By maker, Volkswagen group sales tumbled 26.8% in January, with Stellantis – formerly Fiat-Peugeot – down 26.1% as Renault lost 21.6%. German giant Volkswagen, once the best global auto seller, has already lost its top place to Japanese Toyota with the effect of declining sales in 2020. The pandemic year, meanwhile, saw Turkey jumping in overall auto sales rank in Europe as the only country with sales in positive territory. Turkey saw the sales jumping 57.5% year-on-year to 610,109 units in 2020, the data by the Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) showed earlier in January.