April 2018: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in the European Union, Russia, Japan, Brazil, India and China but light truck sales were lower in the USA. During the first four months of 2018, car sales increased in Europe, Russia, Brazil, India and China. New light vehicle sales in the USA were flat while new passenger vehicle registrations in Japan were slightly weaker than a year ago. Russia and Brazil were the fastest growing major light vehicle markets in the world with … [Read More...]
Latest Worldwide Car Sales
2018 (Q1) International: Worldwide Car Sales
March 2018: Car sales increased in the USA, China, India, Brazil and Russia but were weaker in Europe and Japan. During the first quarter of 2018, car sales were at record highs in Europe, the USA and China. During the first quarter of 2018, car markets reached new record highs in the USA, Europe and China while car sales grew fastest in Russia, Brazil and India. Japan was the only major car market in the world with weaker car sales during the first three months of 2018. In March 2018, … [Read More...]
Latest European Car Sales
2018 (Q1) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
Germany, Norway and Britain were the leading markets for electrically chargeable passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA during the first quarter of 2018. The market for … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
During the first quarter of 2018, Volkswagen, PSA and Renault were the largest carmakers while Volkswagen, Ford and Renault were the best-selling car brands in the European Union. The VW Golf was … [Read More...]
Best-Selling Cars
2018 (January to May) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
May 2018: The best-selling electric cars in Germany were the Renault Zoe, VW Golf and Kia Soul with Renault, Volkswagen and Smart the top-selling electric car … [Read More...]
2018 (Jan – April) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
April 2018: Germany’s best-selling electric car models were the Kia Soul, VW Golf and Renault Zoe with the top-selling electric car brands Kia, Volkswagen and … [Read More...]
2018 Germany: Most-Popular Historic and Classic Cars
Mercedes Benz remains Germany’s favorite classic car brand while the Volkswagen Beetle is the most common car model on historic H plates in 2018. The … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Europe: Car Sales Per European Union and EFTA Country
New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA set new records despite flat sales during the first quarter of 2018. Germany, Britain, Italy, … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
March 2018: Smart remained the top-selling electric car brand in Germany but the VW Golf was the best-selling electric car model ahead of the Renault Zoe, Smart … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Ford remained the largest carmaker in the UK during the first quarter of 2018 while Volkswagen moved ahead of Vauxhall. The Ford Fiesta was again the … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands, Models and Mini Cars
Toyota remained Japan’s best-selling carmaker during the first quarter of 2018. The Nissan Note was again the top-selling car model while the Honda N-Box was … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) France: Best-Selling Car Manufactures, Brands and Models
The PSA Group remained France’s largest carmaker during the first quarter of 2018 while Renault was again the best-selling car brand just ahead of Peugeot. The … [Read More...]
2018 (Q1) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
Volkswagen remained the top-selling carmaker in Germany during the first quarter of 2018 followed by Mercedes Benz, Audi and BMW. The VW Golf was Germany's … [Read More...]
2018 (January & February) International: Worldwide Car Sales
February 2018: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Brazil and India but car sales were lower in China, the USA, and … [Read More...]
2018 (Jan & Feb) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Models and Brands
February 2018: Smart remained the top-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Smart Fortwo again Germany’s favorite electric car model followed by the … [Read More...]
2018 Germany: Total Number of Registered Cars
The total number of passenger vehicles registered for road use in Germany on 1 January 2018 increased by 1.5% to 46,474,594 cars. VW, Opel and Mercedes Benz … [Read More...]