Henk Bekker
In full-year 2022, Audi global sales contracted by 4% but deliveries increased sharply in Germany while China remained the largest market. 2022 (January to December): Audi sold 1,614,231 cars worldwide — 3.9% fewer than in 2021. Globally, Audi delivered 118,196 electric models to customers in 2022 — a 44.3% increase but only 7% of all … Read more
In full-year 2022, Daihatsu was the top mini-vehicle maker in Japan, Suzuki the best-selling minicar brand, and Honda N-Box the top-selling Kei model. Mini Vehicle Sales in Japan in 2022 (Full Year) Mini vehicle registrations in Japan in the full calendar year 2022 contracted by 0.9% to 1,638,137 mini vehicles compared to 1,652,522 mini vehicles … Read more
In full-year 2022, the Toyota Yaris and Corolla were the top-selling car models in Japan – seven of the top-ten cars were Toyotas. 2022 (January to December): Despite weaker sales, the Toyota Yaris comfortably remained the best-selling car model in Japan. The evergreen Toyota Corolla improved to second place while the Nissan Note was third. … Read more
In full-year 2022, the new vehicle market in Japan contracted by 5.6% largely due to a weak performance by the best-selling car brand Toyota. 2022 (January to December): car sales in Japan were weaker with the entire vehicle market contracted by 5.6% to only 4,201,321 vehicles. Passenger car sales were 7.4% weaker while mini car … Read more
In full-year 2022, Lamborghini global sales increased by 10% to the highest ever with the Urus SUV the top-selling model worldwide. 2022 (January to December): for the second consecutive year, Automobili Lamborghini had record annual worldwide sales with 9,233 cars delivered worldwide, an increase of 10% over the previous year. Lamborghini Sales by Global Region … Read more
In full-year 2022, Mercedes-Benz global sales contracted by 1% to 2,043,900 cars with the GLC the top-selling model worldwide. 2022 (January to December): Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivered 2,043,900 vehicles worldwide but a strong year-end performance hinted at growth opportunities in 2023. China remained the largest single-country market for Mercedes-Benz followed by the USA and Germany. … Read more
In full-year 2022, BMW Group (BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce) car sales worldwide contracted by 4.8% with China by far the largest single-country market. 2022 (January to December): BMW Group sold 2,399,636 (-4.8%) cars worldwide. BMW brand maintained its position as the largest global premium segment marque. Worldwide sales of battery-electric vehicles more than doubled with … Read more
In full-year 2022, Bentley Motors worldwide sales increased to a record 15,174 cars with the Bentayga the global favorite model. 2022 (January to December): Bentley Motors global increased by 4% to a new record 15,174 cars from 14,659 in 2021 and the first time Bentley has reached over 15,000 cars in a year. This significant … Read more
In full-year 2022, Bugatti had the best year of its modern history with 80 deliveries and sales of the new W16 Mistral completed even before the roadster was officially revealed. 2022 (January to December): Bugatti had a record-breaking year by delivering 80 new Bugatti hyper sports cars — the highest number ever delivered in a … Read more
In 2022, Hennessey had strong sales and delivered 10 Venom F5 cars to owners in the USA with 20 hypercars scheduled for delivery in 2023. Hennessey, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer, and high-performance vehicle creator, delivered a milestone 10th Venom F5 to its owner at the end of 2022. Signed off for full production in March 2022 the … Read more