German carmaker Volkswagen kept the top spot on the German market in the first nine months, with a 21.8% market share and 514,986 new car registrations, followed by Mercedes, with 212,376 units (9% market share), BMW-Mini, with 211,792 units (9%), Audi with 201,223 units (8.5%), Opel with 167,945 units (7.1%) and Ford with 158,663 units (6.7%). French Group Renault, owner of Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, is closely followed by Skoda, with 113,696 units (4.8%).
In September, Renault and Dacia registrations saw a strong decline of 16.7%, to 11,105 units, reporting a 4.4% market share.
The German market fell nearly 11% in September, to 250,082 new car registrations.