April 2019: Car sales increased in Brazil and Japan but were lower in Europe, the USA, Russia and much weaker in India and China. January to April 2019: new passenger vehicle registrations were lower thus far this year in all major car markets in the world with the exception of Brazil. During the first four months of the year, new car sales in Japan and Russia were down by around a percentage point while the European and US markets shrunk by more than two percent. The Indian new car … [Read More...]
Latest European Car Sales
2019 (Q1) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
2019 (January to March): Norway was the largest market for electrically chargeable cars in Europe followed by Germany, Britain and France. Peugeot E-Legend Concept Car at Geneva Auto Salon … [Read More...]
2019 (March) Europe: Cars Sales and Market Analysis
In March 2019, new car sales contracted by 3.6% in the EU. Electrified car registrations exceeded 100,000 for the first time while diesel sales fell to a 19 year low. As long as it is … [Read More...]
Best-Selling Cars
2019 (Jan to May) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
May 2019: Renault and BMW were the best-selling electric car brands in Germany with the Renault Zoe, BMW i3 and Smart Fortwo the top-selling electric car … [Read More...]
2019 (Jan to April) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
April 2019: Renault was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Renault Zoe and BMW i3 the top-selling electric car models. January to … [Read More...]
2019 (Q1) International: Worldwide Car Sales
March 2019: Car sales increased in Russia and were flat in Brazil but weaker in Europe, the USA, Japan, India and especially in China. January to March … [Read More...]
Q1/2019 Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
January to March 2019: The Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in the EU and EFTA with VW the top-selling brand followed by Renault and … [Read More...]
2019 (Q1) Europe: Car Sales Per European Union and EFTA Country
During the first quarter of 2019, Germany and Britain were the largest two new car markets in Europe while France moved ahead of Italy. New passenger … [Read More...]
2019 (Q1) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands, Models and Mini-Cars
Toyota was the top-selling car brand in Japan during the first quarter of 2019. The Nissan Note was the most-popular model and the Honda N-Box the favorite kei … [Read More...]
2019 (Q1) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
March 2019: Tesla was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Model 3 and Renault Zoe the top-selling electric car models. January to … [Read More...]
2019 (Q1) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Ford remained the largest carmaker in the UK during the first quarter of 2019 while the Fiesta was again the favorite car model of the British. New … [Read More...]
2019 (Q1) France: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Renault was the best-selling car brand in France, PSA the top carmaker and the Clio the favorite model of the French during the first quarter of … [Read More...]
2019 (Q1) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
The top-selling car brands in Germany during the first quarter of 2019 were Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. The VW Golf was the favorite car … [Read More...]
2019 (February) Europe: New Car Sales & Market Analysis
February 2019: New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 1.3%. The Tesla Model 3 was the top-selling electric and premium midsize … [Read More...]
2019 (January & February) International: Worldwide Car Sales
February 2019: Car sales were stronger in Brazil, flat in Europe, Japan and India, and weaker in the USA, Russia and China. January & February 2019: … [Read More...]