Henk Bekker 
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聽hypercar manufacturer,聽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
In full-year 2022, Rolls-Royce global sales increased to a new record 6,021 motor cars delivered to clients in over 50 countries worldwide. Rolls-Royce has achieved its highest-ever annual sales in 2022, delivering a total of 6,021 motor cars, up 8% on 2021, to clients in around 50 countries worldwide. This was the second consecutive sales … Read more
In full-year 2022, Volvo global sales contracted by 12% to 615,121 cars with the XC60 against the most-popular model worldwide. 2022 (January to December): Volvo Cars worldwide sales were 615,121 vehicles, down 12.0 percent compared to 2021. The share of fully electric Volvo cars reached 10.9 percent globally, compared with 3.7 percent in 2021. Volvo … Read more
In full-year 2022, Kia sold 2.9 million vehicles worldwide and forecasted global sales to increase in 2023 to 3.2 million cars. The Sportage SUV was the top-selling Kia model globally. 2022 (January to December): Kia Corporation sold 2,903,619 vehicles worldwide in 2022, a 4.6 percent increase on global sales in 2021. Kia car sales in … Read more