In 2017, German premium and luxury car brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen had record sales worldwide and in China. 2017 was another record year for Germany luxury carmakers with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen selling in record numbers worldwide. German premium brands had record car deliveries in China where the gap between … Read more
January to September 2017: Mercedes. BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide while Audi sales were down and Volkswagen recovering strongly. During the first three quarters of 2017 German luxury and premium car brands continued to sell in record numbers worldwide and in the very important Chinese market. Mercedes-Benz sales worldwide and in China improved … Read more
January to June 2017: Mercedes, BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide while Volkswagen sales were flat and Audi sales were down. The first semester of 2017 was another good six months for most German luxury and premium car brands with strong sales worldwide and in China. Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche all had their best … 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, German premium and luxury brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Porsche had record sales globally and in China while VW started to recover. Mercedes-Benz and BMW had the sixth consecutive year or growth with both German luxury carmakers selling over two million cars in a year for the first time in 2016. The Volkswagen … 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
2016 started well for German luxury car brands with Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, BMW and Audi all setting new sales record during the first quarter of the year. Mercedes-Benz sales grew the fastest of the German premium car brands allowing Mercedes to overtake both Audi and BMW to become the largest manufacturer of luxury cars in the … Read more
In 2015, German luxury carmakers Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi had record sales worldwide and in China. Volkswagen’s international sales were down for the first time in a decade. In 2015, China became the most-important single-country market for Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, as it has been for some time for Volkswagen, Audi and BMW. Porsche increased … Read more
September 2015: Record new car sales for Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW worldwide and in China but Audi struggled in China and Volkswagen sales were down. German luxury and premium brand car manufacturers continued to sell well with record numbers of deliveries for the first three quarters of a year for Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Sales … Read more
German premium car brands Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche enjoyed new record sales worldwide and in China in March and the first quarter of 2015. Volkswagen sales worldwide and in China were slightly lower at the start of 2015 compared to the first three months of 2014. New passenger vehicle registrations for German luxury marques … Read more