The situation is different in 2016 Europe, the United States and Japan car sales brief review

In 2016, China's auto market is still growing rapidly, and various market segments are also quite interesting. Relatively speaking, the three developed auto markets of Europe, the United States and Japan are not so hot as the Chinese market, but the characteristics of these three markets are also very distinct, we understand through the ranking.

* Europe: The total market is still small, and small cars are very popular

Despite the decline in growth, Ford remains the market leader in Europe, with Walthhauer and Volkswagen in second and third place, and all three of the top car brands saw sales fall.
Luxury brands such as Audi, Mercedes, Land Rover and Volvo continued to grow, with Land Rover leading the way. Hyundai and Kia continue to power in the European market, and the growth rate is relatively obvious. Nissan, a Japanese brand with strong ties to Europe, ranks highest.

Small cars remained the most popular model in Europe, with the Ford Fiesta once again the top seller and selling almost twice as many cars as the second-placed Corsa.

The Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf, which are also available at home, are among the most popular models among European consumers. Nissan Qashqai has become the last popular Japanese brand model in the European market, which is also similar to the choice of domestic consumers.

※ United States: Japanese cars continue to dominate

All of the top 20 brands in the U.S. market are growing, with GM once again the top seller in the U.S. and Toyota in third place, beating Fiat Chrysler, one of the top three domestic brands.

Honda and four Japanese and Korean brands -- Nissan, Hyundai and Kia -- followed as the car brands of choice for American consumers, with Volkswagen, BMW and Audi, the European brands, in the third camp.

Tesla's growth rate has been slowing down in recent years, and we need to pay extra attention to this emerging car brand in 2017.

The American car market has always been dominated by Japanese brands, and this is still the case in 2016, the top five are Japanese brand models, and these five cars also have corresponding models in the Chinese market.

The Mondeo and Malibu (known domestically as Malibu XL) were the only U.S. models, following at No. 6 and No. 7. The latest generation of Hyundai's Elantra (domestic leader) and the ninth-generation Sonata also entered the Top10.

※ Japan:

The Japanese market is a very special car market, foreign car brands can be almost ignored in Japan, and regulations and practical use restrictions, Japanese models are rarely exactly consistent with other local models.

Toyota's fourth-generation Prius has topped sales for years, selling about 250,000 new vehicles in 2016, a significant number in Japan, where new car sales are modest. This model is on the road to localization, and Chinese consumers will have the opportunity to buy this car in the future.

In the top 10 sales, the only one closely related to the domestic Honda Fit model, which also sold more than 100,000 units in Japan in 2016. The seventh-ranked Corolla is not a domestic Corolla model, but a "narrow version" of the Corolla unique to Japan.

Summary:

Europe, the United States and Japan each have their own unique car markets. Europe's overall car market is shrinking this year, but the United States is recovering. The current situation of these developed auto markets can not be compared with the booming Chinese market, and I hope that the Chinese market can show its own healthy characteristics in the future.