Ford Fiesta outpaces VW Golf in European market

21st April 2010

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(Reuters) -- The Ford Fiesta has overtaken the Volkswagen Golf to become Europe's best-selling car. According to the latest figures from JATO Dynamics, 68,630 Fiestas were sold in March – 11,785 more than the second-placed Golf.

Ford's small hatchback has outsold the bigger car over the rest of 2010, too. Year-to-date, 140,496 Fiesta's have found new owners, with the Golf someway back on 135,048.

The Renault Clio, Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 207 make up the rest of the top five best sellers.

The Fiesta had been closing the gap on the Golf for some time, but its latest success can be attributed to the car's popularity in markets where scrappage schemes continue to have been a factor.

The supermini actually managed to top the list at the same time last year before the Golf finally moved ahead so there's no guarantee that the Ford will emerge as the best selling car by the end of 2010.