Volkswagen Becomes The Best-selling Car In England For Four Years In A Row, BMW Leads The Premium Segment

VW Golf R. (Doc. Volkswagen Group)

JAKARTA - Despite the many problems, Volkswagen (VW) has again topped the list of automotive manufacturers with best-selling car sales in the UK over four consecutive years by collecting more than 166,000 units sold in 2024 or about 41,000 more than its closest competitors.

Quoted from AutoExpress, Wednesday, January 8, the best-selling model of VW is Golf with a sales book of up to 32,370 units that were successfully delivered to customers. Behind it is Polo with 28,981 units.

Another best-selling brand in the Raja Charles country market is a Jeep whose sales figures are almost three times. It is reported that the most contributor models are Avengers, which are now present in the gasoline, hybrid, and EV variants.

In addition to Jeep and VW, Renault's car sales also increased by 36 percent which was followed by Swedish brand Volvo of up to 32 percent.

Meanwhile, BMW managed to become the leader of the premium segment by successfully selling 125,265 units in the UK, up 12 percent. It is reported that a quarter of the total number is electric vehicles (EVs).

Overall, the Bavarian manufacturer topped second as the most popular brand in the United Kingdom followed by Audi who ranks third with 122,431 units (down 11 percent).

The UK's overall best-selling model last year fell to Ford Puma. However, the result did not reflect a twelve-month score from Ford which decreased by 24 percent.

Contrary to the achievement of other brands, DS Automobiles must obtain a title as a less-interested brand in the UK by only successfully selling 1,151 vehicles, down 52 percent from before.

These results were followed by brands from other Stellantis, such as Maserati, which experienced a decline of up to 47 percent followed by Fiat to a decrease of 14 percent, and Vauxhall fell by 21 percent.