March 2018: Car sales increased in the USA, China, India, Brazil and Russia but were weaker in Europe and Japan. During the first quarter of 2018, car sales were at record highs in Europe, the USA and China. During the first quarter of 2018, car markets reached new record highs in the USA, Europe and China while car sales grew fastest in Russia, Brazil and India. Japan was the only major car market in the world with weaker car sales during the first three months of 2018. In March 2018, … [Read More...]
Latest Worldwide Car Sales
2018 (January & February) International: Worldwide Car Sales
February 2018: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Brazil and India but car sales were lower in China, the USA, and Japan. In February 2018, China remained the largest single car market in the world but sales were lower due to holidays. Car sales grew in Europe, Russia, Brazil and India but were weaker in the USA and Japan. Thus far in 2018, the Russian and Brazilian new car markets expanded by double-digits while sales were also strong in Europe, India and … [Read More...]
Latest European Car Sales
2018 (Q1) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
During the first quarter of 2018, Volkswagen, PSA and Renault were the largest carmakers while Volkswagen, Ford and Renault were the best-selling car brands in the European Union. The VW Golf was … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Europe: Car Sales Per European Union and EFTA Country
New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA set new records despite flat sales during the first quarter of 2018. Germany, Britain, Italy, France and Spain were the largest … [Read More...]
Best-Selling Cars
2018 (Q1) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
March 2018: Smart remained the top-selling electric car brand in Germany but the VW Golf was the best-selling electric car model ahead of the Renault Zoe, Smart … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Ford remained the largest carmaker in the UK during the first quarter of 2018 while Volkswagen moved ahead of Vauxhall. The Ford Fiesta was again the … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands, Models and Mini Cars
Toyota remained Japan’s best-selling carmaker during the first quarter of 2018. The Nissan Note was again the top-selling car model while the Honda N-Box was … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) France: Best-Selling Car Manufactures, Brands and Models
The PSA Group remained France’s largest carmaker during the first quarter of 2018 while Renault was again the best-selling car brand just ahead of Peugeot. The … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Volkswagen remained the top-selling carmaker in Germany during the first quarter of 2018 followed by Mercedes Benz, Audi and BMW. The VW Golf was Germany's … [Read More...]
2018 (Jan & Feb) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Models and Brands
February 2018: Smart remained the top-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Smart Fortwo again Germany’s favorite electric car model followed by the … [Read More...]
2018 Germany: Total Number of Registered Cars
The total number of passenger vehicles registered for road use in Germany on 1 January 2018 increased by 1.5% to 46,474,594 cars. VW, Opel and Mercedes Benz … [Read More...]
2018 (January) International: Worldwide Car Sales
January 2018: new light passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, China, the USA, India, Brazil and Russia but car sales were weaker in … [Read More...]
2018 (January) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Models and Brands
January 2018: The Smart ForTwo was the top-selling electric car model in Germany with Smart also by far the leading electric car brand. In January 2018, … [Read More...]
2017 (Full Year) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
In 2017, Norway remained the largest market for electric cars in Europe while Germany finally moved ahead of Britain and France. Electric car sales increased by … [Read More...]
2017 (Full Year) Europe: Top-Selling Car Models
The Volkswagen Golf, Renault Clio, VW Polo and Ford Fiesta were again Europe’s favorite car models in 2017. SUVs such as the Nissan Qashqai and VW Tiguan made … [Read More...]
2017 (January to December) International: Car Sales Worldwide
December 2017: car sales increased in Russia, Brazil and India but were weaker in China, Japan, Europe and the USA. In full year 2017, the USA was the only … [Read More...]
