ββ See also: Worldwide Car Sales by Brands
July 2015: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, India and the USA but car sales were lower in China, Japan, Russia and Brazil. In July 2015, car sales were stronger in all five largest European countries to record the 23rd consecutive month of year-on-year increases in car sales in the European Union. In July … Read more
June 2015: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europa and the USA but new car sales were down in Russia, Brazil, Japan, India and China. During the first half of 2015, China and the USA remained the largest single-country car markets but growth was the fastest in the European Union. Car markets expanded in the … Read more
May 2015: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in China, Europe, India and the US but car sales were weaker in Brazil, Japan and Russia. China remained the worldβs largest single car market but growth in the much smaller Indian market was faster during May 2015. Slow growth in car sales in Europe were partly due … Read more
April 2015: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, China, the USA and India but car sales were sharply weaker in Russia, Brazil and Japan. For a change, India with a car market expansion of 16% was the strongest major growth region in the world followed by Europe with a 7% increase in car sales. … Read more
March 2015: new vehicle registrations increased in China and Europe but car sales were flat in the US, India and Brazil and weaker in Japan and Russia. Car sales grew fastest in China β the worldβs largest single-country market β while the European market was larger than the US for the first time in months. … Read more
German premium car brands Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche enjoyed new record sales worldwide and in China in March and the first quarter of 2015. Volkswagen sales worldwide and in China were slightly lower at the start of 2015 compared to the first three months of 2014. New passenger vehicle registrations for German luxury marques … Read more
February 2015: New vehicle registrations increased in Europe, China and the USA but car sales were sharply down in Japan, Brazil and especially Russia. Despite growth in all three largest regions, the number of cars sold during the first two months of 2015 was only around 15,000 more than a year ago. The outlook in … Read more
January 2015: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in the USA, China, Europe, and India while new car sales were down in Japan, Brazil, and Russia. Β China was by far the largest single-country new car market in the world while the USA showed the most growth during January 2015. Car sales increased slightly in the European … Read more
In December 2014, car sales increased in all major regions of the world with growth fastest in China, India and the USA. Europe also had a positive year with the market in the EU expanding for the first time in seven years. Although car sales were positive in Brazil and Russia in December 2014, full … Read more
In 2014, German luxury carmakers and premium brands Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Volkswagen had record vehicle sales worldwide and in China. Once again, China contributed most to the growth in global car sales although the Chinese car market expanded slower in 2014 than in preceding years. China is the most important single-country market for … Read more