Henk Bekker 
During the first three months of 2012, the German new passenger vehicle market expanded by 1.3 percent. Volkswagen, BMW-Mini, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi were the strongest selling car brands. The German new car market expanded by 1.3% to 773,636 new passenger vehicle registrations during the first three months of 2012. This small, but significant growth when … Read more
The Swiss motorcar market remained buoyant during the first quarter of 2012 seeing an increase of almost 9% in new passenger vehicle registrations. The Swiss new passenger vehicle market continued its strong performance during the first three months of 2012. Almost 9% more cars were sold in Switzerland during the first quarter of 2012 with … Read more
Volkswagen, followed by Opel and Mercedes-Benz are the top car manufacturers amongst the almost 43 million cars registered in Germany. Just less than 43 million passenger vehicles are registered in Germany at the beginning of 2012. Of these, just over a fifth were made by Volkswagen, 12% by Opel, and 9% by Mercedes-Benz. Nearly two-thirds … Read more
In 2011, the Volkswagen Group remained the strongest new passenger vehicle manufacturer in Europe. VW followed by Ford and Renault were the best-selling car brands. The Volkswagen Group increased its market share of the European car market in 2011. The VW Group sold almost twice as many cars in Europe as second-placed PSA. Europe’s best-selling … Read more
The European car market contracted in 2011 with 1.4% fewer new passenger vehicle registrations. Germany remains the largest car market followed by France, Britain and Italy. In 2011, car sales in Europe slumped by 1.4% to 13.6 million new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries. The German car market showed … Read more
The most popular electric cars in Germany in 2011 were the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Opel Ampera, and Karabag 500E. Germany saw only 2,154 new electric vehicle registrations. In 2011, the best-selling electric cars in Germany were the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Opel Ampera, Karabg 500E, Peugeot iOn, and Citroen C-Zero. Although new electric passenger vehicle registrations in Germany … Read more
The Volkswagen Golf was the most popular car model in Germany in 2011. The VW Passat and VW Polo were also at the top of the list of best-selling car models. In 2011, the Volkswagen Golf was for the twentieth consecutive year the most popular car model in Germany. It was followed by two further … Read more
Toyota easily remained the strongest car brand in Japan in 2011 despite a very weak new passenger vehicle market. Nissan, Suzuki, and Daihatsu outsold last year’s second-placed Honda. In 2011, Toyota remained Japan’s strongest vehicle manufacturer by selling double as many cars as its competitors Nissan, Suzuki, Daihatsu, and Honda. German car producers Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, … Read more
The Toyota Prius, Honda Fit and Toyota Vitz remained Japan’s favorite cars in 2011 and again topped the list of best-selling car models. 2011 was a difficult year for the Japanese car market. Despite production disruptions following natural disasters, the Toyota Prius remained Japan’s favorite car model. It was again followed by the Honda Fit … Read more
The Volkswagen Golf was the most popular car in Switzerland in 2011. The Skoda Octavia and VW Polo were also best-selling car models. In 2011, the Volkswagen Golf maintained its traditional position at the top of the list of best-selling cars in Switzerland. As in 2010, the other top sellers were the Skoda Octavia, VW … Read more