May 2024: New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) were slightly weaker but car sales of battery-electric vehicles contracted by 11%. The European new car market contracted slightly in May 2024 largely due to weaker electric car sales. Volkswagen and Toyota remained the largest car brands in Europe. The Volkswagen T-Roc, VW Golf, … Read more
In 2023, the Tesla Model was the best-selling car model worldwide followed by the Toyota RAV4 and the Honda CR-V SUV models. In full calendar year 2023, the top-selling car model in the world was the battery-electric Tesla Model Y SUV. According to JATO, it outsold the previous world best-selling Toyota RAV4 model, which slipped … Read more
April 2024: the European new car market expanded by 13% but the growth in battery-electric car, PHEV, and SUV sales in Europe was slower than in recent months. Car sales in Europe (European Union, EFTA, and UK) increased by 12.6% in April 2024 to just over a million vehicles. Battery-electric vehicle sales increased by 15% … Read more
2024 (Q1): new car sales worldwide increased in most major international markets except Japan with China by far the largest single-country market. → Read more
In March 2024, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) contracted by 3% but sales of hybrid electric cars were much stronger while demand for battery electric cars was weak. New car sales in Europe decreased by 2.7% in March 2024 with persistently high inflation, interest rates, and very high prices restraining demand. … Read more
In February 2024, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 10% with sales increasing mostly for petrol cars. New car sales in the European market increased by a tenth in February 2024. The major growth sector was for petrol-engined vehicles with sales of diesels lower and the market share of battery-electric … Read more
In January 2024, new car sales in Europe increased by 11% with Volkswagen the top-selling brand in Europe and the Dacia Sandero Europe’s favorite car model. The European new car market (EU, EFTA, and UK) expanded by 11% in January 2024 to just over a million new passenger vehicle registrations. Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker … Read more
In 2024, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany increased to over 49 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were the most common brands. On 1 January 2024, the total number of passenger vehicles (PKW) registered for use on public roads in Germany was 49,098,685 cars — an increase … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3, and Volkswagen ID4 were the top-selling battery-electric car models in Europe. In the full calendar year 2023, the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling battery-electric car model in Europe. (It was also the top-selling car model overall in 2023 in Europe and in the world.) … Read more
In the full year 2023, the Tesla Model Y, Dacia Sandero, Volkswagen T-Roc, and Renault Clio were the top-selling car models in Europe. In the full calendar year 2023, the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car model in Europe — the first time ever for a non-European car to claim the top spot in … Read more