Henk Bekker 
In full-year 2025, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW were again the best-selling car brands in Germany, with Skoda again the top foreign marque. In 2025, Volkswagen increased its market share to 19.6% and easily remained the largest car brand in Germany. Mercedes-Benz was the second-best-selling car brand in Germany, narrowly outselling BMW. VW-owned Skoda maintained its … Read more
In full year 2025, the German new car market expanded by 1.4% to 2,857,591 new passenger vehicle registrations — the best sales in Germany in six years. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in 2025 increased by 1.4% to 2,857,591 cars sold. The total German motorized vehicle market contracted by 2.4%, with sales of heavy … Read more
In full-year 2025, the best-selling battery electric car models in Britain were the Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3, and Audi Q4 e-tron. 2025 (January to December): The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling electric car model in Britain for the fourth consecutive year despite weaker sales. Tesla Model 3 sales improved to gain second … Read more
In full-year 2025, the Ford Puma, Kia Sportage, and Nissan Qashqai were again the top-selling car models in Britain, while the Tesla Model Y remained the UK’s favorite electric car. 2025 (January to December): For the third consecutive year, the Ford Puma was the best-selling car model in the United Kingdom. The Kia Sportage was … Read more
In full-year 2025, Volkswagen and BMW were the top-selling car brands in Britain, with Ford improving to the third most popular marque in the UK. 2025 (January to December): Volkswagen was again the best-selling car brand in the UK, followed by BMW for the second consecutive year. Ford regained third place while Audi slipped to … Read more
In full-year 2025, the new car market in Britain expanded with sales up by 3.5% to just over 2 million new passenger vehicle registrations in the UK. 2025 (January to December): new passenger vehicle registrations in Britain increased by 3.5% to 2,020,520 cars. This was the third consecutive year of growth and the first time … Read more
In full-year 2025, American Honda and Acura had flat sales in the USA, with the CR-V and Civic the top-selling models. 2025 (January to December): Although American Honda increased sales in the USA by only 0.5%, the Japanese carmaker had with 1,430,577 deliveries its best year in the US since 2021. Honda brand sales were … Read more
In full-year 2025, Audi of America car and SUV sales in the USA contracted by 16%, with the Q5 and Q3 the top-selling models. 2025 (January to December): Audi of America sold 164,942 vehicles in the USA, 16% fewer than in 2024. Sales of traditional passenger cars and sedans were sharply down in the US, … Read more
In full-year 2025, Volkswagen of America car sales in the USA contracted by 13%, with the Tiguan and Atlas the top-selling VW models in the US. 2025 (January to December): Volkswagen of America sold 329,813 vehicles in the USA — around 50,000 or 13% fewer than in 2024. Passenger car sales were down by a … Read more
In full-year 2025, Subaru car and SUV sales in the USA were 3.6% lower, with the Crosstrek and Forester the top-selling models. 2025 (January to December): Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) sold 643,591 vehicles in the USA, a 3.6 percent decrease compared with calendar year 2024. The Crosstrek was the top performer by volume, achieving … Read more