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 2021. Electric car sales are due to treble market share in Europe in 2020, as carmakers rush to comply with European Union CO2 targets. By mid-2020, the PSA, Volvo, FCA-Tesla, and BMW groups were already on target to meet CO2 reductions to avoid heavy fines while Jaguar-Land Rover and Daimler were lagging. The forecast is for electric cars to take a … [Read More...]
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2020 (Q3) China: Total Number of Cars and Drivers
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 number of motorized vehicles, cars, and licensed drivers in China continued to increase sharply in 2020. Thus far in 2020, an additional 23 million new vehicles were registered for use on Chinese roads. The total number of passenger cars increased to over 270 million cars. The total number of licensed car drivers in China increased to 450 … [Read More...]
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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...]
2020 (Jan to August) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
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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 model. January to September 2020: The … [Read More...]
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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
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2020 (First Half): France was the largest battery-electric car market in Europe with Germany leading in plug-in and hybrid car sales. In the first half of … [Read More...]
2020 (July) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In July 2020, new car sales in Europe contracted by 4%, electrified vehicles took an 18% share of new car registrations, and the VW Golf was the top-selling car … [Read More...]
2020 (Jan to July) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
July 2020: Car sales increased in China and although still lower in other major global markets some recovery was seen worldwide. January to July 2020: new … [Read More...]
2020 (June) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In June 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 24%. The Renault Clio again outsold the VW … [Read More...]
2020 (Jan to June) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
June 2020: new car sales in China increased but other global markets including the USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan, and Russia were weaker. First Half Year … [Read More...]
