Henk Bekker 
In full-year 2023, the Ford Puma and Nissan Qashqai were the top-selling car models in Britain while the Tesla Model Y was again the UK’s favorite battery-electric car. 2023 (January to December): For the first time ever, the Ford Puma was the top-selling car model in Britain in a full calendar year. It replaced the … Read more
In full-year 2023, the new car market in Britain expanded with sales up by 18% to 1.9 million new passenger vehicle registrations in the UK. 2023 (January to December): new passenger vehicle registrations in Britain increased by 17.9% to 1,903,054 cars — the highest level in four years and the first year-on-year market expansion since … Read more
In full-year 2023, Ford and Lincoln car sales in the USA increased by 7.1% to almost 2 million vehicles with the F-Series and Explorer the top-selling models. 2023 (January to December): Ford Motor Company sales in the USA were up 7.1% to 1,995,912 vehicles. Ford branded sales were up 7.5% to 1,914,094 vehicles while Lincoln … Read more
In full-year 2023, FCA (Stellantis) car sales in the USA were flat with Dodge and Chrysler brands growing but Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo, and Fiat were weaker. 2023 (January to December): FCA US LLC (Stellantis) sold 1% fewer vehicles in the USA compared to 2022. Jeep and Ram remained by far the largest two FCA … Read more
In full-year 2023, BMW sales in the USA increased by 9% to set a new brand record while Mini car sales were up by 13.5%. The BMW X5 and X3 were the top-selling models. 2023 (January to December): BMW of North America increased car sales in the USA by 9.4% to 395,741 vehicles. BMW brand … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volkswagen increased car sales in the USA by 9% with the Tiguan and Atlas the top-selling VW models in the US. 2023 (January to December): Volkswagen of America increased car sales in the USA by 9.3% to 329,029 vehicles. Although sales were 28,000 vehicles more than in 2022, VW sales were still … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW were again the best-selling car brands in Germany while Skoda was again the the top foreign marque. 2023 (January to December): Volkswagen easily maintained its traditional position as Germany’s largest carmaker with VW the top-selling car brand. However, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW all gained more market share. … Read more
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