September 2016: New vehicle registrations increased sharply in China, India and Europe, were flat in the USA and Japan but weaker in Russia and Brazil. Car sales in China increased by a third while the Indian new car market expanded by a fifth. During the first three quarters of 2016, the Chinese car market grew … Read more
Volkswagen remained Europe’s largest car manufacturer and brand during the first three quarters of 2016 with the VW Golf the best-selling car model. Renault replaced Ford as the second largest car marque in the European Union. In a growing European new car market, almost all manufacturers increased sales with German premium brands Mercedes-Benz and BMW … Read more
September 2016: Car sales in the European Union and EFTA remained strong with the highest new passenger vehicle registrations for the month on record. New car sales in Europe have increased for 36 of the last 37 months. During the first nine months of 2016, the European Union new car market expanded by 8% to … Read more
September 2016: Record sales worldwide and in China for German luxury and premium car brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Porsche. Volkswagen recovers. During the first three quarters of 2016, Mercedes-Benz was the best-selling German luxury car brand worldwide with sales up by 12%. In China, Mercedes-Benz sales were up nearly a third to catch up … Read more
Toyota, Honda and Suzuki remained the top-selling car brands in Japan during the first nine months of 2016 with the Prius again the favorite model. New vehicle registrations in Japan contracted by 3.4% during the first three quarters of 2016 to 3,776,386 vehicles. Toyota was the only top brand to have increased sales in 2016 … Read more
2016 (January to September): Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen remained the top-selling car marques in the UK with the Fiesta Britain’s favorite car model. New passenger vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom increased by 2.5% to 2,150,495 cars during the first nine months of 2016. Ford, Vauxhall and VW were again the three best-selling car brands … Read more
Volkswagen sales in Germany were down during the first three quarters of 2016 but VW remained the top-selling car brand and the Golf the favorite model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany increased to just over 2.5 million (up 6.1%) during the first nine months of 2016. With the exception of Volkswagen and Seat, all … Read more
The top-selling carmaker in France during the first three quarters of 2016 was again the PSA Group with Renault the top brand and the Clio favorite model. New passenger vehicle registrations in France increased by 5.7% to just over 1.5 million cars during the first nine months of 2016. The French New Vehicle Market in … Read more
August 2016: New passenger car sales in China, India, Europe and Japan increased while vehicle registrations were down in the US, Russia and Brazil. The Chinese new car market expanded by nearly 30% in August 2016 with year-to-date sales up 16% to 14 million cars. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe and India were also … Read more
July 2016: Car sales were slightly down in the Europe Union but increased in the USA, India and China. Sales were lower in Japan, Russia, and Brazil. After 34 months of sales increases, July 2016 was the first year-on-year monthly decline in car sales in the European Union although the outlook remains positive. New vehicle … Read more