January 2016: Car sales increased in China, Europe and India but light vehicle sales were weaker in the USA, Japan, Russia and Brazil. New passenger vehicle registrations in China in January 2016 were almost the same total as car sales in Europe and the USA combined. Light vehicle sales in the USA were flat while the Russian and Brazilian car markets continue to weaken … [Read more...]

December 2015: the annual car sales trend intensified – the market strengthened in China, Europe, the USA and India but weakened in Russia, Brazil and Japan. In 2015, Europe registered the strongest increase in new passenger vehicle registrations but China remained the largest single-country market by far and increased its lead over the USA. Car sales in India were up but in … [Read more...]

November 2015: The Chinese car market expanded by a quarter while sales were also up in Europe, India and the USA. Russia, Brazil and Japan contracted. Year-to-date, new passenger vehicle registrations increased the most in Europe (8.6%) but increases have also been strong in China, India and the USA. New car sales in Japan contracted during the first eleven months of 2015 by … [Read more...]

October 2015: New vehicle registrations increased strongly in India, China and the USA while the slump in car sales continued in Brazil and Russia. New passenger vehicle registrations continued to increase in Europe but the UK had its first negative month in two and a half years. The Japanese car market remained weak but the contraction was less severe than earlier in the … [Read more...]

September 2015: Car sales increased strongly in the USA, Europe, China and India but were lower in Japan and down by a third in Russia and Brazil. Although light vehicle sales in the USA grew by 16% - the strongest September in 15 years – China again became the world’s largest single-country car market for the first time since April 2015. Europe remained the world’s fastest … [Read more...]

August 2015: new passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe and India but car sales were lower in the US, Japan, China, Russia and Brazil. Car sales have been higher in the European Union (EU) every month for the past two years making Europe the fastest growing major region in the world. Year-to-date China remains the largest car market in the world but sales in the US … [Read more...]

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 2015, the Chinese car market was weaker than a … [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 January to June 2015 six-month period in Europa, 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 world’s 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 to holidays while light truck sales contributed most to … [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. China remains the world’s largest new car market in April 2015 … [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 – the world’s largest single-country market – while the European market was larger than the US for the first time in months. New light vehicle registrations were flat in the USA and India. … [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 the larger markets are considerably better than in Russia, … [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. 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 Union and India. However, new car sales were much … [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 year numbers were down. In 2014, sales in India were flat while new passenger … [Read more...]

Car sales increased in November 2014 in Europe, the USA, India and China while new vehicle registrations contracted in Russia, Japan and Brazil. However, the pace of growth has slowed in all major markets in the world compared to the sales increases recorded during first six months of the year. China remained the world’s largest and fastest growing single-car market during … [Read more...]

In October 2014, new car sales increased in China, Europe and the USA while vehicle registrations were down in Russia, Brazil, Japan and India. Growth was again the strongest in China, which remained the world’s largest single-country car market. Car sales in the USA and Europe were up by 6% in October 2014. The Japanese market remained positive for the first ten months of 2014 … [Read more...]