In the first half of 2022, the best-selling car brand in Germany was Volkswagen while Mercedes-Benz regained second place from BMW. The VW Golf was the top-selling model. The German new car market contracted by more than a tenth during the first six months of 2022. Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Germany thus … Read more
In April 2022, the European new car market was another 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share but selling in lower numbers. The Peugeot 208 was the top-selling car model in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another fifth in April 2022 with new car sales down 13% during the first … Read more
2022 (Q1): Battery-electric passenger car sales increased in almost every country in Europe but sales of plug-in hybrid cars were lower while petrol remained the most popular fuel type for new cars. In the first quarter of 2022, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased … Read more
2022 (Q1): new car sales worldwide contracted with China the only major global growth market and new passenger vehicle registrations sharply down in Europe, the USA, Russia, Japan, and Brazil. During the first quarter of 2022, new passenger vehicle registrations contracted in all major global car markets with the exception of China where sales were … Read more
In March 2022, the European new car market was 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share and the Tesla Model 3 the top-selling car in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by a fifth in March 2022 with new car sales down 11% during the first quarter of 2022 to the lowest … Read more
In February 2022, the European new car market was 5.4% weaker but sales of electric cars and SUVs increased to new record market share highs in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 5.4% in February 2022 to a four-decade low of just less than 800,000 cars — a quarter down on … Read more
Caterham increased global sales to a record 670 cars in 2021 with the Seven 420 the best-selling model worldwide and the UK and USA the top markets. Caterham sales in 2021 increased by over 40% to a record 670 cars worldwide in 2021. The most popular model was the Seven 420 selling well in the … Read more
In 2022, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany increased to over 48.5 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were the most common brands. On 1 January 2022, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany was 48,504,878 cars — an increase of … Read more
In 2021, Tesla and Volkswagen were the best-selling electric car brands in Europe with the Tesla Model 3, Renault Zoe, and VW ID.3 the top-selling battery-electric car models. In full-year 2021, battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales in Europe increased by 63% to a record 1.2 million passenger vehicles and a market share of 10%. Tesla narrowly … Read more
In January 2022, the European new car market was 2.4% weaker — half of all car sales in Europe (EU, UK, EFTA) were SUVs. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 2.4% in January 2022 to record low sales of only 811,332 cars. New car sales were lower in all European countries during … Read more