Henk Bekker 
In December 2019, new car sales in Europe increased by 21% but market analysis shows that as an artificial boost. Tesla Model 3 was the third best-selling model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe in December 2019 increased by more than a fifth to a new record level. However, strong car sales in Europe in … Read more
DriveElectric predicts that nearly 100,000 electric cars will be sold in the UK in 2020. The forecast is for a 260% increase in battery electric passenger vehicle registrations in Britain. At least 98,500 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be registered in the UK in 2020, according to DriveElectric. If the forecast is correct, new … Read more
In 2019, car sales worldwide were mostly weaker. Although new car sales increased in Brazil and Europe, the Japanese, Russian and US markets were weaker while the car market in China and India contracted sharply. In 2019, global car sales were mostly weaker with worldwide car sales around 4% lower than a year ago. China … Read more
In 2019, the Volkswagen Group was the largest car manufacturer in Europe and Volkswagen the top-selling brand followed by Renault and Ford. In full calendar year 2019, the Volkswagen Group remained the best-selling carmaker in Europe and increased market share to near a quarter. The PSA Group was the second largest car manufacturer in Europe … Read more
In 2019, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union increased slightly. Germany and the UK were the largest markets. In full calendar year 2019, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA countries increased by 1.2% to 15,805,752 cars – the largest market since 2007. Germany remained by far the largest single-country … Read more
In 2019, BMW produced a record 411,620 vehicles in the USA and exported 70% of these cars to 125 markets. The X5 and X3 were the top models. In full calendar year 2019, BMW Manufacturing celebrated its 25th year of producing vehicles in the USA by setting a new production record with a total of … Read more
In 2019, German luxury car brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide and in China. Audi and Volkswagen had strong sales too. In full-year 2019, German luxury carmakers and premium brands had strong sales and gained market share in several major markets. Mercedes-Benz and BMW both had their ninth consecutive record year in … Read more
In 2019, Volkswagen sales worldwide increased by 0.5% to 6,278,300 cars. VW deliveries were up in Europe, South America, China and the USA. In full calendar year 2019, the Volkswagen brand delivered 6,278,300 vehicles throughout the world, exceeding the prior-year figure by 0.5 percent. In a shrinking overall market, VW gained market share in many … Read more
In 2019, Audi sales worldwide increased by 1.8% to 1,845,550 cars. Audi had record sales in China. Despite challenging conditions, Audi delivered 1,845,550 cars worldwide in 2019, an increase of 1.8 percent. In all three core markets, Audi sales increased in 2019. In China, Audi set a new record with a total of 690,083 vehicles … Read more
In 2019, Mercedes-Benz sales worldwide increased by 1.3% to a record 2,339,562 cars. Global sales or Smart were down 9.5%. → See Mercedes-Benz Sales Worldwide in 2020 2019 was the ninth consecutive record year for Mercedes-Benz, with growth of 1.3% to a total of 2,339,562 cars delivered worldwide. At the same time, Mercedes-Benz maintained its … Read more