Henk Bekker
In full-year 2023, Mercedes-Benz car sales in the USA were flat with the GLE and GLC the top-selling SUV models. 2023 (January to December): Mercedes-Benz passenger car and SUV sales in the USA were slightly weaker but van sales increased by 8% to lift sales for the entire group by 0.2% to 351,746 vehicles. Electric … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Japanese vehicle market expanded by 14% to 4.8 million vehicles with Toyota by far the best-selling car brand in Japan. 2023 (January to December): Toyota remained the largest vehicle producer by far in Japan in 2023 with sales up by over a quarter while total new vehicle registrations increased by 13.8% … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Toyota Yaris and Corolla were again the top-selling car models in Japan – eight of the top ten cars were Toyotas. 2023 (January to December): Toyota again dominated the Japanese new car market with the Toyota Yaris the best-selling car model in Japan followed by the Toyota Corolla and the Toyota … Read more
In the full-year 2023, In full-year 2023, Jaguar Land Rover car sales worldwide increased by 27% with the Defender and Range Rover the global top-selling models. 2023 (January to December): Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retail sales increased by 27.% to 420,084 new cars delivered worldwide. The Defender and Range Rover were the best-selling Land Rover … Read more
In full-year 2023, the BMW Group (including MINI) increased worldwide sales by 6.5% while battery-electric car sales increased by 74%. 2023 (January to December): The BMW Group delivered a record 2,555,341 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles to customers worldwide(+6.5%). The BMW brand, Rolls-Royce, and BMW Motorrad all reported record sales in 2023. Sales of fully … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volvo increased car sales in the USA and Canada with the XC90 and XC60 the top-selling models. 2023 (January to December): Volvo Car USA and Canada sold 141,566 cars for the full year 2023 – an increase of 26 percent compared to sales in 2022. Volvo’s recharge models — cars with a … Read more
In full-year 2023, Rolls-Royce increased global sales to a record 6,032 motor cars with the Cullinan the top-selling model worldwide. 2023 (January to December): Rolls-Royce Motor Cars increased worldwide sales to a new record 6,032 cars delivered globally — an increase of 11 cars over the previous record set in 2022. The USA and China … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Volkswagen Golf, VW T-Roc, VW Tiguan, and Opel Corsa were the top-selling car models in Germany while the Tesla Model Y was the favorite electric car. 2023 (January to December): The Volkswagen Golf maintained its traditional position as the top-selling passenger car model in Germany. It was followed by the VW … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volkswagen was the largest electric car brand in Germany and the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling battery-electric vehicle (BEV). 2023 (January to December): Volkswagen regained its position as the leading electric carmaker in Germany while Tesla slipped to second place with lower sales volumes. Although battery-electric vehicle sales in Germany increased … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volvo increased worldwide car sales by 15% to a record 708,716 vehicles with the XC60 and XC40 the global top-selling models. 2023 (January to December): Volvo cars set a new sales record when 708,716 vehicles were sold worldwide — an increase of 15% from the 615,121 vehicles sold globally in 2022. Europe … Read more