Henk Bekker
In July 2020, new car sales in Europe contracted by 4%, electrified vehicles took an 18% share of new car registrations, and the VW Golf was the top-selling car model. In July 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union were down 4% but markedly stronger than in recent months. However, year-to-date 2020, new … Read more
July 2020: Car sales increased in China and although still lower in other major global markets some recovery was seen worldwide. January to July 2020: new passenger vehicle registrations thus far this year were down around a fifth in China, Japan, and the USA, and weaker by more than a third in Europe, India, and … Read more
In June 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 24%. The Renault Clio again outsold the VW Golf. Although new car sales in Europe in June 2020 were at its highest level since the start of lockdown measures were introduced in March, sales were still down … Read more
June 2020: new car sales in China increased but other global markets including the USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan, and Russia were weaker. First Half Year 2020: car sales worldwide were much weaker with sharp contractions in all major global new car markets. During the first half of 2020, new passenger vehicle registration in Japan contracted … Read more
First Semester 2020: the Volkswagen and PSA groups remained the largest car manufacturers in Europe with VW and Renault the top-selling car brands. During the first half of 2020, the Volkswagen, PSA, and Renault groups remained the largest carmakers in Europe. Volkswagen, Renault, and Peugeot similarly were again the three best-selling car brands in Europe … Read more
First Semester 2020: new car sales in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contacted by 40%, with June 2020 sales down 24%. January to June 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), United Kingdom, and EFTA countries contracted by 38%. German remained the largest single-country car market in Europe but more … Read more
First Semester 2020: Volkswagen, Renault, and Tesla were the best-selling electric car brands in Germany with the VW Golf, Renault Zoe, and Tesla Model 3 the top-selling car models. During the first half of 2020, Volkswagen was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany followed by Renault and Tesla. The VW e-Golf narrowly outsold the … Read more
First Semester 2020: Ford was the best-selling car brand in Britain and the Fiesta the favorite model. The new car market halved. During the first half of 2020, the British new car market contracted by 49% to only 653,503 new passenger vehicle registrations — the lowest first-semester car sales in the UK since 1971. Ford … Read more
First semester 2020: Toyota was the leading car brand in Japan, the Toyota Raize the best-selling car model, and the Honda N-Box the favorite kei minicar. The Japanese new car market contracted by 20% during the first half of 2020 with total vehicle sales down to 2.2 million vehicles. Toyota easily remained the largest carmaker … Read more
In the first semester of 2020, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz were the best-selling car brands in Germany. The VW Golf was the top-selling car model. In June 2020, as for the first six months of 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany contracted by a third. All car brands had weaker sales in Germany during the … Read more