In August 2022, car sales increased in Europe for the first time this year with battery-electric vehicles gaining market share. The European new car market expanded in August 2022 by 3.5% but year-to-date 2022 car sales in Europe are still 12% lower than in 2021 and significantly below pre-pandemic levels. SUV remained the largest market sector with the three top-selling battery-electric vehicles in Europe in August 2022 all SUVs too. The most popular car model in Europe for the second … [Read More...]
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2022 (July) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
July 2022: new car sales in Europe contracted by a tenth with battery electric vehicle registrations taking a 10% share of the European market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were down by another ten percentage points in July 2022 but the decline in sales was slower than earlier in the year. Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales increased by a fifth to take just over ten percent of the European new car market. Plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV) sales continued to plummet … [Read More...]
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2022 (June) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In June 2022, new car sales in Europe fell to a record low with even battery electric passenger vehicle registrations weaker. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe in June 2022 contracted … [Read More...]
2022 (May) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In May 2022, the car market in Europe contracted by 13% but electric vehicle sales increased with the Fiat 500 the top-selling BEV model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were 13% … [Read More...]
Latest Worldwide Car Sales
2022 (Q1) International: Worldwide Car Sales
2022 (Q1): new car sales worldwide contracted with China the only major global growth market and new passenger vehicle registrations sharply down in Europe, the USA, Russia, Japan, and … [Read More...]
2021 (Full Year) Global: Caterham Worldwide Sales
Caterham increased global sales to a record 670 cars in 2021 with the Seven 420 the best-selling model worldwide and the UK and USA the top markets. Caterham sales in 2021 increased by over 40% … [Read More...]
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2022 (Half Year) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
Half-year 2022: Volkswagen, Tesla, and Hyundai were the best-selling electric car brands in Germany with the Fiat 500 the top-selling model. During the … [Read More...]
2022 (Half Year) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models.
In the first half of 2022, the best-selling car brand in Germany was Volkswagen while Mercedes-Benz regained second place from BMW. The VW Golf was the … [Read More...]
2022 (April) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In April 2022, the European new car market was another 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share but selling in lower numbers. The Peugeot 208 was … [Read More...]
2022 (Q1) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU, UK, and EFTA Country
2022 (Q1): Battery-electric passenger car sales increased in almost every country in Europe but sales of plug-in hybrid cars were lower while petrol remained … [Read More...]
2022 (March) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In March 2022, the European new car market was 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share and the Tesla Model 3 the top-selling car in … [Read More...]
2022 (February) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In February 2022, the European new car market was 5.4% weaker but sales of electric cars and SUVs increased to new record market share highs in Europe. New … [Read More...]
2022: Germany – Total Number of Registered Cars By Brand (Kfz-Bestand)
In 2022, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany increased to over 48.5 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were … [Read More...]
2021 (Full Year) Europe: Best-Selling Electric Car Models and Brands
In 2021, Tesla and Volkswagen were the best-selling electric car brands in Europe with the Tesla Model 3, Renault Zoe, and VW ID.3 the top-selling … [Read More...]