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 fifth of the market -- almost equal with diesel. Hyundai-Kia, … [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. Electrified vehicles took a record market share of 29 while … [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 car market in Europe despite … [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 Group recovered its position as … [Read more...]

October 2021: Stellantis outsold Volkswagen as the new car market in Europe contracted by a third with the VW Golf slipping to only 20th sales position. The European new car market contracted by nearly a third in October 2021 with sales down to only 790,652 vehicles. All manufacturers struggled with a shortage in electronic components with the Volkswagen Group particularly … [Read more...]

September 2021: new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 25% while the Tesla Model 3 was the top-selling car model and SUVs sales increased to take a 47% share of the total market. Car sales in Europe in September 2021 slumped by a quarter to only 964,800 vehicles. Strong end of the third quarter deliveries by Tesla allowed the Model 3 to become the … [Read more...]

2021 (Q1-Q3): The Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in Europe with Volkswagen the best-selling car brand while Toyota outsold Peugeot. January to September 2021: The Volkswagen Group gained market share to once again supply just over a quarter of all new cars registered in the European Union, EFTA, and the UK. The Stellantis Group registered small gains while the … [Read more...]

Q1-Q3/2021: Germany was the largest single-country car market in Europe. Car sales in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK increased by 6.9%. January to September 2021: new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK increased by a modest 6.9%, after weak sales during the third quarter of 2021. Despite a small contraction, Germany … [Read more...]

In August 2021 the European new car market contracted by 18% -- sales of electrified vehicles were higher than diesels for the first time ever in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK contracted by 18% in August 2021 to only 713,714 cars. The share of diesel cars fell to only 20% resulting in electrified cars outselling … [Read more...]

In July 2021, new car sales in Europe contracted by a quarter compared to the market in 2020 and 2019. The Dacia Sandero followed by the VW Golf were the top-selling car models. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 24% in July 2021 compared to July 2020 and were 26% lower than in July 2019. Although new car sales in the European market remained … [Read more...]

In June 2021, new car sales in Europe increased by 13% from June 2020 but the market was still over 200,000 cars smaller than in June 2019. Volkswagen was the top-selling brand with the VW Golf the best-selling car model ahead of the Tesla Model 3. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 13% in June 2021 but were still significantly lower than in … [Read more...]

First Semester 2021: the Volkswagen and Stellantis groups were the largest car manufacturers in Europe with VW and Peugeot the top-selling car brands. During the first half of 2021, the Volkswagen Group easily remained the largest carmaker in Europe while the newly formed Stellantis Group was the second largest car manufacturer in the European Union. The Renault Group … [Read more...]

First Semester 2021: new car sales in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries increased by 27% with Germany and France the largest markets in Europe. January to June 2021: New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), United Kingdom, and EFTA countries increased by 27.1% but were still around 2 million cars less than in preceding years. Car sales in … [Read more...]

In May 2021, new car sales in Europe increased by 73% from May 2020 but the market was still a quarter smaller than in May 2019. Volkswagen dominated as largest producer and brand. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by almost three-quarters in May 2021 but the market was still far from pre-pandemic levels with sales down by 25% compared to May 2019. … [Read more...]

In April 2021, new car sales in Europe increased by 261% from April 2020 but the market was still a quarter smaller than in April 2019. Volkswagen remained the largest producer and brand. Although new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 261% in April 2021, the market was still far from pre-pandemic levels with sales down by 23% compared to April 2019. … [Read more...]

In March 2021, new car sales in Europe increased by 63% but the passenger car market is still well below pre-pandemic levels. The VW Golf regained its position as Europe's top-selling car model. In March 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 63% compared to March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. However, the European new car market was still … [Read more...]