VW Golf finishes as Europe's No. 1-seller in February

Editor's note: This story and table have been updated to include additional sales information that was reported after deadline.

The VW Golf compact hatchback was Europe's best-selling model in February with a volume of 15,133, according to Dataforce.

The Volkswagen Golf was Europe's No. 1 seller for February, ending the Dacia Sandero's win streak after just one month despite a 6.7 percent sales decline.

VW's compact hatchback, which was Europe's top-seller overall in 2021, finished January in third place.

Last month the Sandero slipped to No. 3 in the ranking, but was No. 1 overall through two months thanks to a 10 percent sales gain to 32,238, according to figures from Dataforce.

The budget small hatchback, which had a sale increase of 6.6 percent on February 2021, was one of just three models in the top 10 for February to record a gain. The others were the Peugeot 3008 (+3.2 percent) and the Hyundai Tucson (+18 percent).

The Peugeot 208 was No. 2 overall for the second consecutive month despite sales declines of 6 percent and 19 percent in January and February, respectively.

Looking at the rest of the top 50 for Europe for February, some of the big winners were the Dacia Duster small SUV, Opel/Vauxhall Mokka small SUV, the Tesla Model 3 midsize premium sedan and the Mini entry-premium hatchback.

After two months the big winners included the Ford Puma, Toyota RAV4, Kia Sportage and Hyundai Kona.