The Ford Fiesta was the top-selling car model in Britain in 2016. The Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Focus and VW Golf were also popular in the UK. However, most of the top ten best-selling car models in Britain lost market share in 2016 with lower sales in an expanding market. New passenger vehicle registrations in the … Read more
In 2016 Volkswagen remained Germany’s largest carmaker and top-selling brand despite weaker sales in a growing market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in 2016 increased by 4.5% to 3,351,607 cars. VW was again followed by Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Opel and Ford. Skoda remained the top-selling foreign carmaker in Germany while Renault was the top-selling … Read more
New passenger vehicle (PKW) registrations in Germany in 2016 increased by 4.5% to 3,351,607 cars – the highest sales since 2009. Total new motorized vehicle sales in Germany in 2016 increased by 5.1% to 3,932,467 vehicles. Electric car sales in Germany decreased while petrol was the favorite fuel type. Private buyers made up just over … Read more
New passenger vehicle registrations in France in 2016 increased by 5.1%. The PSA Group was the top-selling carmaker with Renault the best-selling brand. Most of the gains went to foreign brands although Renault and Dacia also had stronger sales. The Renault Clio was again the favorite car model of the French. New Car Market in … Read more
The Renault Clio, Peugeot 208 and 308 remained the best-selling car models in France in 2016 according to car sales statistics for the full year. The Dacia Sandero had strong sales in France in 2016. Two new models with a strong entry into the French new car market were the Renault Mégane IV and the … Read more
November 2016: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in China, Europe, the USA, Japan, India and Russia but car sales were down in Brazil. The new car market in China expanded by another fifth in November 2016 to exceed 2.5 million new passenger vehicle registrations in a single month for the first time ever. The US, … Read more
October 2016: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in China and India while car sales were down in Europe, Japan, the USA, Brazil and Russia. For the second consecutive month, the Chinese new car market exceeded two million cars with growth in October 2016 up by more than a fifth from a year ago. India was … Read more
September 2016: New vehicle registrations increased sharply in China, India and Europe, were flat in the USA and Japan but weaker in Russia and Brazil. Car sales in China increased by a third while the Indian new car market expanded by a fifth. During the first three quarters of 2016, the Chinese car market grew … Read more
Volkswagen remained Europe’s largest car manufacturer and brand during the first three quarters of 2016 with the VW Golf the best-selling car model. Renault replaced Ford as the second largest car marque in the European Union. In a growing European new car market, almost all manufacturers increased sales with German premium brands Mercedes-Benz and BMW … Read more
September 2016: Car sales in the European Union and EFTA remained strong with the highest new passenger vehicle registrations for the month on record. New car sales in Europe have increased for 36 of the last 37 months. During the first nine months of 2016, the European Union new car market expanded by 8% to … Read more
