Car Sales Statistics

Lists of the Best-Selling Cars Around the World

2017 (Jan to July) International: Worldwide Car Sales

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July 2017: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil, India and China but car sales were sharply down in the USA.In July 2017, the USA was the only major car market in the world with weaker growth with new light vehicle sales down 7%. The Russian and Indian car markets expanded rapidly with double-digit growth while the recovery in … [Read more...]

2017 (Jan to June) International: Worldwide Car Sales

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June 2017: New car sales were sharply up in Japan, Russia and Brazil, slightly stronger in Europe and China but weaker in the USA and India.Light vehicle registrations in Japan, Russia and Brazil increased by around 15% in June 2017 while the growth in car sales in Europe and China were more moderate at 2% and 3% respectively. For the sixth consecutive month, light … [Read more...]

2017 (Half Year) China and Worldwide German Luxury Car Sales

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January to June 2017: Mercedes, BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide while Volkswagen sales were flat and Audi sales were down.The first semester of 2017 was another good six months for most German luxury and premium car brands with strong sales worldwide and in China. Mercedes Benz, BMW and Porsche all had their best first half year ever in 2017 with record sales … [Read more...]

2017 (Jan to May) International: Worldwide Car Sales

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May 2017: New car sales increased in Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil and India but new vehicle registrations were slightly lower in the USA and China.In May 2017, new passenger vehicle registrations increased by double-digit percentages in Brazil, Russia, and Japan and were strongly up in India and the European Union. Light vehicle sales were slightly weaker in the USA … [Read more...]

2017 (January to April) International: Worldwide Car Sales

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April 2017: new passenger vehicle registrations were up in India, Japan and Russia but car sales were lower in Europe, the USA, Brazil and China.New car sales in April 2017 increased strongly in India (+15%), Japan (+10%) and Russia (+7%). As expected, the Easter holidays in April resulted in a contraction in Europe (-7%) and the USA (-5%). Car sales were also weaker in … [Read more...]