In May 2019, new car sales increased in India and Japan, were flat in Europe and the USA, and weaker in Russia, China and India. January to May 2019: Brazil was the only major car market with growth during the first five months of 2019 with sales up by 11%. New passenger vehicle registrations in Japan were flat while the European, US, and Russian markets contracted by … [Read more...]
2019 (January to April) International: Worldwide Car Sales
April 2019: Car sales increased in Brazil and Japan but were lower in Europe, the USA, Russia and much weaker in India and China. January to April 2019: new passenger vehicle registrations were lower thus far this year in all major car markets in the world with the exception of Brazil. During the first four months of the year, new car sales in Japan and Russia were down by … [Read more...]
2019 (Q1) International: Worldwide Car Sales
March 2019: Car sales increased in Russia and were flat in Brazil but weaker in Europe, the USA, Japan, India and especially in China. January to March 2019: New passenger vehicle registrations during the first quarter of 2019 increased by 10% in Brazil but were lower in all other major regions of the world. New car sales were flat in Russia but down by around 2% in the … [Read more...]
2018 (Full Year) International: Worldwide Car Sales and Global Market Analysis
In 2018, around 86 million cars were sold in the top 54 world markets. SUVs were popular worldwide and electric car sales grew by 75%. Global car and light commercial vehicle sales in 2018 contracted by 0.5% to 86 million vehicles. The Volkswagen Group, Toyota and Renault-Nissan were the largest carmakers and manufacturing groups in the world in 2018. Toyota was the … [Read more...]
2018 (Full Year) International: Global Top-Selling Car Models
The Ford F-Series, Toyota Corolla, and Honda Civic were the top-selling car models worldwide in 2018. In 2018 (full year), the Ford F-Series pickup was again the world's best-selling passenger vehicle model with sales of just over a million units globally. The Toyota Corolla remained the top-selling passenger car in the world with sales increasing to 934,000 cars. The … [Read more...]
2018 (Full Year) International: Global Top Car Brands
Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford were the best-selling passenger vehicle brands worldwide in 2018. In 2018, Toyota was again the world's leading car brand with sales increasing to just over 8 million vehicles worldwide. Volkswagen was second with sales increasing to over 6.7 million cars while Ford sales contracted by 11% to just over 5.3 million vehicles sold worldwide in … [Read more...]
2019 Global: Volkswagen Produced Fifth Million Tiguan
In 2019, Volkswagen produced the fifth million VW Tiguan - the most-popular VW SUV for the past eleven years. 800,000 were sold worldwide in 2018. In mid-January 2019, the five millionth VW Tiguan left the assembly line at Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant. The compact Tiguan has enjoyed worldwide success since its market launch in 2007, and has thus made a valuable … [Read more...]
2018 Global: Volkswagen Group Worldwide Sales by Brand
In 2018, Volkswagen Group deliveries worldwide increased by 0.9% to a record 10.83 million vehicles. Volkswagen brand, Škoda, Seat, Porsche and Lamborghini sold in record numbers. In 2018, the Volkswagen Group set an all-time record with 10.83 million vehicles delivered throughout the world, 0.9 percent more than in 2017. The Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Škoda, … [Read more...]
2018 International: German Luxury Car Sales Worldwide and in China
In 2018, German car brands Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche had record sales worldwide and in China. Audi sales were lower. German luxury and premium car brands mostly outperformed the broader market. In 2018, German luxury carmakers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche achieved the eighth consecutive year of higher worldwide car sales. Volkswagens also sold in record … [Read more...]
2018 Global: BMW, Mini & Rolls Royce Worldwide Sales
In 2018, the BMW Group car sales increased for the eighth consecutive year with BMW and Rolls Royce car sales at record highs. Mini sales dropped. In full year 2018, the BMW Group achieved its eighth consecutive annual sales record with a total of 2,490,664 (+1.1%) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce delivered around the world. Best-ever figures were achieved by both BMW and … [Read more...]
2018 Global: Porsche Worldwide Car Sales
In 2018, Porsche sales worldwide increased by 4% to 256,255 cars. Sales were lower in Europe but increased in China, the largest market for Porsche. In 2018, worldwide sales of Porsche cars reach a new record 256,255 vehicles (+3%). China and the USA were again the largest single country markets for Porsche and sales increased in both. Porsche sales in Europe and Germany … [Read more...]
2018 Global: BMW i and Mini Electrified Worldwide Car Sales
In 2018, the BMW Group sold 142,617 (+38.4%) electrified BMW and MINI cars worldwide. In 2018, BMW increased sales of electrified cars by 38.4% to 142,617 deliveries of BMW and Mini cars worldwide. More than half of all electrified BMWs were sold in Europe in 2018 but the USA is the single biggest country market for BMW hybrid cars. Electrified cars took a 6% market share … [Read more...]
2018 Global: Audi Sales Worldwide
In 2018, Audi sales worldwide fell by 14% to 1,812,500 cars but reached a new record 663,000 in China, Audi's biggest market. In 2018, Audi delivered around 1,812,500 automobiles to customers worldwide, 3.5 percent less than a year ago. In Europe, sales fell 13.6 percent. In China, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker reaffirmed its position as the most successful premium brand … [Read more...]
2018 Global: Mercedes-Benz Worldwide Sales
In 2018, Mercedes-Benz increased worldwide sales by 0.9% to a record 2,310,185 cars - the eighth consecutive record year for the leading global premium car brand. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the world's best-selling premium luxury car brand for the third consecutive year. Mercedes-Benz increased worldwide sales by less than a percentage point to 2,310,185 cars, which was … [Read more...]
2018 Global: Volkswagen Worldwide Car Sales
In 2018, Volkswagen delivered a record 6,244,900 cars to customers worldwide. Strong VW sales in Brazil offset weaker sales in China. Volkswagen set a new delivery record in 2018, handing over a total of 6.24 million vehicles worldwide for the full year, 0.2 percent more than in 2017. Positive delivery trends in South America (+13.1 percent), the USA (+4.2 percent) and … [Read more...]
2018 Global: McLaren Worldwide Car Sales
In 2018, McLaren sales increased by 44% to 4,806 cars delivered worldwide. The USA was the largest market for Mclaren cars. In full year 2018, global sales for McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury sportscars and supercars, rose to 4,806 cars in 2018 with sales up 43.9% compared to 3340 cars sold in 2017. This is another record for McLaren, which has increased … [Read more...]
2018 (Full Year) Global: Volvo Worldwide Car Sales
In 2018, Volvo worldwide car sales increased by 12% to a record 642,253 cars. The XC60 was the top-selling Volvo model globally. Volvo Cars sets a new global sales record in 2018, breaking the 600,000 sales milestone for the first time ever since the company was founded in 1927. Volvo sales rose 12.4 per cent to 642,253 cars in 2018, compared with the same period the year … [Read more...]
