Henk Bekker
In full year 2023, the German new car market expanded by 7.3% to the highest number of new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in three years but still well below pre-pandemic levels. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 7.3% to 2,844,609 cars in 2023 — the fourth consecutive year that the total German … Read more
In full-year 2023, Hyundai increased global car sales by nearly 7% with over 4.2 million vehicles delivered worldwide. The forecast for 2024 is only modest growth. 2023 (January to December): Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) announced total global sales of 4,216,680 vehicles — an increase of 6.9% over worldwide deliveries in 2022. Hyundai annual sales in … Read more
In full-year 2023, Kia increased worldwide car sales by 6% with over 3 million global deliveries and forecasted further growth in 2024. The Sportage was the best-selling Kia model worldwide. 2023 (January to December): Kia Corporation of South Korea increased global car sales by 6.3% in 2023 to 3,085,771 vehicles. The result set a new … Read more
In full-year 2023, Audi sales in the USA increased by 22% to a record 228,550 deliveries with the Q5 and Q7 the top-selling models in the US. 2023 (January to December): German luxury car brand Audi increased its sales in the USA to a new record 228.550 deliveries — 22% more vehicles than were sold … Read more
In the full year 2023, General Motors (GM), including Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick brands, increased USA sales by 14% with 2.6 million GM vehicles delivered. 2023 (January to December): General Motors Co. increased sales by 14% with 2.6 million vehicles delivered in the US. GM led the industry in total sales and was the … Read more
In the full year 2023, Toyota and Lexus increased USA car sales with the RAV4 and Tundra the best-selling models. 2023 (January to December): Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) sold 2,248,477 vehicles in the USA, an increase of 6.6 percent on a volume basis and an increase of 7.0 percent on a daily selling rate … Read more
In full-year 2023, Subaru increased USA car sales by 14% with the Outback, Crosstrek, and Forester the top-selling models in the US. 2023 (January to December): Subaru of America sold 632,086 cars in the USA — an increase of 13.6% over the 556,581 cars sold in the US in 2022. December 2023 marked 17 consecutive … Read more
In full-year 2023, American Honda USA sales increased by a third with Acura sales up by 42% — the CR-V and Civic were the top-selling models in the US. 2023 (January to December): American Honda increased US sales by 33% to 1.3 million vehicles. Honda brand sales were up 31.9% to 1,162,531 vehicles while Acura … Read more
In the full year 2023, Nissan brand increased USA sales by 22% while Infiniti grew 39% – the Rogue and Altima were the top-selling models. 2023 (January to December): Nissan Group increased increased sales in the USA by 23.2% to 898,796 vehicles. Nissan brand increased sales by 22.2% to 834,097 while Infiniti sales grew by … Read more
In full-year 2023, Mazda increased sales in the USA by 23% with the CX-5 by far the most popular SUV model and the Mazda 3 the top-selling car. 2023 (January to December): Mazda announced full-year sales of 363,354 vehicles in the USA — an increase of 23.2% over the 2022 total. Trucks and SUV sales … Read more