The Skoda Octavia was Europe’s best-selling diesel in the first half.
The Skoda Octavia was the top-selling vehicle in Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland through five months.
The compact car from Volkswagen Group's Czech brand also ranked as the No. 2-seller through May in Finland, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, according to figures from market researcher JATO Dynamics.
Another interesting statistic is that the Octavia was among the top five best-selling models in 11 of the 27 markets JATO tracks for Automotive News Europe.
Toyota models were the top-sellers in seven European markets through five months, with the Corolla compact taking the No. 1 spot in Finland, Ireland and Poland.
Like the Corolla and Octavia, the Volkswagen Golf was No. 1 in three markets after five months. The Golf was tops in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg. In addition, the Golf finished the five-month period as one of the top five-sellers in eight countries.
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Other vehicles of note during the January-May period were: the Peugeot 208, which was the leader in France and Denmark and No. 2 in Greece; the Renault Clio, which was tops in Portugal and Slovenia and No. 2 in France and Estonia; the Ford Fiesta, which was No. 1 in the UK; and the full-electric Audi e-tron, which was Norway's top-seller.
