Top Ten Car Sales in Europe in The Last Six Months !

The fight is on mostly between VW and Ford.

1. Volkswagen Golf - 253.288 unităţi (-7,1%)
2. Ford Fiesta - 195.592 unităţi (-18,2%)
3. Volkswagen Polo - 188.225 unităţi (-1,3%)
4. Opel/Vauxhall Corsa - 170.659 unităţi (-3,9%)
5. Renault Clio - 162.519 unităţi (-16,3%)
6. Opel/Vauxhall Astra - 162.334 unităţi (-1,9%)
7. Ford Focus - 149.328 unităţi (+2,4%)
8. Peugeot 207 - 140.986 unităţi (-19,3%)
9. Volkswagen Passat - 131.979 unităţi (+28,8%)
10. Renault Megane - 129.175 unităţi (-9,9%)

Land Rover received 18.000 orders for Evoque

Land Rover customers already ordered 18.000 Evoque's.The production started last week, the first 15.000 units being made in trims previously specified.The first Evoque that was ever made was donated to the  Heritage Motor Center museum from Gaydon. Evoque shares the factory in  Merseyside with  Freelander, its platform brother.“Range Rover is the luxury, Land Rover is versatility and practicality. Evoque helped us to define our brand and establish how it is positioned. That says a lot about where the Range Rover can go in the future. In terms of historical,  Land Rover is known for developing new market segments, or at least change the direction of Land Rover models. Think of the first Range Rover, the Range Rover Sport or Freelandar. We are optimistic that they will do the same thing with Evoque,” said Phil Propham, Land Rover boss.

Range Rover Evoque is offered with three exterior trims.These are called Pure,Prestige and Dynamic.The Pure version represents a minimalist approach of the design and uses mostly natural colors and shining metal ornaments.The Prestige version has a special interior and in the exterior gets 19 inch alloy wheels.The Dynamic is created for customers that want a redesigned body kit and 19 or 20 inch wheels coupled with a sporty interior.It appears that Victoria Beckham was involved in the design development.For Evoque's suspension Range Rover uses the Magnet Ride system,this car having the possibility to adjust its ride while cruising at considerable speed.The engine is a four cylinder 2.2 L that produces 150 or 190 HP.The front wheel traction version with a diesel 2.2 L engine gets 48 Mpg Range Rover claims and releases less that 130 grams of CO2 into the atmosphere.

Bentley sales have risen 20% in the first months of 2k11

The luxury British car manufacturer Bentley delivered on a global level in the past 6 months 2.987 units,which a 20% rise compared to last year.The economic downfall hit strong the auto industry last year and a lot of players in the industry suffered the consequences.The British from Bentley weren't able to stay out of trouble to but according to the latest numbers published by the companies officials the Albion manufacturer starts to recover.The new wave of sales was fueled by the freshly Continental GT and the brands popularity in China where the sales rose with 57% which translates in 680 cars.In North America Bentley sold 907 cars recording a 23% improvement and in Europe they've managed to sell 494 cars.

Chevrolet Volt vs. Nissan Leaf sales in USA

The sales the most known eco cars in the US are moving extremely slowly.Even so in the first 5 months of 2k11 we've witnessed a small war of the "green" cars between Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf.In the last five months the sales of both cars make a total of 4.351 units which means 435 cars every month.This is very,very far from the expectation of both Chevy and Nissan.If we refer to the rivalry between the two models, Nissan leads with only 17 cars sold more than Chevy.Leaf has the advantage of a smaller price, only 25.280 USD compared with Volt's price of 32.780 USD.On the other hand Volt has the advantage of a much bigger autonomy thanks to the range-extender system(uses a termic engine as a generator.Truth is that both Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt are far inferior compared to traditional cars.The Chevy official announced that beginning with the next month the Volt will be sold with a discount of 1000 USD.