Henk Bekker 
In 2018, German car brands Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche had record sales worldwide and in China. Audi sales were lower. German luxury and premium car brands mostly outperformed the broader market. In 2018, German luxury carmakers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche achieved the eighth consecutive year of higher worldwide car sales. Volkswagens also sold in … Read more
In 2018, the BMW Group car sales increased for the eighth consecutive year with BMW and Rolls Royce car sales at record highs. Mini sales dropped. In full year 2018, the BMW Group achieved its eighth consecutive annual sales record with a total of 2,490,664 (+1.1%) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce delivered around the world. Best-ever … Read more
In 2018, Porsche sales worldwide increased by 4% to 256,255 cars. Sales were lower in Europe but increased in China, the largest market for Porsche. In 2018, worldwide sales of Porsche cars reach a new record 256,255 vehicles (+3%). China and the USA were again the largest single country markets for Porsche and sales increased … Read more
In 2018, the BMW Group sold 142,617 (+38.4%) electrified BMW and MINI cars worldwide. In 2018, BMW increased sales of electrified cars by 38.4% to 142,617 deliveries of BMW and Mini cars worldwide. More than half of all electrified BMWs were sold in Europe in 2018 but the USA is the single biggest country market … Read more
In 2018, Audi sales worldwide fell by 14% to 1,812,500 cars but reached a new record 663,000 in China, Audi’s biggest market. In 2018, Audi delivered around 1,812,500 automobiles to customers worldwide, 3.5 percent less than a year ago. In Europe, sales fell 13.6 percent. In China, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker reaffirmed its position as the … Read more
In 2018, Mercedes-Benz increased worldwide sales by 0.9% to a record 2,310,185 cars – the eighth consecutive record year for the leading global premium car brand. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the world’s best-selling premium luxury car brand for the third consecutive year. Mercedes-Benz increased worldwide sales by less than a percentage point to 2,310,185 cars, … Read more
In 2018, Volkswagen delivered a record 6,244,900 cars to customers worldwide. Strong VW sales in Brazil offset weaker sales in China. Volkswagen set a new delivery record in 2018, handing over a total of 6.24 million vehicles worldwide for the full year, 0.2 percent more than in 2017. Positive delivery trends in South America (+13.1 … Read more
In 2018, Toyota was again the largest vehicle manufacturer in Japan and the top-selling car brand, followed by Honda and Suzuki. Toyota remained Japan’s leading carmaker in 2018 by selling more than double the number of vehicles by second-place Honda or third-placed Suzuki combined. The Japanese new vehicle market was flat with nearly 5.3 million … Read more
In 2018, the Nissan Note was the top-selling car model in Japan followed by the Toyota Aqua and Prius. The Honda N-Box mini car (kei) sold in higher numbers. The Nissan Note was the most-popular car model in Japan in 2018, although Japanese car buyers purchased almost double as many Honda N-Box mini cars (kei). … Read more
In 2018, the top-selling electric car brands in Germany were Volkswagen narrowly ahead of Renault and Smart with the Zoe, VW Golf and Smart Fortwo the favorite electric car models. December 2018: Renault was the top-selling electric car brand in Germany followed by Volkswagen. Audi was the surprising third largest electric carmaker in Germany in … Read more