During the first half of 2019, Volkswagen and PSA remained the largest carmakers in Europe, VW and Renault the top-selling brands and the Golf the best-selling model. January to June 2019: VW and PSA were again the best-selling car manufacturers in Europe with Volkswagen and Renault the largest car brands. Peugeot moved ahead of Ford. … Read more
First Half 2019: Germany was the largest car market in Europe followed by the UK, France, Italy and Spain. The overall market contracted by 3%. January to June 2019: New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries contracted by 3.1% to 8,183,562 cars. The German new car market had its best … Read more
June 2019: Brazil was the only major car market to expand with car sales lower in the USA, Russia, Japan, China, Europe and India. January to June 2019: During the first half year of 2019, car sales were lower in all major car markets in the world with the exception of Brazil where sales increased … Read more
During the first half of 2019 Toyota and Honda were the best-selling car brands in Japan. The Toyota Prius was the top-selling car model and the Honda N-Box the favorite mini car. January to June 2019: Toyota, Honda and Suzuki were again Japan’s best-selling car brands. The Toyota Prius regained the title of Japan’s favorite … Read more
During the first semester of 2019 Ford remained Britain’s best-selling car brand followed by Volkswagen and Vauxhall. The Fiesta was the top-selling model. January to June 2019: despite losing market share, Ford remained the largest carmaker in the United Kingdom during the first semester of 2019. Volkswagen was again second followed by Vauxhall. Mercedes-Benz moved … Read more
June 2019: Tesla, Renault and Volkswagen were the best-selling electric car brands in Germany with the Tesla Model 3, Renault Zoe, and BMW i3 the top-selling electric car models. January to June 2019: Strong sales in June confirmed Tesla as the leading electric car brand in Germany during the first half of 2019. Tesla was … Read more
Volkswagen, Mercedes and Audi remained Germany’s top-selling car brands during the first six months of 2019. The VW Golf was the favorite car model. During the first semester of 2019, Volkswagen lost market share but remained by far the largest carmaker in Germany. VW was followed by Mercedes-Benz and Audi – both also had slightly … Read more
In May 2019, new car sales increased in India and Japan, were flat in Europe and the USA, and weaker in Russia, China and India. January to May 2019: Brazil was the only major car market with growth during the first five months of 2019 with sales up by 11%. New passenger vehicle registrations in … Read more
May 2019: Renault and BMW were the best-selling electric car brands in Germany with the Renault Zoe, BMW i3 and Smart Fortwo the top-selling electric car models. January to May 2019: Despite weak sales in May, Tesla remained the leading electric car brand in Germany at the start of 2019. Tesla narrowly outsold Renault, which … Read more
April 2019: Car sales increased in Brazil and Japan but were lower in Europe, the USA, Russia and much weaker in India and China. January to April 2019: new passenger vehicle registrations were lower thus far this year in all major car markets in the world with the exception of Brazil. During the first four … Read more