April 2017: new passenger vehicle registrations were up in India, Japan and Russia but car sales were lower in Europe, the USA, Brazil and China.New car sales in April 2017 increased strongly in India (+15%), Japan (+10%) and Russia (+7%). As expected, the Easter holidays in April resulted in a contraction in Europe (-7%) and the USA (-5%). Car sales were also weaker in China (-2%) that remained easily the world’s largest single-country car market. In Brazil, sales of light vehicles were … [Read More...]
Latest Worldwide Car Sales
2017 (Q1) International: Worldwide Car Sales
March 2017: New vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil, India and China but car sales were down in the USA.New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union reached new record highs during March 2017 while Russia and Brazil had sales increases for the first time in months. Car sales continued to increase in Japan, India and China. During the first quarter of 2017, vehicle sales were weaker only in the USA and Brazil while sales increases were the … [Read More...]
Latest European Car Sales
2017 (Q1) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
In the first quarter of 2017, the VW and PSA groups remained Europe’s largest carmakers with Volkswagen, Ford and Renault the top-selling brands.The VW Group and PSA Group were again the … [Read More...]
2017 (Q1) Europe: Car Sales Per European Union and EFTA Country
New passenger vehicle registrations in the EU and EFTA countries increased by 8.2% to 4,256,202 cars during the first quarter of 2017.Car sales during the first three months of 2017 were … [Read More...]
Best-Selling Cars
2017 Germany: Most-Popular Historic and Classic Cars
The VW Beetle is Germany’s favorite classic car followed by the Mercedes Benz W123 and the Porsche 911. Mercedes is the most common historic brand on German … [Read More...]
2017 (Q1) Switzerland: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
At the start of 2017 Volkswagen remained the best-selling carmaker in Switzerland but the Skoda Octavia was the top-selling car model.New passenger … [Read More...]
2017 (Q1) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
During the first quarter of 2017, Toyota remained the largest carmaker in an expanding Japanese vehicle market but the Nissan Note was the top-selling … [Read More...]
2017 (Q1) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
New passenger vehicle registrations in the UK reached a new record during the first quarter of 2017 with Ford and the Fiesta the top-selling car marque and … [Read More...]
2017 (Q1) Germany: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
In the first quarter of 2017 Volkswagen remained Germany’s top-selling car brand despite loosing market share to Mercedes Benz in an expanding … [Read More...]