2021 (First Half): Germany was the largest battery-electric car market in Europe and also leading in plug-in hybrid car sales. The UK was the second-largest electric car market followed by France. In the first half of 2021, the registration of battery-electric passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries more than doubled to almost half a million cars. Germany was the largest market for both battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Battery-electric cars … [Read More...]
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2021 (Half Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
First Semester 2021: the Volkswagen and Stellantis groups were the largest car manufacturers in Europe with VW and Peugeot the top-selling car brands. During the first half of 2021, the Volkswagen Group easily remained the largest carmaker in Europe while the newly formed Stellantis Group was the second largest car manufacturer in the European Union. The Renault Group lost market share while the Hyundai, BMW, and Toyota Groups all increased sales by more than a third. Volkswagen was again … [Read More...]
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2021 (Half Year) Europe: Battery Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU, UK and EFTA Country
2021 (First Half): Germany was the largest battery-electric car market in Europe and also leading in plug-in hybrid car sales. The UK was the second-largest electric car market followed by … [Read More...]
2021 (Half Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
First Semester 2021: the Volkswagen and Stellantis groups were the largest car manufacturers in Europe with VW and Peugeot the top-selling car brands. During the first half of 2021, the … [Read More...]
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2021 (Q1) International: Worldwide Car Sales
2021 (Q1), new car sales increased worldwide with a strong recovery in China, India, and the USA but weak growth in Japan and Europe, and weaker sales in Russia and Brazil. In the first quarter … [Read More...]
2020 (Full Year) International: Worldwide Car Sales
In 2020, car sales worldwide contracted by 15%. China and Russia performed the best. Car sales in Japan, the USA, and India were down by double-digit percentages while the European and Brazilian new … [Read More...]
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2021 (Half Year) Europe: Car Sales by Country (EU, UK, EFTA)
First Semester 2021: new car sales in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries increased by 27% with Germany and France the largest markets in … [Read More...]
2021 (Jan to June) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
First Semester 2021: Volkswagen, Tesla, and Smart were the best-selling electric car brands in Germany with the VW Up, Tesla Model 3, and VW ID.3 the … [Read More...]
2021 (Half Year) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands, Models, and Kei Minicars
First semester 2021: Toyota was the leading car brand in Japan, the Toyota Yaris the best-selling car model, and the Honda N-Box the favorite kei … [Read More...]
2021 (Half Year) Germany Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
In the first semester of 2021, Volkswagen was the best-selling car brand in Germany with BMW ahead of Mercedes-Benz. The VW Golf was the top-selling car … [Read More...]
2021 (Half Year) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
First Semester 2021: Volkswagen replaced Ford as the best-selling car brand in Britain and the Vauxhall Corsa outsold the Fiesta as the UK's favorite model. … [Read More...]
2021 (Half Year) France: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
In the first half-year of 2021, Stellantis was the largest carmaker in France, but Peugeot replaced Renault as the top-selling brand, and the 208 outsold the … [Read More...]
2021 (May) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In May 2021, new car sales in Europe increased by 73% from May 2020 but the market was still a quarter smaller than in May 2019. Volkswagen dominated as largest … [Read More...]
2021 (Europe): Top Car Makers Electric Vehicle Readiness Index
Volvo and Volkswagen are the only top car producers on target to switch to electric vehicle production in Europe by 2030 according to an EV readiness index by … [Read More...]