Henk Bekker 
The PSA Group remained the strongest carmaker in France during the first quarter of 2015 with Renault the top-selling brand and the Clio the favorite model. New passenger vehicle registrations in France expanded by a surprisingly strong 6.9% in January to March 2015 with foreign brands benefiting most from the growing French car market. The … Read more
February 2015: New vehicle registrations increased in Europe, China and the USA but car sales were sharply down in Japan, Brazil and especially Russia. Despite growth in all three largest regions, the number of cars sold during the first two months of 2015 was only around 15,000 more than a year ago. The outlook in … Read more
May 2015: Electric car sales in Germany declined by 40% while hybrid sales were up 15% and plug-in hybrid sales nearly doubled compared to a year ago. Electric car sales in Germany increased by nearly a third during the first quarter of 2015. However, new registrations of electric vehicles have been disappointing in recent months … Read more
On January 1, 2015, the total number of cars registered in Germany was 44,403,124 – 1.3% more than in 2014. VW, Opel, and Mercedes were the top brands. In the annual survey of the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on roads in Germany (Fahrzeugbestand), Dacia, Jeep, and Hyundai saw double-digit increases in … Read more
January 2015: Electric car sales in Germany continue to growth but new hybrid vehicle sales are flat with growth mostly in the plug-in car market. This trend is largely in line with the development plans of German carmakers – plug-in hybrids can offer electric driving but offers the versatility and long-distance capability of regular petrol … Read more
January 2015: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in the USA, China, Europe, and India while new car sales were down in Japan, Brazil, and Russia. Â China was by far the largest single-country new car market in the world while the USA showed the most growth during January 2015. Car sales increased slightly in the European … Read more
The VW Golf was the best-selling new car in Europe in 2014 but the favorite model for second-hand buyers was again the BMW 3 Series. New passenger vehicle registration data for the European Union had the VW Golf as Europe’s favorite car in 2014 for the seventh consecutive year but Autoscout24 internet search data showed … Read more
In 2014, the Volkswagen Golf extended its lead as the most-popular car model in the European Union. It was followed by the Ford Fiesta, Renault Clio and VW Polo. The Skoda Octavia and Audi A4 were the first new models in the top-ten list in three years and entered at the expense of the BMW … Read more
In December 2014, car sales increased in all major regions of the world with growth fastest in China, India and the USA. Europe also had a positive year with the market in the EU expanding for the first time in seven years. Although car sales were positive in Brazil and Russia in December 2014, full … Read more
In 2014, the Volkswagen, PSA and Renault groups remained Europe’s largest car manufactures with VW, Ford and Opel / Vauxhall the best-selling car brands. In an expanding European car market, all of the top 20 top-selling car marques increased car sales in 2014. The VW Golf was again Europe’s favorite car model in 2014. New … Read more