Henk Bekker 
In 2019, the BMW Group increased sales by 1.2% to a new record 2.5 million deliveries worldwide of BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce cars. In full calendar year 2019, the BMW Group reported its ninth consecutive record year with a total of 2,520,307 (+1.2%) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered to customers worldwide. The BMW, Rolls-Royce … Read more
In 2019, Porsche worldwide deliveries increased by 10% to 280,000 cars. The Macan and Cayenne were the top-selling models. In full calendar 2019, Porsche worldwide sales increased to a new record 280,000 cars a 10% increase on deliveries in 2018. Porsche increased global deliveries in all major regions of the world with the increase in … Read more
In 2019, the Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan were again the best-selling car models in Germany. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class moved into third. In full calendar year 2019, the Volkswagen Golf easily maintained its traditional position as the best-selling car in Germany despite weaker sales. The VW Tiguan remained in second place with sales up while the … Read more
In 2019, Tesla was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany. The top-selling electric car models were the Renault Zoe, BMW i3, and Tesla Model 3. In full calendar year 2019, Tesla became the top-selling electric car brand in Germany. Renault and BMW overtook Volkswagen and Smart as leading electric car brands in Germany. The … Read more
In 2019, the Toyota Prius regained the top position as the best-selling car model in Japan. The Nissan Note slipped to second. In 2019, the best-selling car model in Japan was the Toyota Prius. Last year’s favorite model, the Nissan Note, slipped to second. The Toyota Sienta was third while the Toyota Corolla surged to … Read more
In 2019, Toyota remained by far the best-selling car brand in Japan New vehicle registrations contracted by -1.5% but remained above 5 million. In full calendar year 2019, new vehicle registrations in Japan contracted by 1.5% but was a relatively high 5,195,216 vehicles. Toyota remained by far the largest carmaker in Japan and gained market … Read more
In 2019, Daihatsu and Suzuki were the best-selling minicar (kei) brands in Japan with the Honda N-Box again the top-selling car. In full calendar year 2019, new minicar (kei) registrations were slightly lower at 1,910,346 (-0.7%) than a year ago. Daihatsu and Suzuki continued to dominate the Japanese minicar market with each brand selling nearly … Read more
BMW delivered its 500,000th electrified vehicle in December 2019 and predicted a quarter of its vehicles sold in Europe in 2021 will be electric. BMW announced that it delivered half a millionth electrified vehicles worldwide by December 2019 – double the number of electric cars built by Volkswagen to date. BMW introduced the electric i3 … Read more
In 2019, Rolls-Royce sales worldwide increased by a quarter to a new record 5,152 motor cars. The Cullinan SUV was in high demand. In full calendar year 2019, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars increased worldwide deliveries by 25% to 5,152 cars – the highest number in the 116-year history of the company. Record numbers of Rolls-Royce cars … Read more
In 2019, Bentley Motors increased worldwide sales by 5% to 11,006 cars – the seventh consecutive year that Bentley sold over 10,000 vehicles. In full-year 2019, Bentley deliveries worldwide increased by 5% to 11,006 cars compared to 10,494 in 2018. The best-selling Bentley model in 2019 was the Continental GT followed by the Bentayga. The … Read more