Europe November sales by model: Tesla, Bentley, Hyundai report big increases; Renault Clio No. 1-seller, Peugeot models place second, third

MG, Tesla, Polestar, Bentley, Lada and Hyundai had triple- or double-digit sales percentage increases in November while six other brands including Kia, Dacia, Mini, Rolls-Royce and Maserati had volume gains in an overall European market that was down by 17 percent.

Among the 12 brands that beat the market were Subaru, Porsche, Lamborghini, Citroen, Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Volvo, according to figures from market researcher JATO Dynamics.

The semiconductor shortage was the main reason for the region's sales decline.

MG was up because of strong sales of the MG5 full-electric station wagon.

Tesla increased sales 189 percent, helped by brisk demand for the Model Y and Model 3.

Polestar rose 100 percent, boosted by sales of the Polestar 2 fastback, which was just being rolled out in Europe in November 2020.

Other brands that recorded gains last month were Bentley (+75 percent), Lada (+58 percent), Hyundai (+38 percent), Kia (+23 percent) and Dacia (+2.9 percent), according to JATO.

Models that increased sales sharply in November included the Hyundai Tucson compact SUV (+100 percent), BMW X3 midsize SUV (+51 percent) and the full-electric Nissan Leaf, which rose 23 percent to 3,550 sales.

Other EVs that had a strong November were the Dacia Spring (5,881), Volkswagen ID4 (4,756) and Ford Mustang Mach-E (2,742)

Based on EV sales figures from seven key European markets tabulated by analyst firm Jefferies, full-electric sales rose 24 percent in the month and 52 percent through 11 months to 106,700.

Top-sellers

The Renault Clio was Europe's No. 1 seller for the first time in 2021, ending the
Peugeot 2008's win streak at one month.

The Clio is the seventh different model to finish on top in the first 11 months of 2021. The others are the Toyota Yaris (January), Peugeot 208 (February), Volkswagen Golf (March-June), Dacia Sandero (July and August) and Tesla Model 3 (September).

Also in the top five last month were the 208, at No. 2, the 2008 in third, the Dacia Sandero at No. 4 and the VW T-Roc in fifth place.

The Sandero and T-Roc were two of the six models in the top 10-sellers for November that finished with sales gains. The others were the Fiat 500, Citroen C3, Dacia Duster and the Hyundai Tucson.

The models that lost sales in November included the Clio (-13 percent), 208 (-8 percent), 2008 (-0.5 percent) and the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa (-27 percent).

Through 11 months, the Golf was Europe's No. 1 seller with a volume of 191,924, followed by the Sandero (176,650) and Clio (175,082).

The Toyota Yaris dropped from No. 2 overall through 10 months to No. 6 through November with 169,403 sales.