January to September 2017: The European new car market grew by 3.6% with Germany, the UK, France and Italy the largest car markets in the EU. During the first three quarters of 2017, new car sales in the European Union and EFTA grew by 3.6% to just over 12 million cars. Germany, the UK, France, … Read more
January to September 2017: The VW Group and Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker and top-selling car brand in the European Union. During the first three quarters of 2017, the VW Group was again the largest car manufacturer in the European Union (EU) and EFTA despite loosing market share due to the weak performance by the … Read more
January to September 2017: Mercedes. BMW and Porsche had record sales worldwide while Audi sales were down and Volkswagen recovering strongly. During the first three quarters of 2017 German luxury and premium car brands continued to sell in record numbers worldwide and in the very important Chinese market. Mercedes-Benz sales worldwide and in China improved … Read more
Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker in Germany but lost market share with weak sales in an expanding market. The VW Golf is still the top-selling model. During the first three quarters of 2017, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Audi were again the best-selling car brands in Germany. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 2.2% to … Read more
Ford was again the top-selling car brand in the UK but Volkswagen overtook Vauxhaul. The Fiesta the favorite car model during the first nine months of 2017. September 2017: Ford remained the best-selling car marque in the UK during the first three quarters of 2017 but Volkswagen moved ahead of Vauxhall. The Ford Fiesta, Ford … Read more
During the first three quarters of 2017, Toyota was Japan’s best-selling carmaker, the Prius the top-selling model and the Honda N-Box the favorite mini car. January to September 2017: Toyota easily maintained its traditional position as Japan’s largest vehicle manufacturer followed by Honda and Suzuki. Japanese new vehicle registrations increased by 7.5% to just over … Read more
January to September 2017: the best-selling carmaker in France was the PSA Group, Renault the top-selling brand and the Clio the favorite car model of the French. During the first three quarters of 2017, new passenger vehicle registrations in France increased by 4% to 1,560,885 cars. The PSA Group was again the largest car manufacturer … Read more
Volkswagen was the most-often stolen car brand in Germany in 2016 with Land Rover still the highest risk brand with Porsche increasingly popular with car thieves. In 2016, car theft in Germany declined to 18,227 insured cars stolen. Volkswagens were the most-frequently stolen car marque in Germany but the number of VW cars stolen declined … Read more
August 2017: new car sales increased strongly in Russia, Brazil and India with registrations also up in Europa, Japan and China but negative in the USA. In August 2017, new passenger vehicle registrations increased by double-digit percentages in Brazil, Russia and India. New car sales growth was also up by around 5% in China, Japan … Read more
July 2017: New passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil, India and China but car sales were sharply down in the USA. In July 2017, the USA was the only major car market in the world with weaker growth with new light vehicle sales down 7%. The Russian and Indian car markets expanded … Read more