

0.2%

-44%

80

109

Mercedes S-Klasse

546

0.2%

-4%

94

110

Toyota RAV4

516

0.2%

-32%

128

111

Peugeot 108

512

0.2%

new

118

112

Honda Jazz

511

0.2%

-19%

111

113

Kia Rio

492

0.2%

-4%

124

114

Kia Picanto

491

0.2%

-21%

98

115

Suzuki Grand Vitara

488

0.2%

102%

170

116

Nissan Note

478

0.2%

-26%

127

117

Seat Altea

478

0.2%

n/a

119

118

Dacia Logan

471

0.2%

-46%

105

119

Renault Kangoo

464

0.2%

-1%

113

120

Porsche Macan

455

0.2%

new

103

121

Ford Galaxy

453

0.2%

13%

93

122

Porsche Cayenne

444

0.2%

11%

120

123

Ford Transit Connect

433

0.2%

new

133

124

Renault Zoe

433

0.2%

501%

178

125

Suzuki SX4

423

0.2%

39%

95

126

Volvo S/V60

419

0.2%

24%

126

127

Citroen C4 Cactus

410

0.2%

new

109

128

Kia Sorento

409

0.2%

297%

147

129

Mercedes CLS

401

0.2%

2%

110

130

Ford Ka

373

0.2%

5%

115

131

Porsche 911

370

0.2%

-9%

114

132

Toyota Verso

363

0.2%

1%

131

133

Mazda6

358

0.2%

-21%

122

134

Dacia Dokker

355

0.2%

43%

151

135

Audi A7

346

0.2%

n/a

136

136

Ford Ecosport

341

0.1%

n/a

107

137

Nissan X-Trail

333

0.1%

344%

137

138

VW Scirocco

330

0.1%

86%

150

139

Volvo V70

320

0.1%

27%

132

140

Alfa Romeo Giulietta

320

0.1%

34%

160

141

Citroen C3

316

0.1%

-35%

88

142

Kia Venga

314

0.1%

-27%

139

143

Citroen DS3

300

0.1%

17%

138

144

Dacia Lodgy

300

0.1%

27%

148

145

Audi TT

288

0.1%

77%

162

146

Jeep Grand Cherokee

284

0.1%

-34%

135

147

Range Rover Sport

284

0.1%

30%

130

148

Mercedes Sprinter

283

0.1%

-14%

142

149

BMW X6

280

0.1%

133%

222

150

Suzuki Jimny

274

0.1%

11%

134

151

Suzuki Celerio

268

0.1%

new

155

152

Mercedes Citan

254

0.1%

131%

146

153

Toyota Avensis

250

0.1%

-34%

143

154

Mitsubishi Outlander

247

0.1%

-67%

149

155

Fiat Punto

241

0.1%

-23%

141

156

Ford Transit Courier

226

0.1%

new

154

157

Subaru Forester

219

0.1%

86%

144

158

Opel Vivaro

185

0.1%

-50%

219

159

Fiat Freemont

182

0.1%

23%

167

160

Range Rover

180

0.1%

94%

161

161

Mercedes SLK

178

0.1%

7%

145

162

Renault Laguna

178

0.1%

-5%

212

163

Suzuki Splash

170

0.1%

-12%

169

164

Mitsubishi Pajero

170

0.1%

60%

183

165

Mazda5

169

0.1%

-26%

153

166

Tesla Model S

165

0.1%

n/a

220

167

BMW 7er

164

0.1%

-2%

158

168

Peugeot Partner

163

0.1%

-28%

159

169

Jaguar XF

154

0.1%

-38%

164

170

Kia Carens

152

0.1%

-30%

168

171

Audi A8

151

0.1%

-22%

152

172

Audi Q7

150

0.1%

-30%

190

173

Jeep Cherokee

150

0.1%

new

165

174

Peugeot 3008

147

0.1%

88%

187

175

Hyundai Santa Fe

144

0.1%

-4%

156

176

Subaru XV

143

0.1%

77%

163

177

Volvo XC70

142

0.1%

15%

184

178

Jeep Wrangler

137

0.1%

51%

182

179

Suzuki SX4 Classic

137

0.1%

-29%

192

180

Porsche Panamera

134

0.1%

-23%

176

181

Mercedes Vito

133

0.1%

-77%

177

182

Peugeot 5008

133

