Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW and Audi were the top-selling car brands in Germany in a weak vehicle market at the start of 2013. The first quarter of 2013 saw a 12.9% decline in German new passenger vehicle registrations. Despite weaker sales, Volkswagen easily remains the market leader in Germany. Mercedes overtook BMW to become the second best-selling car marque in Germany … [Read more...]

Volkswagen, followed by Opel and Mercedes, is the most common car brand on German roads at the beginning of 2013. Of the just over 43 million cars registered in Germany at the beginning of 2013, Volkswagen had a share of 21%. Despite Opel’s current woes, it is still the second most common car marque on German roads followed by Mercedes Benz. Dacia, Hyundai and Mini saw … [Read more...]

The Volkswagen Golf, Passat and Polo were again the top three best-selling cars in Germany in 2012. In 2012, Germany’s favorite car has again been the Volkswagen Golf. The VW Passat and Polo were again second and third best-selling car models in Germany in 2012. The Mercedes C Class moved ahead of the Opel Astra to take fourth place. Top 30 Best-Selling Car Models … [Read more...]

Volkswagen, followed by BMW-Mini, and Mercedes remained the top-selling carmakers in Germany during 2012. In 2012, Volkswagen, BMW Mini, and Mercedes again topped the list of the best-selling car brands in Germany. Audi saw an increase in sales while Opel and Ford again suffered strong losses in market share. The German car market shrank by 2.2% in 2012 to just over … [Read more...]

Audi, BMW, and Porsche cars are the automobiles most likely to be stolen in Germany during 2011. Car thieves favorite model is the BMW X5/X6. Car theft in Germany remained fairly stable between 2010 and 2011. However, Audi and BMW leapfrogged Porsche to become the car makes most likely to be stolen given the number of cars on the road. BMW X5 / X6 is the car model most … [Read more...]

The Volkswagen Golf remains Germany’s favorite car for the first nine months of 2012. It was followed by the VW Passat, Polo, and Mercedes C Class. Germany’s top-selling car model during the first three quarters of 2012 was, as seemingly forever, the VW Golf / Jetta. Volkswagen sold more Golfs in Germany between January and September 2012, than the next three car models … [Read more...]

Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Germany during the first nine months of 2012. Mercedes was the second most popular car make followed by BMW and Audi. Volkswagen, despite slightly weaker sales, was again the best-selling car manufacturer in Germany from January to September 2012. VW was followed by Mercedes, BMW, and Audi. The German car market was … [Read more...]

The Volkswagen Golf easily remained the top-selling car model in Germany for the first half of 2012. The Passat and Polo gave VW a clean sweep of the three best-selling car models. The VW Golf (including Jetta) kept its traditional position as Germany’s favorite car model for the first half of 2012. The Golf was followed by the VW Passat, which narrowly outsold the … [Read more...]

Volkswagen, followed by BMW-Mini and Mercedes, were the most popular car brands in Germany during the first six months of 2012. The German car market expanded slightly during the first half of 2012 with Volkswagen easily remaining the best-selling car brand. BMW-Mini, Mercedes and Audi maintained their positions while Opel pushed Ford down to six best-selling car … [Read more...]

Black, gray and white were the favorite colors for new cars registered in Germany. Brown showed the largest percentage increase. Black narrowly overtook gray in 2011 to become the most popular color for new cars registered in Germany. White cars are increasingly in fashion again while blue is less popular. More worryingly, brown overtook red to become the fifth most … [Read more...]

During the first three months of 2012, the German new passenger vehicle market expanded by 1.3 percent. Volkswagen, BMW-Mini, Mercedes Benz, and Audi were the strongest selling car brands. The German new car market expanded by 1.3% to 773,636 new passenger vehicle registrations during the first three months of 2012. This small, but significant growth when taking into … [Read more...]

Volkswagen, followed by Opel and Mercedes Benz are the top car manufacturers amongst the almost 43 million cars registered in Germany. Just less than 43 million passenger vehicles are registered in Germany at the beginning of 2012. Of these, just over a fifth were made by Volkswagen, 12% by Opel, and 9% by Mercedes Benz. Nearly two-thirds of all cars on German roads at … [Read more...]

The Volkswagen Golf was the most popular car model in Germany in 2011. The VW Passat and VW Polo were also at the top of the list of best-selling car models. In 2011, the Volkswagen Golf was for the twentieth consecutive year the most popular car model in Germany. It was followed by two further Volkswagens – the VW Passat and VW Polo. The Opel Astra was the fourth and … [Read more...]

In 2011, Volkswagen remained the best-selling car maker in Germany while BMW-Mini took the second position for the first time ever. New passenger car registration in Germany increased by 9% in 2011. Volkswagen easily remained Germany’s best-selling car brand in 2011. In an expanding auto market, VW managed to increase its market share to 21.6% (from 20% in 2010). … [Read more...]

The most popular cars with thieves in Germany in 2010 were not surprisingly Volkswagen but compared to the number of cars in circulation, the Lexus RX400 Hybrid was the most often robbed car and Porsche the marque of choice. In 2010, 19,503 insured cars were stolen in Germany – an increase of around 7% over the number of vehicles stolen in 2009. Volkswagen remained the … [Read more...]

German car exports during the first six months of 2011 increased by 10%. The UK and USA were the most important markets with China being increasingly important. The United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), and France were the top market for German passenger vehicle exports during the first half of 2011. China was the fifth largest market in volume but the highest … [Read more...]