In 2020, global Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) sales contracted by a quarter to 371,700 vehicles worldwide. The VW T-series and Caddy were the top-selling models. In full-year 2020, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) delivered 371,700 vehicles to customers -- 24.4% down. In its main market, Western Europe, sales were down 22% to 264,900 vehicles. VWCV is not … [Read more...]
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2020 (Full Year) Global: Volkswagen Brand Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Volkswagen brand car sales contracted by 15% with China by far the most important market for VW. Worldwide VW battery-electric car sales tripled. In full-year 2020, global Volkswagen branded car deliveries contracted by 15.1% to 5,328,000 passenger vehicles -- almost a million fewer cars than in 2019. Sales in China, which accounts for more than half of all … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Renault Group Sales by Brand Worldwide
In 2020, global Renault Group sales contracted by 21.3% worldwide while the Zoe was the top-selling electric car model in Europe. In full-year 2020, Groupe Renault worldwide sales totaled 2,949,849 vehicles, down 21.3% in a global automobile market that declined by 14.2%. On the European electric-car market, the Renault brand doubled sales and confirmed its leadership with … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Porsche Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Porsche car sales contracted by a modest 3% worldwide with the Cayenne the best-selling model and China the top market. In full-year 2020, Porsche delivered a total of 272,162 new vehicles worldwide, just three percent below the record set in 2019. The Cayenne was the top-selling model worldwide for Porsche in 2020 with the iconic 911 the top-selling … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global BMW Group car sales were 8% lower worldwide (BMW -7%, Mini -16%, and Rolls-Royce -26%) but deliveries in China increased (+7%). In full-year 2020, the BMW Group delivered 2,324,809 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles (-8.4%) to customers worldwide. The BMW brand performed best with sales down by only 7.2% while Mini sales slipped 15.8%, and Rolls-Royce … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Kia Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Kia sales decreased by 6% to 2.61 million cars -- Kia predicts 2.92 million vehicle sales worldwide in 2021. The Sportage was the top-selling Kia model. In full calendar year 2020, Kia Motors Corporation reported global sales of 2.61 million units, down 5.9 percent from 2019, amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and difficult circumstances in global … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Hyundai Worldwide Car Sales
In 2020, Hyundai global car sales decreased by 15.4% to 3,74 million vehicles worldwide while sales in Korea increased by 6.2%. In full-year 2020, Hyundai global car sales decreased by 15.4% to 3,74 million vehicles worldwide. Sales in Korea increased by 6.2% to 787,854 cars while overseas sales were down a fifth to just less than 3 million cars. Hyundai forecasts global … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Mercedes-Benz and Smart Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Mercedes-Benz and Smart car sales were lower in most regions and countries worldwide but up in China. GLC was the top-selling model. In full-year 2020, Mercedes-Benz delivered 2,164,187 cars worldwide (-7.5%) but claimed to have maintained its leading global position compared with its core competitors. Overall, the largest markets for Mercedes-Benz … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Volvo Cars Sales Worldwide
In 2020, Volvo Cars global sales were lower despite record deliveries during the second half of the year. Worldwide the XC60 was the top-selling Volvo model and China the largest market. Globally, Volvo Cars sold 661,713 cars in 2020, a decline of 6.2 percent compared to 2019. Following a difficult start to the year, Volvo Cars reported the strongest second-half worldwide … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Bentley Car Sale Worldwide
In 2020, Bentley sold a record 11,206 cars worldwide -- the highest global sales in the company's 101-year history. Full-year 2020 was the most successful year in Bentley's 101-year history when a record 11,206 Bentley cars were sold worldwide. The Americas remained Bentley’s number one region although a strong performance in China, posting an increase of 48 percent, made … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Tesla Car Sales Worldwide
In full-year 2020, Tesla sales, production, and global deliveries of new cars worldwide were around half a million electric vehicles. Tesla Car Production and Global Deliveries 2020 Tesla reported the following global production and worldwide delivery statistics for the full calendar year 2020: 20202019% Change2020TESLAProductionProductionChangeDeliveriesModel … [Read more...]
2020 (January to November) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
November 2020: Car sales increased in China, Japan, Brazil, and India but were weaker in the USA and Europe, as global markets diverge on developments of the pandemic. January to November 2020: car sales were weaker in all major markets of the world thus far this year. However, in China, car sales have increased for the past seven months with year-to-date figures down by … [Read more...]
2020 (January to October) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
October 2020: Worldwide car sales increased with higher sales in major global markets including China, the USA, Japan, and India. New passenger vehicle registrations were lower in Europe and Brazil. January to October 2020: thus far in 2020, despite stronger sales in October, all major global car markets were weaker with car sales lower worldwide. China, which had several … [Read more...]
2020 (January to September) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
September 2020: car sales increased in China, Europe, and the USA but during the first three quarters of 2020 all major global markets worldwide were lower. In September 2020, for the first time in more than three years, the world's three largest new car markets -- China, the USA, and Europe -- registered increases in car sales in the same month. However, during the first … [Read more...]
2020 (Jan to August) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
August 2020: car sales increased in China and India but worldwide sales were lower with markets sharply down in the US, Europe, Japan, and Brazil. January to August 2020: Global car sales remained weak worldwide with contractions in all major markets. Although there are some signs of recovery, all the largest new car markets are weaker thus far this year. China remained … [Read more...]
2020 (Jan to July) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
July 2020: Car sales increased in China and although still lower in other major global markets some recovery was seen worldwide. January to July 2020: new passenger vehicle registrations thus far this year were down around a fifth in China, Japan, and the USA, and weaker by more than a third in Europe, India, and Brazil. However, in July 2020, there were clear signs of … [Read more...]
2020 (Jan to June) International: Global Worldwide Car Sales
June 2020: new car sales in China increased but other global markets including the USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan, and Russia were weaker. First Half Year 2020: car sales worldwide were much weaker with sharp contractions in all major global new car markets. During the first half of 2020, new passenger vehicle registration in Japan contracted by a fifth -- the best performance … [Read more...]
2020 (May) International: Worldwide Car Sales
May 2020: Car sales increased in China but worldwide deliveries were sharply down in all major markets including Brazil, Europe, Japan, and the USA. In May 2020, most major car markets around the world contracted sharply with the exception of China where car sales increased for the first time in two years. In Brazil, new car sales were down by three quarters, while sales … [Read more...]
2020 (April) International: Worldwide Car Sales
April 2020: Car sales in China largely recovered while other major international markets including Europe, USA, Japan and Brazil remained weak. The Chinese new car market largely recovered in April 2020 but all other major car markets worldwide suffered major contractions. Car sales in Japan were down by a third, in the USA by half, and in Brazil by three quarters. New … [Read more...]
2020 (March) International: Global Car Sales Market Analysis
In March 2020, global car sales contracted by 40% -- European market strongly influenced by Coronavirus while China started to recover. Worldwide car sales in March 2020 contracted by 39% to 5.55 million new car registrations due to the restrictions placed on consumers and producers by the Coronavirus. China, Europe, and the US all posted double-digit declines in March … [Read more...]