0.1%

-40%

191

183

Nissan NV200

131

0.1%

13%

173

184

BMW 6er

126

0.1%

-6%

188

185

Lada Niva

126

0.1%

3%

198

186

Toyota Verso-S

125

0.1%

-8%

180

187

Mercedes GL-Klasse

120

0.1%

22%

175

188

Fiat Scudo

115

0.1%

16%

197

189

Opel Cascada

112

0.0%

-39%

186

190

Kia Soul

108

0.0%

125%

179

191

VW Phaeton

108

0.0%

-16%

189

192

Mercedes G-Klasse

108

0.0%

-23%

174

193

Suzuki Alto

108

0.0%

1%

221

194

Citroen Jumpy

105

0.0%

1%

195

195

VW Crafter

105

0.0%

17%

196

196

Peugeot 508

104

0.0%

-64%

171

197

BMW i3

103

0.0%

14%

185

198

Porsche Boxster

102

0.0%

-24%

166

199

Citroen C5

101

0.0%

-16%

157

200

Peugeot 207

98

0.0%

-48%

194

201

Fiat Doblo

90

0.0%

84%

193

202

Toyota Land Cruiser

88

0.0%

-21%

203

203

Land Rover Discovery

85

0.0%

-21%

172

204

VW Jetta

80

0.0%

n/a

245

205

Alfa Romeo MiTo

78

0.0%

-3%

210

206

Toyota Prius Plus

77

0.0%

75%

204

207

Seat Toledo

75

0.0%

n/a

181

208

Citroen Jumper

71

0.0%

27%

218

209

Maserati Ghibli

71

0.0%

122%

230

210

Opel Combo

70

0.0%

-13%

205

211

Jaguar F-Type

69

0.0%

156%

211

212

Toyota Corolla

69

0.0%

200%

229

213

Citroen DS5

69

0.0%

13%

225

214

Nissan Pathfinder

66

0.0%

61%

236

215

Infiniti FX

57

0.0%

4%

241

216

Peugeot Expert

56

0.0%

87%

224

217

Peugeot RCZ

55

0.0%

34%

223

218

Honda Accord

54

0.0%

50%

209

219

Lexus NX300h

53

0.0%

new

207

220

Citroen DS4

51

0.0%

-34%

208

221

Renault Koleos

51

0.0%

-58%

199

222

SsangYong Korando

50

0.0%

-26%

213

223

Mazda MX-5

49

0.0%

-18%

206

224

Toyota Prius

49

0.0%

-41%

201

225

Porsche Cayman

48

0.0%

n/a

202

226

Renault Espace

48

0.0%

-63%

200

227

Mercedes SL

40

0.0%

-20%

234

228

Renault Master

40

0.0%

-7%

256

229

Lexus CT

40

0.0%

-25%

246

230

Lancia Voyager

39

0.0%

-35%

226

231

BMW i8

39

0.0%

new

214

232

Fiat Bravo

39

0.0%

0%

242

233

Mitsubishi Lancer

38

0.0%

-49%

217

234

Kia Optima

38

0.0%

81%

240

235

BMW Z4

37

0.0%

-57%

216

236

Lexus RX

37

0.0%

-21%

-

237

Opel Antara

36

0.0%

-22%

235

238

Fiat Fiorino

35

0.0%

-13%

228

239

VW Eos

32

0.0%

-52%

262

240

Opel Movano

31

0.0%

35%

237

241

Opel Agila

30

0.0%

-66%

227

242

Hyundai H1-Starex

30

0.0%

-6%

252

243

Audi R8

29

0.0%

142%

250

244

Lancia Ypsilon

29

0.0%

-19%

297

245

Nissan Leaf

28

0.0%

-44%

232

246

Peugeot Boxer

27

0.0%

-41%

238

247

Mazda CX-9

27

0.0%

new

-

248

Jeep Compass

25

0.0%

-69%

248

249

Peugeot 4008

25

0.0%

25%

233

250

SsangYong Rexton

25

0.0%

39%

253

251

Lancia Delta

22

0.0%

214%

321

252

Iveco Daily

21

0.0%

-5%

249

253

Lexus IS

21

0.0%

-76%

264

254

Bentley Continental

20

0.0%

-5%

239

255

Land Rover Freelander

19

0.0%

-88%

215

256

Maserati Quattroporte

19

0.0%

90%

259

257

Volvo S80

17

0.0%

-11%

