Henk Bekker
In the full year 2023, Kia America increased car sales in the USA to a new record with the Sportage and Forte as the top-selling Kia models in the US. 2023 (January to December): Kia America sold 782,451 passenger vehicles in the USA — a 13% increase year-over-year and 12% more than the previous record … Read more
In the full year 2023, Hyundai Motor America increased USA sales by 11% to a new record with the Tucson, Elantra, and Santa Fe as the top-selling models. 2023 (January to December): Hyundai increased car sales in the US for a third consecutive annual retail sales record level. Hyundai sold 801,195 vehicles in the USA … Read more
In 2023 (January to December), new passenger vehicle registrations in France increased by 16.1% to 1,774,729 cars — the best new car sales in four years.
In full-year 2023, Stellantis was the largest carmaker in France while Renault, Peugeot, and Dacia were the best-selling car brands. 2023 (January to December): Stellantis was again the largest car producer in France despite lower sales by its Peugeot and Citroen brands. The Renault Group gained market share with Renault replacing Peugeot as the best-selling … Read more
In the full year 2023, the top-selling car models in France were the Renault Clio ahead of the Peugeot 208 and the Dacia Sandero. 2023 (January to December): the Renault Clio was the top-selling car model in France ahead of the Peugeot 208, which slipped back to second. The Dacia Sandero was the third most … Read more
In full-year 2023, Tesla increased worldwide car production and with global sales of over 1.8 million vehicles remained the world’s largest battery-electric carmaker. 2023 (January to December): Tesla increased worldwide car production by over a third to 1,845,985 battery electric vehicles to confirm its position as the leading manufacturer of electric passenger cars in the … Read more
In full-year 2023, BYD increased global car production and worldwide sales of passenger vehicles by nearly two-thirds to become the second-largest battery electric carmaker in the world. In the full calendar year 2023, Chinese car producer BYD increased production and sales of new energy vehicles by 62%. Sales and production of battery-electric passenger cars were … Read more
2023 (October): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 14% with the Dacia Sandero and Fiat 500 the top-selling car models. The European new car market grew for the 15th consecutive month in October 2023 when sales were up 14% to just over a million passenger vehicle registrations. Electric car sales continued to grow … Read more
September 2023: New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, UK, EFTA) increased by 10% but the growth in car sales is slowing down. New car sales in Europe (EU, UK, and EFTA countries) increased by 10% in September 2023 — although the 14th consecutive month of year-on-year increases, September marked the slowest market expansion thus … Read more
2023 (Q1-Q3): new car sales increased worldwide in all major global vehicle markets with growth strongest in Mexico, Japan, and Europe. Global car sales continued to increase during the first three quarters of 2023. All major car markets worldwide expanded during the first three quarters of 2023 but the growth was unevenly distributed. Growth was … Read more