In May 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 57%. The Renault Clio outsold the VW Golf. New car sales in the EU, UK, and EFTA were 43% lower during the first five months of 2020, although the contraction of 57% in May 2020 was an improvement on the decline of 78% in April. SUVs took 40% of the European new car market. … [Read more...]

For full-year 2020, a fall of 25% in new car sales in the EU is predicted in a revised forecast by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has radically revised its 2020 forecast for passenger car registrations down to about -25% in light of the major economic crisis facing the auto industry due … [Read more...]

May 2020: new car sales in Europe contracted by 57%. Germany remained the largest market followed by Italy and France. In May 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries were down 57%. Car sales in Germany, Italy, and France were down by 50% while the UK was the worst-performing new car market in Europe in May 2020 with … [Read more...]

April 2020: The European new car market contracted by 78% to 292,600 cars -- the lowest monthly volume since the 1970s. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 78% in April 2020 to only 292,000 cars -- more than a million vehicles less than were sold in April 2019. SUVs remained the largest market segment with 37% followed by compact (e.g. VW Golf) and … [Read more...]

April 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations contracted by 78% in the European Union, UK, and EFTA. Car sales from January to April 2020 were down 39%. Lockdown measures in response to the coronavirus led to a collapse in the European new car market in April 2020. New car sales in the European Union were down 76% while the British new car market contracted by a massive … [Read more...]

In the first quarter of 2020, Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Europe while Peugeot outsold Renault. Volkswagen gained some market share in Europe during the first three months of 2020 but the overall market was down by more than a quarter. Peugeot was the second-best-selling car brand in Europe ahead of Renault. Mercedes-Benz and BMW gained fourth and … [Read more...]

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...]