September 2017: New car sales increased strongly in Brazil, Russia and India with solid growth in the USA, Japan and China. European sales were weaker.In September 2017, new passenger vehicle registrations increased by a quarter in Brazil while sales in India were up by 11% to set a new monthly record of 310,000 cars. The Russian light vehicle market also continued its recovery with sales up 18%. Car sales in the USA increased for the first time this year while growth continued in Japan … [Read More...]
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2017 (Q3) China and Worldwide German Luxury Car Sales
January to September 2017: Mercedes. BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide while Audi sales were down and Volkswagen recovering strongly.During the first three quarters of 2017 German luxury and premium car brands continued to sell in record numbers worldwide and in the very important Chinese market. Mercedes Benz sales worldwide and in China improved the most in 2017 but BMW and Porsche also had record sales. Volkswagens again sold in record numbers in September 2017 with Germany … [Read More...]
Latest European Car Sales
2017 (Q3) Europe: Car Sales per European Union and EFTA Country
January to September 2017: The European new car market grew by 3.6% with Germany, the UK, France and Italy the largest car markets in the EU.During the first three quarters of 2017, new car … [Read More...]
2017 (Q3) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
January to September 2017: The VW Group and Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker and top-selling car brand in the European Union.During the first three quarters of 2017, the VW Group was … [Read More...]
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2017 (Q3) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker in Germany but lost market share with weak sales in an expanding market. The VW Golf is still the top-selling … [Read More...]
2017 (Q3) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Ford was again the top-selling car brand in the UK but Volkswagen overtook Vauxhaul. The Fiesta the favorite car model during the first nine months of … [Read More...]
2017 (Q3) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
During the first three quarters of 2017, Toyota was Japan’s best-selling carmaker, the Prius the top-selling model and the Honda N-Box the favorite mini … [Read More...]
2017 (Q3) France: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers, Brands and Models
January to September 2017: the best-selling carmaker in France was the PSA Group, Renault the top-selling brand and the Clio the favorite car model of the … [Read More...]
2016 Germany: Most-Frequently Stolen Car Brands and Models
Volkswagen was the most-often stolen car brand in Germany in 2016 with Land Rover still the highest risk brand with Porsche increasingly popular with car … [Read More...]
2017 (January to August) International: Worldwide Car Sales
August 2017: new car sales increased strongly in Russia, Brazil and India with registrations also up in Europa, Japan and China but negative in the … [Read More...]
2017 (Jan to July) International: Worldwide Car Sales
July 2017: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil, India and China but car sales were sharply down in the USA.In … [Read More...]
2017 (Jan to June) International: Worldwide Car Sales
June 2017: New car sales were sharply up in Japan, Russia and Brazil, slightly stronger in Europe and China but weaker in the USA and India.Light … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) Europe: Car Sales per European Union and EFTA Country
During the first half of 2017, Germany and the UK remained the largest car market in the European Union where sales expanded nearly 5%.New passenger … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
During the first half of 2017 the Volkswagen Group remained Europe’s largest carmaker despite a weak performance by leading brand Volkswagen.Thus far in … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) China and Worldwide German Luxury Car Sales
January to June 2017: Mercedes, BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide while Volkswagen sales were flat and Audi sales were down.The first semester … [Read More...]
2017 (Half Year) Switzerland: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
During the first half of 2017 Volkswagen was the top-selling car brand in Switzerland followed by Mercedes Benz and BMW. The Skoda Octavia was the best-selling … [Read More...]
