2018 (January to December): Norway was the largest market for electrically chargeable cars in Europe followed by Germany, Britain and France. In full year 2018, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries increased by 33% to 384,000 cars. The sales of battery electric cars grew and even faster 48% to … [Read more...]
2018 (Full Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Models
In 2018, the top-selling car models in Europe were again the Volkswagen Golf, Renault Clio, VW Polo and Ford Fiesta. The Nissan Qashqai was Europe's favorite SUV. In 2018, Europe's favorite car model were unchanged from a year ago with the Volkswagen Golf still be far the best-selling car. The Renault Clio was the second most-popular car in Europe with Clios selling in … [Read more...]
2018 (Full Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
In 2018, the Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in Europe with VW the top-selling car brand, followed by Renault and Ford. In full year 2018, the Volkswagen Group remained the largest car manufacturing conglomerate in Europe. The PSA Group, bolstered by the inclusion of Opel, was the second largest followed by Renault, BMW and the FCA Group. Volkswagen was also … [Read more...]
2018 (Full Year) Europe: Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
In 2018, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union were flat at just over 15 million cars. In full year 2018, the new passenger car market in the European Union (EU) and EFTA were flat with sales down by 0.04% to 15,624,486 cars. Germany remained by far the largest new car market in Europe followed by the UK, France, Italy and Spain. Poland and Spain were … [Read more...]
2018 (Q3) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
Q3/2018: Germany was the largest market for electrically chargeable cars in Europe but Norway still led in pure battery electric passenger vehicle registrations. January to September 2018: the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries increased by 35% to almost 274,000 cars. The sales of battery electric cars … [Read more...]
2018 (Q3) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
Q1- Q3/2018: The Volkswagen and PSA groups remained Europe’s largest carmakers while Volkswagen, Renault and Ford were the top-selling car brands. January to September 2018: The largest car manufacturers in Europe were again the Volkswagen, PSA and Renault Groups while Volkswagen, Renault and Ford were the leading car brands. New emission rules led to some chaos and very … [Read more...]
2018 (Q3) Europe: Car Sales per European Union and EFTA Country
January to September 2018: New passenger vehicle registrations in the EU and EFTA countries increased by 2.3% with Germany, Britain and France the largest markets. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA countries increased moderately during the first three quarters of 2018 to just over 12 million cars. The largest car markets in Europe remained … [Read more...]
2018 (Half Year) Europe: Diesel Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
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...]
2018 (January to June) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
During the first half of 2018, Norway was the largest market for electric cars in Europe followed by Germany and the UK. During the first semester of 2018, Norway remained the leading electric car market in Europe. Germany is fast catching up and overtook Britain as the second largest market for electrically chargeable vehicles. Norway remained the clear leader for battery … [Read more...]
2018 (Half Year) Europe: Car Sales per European Union and EFTA County
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 that … [Read more...]
2018 (Half Year) Europe: Best-Selling Carmakers, Brands and Models
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...]
2018 (Q1) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
Germany, Norway and Britain were the leading markets for electrically chargeable passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA during the first quarter of 2018. The market for electrically chargeable vehicles expanded by 47% in the European Union during the first three months of 2018. Sales of battery electric cars were up in the European Union by more than a … [Read more...]
2018 (Q1) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
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...]
2018 (Q1) Europe: Car Sales Per European Union and EFTA Country
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...]
2017 (Full Year) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
In 2017, Norway remained the largest market for electric cars in Europe while Germany finally moved ahead of Britain and France. Electric car sales increased by 39% in the EU. In full year 2017, Norway was again the leading market for electrically chargeable vehicles while Britain was the largest market for hybrid cars. The total market for electrically chargeable vehicles in … [Read more...]
2017 (Full Year) Europe: Top-Selling Car Models
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...]
2017 (Full Year) Europe: Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
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...]
2017 (Full Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
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...]
2017 (Q3) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Sales per EU and EFTA Country
January to September 2017: Norway, Germany, France and the UK were the largest European markets for electric and hybrid vehicles. New passenger vehicle registrations of electric and hybrid cars in the European Union and EFTA countries rose dramatically during the first three quarters of 2017. Sales of electrically chargeable vehicles (ECVs) increased by 40% thus far in 2017 … [Read more...]
2017 (Q3) Europe: Car Sales per European Union and EFTA Country
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...]
