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Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) Car Sales in 2020:

Market Analysis and Top-Ten Models January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Sales by Country Q1, April, May, Half Year, Q3, Full Year
Sales by Brand Q1, Half Year, Q3, Full Year
Electric Car Sales Q1, Half Year, Q3
CO2 Emissions August, October

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2020 Europe: Volkswagen Group Misses EU CO2 Emissions Target

January 22, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Brands, Europe, News

The Volkswagen Group is facing a €100 million fine for missing the EU fleet CO2 emissions target despite a 20% drop in pollution in 2020. The Volkswagen Group announced that it has missed its European Union CO2 emissions target for 2020 by around 0.5 g/km. As a result, the group is facing an EU fine of over €100 million. Volkswagen brand and Audi over fulfilled fleet … [Read more...]

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2020 Europe: Volkswagen Brand Met EU CO2 Emissions Target

January 22, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Brands, Europe, News

In 2020, Volkswagen brand met the European Union's CO2 emission target for the brand with average EU fleet emissions of 92 g/km for VW cars. Volkswagen Passenger Cars claims to have exceeded the ambitious European CO2 fleet targets for 2020 and produced around six million grams fewer CO2 than required by EU law. The VW brand passenger car fleet of new vehicles in … [Read more...]

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2020 (Full Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands

January 19, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Brands, Europe

In 2020, the Volkswagen Group was the largest car manufacturer in Europe while VW and Renault remained the best-selling brands. In full calendar year 2020, the Volkswagen Group remained the best-selling carmaker in Europe and increased market share to above a quarter. The PSA Group was the second largest car manufacturer in Europe despite sales down by nearly a third in … [Read more...]

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2020 (Full Year) Europe: Car Sales per EU, UK, and EFTA Country

January 19, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Europe

In 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 25% with car sales weak in all countries. Germany and France were the largest single country markets in Europe. In full calendar year 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 24.3% -- the strongest annual decline on record. … [Read more...]

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2020 (November) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

December 22, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

In November 2020, car sales in Europe contracted by 13%. The VW Golf remained the top-selling model followed by the Toyota Yaris. In 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK contracted by 13% to the lowest November car sales in Europe since 2014. During the first eleven months of 2020, the European new car market was more than … [Read more...]

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2020 (October) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

November 26, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

October 2020: car sales in Europe were down 7% but electric vehicle sales increased. The VW ID3 became Europe's best-selling electric car. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 7% in October 2020 largely due to new restrictions imposed on the movement of people due to Covid-19 towards the end of the month. Sales of electrified vehicles increased … [Read more...]

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2020 (Q3) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU, UK and EFTA Country

November 5, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Electric, Europe, Hybrid

2020 (Q3): electrically-chargeable car sales in Europe more than tripled with battery-electric vehicles taking a 10% share and plug-in hybrids 12%. In 2020, electrically-chargeable vehicle sales in Europe increased strongly with especially strong growth during the third quarter of the year. During 2020 (Q3), battery-electric car sales more than doubled in the European … [Read more...]

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2020 (September) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

October 29, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

September 2020: new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 1% while electric car sales expanded to a fifth of the total market. Although the European new car market contracted by 29% during the first three quarters of 2020, car sales actually increased by a modest 1% in September 2020. Electric car sales increased dramatically to outsell diesel cars for the … [Read more...]

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2020 (August) Europe: Top Car Brands for CO2 Targets

October 26, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Electric, Europe

January to August 2020: Volvo reached its CO2 target as the greenest carmaker in Europe. Other car brands also reduced CO2 emissions on sales in Europe in 2020. January to August 2020: The combined car sales in the European new car market were only 6.5 g/km above the combined CO2 target set by the European Union (EU) for cars sold in Europe in 2020. Volvo claimed to be the … [Read more...]

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2020 & 2021 Europe: CO2 Targets and Electric Car Sales Forecasts

October 25, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

Most car brands are on target to meet CO2 targets in 2020 in Europe while forecasts show electric vehicles taking a 15% share of car sales in 2021. Electric car sales are due to treble market share in Europe in 2020, as carmakers rush to comply with European Union CO2 targets. By mid-2020, the PSA, Volvo, FCA-Tesla, and BMW groups were already on target to meet CO2 … [Read more...]

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2020 (Q3) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands

October 16, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

2020 (Q1-Q3): The Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in Europe with Volkswagen the best-selling car brand and the VW Golf the top-selling car model. January to September 2020: The Volkswagen Group gained market share in a contracting market to once again supply just over a quarter of all new cars registered in the European Union, EFTA, and the UK. The PSA and … [Read more...]

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2020 (Q3) Europe: Car Sales per Country (EU, UK, and EFTA)

October 16, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

Q1-Q3/2020: Germany was the largest single-country car market in Europe. Car sales in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK contracted 29%. January to September 2020: new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK were down 29.3%. Germany remained the largest single-country market in Europe and performed the best of the top-five … [Read more...]

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2020 (August) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

September 24, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

In August 2020 the European new car market contracted by 18% as sales dropped in all major markets. SUVs took the largest market share in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down by 18% in August 2020 to only 880,200 cars. Year-to-date 2020 the European new car market contracted by a third. In August 2020, one in five newly … [Read more...]

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2020 (Half Year) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU, UK and EFTA Country

September 4, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Electric, Europe

2020 (First Half): France was the largest battery-electric car market in Europe with Germany leading in plug-in and hybrid car sales. In the first half of 2020, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased by 62% to 399,421 cars. The sales of battery-electric cars grew by a slower 35% to 221,171 … [Read more...]

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2020 (July) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

August 29, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

In July 2020, new car sales in Europe contracted by 4%, electrified vehicles took an 18% share of new car registrations, and the VW Golf was the top-selling car model. In July 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union were down 4% but markedly stronger than in recent months. However, year-to-date 2020, new car sales in the EU are down by 35%. The … [Read more...]

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2020 (June) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

August 13, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

In June 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 24%. The Renault Clio again outsold the VW Golf. Although new car sales in Europe in June 2020 were at its highest level since the start of lockdown measures were introduced in March, sales were still down by a quarter compared to a year ago. Electric cars … [Read more...]

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2020 (Half Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands

July 16, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

First Semester 2020: the Volkswagen and PSA groups remained the largest car manufacturers in Europe with VW and Renault the top-selling car brands. During the first half of 2020, the Volkswagen, PSA, and Renault groups remained the largest carmakers in Europe. Volkswagen, Renault, and Peugeot similarly were again the three best-selling car brands in Europe during the … [Read more...]

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2020 (Half Year) Europe: Car Sales by Country (EU, UK, EFTA)

July 16, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

First Semester 2020: new car sales in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contacted by 40%, with June 2020 sales down 24%. January to June 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), United Kingdom, and EFTA countries contracted by 38%. German remained the largest single-country car market in Europe but more cars were sold in France during … [Read more...]

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2020 (May) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

June 29, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

In May 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 57%. The Renault Clio outsold the VW Golf. New car sales in the EU, UK, and EFTA were 43% lower during the first five months of 2020, although the contraction of 57% in May 2020 was an improvement on the decline of 78% in April. SUVs took 40% of the European new car market. … [Read more...]

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2020 (Forecast) Europe: EU Car Sales Prediction

June 23, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Europe

For full-year 2020, a fall of 25% in new car sales in the EU is predicted in a revised forecast by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has radically revised its 2020 forecast for passenger car registrations down to about -25% in light of the major economic crisis facing the auto industry due … [Read more...]

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