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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 … Read more
In 2021, Tesla and Volkswagen were the best-selling electric car brands in Europe with the Tesla Model 3, Renault Zoe, and VW ID.3 the top-selling battery-electric car models. In full-year 2021, battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales in Europe increased by 63% to a record 1.2 million passenger vehicles and a market share of 10%. Tesla narrowly … 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 … Read more
2021 (Full Year): Germany was the largest battery-electric car market in Europe and leading in plug-in hybrid vehicle sales. The UK was the second-largest electric car market followed by France. In full calendar year 2021, the registration of battery-electric passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased by nearly two-thirds to … 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 … Read more
In 2021, car sales in Europe were down 1.7% to the lowest market since 1985 while the VW Golf remained the top-selling car model. In full-year 2021, the European new car market contracted by a further 1.7% to only 11.75 million vehicles — the lowest sales total since 1985. Low emission vehicles took nearly a … Read more
In December 2021, the European new car market contracted by 22% with the Tesla Model 3 the best-selling car model and Tesla sales at record levels in Europe. The European new car market ended the year weak with sales down by over a fifth in December 2021 to fewer than a million passenger vehicle registrations. … Read more
In 2021, the Volkswagen Group was the largest car manufacturer in Europe followed by Stellantis while VW, Peugeot, and Toyota were the best-selling new car brands in Europe. In full calendar year 2021, the Volkswagen Group remained the best-selling carmaker in Europe despite losing market share with sales contracting more than the broader market. Stellantis … Read more
In 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 1.5% with car sales weak in Germany, the largest single-country market in Europe. In full calendar year 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 1.5%. Germany remained by far the largest new … Read more
In November 2021, car sales in Europe contracted by nearly a fifth but Volkswagen was again the top carmaker while the Renault Clio was the best-selling car model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 18% in November 2021 largely due to the continued lack of computer chips and other components. Although the Volkswagen … Read more