Henk Bekker
In August 2024, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, and the UK) contracted with BEV electric car sales sharply down. Battery-electric vehicle sales in Europe in August 2024 contracted by a sharp 36% to drag the overall new car market down by 16% — the largest monthly decline in over two years. Volkswagen … Read more
2024 (July): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 1.5% but BEV battery-electric car sales were lower. Car sales in Europe increased by a moderate 1.5% in July 2024. Electric car sales contracted by 6% for a market share of only 13.5% of the total European new car market. The Volkswagen … Read more
June 2024: Car sales in Europe increased by 3% while the European new car market expanded by 4% during the first half of 2024. In June 2024, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 3% to 1.3 million cars while the market expanded by 4% during the first six months of … Read more
2024 (First Half Year): The Dacia Sandero, Volkswagen Golf, and Renault Clio were the top-selling car models in Europe. During the first semester of 2024, the Dacia Sandero was Europe’s most popular car model. It was followed by the Volkswagen Golf, Renault Clio, and VW T-Roc. Sales of the Citroen C3 increased by 50%. The … Read more
2024 (First Half Year): Worldwide car sales increased with all large global light vehicle markets expanding except for Japan. During the first semester of 2024, global car markets mostly expanded although Brazil and Mexico were the only large markets with double-digit growth. China remained the largest single-country car market in the world while sales grew … Read more
2024 (First Half): Germany remained the largest new car and BEV country market in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) followed by Britain and France. During the first semester of 2024, the European new car market expanded by 4.4% to almost 6.9 million passenger vehicles. Battery electric car sales increased by only 1.6% to 954,000 BEVs. Germany, … Read more
2024 (First Semester): Volkswagen and Toyota remained the top-selling car brands in Europe during the first half of 2024. During the first half of 2024, Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Renault remained the largest car manufacturers in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK). Volkswagen and Toyota were again the best-selling car brands but BMW moved into third place followed … Read more
2024 (January to July): Volkswagen and Mercedes were the best-selling car brands in Germany during the first half of 2024. The German new car market expanded by 5% during the first half of 2024 with sales just below 1.5 million cars. Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Germany and gained market share at the … Read more
May 2024: New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) were slightly weaker but car sales of battery-electric vehicles contracted by 11%. The European new car market contracted slightly in May 2024 largely due to weaker electric car sales. Volkswagen and Toyota remained the largest car brands in Europe. The Volkswagen T-Roc, VW Golf, … Read more
In 2023, the Tesla Model was the best-selling car model worldwide followed by the Toyota RAV4 and the Honda CR-V SUV models. In full calendar year 2023, the top-selling car model in the world was the battery-electric Tesla Model Y SUV. According to JATO, it outsold the previous world best-selling Toyota RAV4 model, which slipped … Read more