2019 (January to March): Norway was the largest market for electrically chargeable cars in Europe followed by Germany, Britain and France. In the first quarter of 2019, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries increased by 41% to 126,885 cars. The sales of battery-electric cars grew by … Read more
April 2019: Renault was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Renault Zoe and BMW i3 the top-selling electric car models. January to April 2019: Tesla became the leading electric car brand in Germany at the start of 2019. Renault slipped to the second best-selling electric car brand in Germany thus far in … Read more
In March 2019, new car sales contracted by 3.6% in the EU. Electrified car registrations exceeded 100,000 for the first time while diesel sales fell to a 19 year low. In March 2019, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA countries contracted for the seventh consecutive month. New car sales were down … Read more
March 2019: Car sales increased in Russia and were flat in Brazil but weaker in Europe, the USA, Japan, India and especially in China. January to March 2019: New passenger vehicle registrations during the first quarter of 2019 increased by 10% in Brazil but were lower in all other major regions of the world. New … Read more
January to March 2019: The Volkswagen Group was the largest carmaker in the EU and EFTA with VW the top-selling brand followed by Renault and Peugeot. During the first quarter the Volkswagen Group remained the largest car manufacturing corporation in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries. The French PSA and Renault groups remained second … Read more
During the first quarter of 2019, Germany and Britain were the largest two new car markets in Europe while France moved ahead of Italy. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries contracted by 3.2% to 4,146,152 cars. Germany remained the largest single-country car market in Europe with flat sales. The … Read more
Toyota was the top-selling car brand in Japan during the first quarter of 2019. The Nissan Note was the most-popular model and the Honda N-Box the favorite kei mini-car. Toyota increased car sales in Japan during the first quarter of 2019 to gain some market share in a flat market. Honda was again the second … Read more
March 2019: Tesla was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Model 3 and Renault Zoe the top-selling electric car models. January to March 2019: Tesla became the leading electric car brand in Germany at the start of 2019. Renault slipped to the second best-selling electric car brand in Germany thus far in … Read more
Ford remained the largest carmaker in the UK during the first quarter of 2019 while the Fiesta was again the favorite car model of the British. New passenger vehicle registrations in the UK contracted by 2.5% during the first three months of 2019 to 701,036 cars. Ford was again the best-selling car brand but lost … Read more
Renault was the best-selling car brand in France, PSA the top carmaker and the Clio the favorite model of the French during the first quarter of 2019. January to March 2019: the French new car market contracted slightly to 553,335 cars during the first quarter of 2019. French carmakers increased sales while foreign brands lost … Read more