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In May 2023, new car sales in Europe increased by 18% but new passenger registrations were still lower than in 2019. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, UK, EFTA) increased by 18% in May 2023 to 1.1 million cars. In the European Union (EU) sales increased for the tenth consecutive month. Battery electric vehicle … Read more
In April 2023, new car sales in Europe increased by 16% with Volkswagen the top-selling brand and the Dacia Sandero the best-selling model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, UK, and EFTA) increased to 960,191 (+16%) cars with growth in all major European countries. The Volkswagen Group increased its market share to over a … Read more
2023 (Q1): New car sales in Europe increased by 17% with BEV market share at a record 13.4% and the Tesla Model Y the best-selling car model in March and the first quarter of the year. The European new car market expanded by 17% during the first quarter of 2023 to the highest level since … Read more
In February 2023, new car sales in Europe increased 12% while the battery-electric car market expanded by a third and the Tesla Model Y was the top-selling model overall. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased to 900,000 cars in February 2023 — the second consecutive month of double-digit growth. Battery-electric car sales increased by … Read more
In January 2023, the European new car market grew by 11% with Volkswagen, Toyota, and Skoda the leading brands and a record 51% of all new cars sold in Europe SUVs. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 11% in January 2023 to 907,000 cars but the market was still far smaller than in … Read more
In full-year 2022, the Peugeot 208, Dacia Sandero, and Volkswagen T-Roc were the top-selling car models in Europe. In the full-calendar-year 2022, no car in the list of the top ten best-selling models in Europe was in the same position as in 2021. The Volkswagen Golf was dethroned after 15 years with Europe’s favorite car … Read more
In full-year 2022, the new car market in Europe contracted for the third consecutive year with sales down 4% in European Union, EFTA, and the UK. 2022 (January to December): New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK were 4.1% weaker than in 2021. Volkswagen and Stellantis remained the largest … Read more
In full year 2022, Germany was the largest single-country market in Europe for battery electric car and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales. In full calendar year 2022, new battery electric vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK increased by 29.% to over one and a half million electric cars. Germany remained by … Read more
In full-year 2022, Volkswagen and Stellantis remained the largest carmakers in Europe while VW, Toyota, and BMW were the top-selling brands. In 2022, the Volkswagen Group was again the largest producer of passenger cars in the European Union (EU), Britain, and EFTA followed by Stellantis and the Renault Group. Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand … Read more
In full-year 2022, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe, including the EU, the UK, and EFTA countries, contracted by 4.6% after the lowest European car sales in three decades. January to December 2022: car sales in the European Union, Britain, and EFTA contracted for the third consecutive year with new passenger vehicle registrations down to … Read more