2025 (Q1): Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Renault were the best-selling car manufacturing groups in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) with VW, Toyota, and BMW the top brands. During the first quarter of 2025, the Volkswagen Group was again the largest car producer in Europe (European Union, EFTA, and UK) and gained market share at the expense of … Read more
2025 (March): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 3%, with Q1 car sales flat but battery electric car sales up by a quarter. Car sales in Europe increased moderately at the start of 2025 with battery-electric vehicles gaining market share. Most of the car sales gains in March 2025 accrued to the Volkswagen … Read more
2025 (March & Q1): Battery-electric vehicle sales in Europe increased with Tesla, Volkswagen, and BMW the top-selling all-electric car brands, and the Model Y the best-selling electric car model. In March 2025, the European new car market, including the European Union, UK, and EFTA, expanded by 3.2% to 1,423,340 new passenger vehicle registrations. In contrast, … Read more
2025 (Q1): The German new car market contracted but BEV sales increased with Volkswagen and Mercedes the best-selling brands in Germany. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany during the first quarter of 2025 were 4.3% lower with 664,571 cars registered for use on German roads for the first time — around 30,000 fewer than at … Read more
2025 (Q1): The Volkswagen Golf, T-Roc, Tiguan, and Passat were the top-selling car models in Germany during the first quarter of 2025. Volksagen continued to dominate the German new car market at the start of 2025 with the four best-selling car models VW models. Germany’s favorite car model remained the VW Golf, followed by the … Read more
2025 (Q1): Volkswagen and BMW were the top-selling electric car brands in Germany with the VW ID7 and ID4 the best-selling BEV models. New passenger battery-electric vehicle (all electric cars) registrations in Germany during the first quarter of 2025 increased by nearly 40% for a 17% of the total new car market. Volkswagen, BMW, and … Read more
In February 2025, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 2.5% but battery-electric car sales increased by a quarter. New car sales in Europe (EU, EFTA, and UK) were weaker in February 2025 with the market contracting faster than in January. Weaker sales in Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Ireland were the … Read more
In 2025, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany increased by 0.5% to over 49.3 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were the most common brands. At the start of 2025, just over 49.3 million cars and 61 million motorized vehicles were registered for use on public roads in … Read more
2025 (January): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) contracted but electric car sales were stronger to gain market share. In January 2025, new passenger car sales in Europe (European Union, EFTA, and Britain) were down to just fewer than a million vehicles. Battery-electric vehicle sales increased by nearly 40% despite a dismal … Read more
In full-year 2024, Nissan worldwide car sales were flat at 3,348,687 vehicles with the US, China, and Japan as the largest global markets. 2024 (January to December): Nissan worldwide passenger vehicle sales were 0.8% weaker at 3,348,687 cars sold worldwide. In Japan, Nissan sales were down by 1.1% to 475,379 vehicles. In the rest of … Read more