October 2020: car sales in Europe were down 7% but electric vehicle sales increased. The VW ID3 became Europe's best-selling electric car. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 7% in October 2020 largely due to new restrictions imposed on the movement of people due to Covid-19 towards the end of the month. Sales of electrified vehicles increased sharply to gain market share. FCA, Renault-Nissan, and Fiat gained market share but the Volkswagen Group remained Europe's … [Read More...]
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2020 Bugatti: Limited Production of Bugatti Baby II
Bugatti will produce 500 Baby II 75% scale models of the Type 35 in partnership with The Little Car Company. Prices start at $36,600. Bugatti announced that it will produce 500 electric Bugatti Baby II vehicles in partnership with The Little Car Company. Baby II is a 75% scale model of the Type 35 racing car of the mid-1920s. The electric Baby II has a range of 31 miles with a top speed of up to 42 mph. Apparently, most Baby IIs have already sold, despite prices ranging from $36,600 to … [Read More...]
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2020 (January to October) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
October 2020: Worldwide car sales increased with higher sales in major global markets including China, the USA, Japan, and India. New passenger vehicle registrations were lower in Europe and … [Read More...]
2020 (January to September) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
September 2020: car sales increased in China, Europe, and the USA but during the first three quarters of 2020 all major global markets worldwide were lower. In September 2020, for the first time … [Read More...]
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2020 (October) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
October 2020: car sales in Europe were down 7% but electric vehicle sales increased. The VW ID3 became Europe's best-selling electric car. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted … [Read More...]
2020 (Q3) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU, UK and EFTA Country
2020 (Q3): electrically-chargeable car sales in Europe more than tripled with battery-electric vehicles taking a 10% share and plug-in hybrids 12%. In 2020, electrically-chargeable vehicle sales … [Read More...]
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September 2020: new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 1% while electric car sales expanded to a fifth of the total market. Although … [Read More...]
2020 (August) Europe: Top Car Brands for CO2 Targets
January to August 2020: Volvo reached its CO2 target as the greenest carmaker in Europe. Other car brands also reduced CO2 emissions on sales in Europe in … [Read More...]
2020 & 2021 Europe: CO2 Targets and Electric Car Sales Forecasts
Most car brands are on target to meet CO2 targets in 2020 in Europe while forecasts show electric vehicles taking a 15% share of car sales in … [Read More...]
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2020 (Q3): China had 365 million motorized vehicles on the road, including around 280 million cars, and in total 450 million licensed drivers. The total … [Read More...]
2020 (Q3) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
2020 (Q1-Q3): The Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in Europe with Volkswagen the best-selling car brand and the VW Golf the top-selling car … [Read More...]
2020 (Q3) Europe: Car Sales per Country (EU, UK, and EFTA)
Q1-Q3/2020: Germany was the largest single-country car market in Europe. Car sales in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK contracted 29%. January to … [Read More...]
2020 (Q3) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands, Models, and Kei Minicars
2020 (Q1-Q3) -- Toyota was the best-selling car brand in Japan, the Yaris the top-selling model, and Honda N-Box the favorite minicar. January to September … [Read More...]
2020 (Q3) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
2020 (Q1-Q3) -- Volkswagen was again the best-selling car brand in Germany but Mercedes-Benz and BMW gained market share. The VW Golf remained the top-selling … [Read More...]
2020 (Q3) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
2020 (Q1-Q3) -- Ford, VW, and Mercedes-Benz remained the best-selling car brands in Britain with the Fiesta the top-selling model in the UK. During the … [Read More...]
2020 (Q3) France: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
2020 (Q1-Q3): The best-selling car brand in France was Renault while the Peugeot 208 was the top-selling car model. The French market contracted … [Read More...]
2020 (August) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In August 2020 the European new car market contracted by 18% as sales dropped in all major markets. SUVs took the largest market share in Europe. New … [Read More...]
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August 2020: car sales increased in China and India but worldwide sales were lower with markets sharply down in the US, Europe, Japan, and Brazil. January … [Read More...]
