Henk Bekker 
In 2020, German luxury car brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, and VW had weaker sales worldwide but gained market share especially in China. In full-year 2020, German luxury carmakers and premium brands had weaker sales but mostly gained market share in major markets worldwide. Although global sales were lower, German car brands mostly increased sales … Read more
In 2020, global sales by the Volkswagen Group were down 15% to 9,305,400 vehicles worldwide. VW, Audi, and Skoda were the top-selling brands. China and Western Europe were the most important markets for the Volkswagen Group. In full-year 2020, the Volkswagen Group handed over 9,305,400 vehicles to customers worldwide, a decrease of 15.2 percent year-on-year … Read more
In 2020, global Audi sales were 8% lower at 1,692,773 cars worldwide. Sales in China increased. Audi forecasts sales growth in 2021. In full-year 2020, global Audi sales were down 8.3% to 1,692,773 cars delivered worldwide. Despite weaker sales, Audi gained market share in most major markets. In China, by far the most important single-country … Read more
In 2020, global Skoda sales worldwide were down 19% to just over a million cars. The Octavia was the top-selling Skoda model. In full-year 2020, Skoda delivered 1,004,800 cars (-19.1%) worldwide for the seventh consecutive year of over a million cars. Skoda increased its market share in Europe to 5.4% but sales in China, its … Read more
In 2020, global Lamborghini sales of 7,430 cars worldwide were 9% lower. The USA and Germany were the top markets and Urus the top-selling model. In full-year 2020, Automobili Lamborghini delivered 7,430 cars worldwide, a decrease of only 9% compared to the sales record set in 2019. The slight drop was mostly attributable to the … Read more
In 2020, global Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) sales contracted by a quarter to 371,700 vehicles worldwide. The VW T-series and Caddy were the top-selling models. In full-year 2020, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) delivered 371,700 vehicles to customers — 24.4% down. In its main market, Western Europe, sales were down 22% to 264,900 vehicles. VWCV is … Read more
In 2020, global Volkswagen brand car sales contracted by 15% with China by far the most important market for VW. Worldwide VW battery-electric car sales tripled. In full-year 2020, global Volkswagen branded car deliveries contracted by 15.1% to 5,328,000 passenger vehicles — almost a million fewer cars than in 2019. Sales in China, which accounts … Read more
In 2020, global Renault Group sales contracted by 21.3% worldwide while the Zoe was the top-selling electric car model in Europe. In full-year 2020, Groupe Renault worldwide sales totaled 2,949,849 vehicles, down 21.3% in a global automobile market that declined by 14.2%. On the European electric-car market, the Renault brand doubled sales and confirmed its … Read more
In 2020, global BMW Group car sales were 8% lower worldwide (BMW -7%, Mini -16%, and Rolls-Royce -26%) but deliveries in China increased (+7%). In full-year 2020, the BMW Group delivered 2,324,809 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles (-8.4%) to customers worldwide. The BMW brand performed best with sales down by only 7.2% while Mini sales … Read more
In 2020, global Kia sales decreased by 6% to 2.61 million cars — Kia predicts 2.92 million vehicle sales worldwide in 2021. The Sportage was the top-selling Kia model. In full calendar year 2020, Kia Motors Corporation reported global sales of 2.61 million units, down 5.9 percent from 2019, amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and … Read more