Henk Bekker
In full-year 2022, Toyota slipped back to second-largest carmaker in the USA after weaker sales for both Toyota and Lexus brands. The RAV was the top-selling Toyota model and the RX the most popular Lexus. 2022 (January to December): Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) car sales in the USA contracted by 9.6% to 2,108,458 vehicles. … Read more
In full-year 2022, Kia America car sales in the USA were 1.1% lower with the Sportage and Forte being the most popular models. 2022 (January to December): Kia America sold 1.1% fewer cars in the US but strong sales at the end of the year hint at a more positive 2023. A record two-thirds of … Read more
In full-year 2022, Hyundai Motor America car sales were 2% lower in the USA with the Tucson and Santa Fe the best-selling models. The outlook for 2023 is more positive. 2022 (January to December): Hyundai vehicle sales in the USA decreased by 2% to 724,265 vehicles but record sales in the final five months of … Read more
In 2022, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW were the best-selling car brands in Germany with Skoda being the favorite foreign marque. In full-year 2022, Volkswagen easily maintained its traditional position as the best-selling car brand in Germany but lost market share. Mercedes-Benz was again the second-largest car brand in Germany. A strong performance by Audi … Read more
In 2022, new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased somewhat surprisingly by 1,1% but market analysis shows the German car market is still a quarter smaller than in 2019. In full-year 2022, the German new car market expanded by 1.1% to 2,651,357 passenger cars (PKW) — the second-lowest total of new passenger vehicle registrations in … Read more
In full-year 2022, the top-selling car models in France were the Peugeot 208 followed by the Dacia Sandero and Renault Clio. 2022 (January to December): the Peugeot 208 increased its lead as the favorite car model of the French with slightly higher sales volumes. The Dacia Sandero was the second-most popular car model in France … Read more
In full-year 2022, Stellantis was the largest carmaker in France while Peugeot, Renault, and Dacia were the best-selling car brands. 2022 (January to December): the largest car manufacturer in France was again Stellantis with Peugeot and Renault the top-selling car brands. Dacia moved ahead of Citroën while Toyota replaced Volkswagen as the favorite foreign car … Read more
In full-year 2022, the French new car market contracted by 8% with passenger vehicle registrations in France at historic lows. January to December 2022: new car sales in France were down 8% with the French new car market significantly smaller than two million units for the third consecutive year. Although battery-electric cars continued to gain … Read more
In 2022, Tesla global sales, production, and worldwide deliveries of battery-electric vehicles increased to over a million passenger cars. In the full calendar year 2022, Tesla increased worldwide production, sales, and deliveries of its electric cars to well over a million vehicles. Global production of Tesla cars increased by almost 50% while production of the … Read more
Car sales in Europe increased by 14% in October 2022 with Volkswagen the best-selling brand and Peugeot 208 top model. New passenger vehicle registration in Europe expanded by 14% to 900,000 cars in October 2022. Although the third consecutive month of sales increases, the European new car market remained 8% weaker thus far in 2022 … Read more