Infographic: the vehicles that caused the biggest losses in the European market since 1997

It is no secret to anyone that the car industry in Europe gets worse every day. Although in our country the figures have been favourable in the latest measurements, the truth is that the rest of the countries are not getting back on their feet. An unprecedented crisis that began to show itself almost five years ago and still has not left us.

Amid the not very optimistic figures, there is also room for certain curiosities. In the midst of so many red numbers, there must be some model that has failed more than others, for the avidity of statistics. That is why we are going to show you, through an interesting infographic, the models that have caused the biggest losses to their manufacturers, from 1997 to 2013.

The Smart ForTwo has many fans around the world, but few buyers. And what is worse, it is the vehicle that has caused the biggest losses to Daimler AG, topping this curious infographic; more than three billion euros lost since 1997, so if we divide by all the units sold, the star brand has lost 4,470 euros per car.

More than two billion is what the Fiat Stilo has cost the Fiat Group since 2001, the year it hit the market. Not far behind is the Volkswagen Paethon with almost two billion.

Although the Bugatti Veyron is the fastest production car in the world, with almost all units sold, it has caused losses to the Volkswagen Group of 1,700 million euros. Given the smaller number of vehicles produced, the losses per vehicle have been astronomical: no less than 4,617,500 euros.

Source | Statista