In the full-year 2025, the top-selling car models in Europe were the Dacia Sandero, Renault Clio, and Volkswagen T-Roc. For the second consecutive year, the Dacia Sandero and Renault Clio were the best-selling car models in Europe in 2025. The VW T-Roc was the third most popular car model in Europe, followed by the VW … Read more
2026 (February): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased 1.4% while all-electric car sales in the EU were up by a fifth. The Renault Clio remained the best-selling car model. For the second consecutive year, new car sales in Europe, including the European Union, EFTA countries, and the UK, contracted during the … Read more
In full-year 2025, the BMW 3 Series was the best-selling BMW car model worldwide and the X1 was the top-selling BMW SUV globally. 2025 (January to December): The BMW 3 Series / 4 Series remained the German car brand’s single largest model family worldwide, followed by the compact SUVs X1 / X2. The new BMW … Read more
In 2026, the total number of passenger vehicles (PKW) registered for use on public roads in Germany increased by 0.3% to nearly 49.5 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were the most common brands On 1 January 2026, almost 49.5 million cars and over 61.3 million motorized vehicles were registered for use on public roads in … Read more
Volkswagen produced its 2 millionth electric car in 2026, with the ID4 and ID3 the top-selling VW BEV models worldwide since electric car series production started in 2013. Volkswagen announced that the total production of VW electric cars worldwide reached two million BEV vehicles in February 2026. Coincidentally, in the same month, Germany registered its … Read more
2026 (January): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) contracted, but BEV battery electric car sales increased. For the second consecutive year, new car sales in Europe, including the European Union, EFTA countries, and the UK, contracted during the first month of the year, while battery-electric car sales increased and gained market share. … Read more
In full-year 2025, the Ford F-Series was the top-selling vehicle model in the USA, the Toyota RAV4 was the best-selling SUV and the Camry was America’s favorite car model. 2025 (January to December): the Ford F-Series continued its tradition as the best-selling vehicle model in the USA. It was again followed by the Chevrolet Silverado, … Read more
In full-year 2025, Mazda worldwide car sales and global vehicle production were slightly weaker, with the USA by far the largest single-country market. 2025 (January to December): Mazda worldwide car sales were 1.7% weaker at 1,256,215 vehicles sold globally. Mazda production was down 3.7% worldwide to 1,156,707 vehicles. The CX-5, CX-30, and Mazda3 were the … Read more
In full-year 2025, Nissan worldwide car sales contracted and production fell below 3 million vehicles, with the USA and China the top markets. 2025 (January to December): Nissan global vehicle sales were 4.4% lower to 3.2 million cars, with sales lower in most regions of the world but not in the important North American market. … Read more
In full-year 2025, Lexus increased worldwide car sales to a record 882,231 vehicles, with the USA, China, and Japan the largest country markets. 2025 (January to December): Lexus increased global sales by 3.6% to a new record 882,231 cars delivered worldwide. Almost half of all Lexus cars in 2025 were sold in North America, with … Read more