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September 28, 2022 11:59 PM

VW T-Roc is Europe's top-seller for second straight month

The German small SUV was followed by the Dacia Sandero and Peugeot 208. The 208 remains Europe's No. 1 model through 8 months.

Douglas A. Bolduc
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    VW sold 16,458 units of the T-Roc small SUV in August, a gain of 45 percent from the same month last year.

    The Volkswagen T-Roc was Europe's No. 1 seller for August, holding on to the top slot for the second consecutive month. VW's small SUV ended the Peugeot 208's three-month reign as Europe's best-seller in July.

    VW sold 16,458 units of the T-Roc in August, a gain of 45 percent from the same month last year.

    The Dacia Sandero was second in August with a volume of 15,241 units, a gain of less than one percent compared with August 2021, according to figures from Dataforce.

    The 208 for the second month in a row was third despite boosting sales 86 percent. The French small hatchback finished just 241 units behind the Sandero, its chief rival in the segment.

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    The T-Roc is the fifth different model to finish the month as Europe's top-seller and just the second model to record more than one monthly win.

    The other cars to finish No. 1 for the month so far in 2022 were the Dacia Sandero (January), VW Golf (February), Tesla Model 3 (March) and the 208 (April-June).

    The T-Roc, Sandero and 208 were three of seven models in the top 10 for last month to record gains.

    The others were the Toyota Yaris, Citroen C3, Opel/Vauxhall Corsa, Skoda Octavia and VW Tiguan, giving Europe's largest automaker three models in the top 10 (the Golf finished at No. 5 overall).

    Ford increased sales of the Kuga 54 percent in August. With a volume of 78,904 through eight months, the Kuga is Europe's No. 19-seller overall and the No. 3-selling compact SUV in the region.

    Looking at the rest of the top 50 for Europe for August, the other big winners were the Kia Sportage (+65 percent), Ford Kuga (+54 percent) and Audi A3 (+25 percent).

    The 208 remained Europe's No. 1 seller after eight months, with a lead of more than 12,400 units over the Dacia Sandero. That's down by about 200 units compared with seven-month sales.

    After eight months the big winners included the Toyota Yaris Cross, Opel/Vauxhall Mokka, Peugeot 308, Cupra Formentor, Tesla Model Y and Renault Arkana.

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