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2026 (May): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 3.6%, with battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales up 39% to give all-electric car sales a 23.3% market share. In May 2026, new car sales in Europe, including the European Union, EFTA countries, and the UK, increased by 3.6% to 1,152,523 cars. This was … Read more
2026 (May): Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Renault were the best-selling car manufacturing groups in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK), with VW, Toyota, and Skoda the top brands. During the first five months of 2026, and in May 2026, Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Renault were the largest carmakers in Europe. VW remained Europe’s largest car brand despite weaker sales. … Read more
2026 (April): Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Renault were the best-selling car manufacturing groups in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK), with VW and Skoda the top brands. The Dacia Sandero was the top-selling car model in Europe in April 2026. In April 2026 (and year-to-date 2026), the Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in Europe, followed by the … Read more
2026 (April): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 7%, with battery-electric car sales up 38% for a 21% market share. Year-to-date 2026 European car sales are up 4.8%. New passenger car sales in Europe, including the European Union, EFTA countries, and the UK, increased by 7% in April 2026 to … Read more
2026 (Q1 & March): Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Renault were the best-selling car manufacturing groups in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK), with VW and Skoda the top brands. During the first quarter of 2026, and in March 2026, the Volkswagen Group was again the largest car producer in Europe (European Union, EFTA, and UK), followed by Stellantis … Read more
2026 (Q1): Battery-electric car sales in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by a quarter, with all-electric sales up 42% in March 2026. Sales of battery-electric cars (BEV) increased by a strong 26% to 723,704 all-electric cars in Europe in the first quarter of 2026. In March 2026, BEV sales increased by 41.7% for a 21.8% … Read more
2026 (Q1): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 4.1% following strong car sales in March in all large European countries. New car sales in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 4.1% to just over 3.5 million new passenger vehicle registrations in the first quarter of 2026. European new car sales … Read more
In February 2026, Tesla, Volkswagen, and Skoda were the best-selling battery-electric car brands in Europe, while the Model Y and Skoda Elroq were the top models. Tesla regained its position as Europe’s largest battery-electric vehicle brand in February 2026. Volkswagen slipped to second, followed by strong sales by Skoda and Renault. The Tesla Model Y … Read more
In the full-year 2025, the top-selling car models in Europe were the Dacia Sandero, Renault Clio, and Volkswagen T-Roc. For the second consecutive year, the Dacia Sandero and Renault Clio were the best-selling car models in Europe in 2025. The VW T-Roc was the third most popular car model in Europe, followed by the VW … Read more
2026 (February): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased 1.4% while all-electric car sales in the EU were up by a fifth. The Renault Clio remained the best-selling car model. For the second consecutive year, new car sales in Europe, including the European Union, EFTA countries, and the UK, contracted during the … Read more