In December 2020, the European new car market contracted by 3.8% but battery-electric car sales increased with the VW ID3 the second most popular car model in Europe behind only the Golf. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were down 3.8% in December 2020 to only 1.2 million cars. However, the contraction was less severe than in previous months with the full-year … [Read more...]
2020 Europe: Volkswagen Group Misses EU CO2 Emissions Target
The Volkswagen Group is facing a €100 million fine for missing the EU fleet CO2 emissions target despite a 20% drop in pollution in 2020. The Volkswagen Group announced that it has missed its European Union CO2 emissions target for 2020 by around 0.5 g/km. As a result, the group is facing an EU fine of over €100 million. Volkswagen brand and Audi over fulfilled fleet … [Read more...]
2020 Europe: Volkswagen Brand Met EU CO2 Emissions Target
In 2020, Volkswagen brand met the European Union's CO2 emission target for the brand with average EU fleet emissions of 92 g/km for VW cars. Volkswagen Passenger Cars claims to have exceeded the ambitious European CO2 fleet targets for 2020 and produced around six million grams fewer CO2 than required by EU law. The VW brand passenger car fleet of new vehicles in … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) International: Worldwide Car Sales
In 2020, car sales worldwide contracted by 15%. China and Russia performed the best. Car sales in Japan, the USA, and India were down by double-digit percentages while the European and Brazilian new car markets contracted by a quarter. In full-year 2020, global car sales were weaker in all major regions of the world. China remained the largest and best-performing … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands
In 2020, the Volkswagen Group was the largest car manufacturer in Europe while VW and Renault remained the best-selling brands. In full calendar year 2020, the Volkswagen Group remained the best-selling carmaker in Europe and increased market share to above a quarter. The PSA Group was the second largest car manufacturer in Europe despite sales down by nearly a third in … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Europe: Car Sales per EU, UK, and EFTA Country
In 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 25% with car sales weak in all countries. Germany and France were the largest single country markets in Europe. In full calendar year 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 24.3% -- the strongest annual decline on record. … [Read more...]
2021 USA: First Bugatti Divo and Chiron Super Sport Deliveries
Bugatti delivered the first Bugatti Divo and Chiron Super Sport cars in the USA at the start of 2021. Sales are limited to 40 and 60 cars. Bugatti announced the first deliveries of Bugatti Divo and Chiron Super Sport cars in the USA in early 2021. Three Bugatti Divo hypercars were delivered in California, USA. The first delivery worldwide of a Chiron Super Sport also took … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: PSA Peugeot, Citroen, DS & Opel Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global sales of the PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel / Vauxhall) were sharply lower although Peugeot gained market share in some markets. In full-year 2020, global sales of the PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel / Vauxhall) were 28% lower worldwide with Peugeot brand performing the best with sales down by 23%. Citroen sales were 28% lower than in 2019 … [Read more...]
2020 Global: German Luxury Car Sales Worldwide, USA and China
In 2020, German luxury car brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, and VW had weaker sales worldwide but gained market share especially in China. In full-year 2020, German luxury carmakers and premium brands had weaker sales but mostly gained market share in major markets worldwide. Although global sales were lower, German car brands mostly increased sales in China in … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Volkswagen Group Worldwide Sales by Brand and Market
In 2020, global sales by the Volkswagen Group were down 15% to 9,305,400 vehicles worldwide. VW, Audi, and Skoda were the top-selling brands. China and Western Europe were the most important markets for the Volkswagen Group. In full-year 2020, the Volkswagen Group handed over 9,305,400 vehicles to customers worldwide, a decrease of 15.2 percent year-on-year due to … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Audi Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Audi sales were 8% lower at 1,692,773 cars worldwide. Sales in China increased. Audi forecasts sales growth in 2021. In full-year 2020, global Audi sales were down 8.3% to 1,692,773 cars delivered worldwide. Despite weaker sales, Audi gained market share in most major markets. In China, by far the most important single-country market for Audi, sales … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Skoda Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Skoda sales worldwide were down 19% to just over a million cars. The Octavia was the top-selling Skoda model. In full-year 2020, Skoda delivered 1,004,800 cars (-19.1%) worldwide for the seventh consecutive year of over a million cars. Skoda increased its market share in Europe to 5.4% but sales in China, its largest market, were down 39%. The Skoda Octavia … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Lamborghini Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Lamborghini sales of 7,430 cars worldwide were 9% lower. The USA and Germany were the top markets and Urus the top-selling model. In full-year 2020, Automobili Lamborghini delivered 7,430 cars worldwide, a decrease of only 9% compared to the sales record set in 2019. The slight drop was mostly attributable to the 70-day production shutdown in the spring, in … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) sales contracted by a quarter to 371,700 vehicles worldwide. The VW T-series and Caddy were the top-selling models. In full-year 2020, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) delivered 371,700 vehicles to customers -- 24.4% down. In its main market, Western Europe, sales were down 22% to 264,900 vehicles. VWCV is not … [Read more...]
2020 (Full Year) Global: Volkswagen Brand Sales Worldwide
In 2020, global Volkswagen brand car sales contracted by 15% with China by far the most important market for VW. Worldwide VW battery-electric car sales tripled. In full-year 2020, global Volkswagen branded car deliveries contracted by 15.1% to 5,328,000 passenger vehicles -- almost a million fewer cars than in 2019. Sales in China, which accounts for more than half of all … [Read more...]
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