Henk Bekker
In full-year 2024, Seat and Cupra increased worldwide car sales by 7.5% to 558,100 global deliveries with the Ibiza and Arona the best-selling models. 2024 (January to December): SEAT SA increased worldwide sales to 558,100 cars with both Seat and Cupra brands increasing deliveries by 7.5%. Seat brand sold 310,000 vehicles (2023: 288,400) and Cupra … Read more
In full-year 2024, BMW Group sales, including BMW brand, Mini, and Rolls-Royce cars, were lower worldwide but global electric car sales increased by 13.5%. 2024 (January to December): Worldwide sales of cars produced by the BMW Group were 4% lower with 2,450,804 global deliveries. All-electric car sales increased by 13.5% to a new record 426,594 … Read more
In full-year 2024, Audi global car sales were down 12% with the Q5, A6, and Q3 the best-selling Audi models worldwide. 2024 (January to December): Audi car sales worldwide were 11.8% lower at 1,671,218 global deliveries. Electric car deliveries were down by 8% to 164,000 BEVs. Audi struggled in all global markets and for the … Read more
In full-year 2024, the Volkswagen Group sold 3.4% fewer battery electric cars worldwide with the VW ID4 the top-selling all-electric model. In 2024, the various brands of the Volkswagen Group delivered only 744,800 BEvs worldwide — a 3.4 decrease on the 771,100 electric vehicles sold globally in 2024. The total VW Group thus delivered over … Read more
In full-year 2024, global car sales of the Volkswagen Group were 2% lower to just over 9 million vehicles delivered worldwide with VW, Audi, and Skoda the largest brands in the conglomerate. 2024 (January to December): the Volkswagen Group, including VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Porsche, and others, delivered just over 9 million cars worldwide … Read more
In full-year 2024, Porsche increased sales in the USA to a new record 76,167 cars with the Macan, Cayenne, and 911 the top-selling models. 2024 (January to December): Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) reported retail deliveries in the United States totaled 76,167 vehicles, a one percent increase, for the second consecutive record sales year … Read more
In full year 2024, Toyota was the largest car producer and best-selling car brand in Japan despite lower sales in a weak new vehicle market. 2024 (January to December): Toyota remained the best-selling vehicle manufacturer and largest car brand in Japan despite underperforming in a very weak market. Suzuki was again the second top-selling car … Read more
In full-year 2024, the three top-selling car models in Japan were Toyotas with the Corolla being Japan’s favorite car model followed by the Yaris and Sienta. Below are the lists of the top-20 and top-50 best-selling car models in Japan in 2024. 2024 (January to December): the Toyota Corolla was the best-selling car model in … Read more
In full-year 2024, Mercedes-Benz car sales in the USA increased by 9% with the GLE and GLC SUVs the top-selling US models. 2024 (January to December): Mercedes-Benz passenger car sales in the US were 9% higher to 324,528 vehicles while van sales contracted by a third to 49,573 vehicles. Mercedes-Benz USA Car Sales by Model … Read more
In full-year 2024, Volkswagen was again the largest electric car brand in Germany and the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling battery-electric vehicle model (BEV). 2024 (January to December 2024): Battery-electric car sales in Germany contracted by 27.4% to only 380,609 electric cars for a market share of only 13.5% compared to 18.4% in 2023. … Read more