In December 2021, the European new car market contracted by 22% with the Tesla Model 3 the best-selling car model and Tesla sales at record levels in Europe. The European new car market ended the year weak with sales down by over a fifth in December 2021 to fewer than a million passenger vehicle registrations. … Read more
In 2021, car sales worldwide increased by 4% with China the largest single-country new car market and India the fastest-growing major global vehicle market. In full-year 2021, global car sales were slightly stronger in most major regions of the world. China remained the largest and best-performing major single-country car market in the world with sales … Read more
In 2021, the Volkswagen Group was the largest car manufacturer in Europe followed by Stellantis while VW, Peugeot, and Toyota were the best-selling new car brands in Europe. In full calendar year 2021, the Volkswagen Group remained the best-selling carmaker in Europe despite losing market share with sales contracting more than the broader market. Stellantis … Read more
In 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 1.5% with car sales weak in Germany, the largest single-country market in Europe. In full calendar year 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA countries contracted by 1.5%. Germany remained by far the largest new … Read more
In 2021, Mini increased worldwide car sales by 3.3% with the Cooper SE the best-selling model and the UK, Germany, and China the top markets. In full-year 2021, Mini increase worldwide vehicle sales by 3.3 percent to 302,144 cars. Sales of electrified Minis increased by nearly two-thirds with almost a fifth of all Mini cars … Read more
In 2021, Bugatti global sales were a record 150 cars delivered to customers worldwide with the Chiron and Bolide models already sold out. Bugatti’s position as the leading manufacturer of hyper sports cars continues to flourish, following the most successful year in the company’s history. In 2021, 150 customers personalized and ordered a hyper sports … Read more
In 2021, Lamborghini worldwide sales increased to a record 8,405 cars with the USA the largest country market and the Urus the top-selling model. In full-year 2021, Automobili Lamborghini increased global sales by 13% to a record 8,405 cars delivered worldwide — the company’s best year ever. Nearly 60% of all Lamborghinis sold in 2021 … Read more
In 2021, the Volkswagen Group doubled battery-electric car sales worldwide with VW and Audi the leading brands, and the VW ID.4 the top-selling BEV model. In 2021, the Volkswagen Group nearly doubled worldwide deliveries of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to 452,900 cars or 5.1 percent of global sales. Around two-thirds of the Volkswagen Group’s global electric … Read more
In 2021, Volkswagen Group (including brands such as VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche) worldwide car sales were down 4.5% to 8,882,000 vehicles. In full-year 2021, global deliveries of Volkswagen Group vehicles contracted by 4.5% to below 9 million cars. Commercial vehicles performed generally better but passenger car sales were weaker worldwide. Volkswagen (VW) remained by … Read more
In 2021, Volkswagen brand worldwide sales fell below 5 million cars with China the most important market and the VW ID.4 the top electric car model. In full-year 2021, Volkswagen brand global deliveries contracted by 8.1% to 4,896,900 cars. China remained by far the most important market for VW despite a 15% decline in sales. … Read more