Henk Bekker 
The Ford F-Series, Toyota Corolla, and Honda Civic were the top-selling car models worldwide in 2018. In 2018 (full year), the Ford F-Series pickup was again the world’s best-selling passenger vehicle model with sales of just over a million units globally. The Toyota Corolla remained the top-selling passenger car in the world with sales increasing … Read more
Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford were the best-selling passenger vehicle brands worldwide in 2018. In 2018, Toyota was again the world’s leading car brand with sales increasing to just over 8 million vehicles worldwide. Volkswagen was second with sales increasing to over 6.7 million cars while Ford sales contracted by 11% to just over 5.3 million … Read more
2018 (January to December): Norway was the largest market for electrically chargeable cars in Europe followed by Germany, Britain and France. In full year 2018, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries increased by 33% to 384,000 cars. The sales of battery electric cars grew and even … Read more
January 2019: Volkswagen was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany but the Renault Zoe was the top-selling electric car model. Volkswagen remained the leading electric car brand in Germany at the start of 2019. VW was followed by Renault, BMW and Hyundai. Sales of electric Smarts slipped but Audi and Kia showed strong gains. … Read more
In 2018, the top-selling car models in Europe were again the Volkswagen Golf, Renault Clio, VW Polo and Ford Fiesta. The Nissan Qashqai was Europe’s favorite SUV. In 2018, Europe’s favorite car model were unchanged from a year ago with the Volkswagen Golf still be far the best-selling car. The Renault Clio was the second … Read more
In 2019, Volkswagen produced the fifth million VW Tiguan – the most-popular VW SUV for the past eleven years. 800,000 were sold worldwide in 2018. In mid-January 2019, the five millionth VW Tiguan left the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant. The compact Tiguan has enjoyed worldwide success since its market launch in 2007, and … Read more
In 2018, car sales in Brazil, Russia and India increased but were flat in Europe, Japan and the USA, and weaker in China. In December 2018, new car sales were stronger in Brazil, Russia and USA but flat in India, and weaker in the EU, Japan and China. For the full year 2018, car sales … Read more
In 2018, the Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in Europe with VW the top-selling car brand, followed by Renault and Ford. In full year 2018, the Volkswagen Group remained the largest car manufacturing conglomerate in Europe. The PSA Group, bolstered by the inclusion of Opel, was the second largest followed by Renault, BMW and … Read more
In 2018, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union were flat at just over 15 million cars. In full year 2018, the new passenger car market in the European Union (EU) and EFTA were flat with sales down by 0.04% to 15,624,486 cars. Germany remained by far the largest new car market in Europe … Read more
In 2018, Volkswagen Group deliveries worldwide increased by 0.9% to a record 10.83 million vehicles. Volkswagen brand, 艩koda, Seat, Porsche and Lamborghini sold in record numbers. In 2018, the Volkswagen Group set an all-time record with 10.83 million vehicles delivered throughout the world, 0.9 percent more than in 2017. The Volkswagen Passenger Cars, 艩koda, Seat, Porsche and … Read more