The top 100 of best selling cars in the netherlands  AutoWeek
published once again the top 100 of best selling cars in the
Netherlands. In total 510.744 cars were sold this year.  The top
five brands are Opel, Renault, Peugeot, Ford and Volkswagen ( in
that order) which have sold around 50.000 cars each. All the
other brands play a less important role on the dutch market.
Citroen (6), Toyota (7) and Suzuki (8) sold between 20.000 and
25.000 cars. The report mentions 46 brands ( On 46 :
Bentley/Rolls-Royce with 7 cars sold …) but also 341 ‘other’
brands…i wonder what those brands are.  Of the 100 best selling
cartypes there is only one type that sold more than 20.000 and
that’s the Peugeot 206. In the netherlands most cars sold are
European and that is clear to see in top 30 : only 3 japanese
cars ( the Suzuki Alto (15), Toyota Yaris (17) and Toyota Corola
(29). Although their numbers are rising. German cars lay under
pressure, but French cars like Renault and Peugeot are more and
more succesful.  Lancia is do