European car market continued to grow in 2019

According to the results of 2019, passenger car sales in Europe grew by 1.2% and reached 15 million 805 thousand 752 cars. As noted in the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ASEA), positive dynamics are recorded for the sixth consecutive year.

As noted in a review of the European car market for 2019, among automakers, Volkswagen sold the largest number of cars in the European Union - 1 million 769 thousand 482 cars (+ 0.3%). Renault is the second one with 1 million 063 thousand 957 sold cars (-3.7%). Ford is the third one, which sold 965 thousand 070 cars (-1.5%). Peugeot (964,937 units, -0.7%) and Mercedes-Benz (902039 units, + 3.5%) finished the top-5.