Low point: less than 200,000 cars were sold in H1 2014

Posted on 01-07-2014 at 8:47 by sir_smokalot – 24 Comments”

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The year is in half, time to balance the nieuwverkopen. For the first time in ages we have in the Netherlands, not even the 200,000 sales recorded, a record low.

Despite an improving economy leave the recovery on the car market have to wait. In June were 6% fewer cars sold than last year, for the first six months of 2014, the decrease amounted to 5.6%, with a total of 199.221 registrations. This is according to figures from RDC/inMotiv, edited by AUMACON.

We will just have to dig for the last year in which on the half less than 200,000 cars were registered, these are the figures over the last 5 years:

JaarAantal registrations jan-jul

2014199.221

2013211.198

2012331.348

2011328.545

2010270.106

Best sellers

In June beat Peugeot are started, with 9.5 % market share thanks to strong sales of the 308. The second spot was for Opel (9,1%), while the traditional market leader, VW, remained stuck at 8.3%.

About six months to see the top 5 are as follows:

1. Volkswagen (21.038 pieces, market share 10.6%) and
2. Renault (16.379/8,2%),
3. Peugeot (15.020/7,5%),
4. Opel (12.688/6.4%) and
5. Ford (11.743/5,9%).

The most popular models in the first half-year were:

1. Volkswagen Golf (8.638 pieces),
2. Renault Clio (7.842),
3. Volkswagen Up! (5.890),
4. Skoda Octavia (5.798) and
5. Metsubsidie Outlander (5.369).

Prognosis

Aumacon maintains its forecast of 415.000 sales 2014. This, they are between the Securities and ABN Amro, respectively 400.000 to 430.000 have predicted. In all projections counted on a recovery of the automotive market in the second half of 2014. We are curious to know.

Last year we came out on 417.000 sell, but only thanks to a crazy final sprint in december, when everyone is still fast a car with tax benefit scored.

Here’s an overview of the performance of the brands on the Dutch market:

20142013 20142013

11Volkswagen21.03826.092-19.4%

23Renault16.37917.066-4.0%

34Peugeot15.02016.407-8.5%

46Opel12.68812.2693.4%

52Ford11.74317.863-34.3%

65Kia10.61713.891-23.6%

77Toyota10.14212.205-16.9%

815Škoda9.5075.65068.3%

98Citroen9.29410.462-11.2%

1010Audi8.7169.813-11.2%

119BMW8.35010.075-17.1%

1212Volvo8.1937.8074.9%

1311Fiat7.4968.411-10.9%

1420Mitsubishi7.0852.238216.6%

1514Mercedes-Benz6.2826.1991.3%

1618Nissan5.8683.31477.1%

1716Suzuki5.6224.66520.5%

1813Hyundai5.4547.335-25.6%

1917Seat5..0844.53612.1%

2019Mazda3.3511.308156.2%

2122Dacia2.5641.75146.4%

2221Mini1.8282.026-9.8%

2326Land Rover97681419.9%

2423Honda8691.378-36.9%

2524Alfa Romeo8221.071-23.2%

2627Lexus775813-4.7%

2728Porsche67056917.8%

2846Tesla5682++

2929Subaru357361-1.1%

3031Jaguar2442334.7%

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