Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker in Germany but lost market share with weak sales in an expanding market. The VW Golf is still the top-selling model. During the first three quarters of 2017, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Audi were again the best-selling car brands in Germany. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 2.2% to … Read more
Volkswagen was the most-often stolen car brand in Germany in 2016 with Land Rover still the highest risk brand with Porsche increasingly popular with car thieves. In 2016, car theft in Germany declined to 18,227 insured cars stolen. Volkswagens were the most-frequently stolen car marque in Germany but the number of VW cars stolen declined … Read more
Volkswagen remained Germany’s top-selling car brand during the first semester of 2017 but lost market share in an expanding market. Mercedes-Benz regained second place. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 3.1% to 1,787,026 cars during the first six months of 2017. Volkswagen remained to best-selling car marque in Germany but VW’s market share … Read more
The VW Beetle is Germany’s favorite classic car followed by the Mercedes-Benz W123 and the Porsche 911. Mercedes is the most common historic brand on German roads. In 2017, the VW Beetle remained the most-popular historic H-plate car in Germany for vehicles maintained in an original condition older than 30 years. The Mercedes-Benz W123 (E … Read more
In the first quarter of 2017 Volkswagen remained Germany’s top-selling car brand despite loosing market share to Mercedes-Benz in an expanding market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 6.7% to 844,684 cars during the first three months of 2017. Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker in Germany despite being the only top 20 brand … Read more
On January 1, 2017, the total number of cars registered in Germany was a record 45,803,560 with VW, Opel and Mercedes-Benz the most common brands. The total number of passenger vehicles registered in Germany on January 1, 2017, increased by 1.6% to a new record 45,803,560 cars. Volkswagens remained the most-common car brand on German … Read more
The Volkswagen Golf, Passat and Polo were again the top-selling car models in Germany in 2016 but the favorite cars of the Germans lost market share. The Opel Astra and Audi A4 were the most improved top selling cars in Germany while the new Touran added the highest number of cars. New passenger vehicle registrations … Read more
In 2016 Volkswagen remained Germany’s largest carmaker and top-selling brand despite weaker sales in a growing market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in 2016 increased by 4.5% to 3,351,607 cars. VW was again followed by Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Opel and Ford. Skoda remained the top-selling foreign carmaker in Germany while Renault was the top-selling … Read more
New passenger vehicle (PKW) registrations in Germany in 2016 increased by 4.5% to 3,351,607 cars – the highest sales since 2009. Total new motorized vehicle sales in Germany in 2016 increased by 5.1% to 3,932,467 vehicles. Electric car sales in Germany decreased while petrol was the favorite fuel type. Private buyers made up just over … Read more
Volkswagens are the most often stolen car brand in Germany but Land Rover is the highest risk marque with the Range Rover the highest risk model for theft. In 2015, a total of 18,659 insured cars were stolen in Germany at a cost of €291 million to the insurance industry. Volkswagen, Audi and BMW were … Read more