Henk Bekker
In full-year 2024, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz were again the best-selling car brands in Germany but BMW moved into third position with Skoda again the top foreign marque. In 2024, Volkswagen slightly increased market share and easily remained the largest car brand in Germany. Mercedes-Benz was the second best-selling car brand in Germany followed by BMW. … Read more
In full-year 2024, the new car market in Britain expanded slightly with sales up by 2.61% to 1.95 million new passenger vehicle registrations in the UK. 2024 (January to December): new passenger vehicle registrations in Britain increased by a moderate 2.61% to 1,952,778 cars. This was the second consecutive year of growth but the British … Read more
In full-year 2024, Volkswagen, BMW, and Audi were the top-selling car brands in Britain while Ford slipped to only the fifth most popular marque in the UK. 2024 (January to December): Volkswagen was again the best-selling car brand in the UK but BMW moved into second place followed by Audi and Kia. Ford slipped to … Read more
In full-year 2024, the Ford Puma, Kia Sportage, and Nissan Qashqai were the top-selling car models in Britain while the Tesla Model Y was again the UK’s favorite electric car. 2024 (January to December): For the second consecutive year, the Ford Puma was the best-selling car model in the United Kingdom. The Kia Sportage gained … Read more
In full-year 2024, the best-selling battery electric car models in Britain were the Tesla Model Y, Audi Q4 e-tron, and Tesla Model 3. 2024 (January to December): The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling electric car model in Britain for the third consecutive year despite weaker sales. The Audi Q4 e-tron was the second most … Read more
In full-year 2024, the BMW Group had a second consecutive year of record sales in the USA with BMW brand sales up while Mini car sales in the US were lower. 2024 (January to December): BMW Group sales increased by only 0.5% in 2024 but BMW brand sales were up 2.5% to 371,346 vehicles for … Read more
In full-year 2024, Toyota brand sales in the USA increased by 3% while Lexus sales were up 8% with the RAV4 the top-selling US car model. 2024 (January to December): Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reported U.S. sales of 2,332,623 vehicles, an increase of 3.7 percent on a volume basis. Toyota brand sales increased by … Read more
In full-year 2024, Ford brand increased USA vehicle sales by 3% while Lincoln sales were up 28% — the F-Type was again the US top-selling truck. 2024 (January to December): Ford Motor Company increased total USA sales by 4.2% to 2,078,832 vehicles. Ford brand sales increased by 3.1% to 1,974,009 vehicles while Lincoln grew by … Read more
In full-year 2024, Nissan Group sales in the USA increased by 3% with Nissan brand sales up 4% while Infiniti sales fell by 10% – the Rogue and Sentra were the top-selling US models. 2024 (January to December): Nissan Group announced total calendar year 2024 U.S. sales of 924,008 units, an increase of 2.8%. Nissan … Read more
In full-year 2024, FCA Stellantis USA car sales contracted 15% with Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, and Alfa Romeo brands weaker while only Fiat could increase US sales. 2024 (January to December): FCA reported dismal sales in the USA with total sales down 15% to 1,303,570 vehicles. With the exception of the very small Fiat brand, … Read more