In full-year 2024, Volvo increased global car sales by 8% to a new record 763,389 cars delivered worldwide. The XC60 was internationally the top-selling Volvo model. 2024 (January to December): Volvo Cars set a new sales record with worldwide car sales of 768,389 vehicles. Volvo Cars sold 175,194 fully electric cars, an increase of 54%, … Read more
In full-year 2024, Suzuki was the top mini-vehicle maker and the best-selling minicar brand in Japan while the Honda N-Box remained the top-selling Kei model. 2024 (January to December): the market for mini vehicles and kei cars in Japan contracted by just over 10% to 1.56 million mini vehicles and 1.2 million kei cars. Suzuki … Read more
2024 (January to December): passenger vehicle registrations in France remained well below pre-pandemic levels with sales down 3.17% to only 1,718,416 cars. → Read more
2024 (January to December): for the second consecutive year, France’s favorite car models were the Renault Clio, Peugeot 208, and Dacia Sandero. → Read more
2024 (January to December): Stellantis, Renault, and Volkswagen were again the best-selling car manufacturing groups in France. Renault, Peugeot, and Dacia were the top-selling car brands. → Read more
In full-year 2024, Mazda sold a record 424,382 cars in the USA with sales up in Canada and Mexico too — CX5 top-selling US model. 2024 (January to December): Mazda increased new car sales in the US by 16.8% to a new record 424,382 cars. Mazda Canada reported full-year 2024 sales increased by 23.2% to … Read more
In full year 2024, the German new car market contracted by 1% to 2.8 million new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany with battery electric car sales sharply down. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in 2024 were 1% lower than in 2023 with only 2,817,331 cars sold. The total German motorized vehicle market expanded by … Read more
In full-year 2024, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz were again the best-selling car brands in Germany but BMW moved into third position with Skoda again the top foreign marque. In 2024, Volkswagen slightly increased market share and easily remained the largest car brand in Germany. Mercedes-Benz was the second best-selling car brand in Germany followed by BMW. … Read more
In full-year 2024, the new car market in Britain expanded slightly with sales up by 2.61% to 1.95 million new passenger vehicle registrations in the UK. 2024 (January to December): new passenger vehicle registrations in Britain increased by a moderate 2.61% to 1,952,778 cars. This was the second consecutive year of growth but the British … Read more
In full-year 2024, Volkswagen, BMW, and Audi were the top-selling car brands in Britain while Ford slipped to only the fifth most popular marque in the UK. 2024 (January to December): Volkswagen was again the best-selling car brand in the UK but BMW moved into second place followed by Audi and Kia. Ford slipped to … Read more