Top car manufacturers in Europe by new-car registrations

Ford: +0.7%

Only ten car brands posted gains in the first ten months in terms of new-car registrations, while the remaining 25 suffered major declines.

Ford recorded 1.08 new car registrations in Jan-Oct period, 0.7% more than 1.07 million in the same period of last year.

Ford’s market share increased in European car industry to 8.9% from 8.4% in 2008.

In October, the new registrations of Ford cars increased by 15.2% to 108,879 units, from 94,493. The US-based automotive group grabbed a market share of 8.3% in October this year, versus 8.3% a year-ago period.

Chevrolet: +1.2%

Chevrolet recorded a 1.2% increase in the ten months through October, with 161,088 new registrations in Europe, from 159,221 a year earlier.

In Jan-Oct period, the carmaker’s market share increased to 1.3% from 1.2% in the same period of last year.

October sales have lifted Chevrolet’s new car registrations by 38% to 16,178 from 11,717 in October 2009. Its market share increased by 0.3% to 1.3% in October.

Skoda: +1.8%

411,187 Skoda cars have been registered this year, 1.8% more than 403,864 in the same period of last year.

Skoda’s market share in Europe increased from 3.1% in Jan-Oct 2008 to 3.4% this year.

In October, 44,618 new Skoda cars have been registered in Europe, 32.8% more to 33,604.

Skoda’s market share in the European car industry went up 0.5% in the ten months ending October 31 to 3.5%.

Kia: +2.2%

Kia posted 2.2% increase from a year earlier to 210,473 registrations. In Jan-Oct period, the car brand posted 205,877 new registrations.

Kia’s market share in Europe climbed to 1.7% in the first ten months, from 1.6% in the same period of last year. In October, the brand’s market share jumped 35% in the European market to 1.8% and 22,971 vehicles registered.

Lancia: +3%

Lancia posted 3% gain in new car registrations in the period under review from 99,137 vehicles to 102,285.

The Italian brand has maintained its market share at 0.8% in the first ten months. In October Lancia posted 13% increase in new car registrations to 11,101 year-on-year. Lancia’ share in European market remained at 0.9% in the trailing month.

Fiat: +3.2%

Fiat posted a 3.2% increase in new registrations in Europe, to 867,799 vehicles from 840,538 a year earlier.

Fiat’s market share in Europe edged up 0.6% this year to 7.1%.

In October, Fiat recorded 17.7% growth in registrations to 88,407 cars. The brand’s market share in October climbed from 6.6% a year earlier to 7%.

Volkswagen: +5.3%

New registrations for Volkswagen cars in Europe advanced in the Jan-Oct period by 3.5% to 1.39 million vehicles, from 1.34 million in the same period of last year.

The German brand’s market share stood 0.9% above year-ago levels, at 11.4%.

In October VW posted 8.4% advance in European market to 145,556 registrations. VW’s market share fell to 11.5% in October, from 11.8% a year earlier.

Alfa Romeo: +9.5%

Italian brand Alfa Romeo posted 9.5% increase in new car registrations in the period under review to 95,802 cars.

Alfa Romeo’s market share in Europe upped slightly to 0.8%.

In Europe, 9,538 new Alfa Romeo cars were registered in October 5.9% more than a year earlier. Alfa Romeo’s market share remained constant in the trailing month, to 0.8%.

Hyundai: +24.2%

In the first ten months, Hyundai recorded 287,381 new registrations 24.2% more than 231, 302 a year earlier.

Hyundai’s share in Europe increased by 0.6% to 2.4% in the ten months through October.

For October, Hyundai posted 31.9% increase from a year earlier to 26,194 new registrations. Its market share increased by 0.4% to 2.1% in October year-on-year.

Dacia: +24.5%

Romanian carmaker, Dacia posted the biggest increase in new car registrations in Europe, 24.5% to 194,824 vehicles in Jan-Oct from 156,467 a year earlier.

Dacia’s market share in Europe climbed 0.4% to 1.6% in the first ten months.

In October, Dacia posted 19% advance from a year earlier to 20.753 registrations in Europe, while its market share increased to 1.6%.