Henk Bekker 
The Renault Clio, Peugeot 208 and 308 remained the best-selling car models in France in 2016 according to car sales statistics for the full year. The Dacia Sandero had strong sales in France in 2016. Two new models with a strong entry into the French new car market were the Renault Mégane IV and the … Read more
November 2016: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in China, Europe, the USA, Japan, India and Russia but car sales were down in Brazil. The new car market in China expanded by another fifth in November 2016 to exceed 2.5 million new passenger vehicle registrations in a single month for the first time ever. The US, … Read more
October 2016: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in China and India while car sales were down in Europe, Japan, the USA, Brazil and Russia. For the second consecutive month, the Chinese new car market exceeded two million cars with growth in October 2016 up by more than a fifth from a year ago. India was … Read more
Volkswagens are the most often stolen car brand in Germany but Land Rover is the highest risk marque with the Range Rover the highest risk model for theft. In 2015, a total of 18,659 insured cars were stolen in Germany at a cost of €291 million to the insurance industry. Volkswagen, Audi and BMW were … Read more
September 2016: New vehicle registrations increased sharply in China, India and Europe, were flat in the USA and Japan but weaker in Russia and Brazil. Car sales in China increased by a third while the Indian new car market expanded by a fifth. During the first three quarters of 2016, the Chinese car market grew … Read more
Volkswagen remained Europe’s largest car manufacturer and brand during the first three quarters of 2016 with the VW Golf the best-selling car model. Renault replaced Ford as the second largest car marque in the European Union. In a growing European new car market, almost all manufacturers increased sales with German premium brands Mercedes-Benz and BMW … Read more
September 2016: Car sales in the European Union and EFTA remained strong with the highest new passenger vehicle registrations for the month on record. New car sales in Europe have increased for 36 of the last 37 months. During the first nine months of 2016, the European Union new car market expanded by 8% to … Read more
September 2016: Record sales worldwide and in China for German luxury and premium car brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Porsche. Volkswagen recovers. During the first three quarters of 2016, Mercedes-Benz was the best-selling German luxury car brand worldwide with sales up by 12%. In China, Mercedes-Benz sales were up nearly a third to catch up … Read more
Toyota, Honda and Suzuki remained the top-selling car brands in Japan during the first nine months of 2016 with the Prius again the favorite model. New vehicle registrations in Japan contracted by 3.4% during the first three quarters of 2016 to 3,776,386 vehicles. Toyota was the only top brand to have increased sales in 2016 … Read more
2016 (January to September): Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen remained the top-selling car marques in the UK with the Fiesta Britain’s favorite car model. New passenger vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom increased by 2.5% to 2,150,495 cars during the first nine months of 2016. Ford, Vauxhall and VW were again the three best-selling car brands … Read more