Henk Bekker
2024 (October): New car sales in Europe were flat with the Volkswagen Group dominating the European passenger vehicle market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe in October 2024 were flat with a mere 0.1% contraction. During the first ten months of 2024, European car sales increased by 1.1%. The Volkswagen Group gained market share while … Read more
2024 (Q1-Q3): new car sales increased worldwide in all major global vehicle markets (except Japan) with growth strongest in Brazil and Mexico. During the first nine months of 2024, worldwide car sales increased in major markets with the exception of Japan. China remained by far the largest single-country car market in the world with sales … Read more
September 2024: new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) contracted but battery-electric car (BEV) sales were higher. The European new car market was 3% smaller in September 2024 than a year ago but year-to-date 2024 new car registrations in Europe are slightly higher than during the first nine months of 2024. Stellantis sales … Read more
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