June 2017: New car sales were sharply up in Japan, Russia and Brazil, slightly stronger in Europe and China but weaker in the USA and India.Light vehicle registrations in Japan, Russia and Brazil increased by around 15% in June 2017 while the growth in car sales in Europe and China were more moderate at 2% and 3% respectively. For the sixth consecutive month, light vehicle sales in the USA were weaker than last year. After five months of growth, the Indian car market contracted by 11% in … [Read More...]
Latest Worldwide Car Sales
2017 (Half Year) China and Worldwide German Luxury Car Sales
January to June 2017: Mercedes, BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide while Volkswagen sales were flat and Audi sales were down.The first semester of 2017 was another good six months for most German luxury and premium car brands with strong sales worldwide and in China. Mercedes Benz, BMW and Porsche all had their best first half year ever in 2017 with record sales worldwide and in China. Volkswagen sales were flat worldwide and in China while Audi had an uncharacteristically weak … [Read More...]
Latest European Car Sales
2017 (Half Year) Europe: Car Sales per European Union and EFTA Country
During the first half of 2017, Germany and the UK remained the largest car market in the European Union where sales expanded nearly 5%.New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
During the first half of 2017 the Volkswagen Group remained Europe’s largest carmaker despite a weak performance by leading brand Volkswagen.Thus far in 2017, the VW Group continued to … [Read More...]
Best-Selling Cars
2017 (Half Year) Switzerland: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
During the first half of 2017 Volkswagen was the top-selling car brand in Switzerland followed by Mercedes Benz and BMW. The Skoda Octavia was the best-selling … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
During the first half of 2017, Toyota remained the largest car manufacturer in Japan and the Prius the top-selling model. The market grew by 9%.The … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen remained the best-selling car brand in the UK during the first half of 2017. The Fiesta was again the top-selling … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Volkswagen remained Germany’s top-selling car brand during the first semester of 2017 but lost market share in an expanding market. Mercedes Benz regained … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) France: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers, Brands and Models
Renault was the top-selling car brand in France during the first half of 2017, the Clio the favorite car model of the French and PSA the top car … [Read More...]
2017 (Jan to May) International: Worldwide Car Sales
May 2017: New car sales increased in Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil and India but new vehicle registrations were slightly lower in the USA and China.In … [Read More...]
2017 (January to April) International: Worldwide Car Sales
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 … [Read More...]
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) 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 … [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 … [Read More...]
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 … [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...]