In 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 25% with car sales weak in all countries. Germany and France were the largest single country markets in Europe. In full calendar year 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 24.3% -- the strongest annual decline on record. … [Read more...]

In November 2020, car sales in Europe contracted by 13%. The VW Golf remained the top-selling model followed by the Toyota Yaris. In 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK contracted by 13% to the lowest November car sales in Europe since 2014. During the first eleven months of 2020, the European new car market was more than … [Read more...]

October 2020: car sales in Europe were down 7% but electric vehicle sales increased. The VW ID3 became Europe's best-selling electric car. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 7% in October 2020 largely due to new restrictions imposed on the movement of people due to Covid-19 towards the end of the month. Sales of electrified vehicles increased … [Read more...]

September 2020: new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 1% while electric car sales expanded to a fifth of the total market. Although the European new car market contracted by 29% during the first three quarters of 2020, car sales actually increased by a modest 1% in September 2020. Electric car sales increased dramatically to outsell diesel cars for the … [Read more...]

Most car brands are on target to meet CO2 targets in 2020 in Europe while forecasts show electric vehicles taking a 15% share of car sales in 2021. Electric car sales are due to treble market share in Europe in 2020, as carmakers rush to comply with European Union CO2 targets. By mid-2020, the PSA, Volvo, FCA-Tesla, and BMW groups were already on target to meet CO2 … [Read more...]

2020 (Q1-Q3): The Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in Europe with Volkswagen the best-selling car brand and the VW Golf the top-selling car model. January to September 2020: The Volkswagen Group gained market share in a contracting market to once again supply just over a quarter of all new cars registered in the European Union, EFTA, and the UK. The PSA and … [Read more...]

Q1-Q3/2020: Germany was the largest single-country car market in Europe. Car sales in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK contracted 29%. January to September 2020: new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK were down 29.3%. Germany remained the largest single-country market in Europe and performed the best of the top-five … [Read more...]

In August 2020 the European new car market contracted by 18% as sales dropped in all major markets. SUVs took the largest market share in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down by 18% in August 2020 to only 880,200 cars. Year-to-date 2020 the European new car market contracted by a third. In August 2020, one in five newly … [Read more...]

In July 2020, new car sales in Europe contracted by 4%, electrified vehicles took an 18% share of new car registrations, and the VW Golf was the top-selling car model. In July 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union were down 4% but markedly stronger than in recent months. However, year-to-date 2020, new car sales in the EU are down by 35%. The … [Read more...]

In June 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 24%. The Renault Clio again outsold the VW Golf. Although new car sales in Europe in June 2020 were at its highest level since the start of lockdown measures were introduced in March, sales were still down by a quarter compared to a year ago. Electric cars … [Read more...]

First Semester 2020: the Volkswagen and PSA groups remained the largest car manufacturers in Europe with VW and Renault the top-selling car brands. During the first half of 2020, the Volkswagen, PSA, and Renault groups remained the largest carmakers in Europe. Volkswagen, Renault, and Peugeot similarly were again the three best-selling car brands in Europe during the … [Read more...]

First Semester 2020: new car sales in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contacted by 40%, with June 2020 sales down 24%. January to June 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), United Kingdom, and EFTA countries contracted by 38%. German remained the largest single-country car market in Europe but more cars were sold in France during … [Read more...]

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...]