January to June 2017: Mercedes, BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide while Volkswagen sales were flat and Audi sales were down. The first semester of 2017 was another good six months for most German luxury and premium car brands with strong sales worldwide and in China. Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche all had their best … Read more
During the first half of 2017 Volkswagen was the top-selling car brand in Switzerland followed by Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The Skoda Octavia was the best-selling model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Switzerland increased by only 0.6% to 158,918 cars during the first semester of 2017. Volkswagen was again the best-selling car marque but lost market … Read more
During the first half of 2017, Toyota remained the largest car manufacturer in Japan and the Prius the top-selling model. The market grew by 9%. The Japanese new vehicle market expanded by 9% to 2,782,542 new registrations during the first six months of 2017. Toyota remained by far the largest carmaker in Japan followed by … Read more
Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen remained the best-selling car brand in the UK during the first half of 2017. The Fiesta was again the top-selling model. New passenger vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom (UK) contracted by 1.3% during the first six months of 2017 to 1,401,811 cars. Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen were again the top … Read more
Volkswagen remained Germany’s top-selling car brand during the first semester of 2017 but lost market share in an expanding market. Mercedes-Benz regained second place. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 3.1% to 1,787,026 cars during the first six months of 2017. Volkswagen remained to best-selling car marque in Germany but VW’s market share … Read more
Renault was the top-selling car brand in France during the first half of 2017, the Clio the favorite car model of the French and PSA the top car manufacturer. New passenger vehicle registrations in France during the first six months of 2017 increased by 3% to 1,135,281 cars. The PSA Group remained the largest car … Read more
May 2017: New car sales increased in Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil and India but new vehicle registrations were slightly lower in the USA and China. In May 2017, new passenger vehicle registrations increased by double-digit percentages in Brazil, Russia, and Japan and were strongly up in India and the European Union. Light vehicle sales were … Read more
April 2017: new passenger vehicle registrations were up in India, Japan and Russia but car sales were lower in Europe, the USA, Brazil and China. New car sales in April 2017 increased strongly in India (+15%), Japan (+10%) and Russia (+7%). As expected, the Easter holidays in April resulted in a contraction in Europe (-7%) … Read more
The VW Beetle is Germany’s favorite classic car followed by the Mercedes-Benz W123 and the Porsche 911. Mercedes is the most common historic brand on German roads. In 2017, the VW Beetle remained the most-popular historic H-plate car in Germany for vehicles maintained in an original condition older than 30 years. The Mercedes-Benz W123 (E … Read more
In the first quarter of 2017, the VW and PSA groups remained Europe’s largest carmakers with Volkswagen, Ford and Renault the top-selling brands. The VW Group and PSA Group were again the largest car manufacturers in the European Union and EFTA countries during the first three months of 2017. Volkswagen was still the clear market … Read more