Henk Bekker
In full-year 2022, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe, including the EU, the UK, and EFTA countries, contracted by 4.6% after the lowest European car sales in three decades. January to December 2022: car sales in the European Union, Britain, and EFTA contracted for the third consecutive year with new passenger vehicle registrations down to … Read more
In November 2022, new car sales in Europe increased by 17% with battery-electric cars outselling diesel vehicles in the European market. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the United Kingdom increased by 17% to 1,010,900 cars in November 2022. Battery-electric vehicle sales increased to take a 17.1% share of the … Read more
In 2022, worldwide battery-electric car sales by all brands of the Volkswagen Group increased globally by 26%. In the full-year 2022, fully electric car sales of all brands in the Volkswagen Group increased worldwide by 26%. Volkswagen-branded battery-electric vehicle sales increased by 24% to 325,100 cars worldwide. Porsche electric car sales contracted by 16% but … Read more
In 2022, Volkswagen Group worldwide car sales of all large brands (VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat) contracted while Porsche global sales increased. In full-year 2022, global sales of the combined car brands of the Volkswagen Group contracted by 7% to 8,262,800 vehicles. Worldwide sales were lower for Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, and Audi while the more expensive … Read more
In full-year 2022, global battery-electric car sales worldwide by German premium brands Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche increased but volumes remained low. In Germany, luxury electric car sales were below the industry average. 2022 (January to December): BMW sold more battery-electric cars worldwide in 2022 than Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche but Tesla sold more electric … Read more
In full-year 2022, Mercedes-Benz sales in the USA increased by 6.5% with the GLC the most popular model in the States. 2022 (January to December): Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) recorded sales of 286,764 Mercedes-Benz passenger cars, a growth of 4% versus 2021, and 64,185 Vans, an increase of 20% versus 2021. The total Mercedes-Benz USA sales … Read more
In full-year 2022, Porsche sales in the USA increased by only 40 cars with the Macan, Cayenne, and 911 the best-selling models. 2022 (January to December): for the second consecutive year Porsche had record car sales in the USA, although deliveries increased by only 40 vehicles. The Macan and Cayenne SUVs were the most popular … Read more
In full-year 2022, Skoda sales worldwide contracted by 17%, Germany remained the largest country market, and the Octavia was the top-selling model. 2022 (January to December): Global sales of Skoda cars were 16.7% lower with 731,300 vehicles delivered. Skoda was hit hard by the war in Ukraine — not only by losing sales in Russia, … Read more
In full-year 2022, Seat car sales slumped while Cupra deliveries almost doubled worldwide with Germany, Spain, and the UK the largest markets. The Cupra Formentador and Seat Arona were the top-selling models. 2022 (January to December): Seat SA sales dropped by 18% to 385,600 cars delivered worldwide. While Seat-branded car sales were down by 40%, … Read more
In full-year 2022, Porsche sales worldwide increased by 3% through growth in Europe with the Cayenne and Macan the top-selling models. 2022 (January to December): Porsche sold 309,884 cars worldwide — a 3% increase compared to 2021. Porsche blamed a continued shortage of computer chips and the interruption of supply lines for not growing faster … Read more