2020 (November) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

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 … Read more

2020 (October) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

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 … Read more

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

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 Union (+132%) … Read more

2020 (September) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

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 … Read more

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

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 … Read more

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

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 … Read more

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

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 … Read more

2020 (August) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

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 … Read more

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

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 … Read more