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.


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[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

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


Key Features

• 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 key

VXR 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

[EL BURITO]

for $42k AUD i'd get the VXR

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!!