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July 2022: new car sales in Europe contracted by a tenth with battery electric vehicle registrations taking a 10% share of the European market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were down by another ten percentage points in July 2022 but the decline in sales was slower than earlier in the year. Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) … Read more
In June 2022, new car sales in Europe fell to a record low with even battery electric passenger vehicle registrations weaker. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe in June 2022 contracted by 17% to just over a million cars — the lowest June total since 1993. As in previous months, production shortages rather than a … Read more
In May 2022, the car market in Europe contracted by 13% but electric vehicle sales increased with the Fiat 500 the top-selling BEV model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were 13% lower in May 2022 and during the first five months of the year. Volkswagen remained the largest car manufacturer in Europe but Stellantis … Read more
In April 2022, the European new car market was another 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share but selling in lower numbers. The Peugeot 208 was the top-selling car model in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another fifth in April 2022 with new car sales down 13% during the first … Read more
2022 (Q1): Battery-electric passenger car sales increased in almost every country in Europe but sales of plug-in hybrid cars were lower while petrol remained the most popular fuel type for new cars. In the first quarter of 2022, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased … Read more
In March 2022, the European new car market was 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share and the Tesla Model 3 the top-selling car in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by a fifth in March 2022 with new car sales down 11% during the first quarter of 2022 to the lowest … Read more
In February 2022, the European new car market was 5.4% weaker but sales of electric cars and SUVs increased to new record market share highs in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 5.4% in February 2022 to a four-decade low of just less than 800,000 cars — a quarter down on … Read more
In 2021, Tesla and Volkswagen were the best-selling electric car brands in Europe with the Tesla Model 3, Renault Zoe, and VW ID.3 the top-selling battery-electric car models. In full-year 2021, battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales in Europe increased by 63% to a record 1.2 million passenger vehicles and a market share of 10%. Tesla narrowly … Read more
In January 2022, the European new car market was 2.4% weaker — half of all car sales in Europe (EU, UK, EFTA) were SUVs. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 2.4% in January 2022 to record low sales of only 811,332 cars. New car sales were lower in all European countries during … Read more
2021 (Full Year): Germany was the largest battery-electric car market in Europe and leading in plug-in hybrid vehicle sales. The UK was the second-largest electric car market followed by France. In full calendar year 2021, the registration of battery-electric passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased by nearly two-thirds to … Read more
