Best-selling small car: Opel Corsa is Number 1 in Germany

• Opel Corsa most popular small car in June and the first six months of the year
• Opel Corsa-e best-selling electric small car in June and year to date
• Opel Mokka very strong among compact SUVs

Opel Corsa

Whether purely electric or with a combustion engine - according to the latest figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority, Opel Corsa remains number 1 in the small car segment on the important German home market. With almost 5,800 new registrations, bestseller from Rüsselsheim once again took the lead in its segment in June. Opel Corsa secured a segment market share of over 20 percent. And with more than 25,000 new registrations in the first half of the year, the Corsa also leads the previous year's ranking for small cars.

Opel Corsa-e

Opel Corsa-e also leads the sales ranking in the small electric car segment. With 1,500 new registrations in June and more than 6,500 new registrations so far this year, almost every fourth newly registered small electric car was a Corsa.

Opel Mokka-e

“Opel Corsa is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. Our latest generation seamlessly follows on from the successes of its predecessors with a total of over 14 million vehicles built. We are particularly pleased with the success of the battery-electric Opel Corsa-e. With all-new Opel Astra and Astra Sports Tourer, two more purely electric models will follow next year, which will give us further momentum," says Opel Germany boss Andreas Marx.

All-New Opel Astra

In addition to the Opel Corsa, the stylish Opel Mokka continues to enjoy great popularity: compact SUV has held a strong third place in its segment so far this year. In the purely electric variants, Opel Mokka-e , winner of the “Golden Steering Wheel 2021 1 ”, performs even better and is even in second place. Electric Opel Combo-e Life (number 1 in the segment) and Opel Zafira-e Life (number 2 in the segment) also secured further top positions.

Opel Combo-e Life

Opel Zafira-e Life

Across all model series, Opel achieved a BEV (battery electric vehicle) market share of 7.7 percent in June, improving its market share for the first half of the year to 6.0 percent. Brand with the lightning bolt expects further upswing in the near future – the battery-electric Opel Astra and Astra Sports Tourer will be rolling out to dealers in the coming year in addition to the plug-in hybrids that can already be ordered.

[1] AUTO BILD issue 45/2021 and BILD am SONNTAG issue 46/2021, category "Best car under 25,000 euros" (taking into account the BAFA environmental bonus).