Volkswagen car market share in the United Kingdom 2016-2020
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Volkswagen’s stake on the UK car market resulted from the sale of some 15,600 units in December 2020. Overall, 2020 was a year that seriously disrupted the global automotive market. Although Volkswagen sold far fewer vehicles in 2020, their share of the UK market remained similar to the previous year.
The UK car market
Volkswagen was one of the most popular car brands in the UK, leading the market in December 2020. While Volkswagen’s market shares have fluctuated only a little in the past five years, Ford and Vauxhall have seen a decline in their prominence on the car market.
Volkswagen Group at a glance
Volkswagen Group, which along with its synonymous brand also includes Audi, Seat, Škoda, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Scania, and MAN, was the second leading automobile manufacturer in the world in the first half of 2020, its global automobile sales roughly level with world-leader Toyota.
In December 2020, Volkswagen had a market share of around 11.78 percent in the United Kingdom's passenger car market. When compared to the same month in the three previous years, this proved to be an increase following the Volkswagen’s stake on the UK car market resulted from the sale of some 15,600 units in December 2020. Overall, 2020 was a year that seriously disrupted the global automotive market. Although Volkswagen sold far fewer vehicles in 2020, their share of the UK market remained similar to the previous year.
The UK car market
Volkswagen was one of the most popular car brands in the UK, leading the market in December 2020. While Volkswagen’s market shares have fluctuated only a little in the past five years, Ford and Vauxhall have seen a decline in their prominence on the car market.
Volkswagen Group at a glance
Volkswagen Group, which along with its synonymous brand also includes Audi, Seat, Škoda, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Scania, and MAN, was the second leading automobile manufacturer in the world in the first half of 2020, its global automobile sales roughly level with world-leader Toyota.