Henk Bekker 
July 2022: new car sales in Europe contracted by a tenth with battery electric vehicle registrations taking a 10% share of the European market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were down by another ten percentage points in July 2022 but the decline in sales was slower than earlier in the year. Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) … Read more
In June 2022, new car sales in Europe fell to a record low with even battery electric passenger vehicle registrations weaker. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe in June 2022 contracted by 17% to just over a million cars — the lowest June total since 1993. As in previous months, production shortages rather than a … Read more
Half-year 2022: Volkswagen, Tesla, and Hyundai were the best-selling electric car brands in Germany with the Fiat 500 the top-selling model. During the first half of 2022, new battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in Germany increased by a modest 12% to take a 13.5% share of the total German new car market. Volkswagen narrowly remained the … Read more
In May 2022, the car market in Europe contracted by 13% but electric vehicle sales increased with the Fiat 500 the top-selling BEV model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were 13% lower in May 2022 and during the first five months of the year. Volkswagen remained the largest car manufacturer in Europe but Stellantis … Read more
In the first half of 2022, the best-selling car brand in Germany was Volkswagen while Mercedes-Benz regained second place from BMW. The VW Golf was the top-selling model. The German new car market contracted by more than a tenth during the first six months of 2022. Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Germany thus … Read more
In April 2022, the European new car market was another 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share but selling in lower numbers. The Peugeot 208 was the top-selling car model in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another fifth in April 2022 with new car sales down 13% during the first … Read more
2022 (Q1): Battery-electric passenger car sales increased in almost every country in Europe but sales of plug-in hybrid cars were lower while petrol remained the most popular fuel type for new cars. In the first quarter of 2022, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased … Read more
2022 (Q1): new car sales worldwide contracted with China the only major global growth market and new passenger vehicle registrations sharply down in Europe, the USA, Russia, Japan, and Brazil. During the first quarter of 2022, new passenger vehicle registrations contracted in all major global car markets with the exception of China where sales were … Read more
In March 2022, the European new car market was 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share and the Tesla Model 3 the top-selling car in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by a fifth in March 2022 with new car sales down 11% during the first quarter of 2022 to the lowest … Read more
In February 2022, the European new car market was 5.4% weaker but sales of electric cars and SUVs increased to new record market share highs in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 5.4% in February 2022 to a four-decade low of just less than 800,000 cars — a quarter down on … Read more