Toyota Yaris/Cross sales in Germany unexpectedly rose 110 per cent in November

Toyota Yaris Cross Premiere Edition (2023). Source: Toyota

There were 244,544 new cars on German roads in November, BestSellingCarsBlog reported. Despite a minimal drop of 0.5% compared to the same month in 2023, the performance of Europe's largest car market remains 18.2% below November 2019 (299,127 cars), which preceded the Covid-19 pandemic. Overall, 2.59 million cars were registered in the first 11 months of 2024. This is 0.4% lower than a year earlier and 22% lower than it was in the first 11 months of 2019.

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In the top carmakers, the situation is ambiguous. Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Skoda are showing growth. Toyota is breaking sales growth records. Peugeot has also markedly improved the result. At the same time, Audi's sales declined strongly.

The top 10 brands in November for new car sales in Germany are:

1. Volkswagen - 47,610 units (+ 0.7 per cent vs. November 2023)
2. Mercedes-Benz - 25,869 units (+ 5.8%)
3. BMW - 22,464 units (+ 2.2%)
4. Skoda - 18,448 units (+ 16.5%)
5. Audi - 17,445 units (- 19.2%)
6. Opel - 11,625 units (- 7.5%)
7. Toyota - 10,262 units (+ 104.5%)
8. Ford - 7,927 units (- 6.7%)
9. Hyundai - 7,635 units (- 13.1%)
10. Peugeot - 7,114 units (+ 78.5%)

VW Golf regained the title of the most popular model, followed by VW T-Roc and VW Tiguan. But the real star of November is Toyota Yaris/Cross. The model climbed to 4th place (its best ever result), beating its previous record of 8th place in January 2023. The 110.5 per cent sales growth is also impressive. This Toyota Yaris/Cross result confirms that compact crossovers are becoming increasingly popular even in traditionally conservative Germany.

Top 10 models in November:

1. VW Golf - 8,890 units (+ 18.5%)
2. VW T-Roc - 6,414 units (+ 42.8%)
3. VW Tiguan - 6,033 units (+ 6.1%)
4. Toyota Yaris/Cross - 4 134 units (+ 110.5%)
5. VW Passat - 4 106 units (+ 6.2%)
6. Skoda Octavia - 4,010 units (+ 40.9%)
7. Opel Corsa - 3 956 units (+ 40.9%)
8. BMW 5 - 3,745 units (+ 93.7%)
9. Opel Astra - 3 607 units (+ 13.0%)
10. BMW X1 - 3,577 units (+ 1.2%)

Source: BestSellingCarsBlog