Henk Bekker
In 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 1.5% with car sales weak in Germany, the largest single-country market in Europe. In full calendar year 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 1.5%. Germany remained by far the largest new … Read more
In 2021, Mini increased worldwide car sales by 3.3% with the Cooper SE the best-selling model and the UK, Germany, and China the top markets. In full-year 2021, Mini increase worldwide vehicle sales by 3.3 percent to 302,144 cars. Sales of electrified Minis increased by nearly two-thirds with almost a fifth of all Mini cars … Read more
In 2021, Bugatti global sales were a record 150 cars delivered to customers worldwide with the Chiron and Bolide models already sold out. Bugatti’s position as the leading manufacturer of hyper sports cars continues to flourish, following the most successful year in the company’s history. In 2021, 150 customers personalized and ordered a hyper sports … Read more
In 2021, Lamborghini worldwide sales increased to a record 8,405 cars with the USA the largest country market and the Urus the top-selling model. In full-year 2021, Automobili Lamborghini increased global sales by 13% to a record 8,405 cars delivered worldwide — the company’s best year ever. Nearly 60% of all Lamborghinis sold in 2021 … Read more
In 2021, the Volkswagen Group doubled battery-electric car sales worldwide with VW and Audi the leading brands, and the VW ID.4 the top-selling BEV model. In 2021, the Volkswagen Group nearly doubled worldwide deliveries of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to 452,900 cars or 5.1 percent of global sales. Around two-thirds of the Volkswagen Group’s global electric … Read more
In 2021, Volkswagen Group (including brands such as VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche) worldwide car sales were down 4.5% to 8,882,000 vehicles. In full-year 2021, global deliveries of Volkswagen Group vehicles contracted by 4.5% to below 9 million cars. Commercial vehicles performed generally better but passenger car sales were weaker worldwide. Volkswagen (VW) remained by … Read more
In 2021, Volkswagen brand worldwide sales fell below 5 million cars with China the most important market and the VW ID.4 the top electric car model. In full-year 2021, Volkswagen brand global deliveries contracted by 8.1% to 4,896,900 cars. China remained by far the most important market for VW despite a 15% decline in sales. … Read more
In 2021, BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce increased worldwide sales with China, the USA, and Germany the largest car markets. In full-year 2021, the BMW Group increased worldwide deliveries by 8.4% to 2.5 million cars. BMW brand increased sales by 9% to a new record high 2,213,795 vehicles claiming the title as the largest premium car … Read more
In 2021, Porsche delivered a record 301,915 vehicles worldwide — sales increased strongly in the USA with the Macan and Cayenne to top-selling models. In 2021, Porsche had the strongest delivery result in the company’s history when 301,915 vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide. Porsche sales increased by 11% compared to 2020 and were 7.5% … Read more
In 2021, Audi worldwide sales were flat with China, the USA, and Germany the largest global markets, and electric deliveries sharply up. In full calendar year 2021, Audi delivered 1,608,512 cars worldwide — a relatively small decrease of only 0.7% largely blamed on the global semiconductor shortage. Fully electric car deliveries increased by 57.5 percent … Read more