In full-year 2022, the Peugeot 208, Dacia Sandero, and Volkswagen T-Roc were the top-selling car models in Europe. In the full-calendar-year 2022, no car in the list of the top ten best-selling models in Europe was in the same position as in 2021. The Volkswagen Golf was dethroned after 15 years with Europe's favorite car model in 2022 being the Peugeot 208. It was … [Read more...]

In full-year 2022, the new car market in Europe contracted for the third consecutive year with sales down 4% in European Union, EFTA, and the UK. 2022 (January to December): New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK were 4.1% weaker than in 2021. Volkswagen and Stellantis remained the largest carmakers in Europe but Hyundai-Kia, … [Read more...]

In full-year 2022, Volkswagen and Stellantis remained the largest carmakers in Europe while VW, Toyota, and BMW were the top-selling brands. In 2022, the Volkswagen Group was again the largest producer of passenger cars in the European Union (EU), Britain, and EFTA followed by Stellantis and the Renault Group. Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Europe but … [Read more...]

In full-year 2022, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe, including the EU, the UK, and EFTA countries, contracted by 4.6% after the lowest European car sales in three decades. January to December 2022: car sales in the European Union, Britain, and EFTA contracted for the third consecutive year with new passenger vehicle registrations down to only 11,286,939 cars. … [Read more...]

In November 2022, new car sales in Europe increased by 17% with battery-electric cars outselling diesel vehicles in the European market. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the United Kingdom increased by 17% to 1,010,900 cars in November 2022. Battery-electric vehicle sales increased to take a 17.1% share of the European new car … [Read more...]

Car sales in Europe increased by 14% in October 2022 with Volkswagen the best-selling brand and Peugeot 208 top model. New passenger vehicle registration in Europe expanded by 14% to 900,000 cars in October 2022. Although the third consecutive month of sales increases, the European new car market remained 8% weaker thus far in 2022 compared to the first ten months of 2021. … [Read more...]

In September 2022, the European new car market expanded by 7.5% with sales of electric cars up 15% and the Tesla Model Y the top-selling car model overall in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) expanded in September 2022 for the second consecutive month. The 7.5% increase in sales increased the market volume to just over a million vehicles. … [Read more...]

In August 2022, car sales increased in Europe for the first time this year with battery-electric vehicles gaining market share. The European new car market expanded in August 2022 by 3.5% but year-to-date 2022 car sales in Europe are still 12% lower than in 2021 and significantly below pre-pandemic levels. SUV remained the largest market sector with the three top-selling … [Read more...]

July 2022: new car sales in Europe contracted by a tenth with battery electric vehicle registrations taking a 10% share of the European market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were down by another ten percentage points in July 2022 but the decline in sales was slower than earlier in the year. Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales increased by a fifth to take … [Read more...]

In June 2022, new car sales in Europe fell to a record low with even battery electric passenger vehicle registrations weaker. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe in June 2022 contracted by 17% to just over a million cars -- the lowest June total since 1993. As in previous months, production shortages rather than a lack in demand determined developments in the … [Read more...]

In May 2022, the car market in Europe contracted by 13% but electric vehicle sales increased with the Fiat 500 the top-selling BEV model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were 13% lower in May 2022 and during the first five months of the year. Volkswagen remained the largest car manufacturer in Europe but Stellantis also had a solid performance and produced … [Read more...]

In April 2022, the European new car market was another 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share but selling in lower numbers. The Peugeot 208 was the top-selling car model in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another fifth in April 2022 with new car sales down 13% during the first trimester of 2022 to the lowest levels seen … [Read more...]

In March 2022, the European new car market was 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share and the Tesla Model 3 the top-selling car in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by a fifth in March 2022 with new car sales down 11% during the first quarter of 2022 to the lowest levels seen since 1985. Electrified cars continued to gain … [Read more...]

In February 2022, the European new car market was 5.4% weaker but sales of electric cars and SUVs increased to new record market share highs in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 5.4% in February 2022 to a four-decade low of just less than 800,000 cars -- a quarter down on February 2020. Electric car sales (BEV and PHEV) took a … [Read more...]

In January 2022, the European new car market was 2.4% weaker -- half of all car sales in Europe (EU, UK, EFTA) were SUVs. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 2.4% in January 2022 to record low sales of only 811,332 cars. New car sales were lower in all European countries during the first month of 2022 with the exception of Sweden. SUVs took … [Read more...]

In 2021, the Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 208 were the best-selling car models in Europe with the Tesla Model 3 the top-selling electric vehicle. In 2021, the Volkswagen Golf was again the top-selling car model in Europe but its popularity is in decline as the compact car sector continued to shrink. The Peugeot 208 was the second most popular car model in Europe followed by … [Read more...]