{"id":1774,"date":"2024-09-20T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:00:25","slug":"dacia-sandero-leads-ranking-of-best-selling-cars-in-europe-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=1774","title":{"rendered":"Dacia Sandero leads ranking of best-selling cars in Europe in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ranking of the best-selling cars in Europe was led by Dacia Sandero in August, a particularly notable achievement given it occurred in a declining market. The Romanian-made model has been the leader since the beginning of the year, missing the top spot for only two months and ranking second instead during that time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Tesla Model Y, which was the best-selling car in Europe in 2023, had dramatically fallen in the first two quarters of this year. It now seems to be bouncing back, pushed by the &#8220;wave&#8221; delivery system used by the American manufacturer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With 15,653 units registered in August and a 9% increase, the Dacia Sandero consolidated its top position in Europe, with every chance of maintaining it by the end of December, according to Jato Dynamics data cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profit.ro\/povesti-cu-profit\/auto-transporturi\/dacia-sandero-reuseste-sa-si-pastreze-locul-1-in-europa-desi-tesla-model-y-a-revenit-spectaculos-in-vanzari-21738008?utm_source=Rss&amp;utm_medium=Referral&amp;utm_campaign=Cross\">Profit.ro<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In second place, the Tesla Model Y registered 13,410 units, far more than in July or June, but 38% fewer than a year ago. In third place, the Toyota Yaris Cross returns to the top of the rankings, overtaking VW models, which have lost ground.<\/p>\n<p>In fourth place is the Renault Clio, which fluctuates around this spot, while in fifth place, with a recurring strong performance, is the Dacia Duster, with 11,655 units registered and a 10% increase, due to the launch of the new generation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ford Puma SUV, produced in Craiova, registered 8,938 units in August, a 20% drop, placing it on the 16th spot in the ranking of Europe&#8217;s best-selling cars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jato Dynamics points out that the European car market saw significant declines in electric cars and plug-in models, with drops of 36% and 21% respectively, with all electric models registering lower figures compared to a year ago.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:radu@romania-insider.com\">radu@romania-insider.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/vanderwolfimages_info\">VanderWolfImages<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/photos-images\/dacia-sandero.html\">Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ranking of the best-selling cars in Europe was led by Dacia Sandero in August, a particularly notable achievement given it occurred in a declining market. The Romanian-made model has been the leader since the beginning of the year, missing the top spot for only two months and ranking second instead during that time.\u00a0 On [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}