January to June 2018: Italy overtook Germany as the largest country market for diesel passenger vehicles in Europe. Italy, Germany, France and Britain were the largest markets for diesel cars in Europe during the first half of 2018. However, diesel car sales contracted in almost all European countries and the market share of diesel passenger vehicles in the European … [Read more...]

During the first half of 2018, Germany remained by far the largest new car market in Europe followed by the UK, France and Italy. During the first semester of 2018, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA increased by 2.8% to 8,695,785 cars. The German new car market expanded in line with the broader market to increase its lead over Britain … [Read more...]

During the first half of 2018, the Volkswagen Group was the biggest car manufacturer in Europe, VW the best-selling brand and the Golf the top-selling model. During the first semester of 2018, the Volkswagen Group strengthened its position as Europe’s largest carmaker by again approaching a quarter share of the total new car market. The PSA Group, aided by Opel, moved … [Read more...]

During the first quarter of 2018, Volkswagen, PSA and Renault were the largest carmakers while Volkswagen, Ford and Renault were the best-selling car brands in the European Union. The VW Golf was again Europe’s favorite car model. The Volkswagen Group remained the largest carmaker in Europe during the first three months of 2018 and regained a full percentage market … [Read more...]

New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA set new records despite flat sales during the first quarter of 2018. Germany, Britain, Italy, France and Spain were the largest single country new car markets in Europe. March 2018: New car sales in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries contracted by 5% leaving the market flat during the first … [Read more...]

The Volkswagen Golf, Renault Clio, VW Polo and Ford Fiesta were again Europe’s favorite car models in 2017. SUVs such as the Nissan Qashqai and VW Tiguan made strong gains. In 2017, for the tenth consecutive year, the Volkswagen Golf was the best-selling car model in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries. For the second consecutive year, the Renault Clio was second … [Read more...]

In 2017, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union increased to just over 15 million cars. Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain remained the largest car markets in Europe. The European New Car Market in 2017 (Full Year) New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries in 2017 increased by 3.3% to 15,631,687 cars – around … [Read more...]

In 2017, Volkswagen remained Europe’s largest carmaker despite the best-selling VW brand loosing market share. New passenger vehicle registration data for the European Union and EFTA confirmed the Volkswagen Group as Europe’s largest car manufacturer in 2017 with the Volkswagen brand still by far Europe’s best-selling car marque. The French PSA and Renault groups … [Read more...]

January to September 2017: The European new car market grew by 3.6% with Germany, the UK, France and Italy the largest car markets in the EU. During the first three quarters of 2017, new car sales in the European Union and EFTA grew by 3.6% to just over 12 million cars. Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain remained the five largest car markets in the EU but sales … [Read more...]

January to September 2017: The VW Group and Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker and top-selling car brand in the European Union. During the first three quarters of 2017, the VW Group was again the largest car manufacturer in the European Union (EU) and EFTA despite loosing market share due to the weak performance by the Volkswagen brand. The PSA Group was again … [Read more...]

During the first half of 2017, Germany and the UK remained the largest car market in the European Union where sales expanded nearly 5%. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries increased by 4.6% to 8,461,476 cars during the first semester of 2017. Germany remained by far the largest new car market in Europe with sales increasing … [Read more...]

During the first half of 2017 the Volkswagen Group remained Europe’s largest carmaker despite a weak performance by leading brand Volkswagen. Thus far in 2017, the VW Group continued to dominate the European new car market despite underperforming the broader market during the first six months of 2017. Renault replaced the PSA Group as second largest carmaker in Europe. … [Read more...]

In the first quarter of 2017, the VW and PSA groups remained Europe’s largest carmakers with Volkswagen, Ford and Renault the top-selling brands. The VW Group and PSA Group were again the largest car manufacturers in the European Union and EFTA countries during the first three months of 2017. Volkswagen was still the clear market leader despite loosing half a percentage … [Read more...]

New passenger vehicle registrations in the EU and EFTA countries increased by 8.2% to 4,256,202 cars during the first quarter of 2017. Car sales during the first three months of 2017 were strong in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries with sales up in all but two countries. Germany and the United Kingdom remained the two largest single-country car markets in Europe … [Read more...]

In 2016, Volkswagen remained Europe’s largest car manufacturing group but the best-selling VW brand lost market share with weaker sales. The Renault Group surpassed the PSA Group as the second largest carmaker in Europe in 2016 while the Renault brand moved into second place at the expense of Ford. Mercedes Benz, Fiat and Renault were the most improved of the top car brands in … [Read more...]

In 2016, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA increased by 6.5% to 15 million cars. Germany was the largest car market in Europe followed by the UK, France, Italy and Spain. The Netherlands and Switzerland were the only countries in Europe with weaker car sales in 2016. European New Car Market in 2016 (Full Year) New passenger vehicle … [Read more...]