August 2018: Car sales were sharply higher in Europe, strong in Russia, Brazil and Japan but flat in the USA and weaker in China and India. January to August 2018: China remained the largest single car market in the world but car sales increased the most in Russia, Brazil and India. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union were strong throughout the year while the US market remained mostly flat. The Japanese new car market was slightly weaker over the first eight months … [Read More...]
Latest Worldwide Car Sales
2018 (January to July) International: Worldwide Car Sales
July 2018: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Japan and Brazil but car sales were weaker in the USA, China and India. January to July 2018: Car sales in all major regions of the world increased thus far this year with the exception of the Japanese new car market that was moderately weaker. Russia, Brazil and India remained the fastest growing new car markets in the world with new light vehicle registrations increasing by double digits so far in 2018. The … [Read More...]
Latest European Car Sales
2018 (Half Year) Europe: Diesel Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
January to June 2018: Italy overtook Germany as the largest country market for diesel passenger vehicles in Europe. Italy, Germany, France and Britain were the largest markets for diesel cars … [Read More...]
2018 (January to June) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
During the first half of 2018, Norway was the largest market for electric cars in Europe followed by Germany and the UK. During the first semester of 2018, Norway remained the leading electric … [Read More...]
Best-Selling Cars
2018 (January to September) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
September 2018: The top-selling electric car brands in Germany were Volkswagen, Smart and Renault with the VW Golf, Zoe and BMW i3 the favorite electric car … [Read More...]
2018 (Q3) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
January to September 2018: Ford and Volkswagen were the best-selling car marques in the UK with the Ford Fiesta Britain’s favorite car model. New … [Read More...]
2018 (Q3) Japan: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers, Models and Mini Cars
January to September 2018: Toyota was Japan’s largest carmaker, the Nissan Note the best-selling model and the Honda N-Box the favorite mini car of the … [Read More...]
2018 (Q3) France: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers, Brands and Models
January to September 2018: PSA was again the largest carmaker in France while Renault was the best-selling brand and the Clio the top-selling … [Read More...]
2018 (Q3) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
January to September 2018: Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz and Audi remained the top-selling car brands in Germany. The VW Golf was the favorite car … [Read More...]
2018 (January to August) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
August 2018: The top-selling electric car brands in Germany were Smart, Renault and VW while the favorite electric car models were the Zoe, Soul and … [Read More...]
2018 (January to July) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
July 2018: The top-selling electric car models in Germany were the Kia Soul, Smart Fortwo and Renault Zoe with Smart the leading electric car … [Read More...]
2018 (Half Year) Europe: Car Sales per European Union and EFTA County
During the first half of 2018, Germany remained by far the largest new car market in Europe followed by the UK, France and Italy. During the first … [Read More...]
2018 (Half Year) Europe: Best-Selling Carmakers, Brands and Models
During the first half of 2018, the Volkswagen Group was the biggest car manufacturer in Europe, VW the best-selling brand and the Golf the top-selling … [Read More...]
2018 (January to June) International: Worldwide Car Sales
June 2018: Car sales increased in India, Russia, the USA, Europe, Brazil and China but were weaker in Japan. January to June 2018: new passenger vehicle … [Read More...]
2018 (First Half) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
During the first semester of 2018 Toyota remained Japan’s largest carmaker despite loosing market share. The Nissan Note was Japan’s top-selling car … [Read More...]
2018 (Half Year) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Ford, Volkswagen and Vauxhall were the top-selling marques in the UK during the first half of 2018. The Fiesta and Golf were the favorite car models of the … [Read More...]