In full year 2024, the German new car market contracted by 1% to 2.8 million new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany with battery electric car sales sharply down. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in 2024 were 1% lower than in 2023 with only 2,817,331 cars sold. The total German motorized vehicle market expanded by … Read more
In full-year 2024, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz were again the best-selling car brands in Germany but BMW moved into third position with Skoda again the top foreign marque. In 2024, Volkswagen slightly increased market share and easily remained the largest car brand in Germany. Mercedes-Benz was the second best-selling car brand in Germany followed by BMW. … Read more
2024 (January to July): Volkswagen and Mercedes were the best-selling car brands in Germany during the first half of 2024. The German new car market expanded by 5% during the first half of 2024 with sales just below 1.5 million cars. Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Germany and gained market share at the … Read more
In 2024, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany increased to over 49 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were the most common brands. On 1 January 2024, the total number of passenger vehicles (PKW) registered for use on public roads in Germany was 49,098,685 cars — an increase … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Volkswagen Golf, VW T-Roc, VW Tiguan, and Opel Corsa were the top-selling car models in Germany while the Tesla Model Y was the favorite electric car. 2023 (January to December): The Volkswagen Golf maintained its traditional position as the top-selling passenger car model in Germany. It was followed by the VW … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volkswagen was the largest electric car brand in Germany and the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling battery-electric vehicle (BEV). 2023 (January to December): Volkswagen regained its position as the leading electric carmaker in Germany while Tesla slipped to second place with lower sales volumes. Although battery-electric vehicle sales in Germany increased … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW were again the best-selling car brands in Germany while Skoda was again the the top foreign marque. 2023 (January to December): Volkswagen easily maintained its traditional position as Germany’s largest carmaker with VW the top-selling car brand. However, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW all gained more market share. … Read more
In full year 2023, the German new car market expanded by 7.3% to the highest number of new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in three years but still well below pre-pandemic levels. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 7.3% to 2,844,609 cars in 2023 — the fourth consecutive year that the total German … Read more
In full-year 2022, Tesla was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Model Y and 3 being the favorite battery-electric cars. 2022 (January to December): Tesla was Germany’s best-selling electric car brand followed by Volkswagen and Hyundai. New battery-electric vehicle registrations in Germany increased by a third to a record 470,559 cars for … Read more
In full-year 2022, the VW Golf was again the top-selling car in Germany followed by two further VW models — Tiguan and T-Roc. 2022 (January to December): the best-selling car model in Germany was again the Volkswagen Golf. The VW Tiguan and VW T-Roc were the favorite cross-country vehicle and SUV. The Fiat 500 was … Read more