New passenger vehicle registration statistics in the UK show the car market falling by 11% in 2008. Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, and Peugeot were the best-selling car brands in Britain. 2008 was a very weak year for the motor industry in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Statistics released by the SMMT on new car registrations in the UK in 2008 … [Read more...]
2008 Full Year Best-Selling Car Manufacturers in Germany
Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW were the best-selling car manufacturers in Germany with the most passenger vehicles sold in 2008. The VW Golf remained Germany's favorite car. The best-selling car manufacturer in Germany in 2008 was again Volkswagen (VW) with a 20% share of the German passenger vehicle market. Mercedes-Benz sold the second largest number of cars in … [Read more...]
2008 Full Year Best-Selling Car Manufacturers in Europe (EU & EFTA)
In 2008, the VW Group was the top car manufacturer with the highest number of new passenger vehicles registered in Europe. Volkswagen was followed by PSA, Ford, GM, and Renault. In 2008, the VW Group (Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda) easily held on to its traditional position as top-selling car manufacturer in Europe (European Union and European Free Trade Association … [Read more...]
2008 Full Year Best-Selling Car Brands in Europe
In 2008, Volkswagen was again the best-selling car brand in Europe (EU & EFTA). VW was followed by Ford, Opel/Vauxhall, Renault, Peugeot, Fiat, and Citroen. Volkswagen easily maintained its position as best-selling motor vehicle brand or marque in Europe during 2008. In contrast to most other car brands, Volkswagen increased its market share despite weaker sales. Ford, … [Read more...]
2007 (Full Year) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
The VW Golf and Passat were the best-selling passenger cars in Germany in 2007 while Volkswagen and Mercedes were the leading automobile brands. The German car market, Europe's largest, shrunk by 9.2% during 2007 to 3,148,163 new passenger vehicle registrations. The Volkswagen Golf easily maintained its position as Germany's favorite car while Volkswagen also remained the … [Read more...]
2007 Full Year Car Sales per European Country
New passenger vehicle registrations in European countries were flat in 2007. The largest European car markets were Germany, Italy, Britain and France. In 2007, 15,958,871 new passenger cars were registered in the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries. The European new car market was relatively flat showing only a 1.1% increase over 2006 … [Read more...]
2007 Full Year Top-Selling Cars Brands & Makers in Europe
Europe's top-selling automobile brands in 2007 were car manufacturers Volkswagen, Opel, Ford, Renault, Peugeot, and Fiat. Car sales in the European Union and EFTA were relatively flat. Volkswagen easily remained the top car manufacturer and best-selling car brand in the European Union and EFTA countries during 2007. The European car market was weak with only a 1.1% increase … [Read more...]
2010 Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands in the UK
Ford, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen were the top-selling car brands in the UK in 2010. The Fiesta, Astra, and Focus were the most popular car models in Britain. Ford maintained its position at the top of the list of best-selling automobile brands in the United Kingdom (UK) despite losing market share to Vauxhall, Volkswagen, and BMW. The Ford Fiesta was Britain’s favorite car … [Read more...]
2010 Europe: Best-Selling Car Makes and Brands
2010 new passenger vehicle registration statistics show Volkswagen remained the strongest automobile manufacturer and top car brand in Europe. In 2010, Volkswagen easily remained Europe’s strongest car manufacturer and top-selling car brand. The French PSA Group was the second strongest carmaker in Europe in 2010, while Renault was the second strongest selling car brand in … [Read more...]
2010 Europe: Car Sales Statistics by Country
New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were down around 5% in 2010. Germany remains the strongest car market and VW the top manufacturer and brand. New car sales in Europe in 2010 declined by around five percentage points to just less than 14 million cars sold. The end of government car-scrapping schemes had a clear impact with the German car market down by almost a … [Read more...]
2010 Germany: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers
Volkswagen followed by Mercedes and BMW were the top-selling passenger vehicle marques in Germany in 2010. The VW Golf remains Germany's favorite car model. Volkswagen easily remained the top-selling passenger vehicle manufacturer in Germany in 2010. Premium auto brands Mercedes and BMW were the second and third most-sold car brands in Germany, while Opel just managed to beat … [Read more...]
2010 Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands
Full-year car sales statistics show Toyota as the best-selling vehicle manufacturer in Japan in 2010. The Toyota Prius was Japan's favorite car model. In 2010 Toyota was again easily the strongest vehicle manufacturer in Japan. Full-year car sales statistics confirmed that Toyota has sold more vehicles than second-placed Honda and third-placed Nissan combined. The Toyota … [Read more...]
2010 Japan: Best-Selling Car Models
The Toyota Prius, Honda Fit, and Toyota Vitz were the best-selling car models in Japan in 2010. New passenger car registrations in Japan increased by 10%. The Toyota Prius was the most popular car model in Japan in 2010 and recorded the highest annual sales ever for a single car model in Japan. The Prius easily outsold the Honda Fit, which was the second most-sold car in … [Read more...]
2010 Britain: Best-Selling Car Models in the UK
The Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Astra, Focus, Corsa, Volkswagen Golf, and VW Polo were the most popular new passenger car models registered in Britain in 2010. The Ford Fiesta remained Britain’s favorite car in 2010 for the second year in a row. Second on the list of best-selling car models in the UK in 2010 was the Vauxhall Astra, while the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Corsa each … [Read more...]
List of the Top Ten Best-Selling Cars in Europe in 2009
VW Golf Remains Europe’s Favorite Car followed by Fiesta The Volkswagen Golf easily remained Europe’s favorite car with the Ford Fiesta second on the top ten list of best-selling cars in Europe in 2009. In 2009, for the second consecutive year, the Volkswagen Golf was the top selling car in Europe. The VW Golf was followed on the list of the 10 best-selling passenger … [Read more...]