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European sales 2014 Coupe segment

Bart Demandt — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:16:27 +0000

The shift from mainstream to premium is best visible in the coupe segments, where sales of coupe models from mainstream brands have dropped by almost one fourth last year, while sales of premium brands have increased by a third to become more than twice as big a segment. All models in the mainstream coupe segment lost volume in 2014, as the ranking has remained virtually the same as last year. The Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC still leads ahead of the Renault […]

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European sales 2014 Convertible segment

Bart Demandt — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:32:24 +0000

Sales of convertible cars have slowed their decline in 2014, but the segment still has reached a record low for the continent. An easy explanation for this is the crisis that has hit many European manufacturers hard, so they can no longer afford to spend a lot of development and marketing Euros on slow selling models, even if they could work as image-builders for the brand. Faced with the decision whether to develop a low-volume cabriolet or a potential high-volume […]

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European sales 2014 first half Coupe segment

Bart Demandt — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:04:23 +0000

After a decline of 31% in 2013, the coupe segment in Europe sinks even further down this year, losing another quarter of its volume in the first six months. Again, all models in the top-10 are down double digits, with the exception this time of the Nissan 370Z thanks to a facelift. This is however still the slowest seller of the top-10. The top-5 ranking remains stable, with the Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC still in charge of the segment, and the […]

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European sales 2014 first half Convertible segment

Bart Demandt — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:57:14 +0000

After a tiny 1% increase in 2013, European convertible sales are back down 12% again in the first half of this year. The top-3 of the segment remains unchanged, as the VW Golf Cabriolet has held on to its advantage over the Beetle softtop. I had thought the Opel/Vauxhall Cascada would be able to challenge the two Volkswagens this year, but so far it lags far behind, as theVW still sells almost twice as many Golf convertibles as Opel and […]

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European sales 2013 Coupe segment

Bart Demandt — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:58:30 +0000

The coupe segment in Europe is suffering hard, down 31% in 2013 when compared to 2012. All models are down double digits with the exception of the Toyota GT86 and the Subaru BRZ, which were introduced in the second half of 2012. As a result, the ranking of the segment remains almost unchanged, with only the Japanese twins each moving up one place, and the Honda CR-Z tumbling down the ranking. The Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC holds on to the lead, […]

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European sales 2013 Convertible segment

Bart Demandt — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:24:50 +0000

The convertible segment in Europe remains virtually stable from 2012 to 2013, but the ranking is shuffled by the introduction of new models and large declines of existing models. Volkswagen is the convertible segment’s biggest brand, with no less than three cars in the top-1o, including the 2 best selling models. The VW Golf Cabriolet holds onto its lead, but barely. A 43% drop in its sales gives the VW Beetle the opportunity to come within 150 units of the […]

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