Henk Bekker
In full year 2025, Toyota gained market share as the largest car producer and best-selling car brand in Japan. 2025 (January to December): Toyota was again the best-selling vehicle manufacturer and largest car brand in Japan. Suzuki was again the second top-selling car brand in Japan followd by Honda. Daihatsu recovered with strong sales while … Read more
In full-year 2025, the three top-selling car models in Japan were Toyotas with the Yaris outselling the Corolla and Sienta. Below are the lists of the top-20 car models in Japan (2021 to 2025) and the top-50 best-selling car models in Japan in 2024. 2025 (January to December): The Toyota Yaris was the best-selling car … Read more
In full-year 2025, Kia had record worldwide car sales, with the Sportage the global favorite model, and higher global production targets set for 2026. 2025 (January to December): Kia Corporation achieved global record sales of 3,135,803 vehicles (+2%). Worldwide sales, excluding special-purpose vehicles, in global markets outside of Korea increased by 2 percent to 2,584,238 … Read more
In full-year 2025, Volvo car sales in the USA were slightly weaker, with the XC60 and XC90 the top-selling US models. 2025 (January to December): Volvo Car USA sales contracted by 2.9% to 121,607 vehicles. Electrified vehicles, defined as vehicles with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain, declined 22.9 percent compared to 2024 and … Read more
In full-year 2025, Volvo worldwide car sales were lower, with China the top market and the XC60 the best-selling global model. 2025 (January to December): Volvo Cars’ global sales contracted by 7% to 710,042 deliveries worldwide. China, followed by the US, UK, Germany, and Sweden, were the five largest markets for Volvo in 2025. In 2025, the … Read more
In full-year 2025, BMW Group car sales increased worldwide, with Mini sales higher but BMW and Rolls-Royce global deliveries were lower. 2025 (January to December): BMW Group worldwide sales were flat at 2,463,715 vehicles (+0.5%). Mini global car sales were 18% higher, while BMW brand and Rolls-Royce sales were slightly lower. BMW sales were higher … Read more
In full-year 2025, Nissan sales in the USA were flat, with the Rogue and Sentra the best-selling models. 2025 (January to December): Nissan Group sales in the US were unchanged, with Nissan brand sales up by less than a percentage point while Infiniti sales were down by a tenth. Truck and SUV sales increased by … Read more
In full-year 2025, Infiniti sales in the USA contracted by 9%, with the QX60 the top-selling model and traditional car sales insignificant. 2025 (January to December): Infiniti sales in the USA were down by 9% to 52,846 vehicles. The top-selling Infiniti vehicle in the US in 2025 was the QX60. The new large QX80 SUV … Read more
In full-year 2025, Mazda car sales in the USA contracted by 3.3% with the CX-5 and the CX-50 the top-selling Mazda vehicles in America. 2025 (January to December): Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) sales totaled 410,346 vehicles; a decrease of 3.3 percent compared to 2024. Traditional passenger car sales were down by a fifth, as Maza … Read more
In full-year 2025, Volkswagen was again the largest electric car brand in Germany, and the VW ID7 was the best-selling battery-electric vehicle model (BEV). 2025 (January to December): Battery-electric car sales in Germany increased to 545,142 all-electric cars (380,609 in 2024), and the market share for electric cars increased to 19.1% (compared to only 13.5% … Read more