DustinV

Germany’s Bottom Ten: Deutschland’s Least Wanted Cars

Germany’s auto motor und sport magazine did a fun statistic: Which are worst selling cars in Germany? AMS calls them (politically highly incorrect) “Verkaufszwerge”– sales dwarfs. What would we call them? Demand-challenged vehicles?

We’re counting down – Germany’s bottom 10!


Number 10: The GM CHEVROLET VOLT. In September 2011, 4 units were registered. From January through September, a total of 20 units were registered.




Number 9: The PEUGEOT 407. In September 2011, 3 units were registered. From January through September, a total of 280 units were registered.




Number 8: The JEEP CHEROKEE. In September 2011, 3 units were registered. From January through September, a total of 145 units were registered.




Number 7: The CITROEN C6. In September 2011, 3 units were registered. From January through September, a total of 56 units were registered.




Number 6: The CHRYSLER 300C. In September 2011, 2 units were registered. From January through September, a total of 151 units were registered.




Number 5: The INFINITI G37. In September 2011, 2 units were registered. From January through September, a total of 50 units were registered.




Number 4: The LEXUS GS. In September 2011, 2 units were registered. From January through September, a total of 30 units were registered.




Third worst: The INFINITI EX37. In September 2011, 2 units were registered. From January through September, a total of 27 units were registered.




Second worst: The DODGE JOURNEY. In September 2011, 1 unit was registered. From January through September, a total of 152 units were registered.




And the loser is: The SSANGYONG REXTON. In September 2011, 1 unit was registered. From January through September, a total of 36 units were registered.




Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...t-wanted-cars/

RA40

iTrader: (6)

These cars are the

blacksc400

iTrader: (4)

Not the Lexus and G37! Nooooooo!

True, Ssangyong is a Joke.

mmarshall

The Chrysler 300 wagon is interesting. Chrysler never marked that here in the U.S., selling only the sedan version. They marketed the wagons here, instead, as the Dodge Magnum for a few years.....then dropped them.

The Volt lack of popularity is a no-brainer. It's not selling well even here in its own mother-country. It's just too overpriced in the U.S., even with Federal tax-credits, for what you get....and, in Germany, with the high Euro-tariffs and taxes, probably runs even more.

JessePS

I have only seen 1 SSANGYONG in my life and that was 4 years ago in Jerusalem.

spwolf

as usual, these lists make no sense... full of cars not even sold anymore.

JessePS

Maybe it is Goebbels propaganda. Showing Germans, that foreigners cars are sub-par

mmarshall

I've never heard of a Ssangyong. The name has a Chinese ring to it...is it some obscure brand designed and built in China?

Gojirra99

It's the 4th largest car manufacturer in South Korea

mmarshall

Thanks, Andrew. I know Hyundai, Kia, and Daewoo quite well (even their rebadged-vehicles), but I wasn't familiar with Ssangyong.

You can tell, though, just by the profile, that it's probably not a U.S.-certified design. It's quite high and narrow (I'm assuming with a corresponding center-of-gravity), and, especially if it doesn't have VSC, might not pass handling/roll-over standards here. And, the fact that there is only one registered one in Germany shows that Germans apparantly don't seem to think much of it. Must not have any kind of a dealer-network there, either.

Are they available in Canada (Vancouver) where you live? I've never seen one in the U.S.

Och

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I didn't even know the 300 came as a wagon.

lex-phil

Ssangyongs aren't available here in Vancouver. Thank God! I've only seen them in Asia and they make awful looking cars, especially the Rodius: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SsangYong_Rodius

DustinV

They actually sell a few models in Europe and some of them are quite "popular" due to value for money. The Ssangyong Musso comes to mind - ugly as sin, but powered by a Mercedes-Benz turbodiesel engine from the '90s and great value. As a matter of fact, most Ssangyongs come with Mercedes-Benz engines.

Ssangyong Musso



I've seen a handful of these performing as taxis in Stuttgart. The Ssangyong Rodius.



Other models:

Ssangyong Kyron



Ssangyong Korando



Ssangyong Istana

Kaydee

How those butt-ugly cars were even allowed to set up operation there is beyond me

Jewcano

iTrader: (4)

Pretty much a rebadged Magnum.....