Europes Biggest selling car is now the..........

[Red AH SRI T]

Opel/Vauxhall Astra!!!!

Its nocked off the Golf from the top spot.

Taken from www.finfacts.com:


Europe’s best selling model during 2006 was the Opel/Vauxhall Astra, which successfully knocked the VW Golf off the top spot. Renault Clio sits second in the chart followed by the Ford Focus while the VW Golf has now slipped to 4th position.


Read more here http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_10008722.shtml

[EL BURITO]

dose that includ all the models or just the standard 5 door hatch

[Red AH SRI T]

i have no idea!

I would guess it is all models

[Greggy]

Europe’s best selling model during 2006 was the Opel/Vauxhall Astra, which successfully knocked the VW Golf off the top spot. Renault Clio sits second in the chart followed by the Ford Focus while the VW Golf has now slipped to 4th position.

it appears that the VX / Opel have struck gold with the H ! - in any format they have produced (Hatch / Sporthatch) it looks AWESOME !!

Even the lower end models look good as the majority are shipped with 'all the toys' - Alloys, Air con CD player etc etc etc

they are all directed to the fleet and hire markets over here so that would account for a high number of sales, but that said, i know a number of people who have bought them with cash out of thier own pockets !!

they are still V goo dvalue for money too ! :clap:

[EL BURITO]

now if we got all the options over here.

[Greggy]

for £17k ($42k AUD) you can get a reasonably spec'd 1.6 SXi - with additional VXR Styling pack - see bellow (yummmmm) - I added leather too :D

In all you get an AWESOME looking motor for 'middle of the road prices)


Key Features http://www.opelaus.com/vx/static/images/clear.gif http://www.opelaus.com/vx/static/images/clear.gif
16-inch alloy wheels
Lowered sports suspension
Aluminium pedals
Sports front seats
Matt chrome-effect centre console
Leather-covered sports steering wheel
Front fog lights
Air-conditioning
Driver's, front passenger's and front seat side-impact airbags
Full-size curtain airbags
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
Stereo radio/CD player
Remote control central deadlocking
Electric front windows
Foldable keyVXR Styling pack one
Body-colour front lower spoiler
Rear lower skirt
Rear roof spoiler
Side sills
Aerial adapter (not available with CDC 40 audio unit)

[oneightoo]

for $42k AUD i'd get the VXR :D

[EL BURITO]

for $42k AUD i'd get the VXR :D
same here.

17.5% V.A.T u poor ppl

[Greggy]

Must admit we do seem to get shafted on most things - Cars, CD's DVD's etc etc etc - the rest of europe just point and laugh at 'us Mugs' :(

[platypus]

and poor me just thinking.... geez i thought they were doing to baseline model for $20k AUD!!

[Wraith]

for $42k AUD i'd get the VXR :D

So would I too !!!

Once upon a time, the Calibra too was Europes best selling car....:)

[oneightoo]

and it was a lot more than $42 for the turbo model!!

[Wraith]

I don't think sales of the 4x4 turbo were much even in Europe, the N/A 16V models sold like hot cakes :)

The V6 did very well also.