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Best-selling cars in Germany in 2012

2,584,411 new cars were registered in Germany in 2012, 2.1% fewer than in 2011. The Volkswagen Golf was the most registered model, ahead of the Volkswagen Passat and the Volkswagen Polo. Volkswagen sold the most cars, 25.9% of the market.

2,584,411New cars
−2.1%vs 2011
1,486 kgAverage mass
—Average CO₂ per km

The 50 most registered models

#ModelNew carsSharevs 2011Rank 2011
1Volkswagen Golf236,3679.1%−0.4%1
2Volkswagen Passat80,6573.1%−17.0%2
3Volkswagen Polo76,4073.0%−10.6%3
4BMW 3 Series60,9882.4%+6.1%4
5BMW 1 Series58,6192.3%+21.5%10
6Volkswagen Tiguan55,6732.2%+29.3%15
7Volkswagen Touran53,2182.1%+2.3%8
8Ford Fiesta50,8592.0%+2.5%9
9Ford Focus47,9451.9%−15.1%5
10BMW 5 Series46,1421.8%−13.1%6
11Volkswagen Up!42,7651.7%new—
12Renault Mégane42,2951.6%−9.0%11
13Audi A4 Avant42,0191.6%new—
14Mercedes-Benz B-Class35,5011.4%+108.4%36
15Volkswagen Caddy32,3751.3%−8.7%17
16Hyundai i3028,7721.1%−7.6%18
17Audi a6-avant28,2461.1%new—
18Audi A3SPORTBACK27,2851.1%new—
19Mercedes-Benz C-Class26,7531.0%+18.7%23
20Audi Q325,7971.0%new—
21Nissan Qashqai21,8930.8%−4.7%22
22Renault Clio21,8870.8%+15.1%33
23Renault Twingo21,1270.8%+5.2%32
24Smart Fortwo Coupe20,8060.8%−1.4%26
25Mercedes-Benz A-Class20,3300.8%−27.7%19
26Ford Kuga20,1380.8%+27.2%37
27Audi Q519,9100.8%−2.1%31
28Mercedes-Benz C22019,3450.7%−10.0%24
29Hyundai Tucson19,1360.7%+52.6%49
30Dacia Duster19,1110.7%−9.1%27
31Ford Mondeo18,9880.7%−9.4%28
32Ford C-Max17,8260.7%+20.6%42
33Fiat 50017,4320.7%+17.7%41
34Toyota Yaris17,3830.7%−5.5%34
35Volkswagen Sharan17,0890.7%−18.1%29
36Audi A117,0650.7%−35.8%20
37Hyundai i2016,0060.6%+35.4%51
38Fiat Panda15,9970.6%+6.4%39
39Mercedes-Benz B180CDI15,8580.6%+64.9%66
40Volkswagen Multivan15,1950.6%+10.7%47
41Hyundai i1013,9970.5%+25.1%53
42Audi A313,6580.5%−69.3%12
43Dacia Sandero13,1950.5%+24.8%56
44Mercedes-Benz glk12,5690.5%+38.5%69
45Kia Sportage12,5430.5%+46.2%74
46Peugeot 30812,2350.5%−13.7%45
47Audi A1SPORTBACK12,2060.5%new—
48Ford S-Max11,8890.5%−19.9%40
49Peugeot 20811,8350.5%new—
50Mercedes-Benz ML35011,6740.5%new—

Models are grouped as we list them: the EEA's trim names (C 220 d, 320d) are counted under the class or series.

Makes

MakeNew carsSharevs 2011
Volkswagen668,97825.9%+4.0%
Mercedes-Benz278,00010.8%+5.7%
Audi263,66010.2%+13.8%
BMW244,6659.5%+3.3%
Ford203,0027.9%−3.3%
Renault105,5434.1%−5.0%
Hyundai100,7723.9%+25.0%
Toyota80,9343.1%+8.6%
Peugeot71,3652.8%−6.9%
Nissan62,2482.4%−4.1%
Citroen60,2722.3%−2.1%
Fiat55,0542.1%−8.6%
Kia54,7082.1%+41.3%
Dacia44,6021.7%+18.1%
Mazda40,7011.6%+4.9%
MINI36,1181.4%−3.8%
Volvo32,7961.3%+2.1%
Suzuki30,8531.2%−4.4%
Smart27,9721.1%+1.5%
Honda26,2571.0%—

Fuel

Fuel20122011
Petrol49.2% 1,270,92150.6%
Diesel50.2% 1,296,30649.0%
Electric0.1% 3,1930.1%
LPG, gas and other0.5% 13,9840.4%

Hybrid: petrol or diesel with an electric motor, plug-in or not. Shares of cars whose fuel was recorded.

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars (monitoring of every new car registered) · re-use permitted with acknowledgement