The Volkswagen Golf remained Europe’s best-selling car after sales grew by 28 percent in January, according to market researcher JATO Dynamics.
At the same time a 9 per cent rise in sales lifted its smaller sister vehicle, the Polo, two positions to second place. An 8 percent increase left Ford’s Fiesta in third spot The fourth-placed Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 at No. 5 were both down in volume.
Tesla Motor’s all-electric Model S became the top-selling car in Norway last month, with drivers also paying a premium to buy the sports car second-hand to avoid having to wait five months for a new one, dealers said.
The Australian government is investigating reports of power loss problems in cars built by Volkswagen, amid an inquiry into the death of a woman killed when her VW Golf was hit by a truck in 2011.
