Henk Bekker 
During the first quarter of 2018, Volkswagen, PSA and Renault were the largest carmakers while Volkswagen, Ford and Renault were the best-selling car brands in the European Union. The VW Golf was again Europe鈥檚 favorite car model. The Volkswagen Group remained the largest carmaker in Europe during the first three months of 2018 and regained … Read more
New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA set new records despite flat sales during the first quarter of 2018. Germany, Britain, Italy, France and Spain were the largest single country new car markets in Europe. March 2018: New car sales in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries contracted by 5% leaving … Read more
March 2018: Smart remained the top-selling electric car brand in Germany but the VW Golf was the best-selling electric car model ahead of the Renault Zoe, Smart Forfour and Fortwo. January to March 2018: Smart was Germany鈥檚 largest electric car brand with sales well ahead of Volkswagen, Renault and Kia. The Smart Fortwo remained Germany鈥檚 … Read more
Ford remained the largest carmaker in the UK during the first quarter of 2018 while Volkswagen moved ahead of Vauxhall. The Ford Fiesta was again the top-selling car model while the VW Golf and Nissan Qashqai outsold the Focus and Corsa. Despite sales plummeting by a fifth, Ford remained by far the largest motor manufacturer … Read more
Toyota remained Japan鈥檚 best-selling carmaker during the first quarter of 2018. The Nissan Note was again the top-selling car model while the Honda N-Box was the favorite mini car of the Japanese. During the first quarter of 2018, Toyota remained by far the largest carmaker in Japan. However, Toyota sales were down by over 9% … Read more
The PSA Group remained France鈥檚 largest carmaker during the first quarter of 2018 while Renault was again the best-selling car brand just ahead of Peugeot. The Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 were the favorite car models of the French. During the first three months of 2018, the PSA Group captured a third of the French … Read more
Volkswagen remained the top-selling carmaker in Germany during the first quarter of 2018 followed by Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW. The VW Golf was Germany’s favorite car model. January to March 2018: Volkswagen was again Germany鈥檚 largest car manufacturer and regained market share by outperforming the broader new car market. Premium brands Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW … Read more
February 2018: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Brazil and India but car sales were lower in China, the USA, and Japan. In February 2018, China remained the largest single car market in the world but sales were lower due to holidays. Car sales grew in Europe, Russia, Brazil and India but were … Read more
February 2018: Smart remained the top-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Smart Fortwo again Germany鈥檚 favorite electric car model followed by the Renault Zoe and VW e-Golf. January & February 2018: The Smart Fortwo was the best-selling electric car model in Germany thus far this year with nearly a fifth of the market. … Read more
The total number of passenger vehicles registered for road use in Germany on 1 January 2018 increased by 1.5% to 46,474,594 cars. VW, Opel and Mercedes-Benz remained the most-popular car brands. The total number of motorized vehicles registered in Germany on 1 January 2018 increased by over a million from a year ago to 63.7 … Read more