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April 2024: the European new car market expanded by 13% but the growth in battery-electric car, PHEV, and SUV sales in Europe was slower than in recent months. Car sales in Europe (European Union, EFTA, and UK) increased by 12.6% in April 2024 to just over a million vehicles. Battery-electric vehicle sales increased by 15% … Read more
In March 2024, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) contracted by 3% but sales of hybrid electric cars were much stronger while demand for battery electric cars was weak. New car sales in Europe decreased by 2.7% in March 2024 with persistently high inflation, interest rates, and very high prices restraining demand. … Read more
In February 2024, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 10% with sales increasing mostly for petrol cars. New car sales in the European market increased by a tenth in February 2024. The major growth sector was for petrol-engined vehicles with sales of diesels lower and the market share of battery-electric … Read more
In January 2024, new car sales in Europe increased by 11% with Volkswagen the top-selling brand in Europe and the Dacia Sandero Europe’s favorite car model. The European new car market (EU, EFTA, and UK) expanded by 11% in January 2024 to just over a million new passenger vehicle registrations. Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3, and Volkswagen ID4 were the top-selling battery-electric car models in Europe. In the full calendar year 2023, the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling battery-electric car model in Europe. (It was also the top-selling car model overall in 2023 in Europe and in the world.) … Read more
In the full year 2023, the Tesla Model Y, Dacia Sandero, Volkswagen T-Roc, and Renault Clio were the top-selling car models in Europe. In the full calendar year 2023, the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car model in Europe — the first time ever for a non-European car to claim the top spot in … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volkswagen and Stellantis remained the largest carmakers in Europe while VW, Toyota, and Audi were the top-selling brands. 2023 (January to December): the Volkswagen Group was again the largest producer of passenger cars in the European Union (EU), Britain, and EFTA followed by Toyoya. Audi moved into third followed by BMW and … Read more
In full-year 2023, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe, including the EU, the UK, and EFTA countries, increased by nearly 14% to over 12.8 million car sales. January to December 2023: car sales in the European Union, Britain, and EFTA increased by 13.7% to 12,847,481 vehicles — the first increase in sales in four years … Read more
2023 (October): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 14% with the Dacia Sandero and Fiat 500 the top-selling car models. The European new car market grew for the 15th consecutive month in October 2023 when sales were up 14% to just over a million passenger vehicle registrations. Electric car sales continued to grow … Read more
September 2023: New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, UK, EFTA) increased by 10% but the growth in car sales is slowing down. New car sales in Europe (EU, UK, and EFTA countries) increased by 10% in September 2023 — although the 14th consecutive month of year-on-year increases, September marked the slowest market expansion thus … Read more