April 2017: new passenger vehicle registrations were up in India, Japan and Russia but car sales were lower in Europe, the USA, Brazil and China. New car sales in April 2017 increased strongly in India (+15%), Japan (+10%) and Russia (+7%). As expected, the Easter holidays in April resulted in a contraction in Europe (-7%) … Read more
The VW Beetle is Germany’s favorite classic car followed by the Mercedes-Benz W123 and the Porsche 911. Mercedes is the most common historic brand on German roads. In 2017, the VW Beetle remained the most-popular historic H-plate car in Germany for vehicles maintained in an original condition older than 30 years. The Mercedes-Benz W123 (E … Read more
In the first quarter of 2017, the VW and PSA groups remained Europe’s largest carmakers with Volkswagen, Ford and Renault the top-selling brands. The VW Group and PSA Group were again the largest car manufacturers in the European Union and EFTA countries during the first three months of 2017. Volkswagen was still the clear market … Read more
New passenger vehicle registrations in the EU and EFTA countries increased by 8.2% to 4,256,202 cars during the first quarter of 2017. Car sales during the first three months of 2017 were strong in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries with sales up in all but two countries. Germany and the United Kingdom remained … Read more
March 2017: New vehicle registrations increased in Europe, Russia, Japan, Brazil, India and China but car sales were down in the USA. New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union reached new record highs during March 2017 while Russia and Brazil had sales increases for the first time in months. Car sales continued to increase … Read more
At the start of 2017 Volkswagen remained the best-selling carmaker in Switzerland but the Skoda Octavia was the top-selling car model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Switzerland during the first quarter of 2017 expanded by only 1.1% to 72,769 cars. Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker despite loosing market share. Mercedes-Benz and BMW were again the … Read more
During the first quarter of 2017, Toyota remained the largest carmaker in an expanding Japanese vehicle market but the Nissan Note was the top-selling model. New vehicle registrations in Japan increased by 7.3% to 1,577,750 vehicles during the first quarter of 2017. In March 2017, the Japanese new car market expanded for the fifth consecutive … Read more
New passenger vehicle registrations in the UK reached a new record during the first quarter of 2017 with Ford and the Fiesta the top-selling car marque and model. At the start of 2017, the British new car market set new records for March and the first quarter of a year when 562,337 cars (+8.4%) were … Read more
In the first quarter of 2017 Volkswagen remained Germany’s top-selling car brand despite loosing market share to Mercedes-Benz in an expanding market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased by 6.7% to 844,684 cars during the first three months of 2017. Volkswagen remained the largest carmaker in Germany despite being the only top 20 brand … Read more
New passenger vehicle registrations in France increased by 4.8% during the first quarter of 2017. PSA was the top manufacturer, Renault the top-selling brand, and the Clio France’s favorite car model. January to March 2017: Car sales in France during the first quarter of 2017 were up by 4.8% to 541,065 cars. The PSA Group … Read more