March 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA halved while car sales in the first quarter were down 26%. During the first quarter of 2020, new car sales in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK were down by more than a quarter. In March 2020, usually one of the most important months of the year for new car sales, the effect of the … [Read more...]

In February 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 7%. The Renault Clio outsold the Volkswagen Golf. New car sales in Europe (European Union, EFTA, and the UK) were 7% lower in February 2020 than a year ago and follows on January when the market contracted by an even stronger 7.6%. Car sales were down in all but seven small European country … [Read more...]

January 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 8% while electrified car sales surged in many markets. The European new car market was smaller in January 2020 with sales significantly down on both January 2019 and December 2019. The contraction was largely predicted due to a change in emission regulations that brought many car purchases forward to … [Read more...]

In full-year 2019, car CO2 emissions in Europe increased overall to a five year high with increases in most countries and for most brands. In 2019, volume-weighted average CO2 emissions emitted by all new passenger vehicles registered for the first time during 2019 in the European Union increased by 1.3 g/km to a five-year high of 121.8 g/km. Average CO2 emissions … [Read more...]

The European new car market outperformed the global market in 2019 with SUVs particularly popular. Electrified cars gained market share. In full-year 2019, the European new car market outperformed the global market with sales up by 1.1% to the highest number of new passenger vehicle registrations in twelve years. Strong sales in December 2019 turned the total market for … [Read more...]

In December 2019, new car sales in Europe increased by 21% but market analysis shows that as an artificial boost. Tesla Model 3 was the third best-selling model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe in December 2019 increased by more than a fifth to a new record level. However, strong car sales in Europe in December 2019 were largely due to artificial factors … [Read more...]

In 2019, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union increased slightly. Germany and the UK were the largest markets. In full calendar year 2019, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA countries increased by 1.2% to 15,805,752 cars - the largest market since 2007. Germany remained by far the largest single-country market in Europe … [Read more...]

October 2019: New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 8%. Diesels sales were down by SUVs took a record 40% market share. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union increased by 8.7% to 1,177,746 cars in October 2019. The growth was helped by exceptionally low sales in October 2018 but still represents the highest October sales in ten … [Read more...]

September 2019: New passenger vehicle registrations in the EU and EFTA increased by 14.4%. Volkswagen led the market followed by Mercedes-Benz and Renault. The European new car market recovered strongly in September 2019 with sales up by 14.4% to 1,285,494 cars. The sharp increase is largely due to very weak sales in September 2018. Volkswagen easily maintained its lead as … [Read more...]

January to September 2019: The Volkswagen and Peugeot Groups were Europe's largest carmakers, Volkswagen and Renault the top-selling brands, and the VW Golf the favorite car model. Q1-Q3/2019: The VW, PSA and Renault groups remained Europe's largest carmakers with Volkswagen, Renault, and Ford the top-selling car brands. The largest carmakers and brands had weaker sales in … [Read more...]

During the first half of 2019, Volkswagen and PSA remained the largest carmakers in Europe, VW and Renault the top-selling brands and the Golf the best-selling model. January to June 2019: VW and PSA were again the best-selling car manufacturers in Europe with Volkswagen and Renault the largest car brands. Peugeot moved ahead of Ford. The VW Golf and Renault Clio were … [Read more...]

First Half 2019: Germany was the largest car market in Europe followed by the UK, France, Italy and Spain. The overall market contracted by 3%. January to June 2019: New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries contracted by 3.1% to 8,183,562 cars. The German new car market had its best first semester ever with car sales up by 0.5% to … [Read more...]

In March 2019, new car sales contracted by 3.6% in the EU. Electrified car registrations exceeded 100,000 for the first time while diesel sales fell to a 19 year low. In March 2019, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA countries contracted for the seventh consecutive month. New car sales were down 3.6% to 1,722,442 in March 2019 while car … [Read more...]

January to March 2019: The Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in the EU and EFTA with VW the top-selling brand followed by Renault and Peugeot. During the first quarter the Volkswagen Group remained the largest car manufacturing corporation in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries. The French PSA and Renault groups remained second and third while the South … [Read more...]

During the first quarter of 2019, Germany and Britain were the largest two new car markets in Europe while France moved ahead of Italy. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries contracted by 3.2% to 4,146,152 cars. Germany remained the largest single-country car market in Europe with flat sales. The United Kingdom was again the … [Read more...]