Henk Bekker 
During the first quarter of 2017, Toyota remained the largest carmaker in an expanding Japanese vehicle market but the Nissan Note was the top-selling model. New vehicle registrations in Japan increased by 7.3% to 1,577,750 vehicles during the first quarter of 2017. In March 2017, the Japanese new car market expanded for the fifth consecutive … Read more
New passenger vehicle registrations in the UK reached a new record during the first quarter of 2017 with Ford and the Fiesta the top-selling car marque and model. At the start of 2017, the British new car market set new records for March and the first quarter of a year when 562,337 cars (+8.4%) were … Read more
In the first quarter of 2017 Volkswagen remained Germany鈥檚 top-selling car brand despite loosing market share to Mercedes-Benz in an expanding market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 6.7% to 844,684 cars during the first three months of 2017. Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker in Germany despite being the only top 20 brand … Read more
New passenger vehicle registrations in France increased by 4.8% during the first quarter of 2017. PSA was the top manufacturer, Renault the top-selling brand, and the Clio France鈥檚 favorite car model. January to March 2017: Car sales in France during the first quarter of 2017 were up by 4.8% to 541,065 cars. The PSA Group … Read more
February 2017: New car sales increased in India, China, Japan and Europe but contracted in the USA, Russia and Brazil. China is again the fastest growing car market in the world. New passenger vehicle registrations increased in the European Union, Japan, India and China in February 2017 while sales were down in the US, Russia … Read more
On January 1, 2017, the total number of cars registered in Germany was a record 45,803,560 with VW, Opel and Mercedes-Benz the most common brands. The total number of passenger vehicles registered in Germany on January 1, 2017, increased by 1.6% to a new record 45,803,560 cars. Volkswagens remained the most-common car brand on German … Read more
January 2017: new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe and Japan increased while car sales were weaker in the USA, Brazil and Russia and flat in China. European new car sales continued to increase at the start of 2017 with new passenger vehicle sales up 10% in the European Union and EFTA during January 2017. Car … Read more
December 2016: Car sales increased in Europe, the USA, China and Japan but were lower in Russia, Brazil and India. In China, December 2016 new passenger vehicle registrations reached a new monthly high of 2.6 million cars. For the full calendar year 2016, car sales increased strongly in China, India and Europe, were slightly higher … Read more
In 2016, Volkswagen remained Europe鈥檚 largest car manufacturing group but the best-selling VW brand lost market share with weaker sales. The Renault Group surpassed the PSA Group as the second largest carmaker in Europe in 2016 while the Renault brand moved into second place at the expense of Ford. Mercedes-Benz, Fiat and Renault were the … Read more
In 2016, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA increased by 6.5% to 15 million cars. Germany was the largest car market in Europe followed by the UK, France, Italy and Spain. The Netherlands and Switzerland were the only countries in Europe with weaker car sales in 2016. European New Car Market … Read more