275

258

Infiniti Q50

16

0.0%

-69%

254

259

Opel Ampera

16

0.0%

-6%

269

260

Volvo XC90

15

0.0%

-87%

247

261

Toyota GT86

15

0.0%

-83%

258

262

Renault Trafic

14

0.0%

-86%

278

263

Suzuki Kizashi

14

0.0%

17%

281

264

Subaru WRX

13

0.0%

n/a

257

265

Mercedes AMG GT

13

0.0%

new

282

266

Maserati GranTurismo

12

0.0%

140%

293

267

Alpina D3

12

0.0%

n/a

295

268

Land Rover Discovery Sport

12

0.0%

new

305

269

Renault Latitude

12

0.0%

n/a

-

270

Nissan 370Z

11

0.0%

10%

267

271

Lexus GS

11

0.0%

-56%

273

272

Fiat Sedici

10

0.0%

-85%

231

273

Hyundai Veloster

10

0.0%

-33%

286

274

Nissan GT-R

10

0.0%

900%

280

275

Jaguar XJ

9

0.0%

-61%

251

276

Peugeot Bipper

9

0.0%

-50%

243

277

Subaru Legacy

8

0.0%

-89%

263

278

Toyota iQ

8

0.0%

-80%

284

279

Mitsubishi i-Miev

8

0.0%

n/a

277

280

Mercedes Viano

7

0.0%

-99%

276

281

Ferrari 458 Italia

7

0.0%

0%

285

282

Subaru Impreza

7

0.0%

n/a

255

283

Alpina D5

7

0.0%

17%

314

284

Mercedes CL-Klasse

7

0.0%

-30%

300

285

Subaru Trezia

7

0.0%

-61%

265

286

Cadillac SRX

7

0.0%

n/a

n/a

287

Alpina XD3

6

0.0%

-73%

268

288

Ferrari California

6

0.0%

20%

289

289

Cadillac ATS

6

0.0%

n/a

-

290

Lexus LFA

6

0.0%

n/a

-

291

Chevrolet Orlando

5

0.0%

-97%

311

292

Chevrolet Camaro

5

0.0%

-86%

274

293

Chevrolet Corvette

5

0.0%

n/a

292

294

Alpina B3

5

0.0%

-78%

287

295

Alpina B4

5

0.0%

new

315

296

Peugeot 107

4

0.0%

-95%

279

297

Nissan Murano

4

0.0%

-78%

272

298

Subaru BRZ

4

0.0%

100%

260

299

Citroen C8

4

0.0%

-71%

306

300

SsangYong Rodius

4

0.0%

0%

271

301

Aston Martin V12

4

0.0%

n/a

308

302

Rolls-Royce Wraith

4

0.0%

new

302

303

Aston Martin DB9

4

0.0%

300%

309

304

Infiniti EX

4

0.0%

n/a

316

305

Chevrolet Trax

3

0.0%

-98%

283

306

Ferrari F12

3

0.0%

0%

294

307

Aston Martin V8

3

0.0%

-79%

270

308

Infiniti M

3

0.0%

50%

266

309

Chevrolet Cruze

2

0.0%

-98%

312

310

Nissan Primastar

2

0.0%

-80%

298

311

Peugeot 807

2

0.0%

-88%

320

312

Nissan NV400

2

0.0%

0%

244

313

Aston Martin Vanquish

2

0.0%

n/a

322

314

Lotus Exige

2

0.0%

n/a

307

315

Hyundai Coupé

2

0.0%

n/a

323

316

Toyota Urban Cruiser

2

0.0%

-50%

-

317

Lada Granta

2

0.0%

n/a

290

318

Rolls-Royce Ghost

2

0.0%

n/a

303

319

Aston Martin Rapide

2

0.0%

n/a

304

320

Alpina B5

2

0.0%

n/a

330

321

Maybach

2

0.0%

n/a

-

322

Chevrolet Aveo

1

0.0%

-96%

-

323

Morgan 4/4

1

0.0%

-67%

299

324

Volvo C30

1

0.0%

-50%

-

325

Lotus Elise

1

0.0%

-83%

296

326

Iveco Eurocargo

1

0.0%

n/a

-

327

Infiniti Q60

1

0.0%

n/a

317

328

Lancia Thema

1

0.0%

-86%

-

329

Lexus RC F

1

0.0%

new

261

330

Lotus Evora

1

0.0%

n/a

331

331

Rolls-Royce Phantom

1

0.0%

0%

-

Source: KBA

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