European car sales slump during the first quarter of 2013 with Britain the only major EU country with a growing automobile market. First quarter 2013 car sales in he European Union (EU) and Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries slumped to the lowest level in two decades. European wide new passenger vehicle registrations declined by 9.7% … Read more
The Volvo S60 N Laddhybrid was the most popular plugin hybrid in Sweden in the first quarter of 2012. The Nissan Leaf remains the top-selling electric car. The first quarter of 2013 saw a tenfold increase in the sale of super-clean plugin hybrid and electric cars in Sweden compared to a year ago. The Volvo … Read more
The Nissan Leaf remains Norwayβs favorite electric car taking three-quarters of the total market for super-clean vehicles in the first quarter of 2013. The Norwegian love affair with electric cars continued in 2013 with a 50% increase in the number of super-clean zero-emission vehicles sold during the first quarter of the year. The Nissan Leaf … Read more
2013 started with Volkswagen still the top-selling car make in Switzerland and the VW Golf just outselling the Skoda Octavia to remain the Swiss favorite car model. The first three months of 2013 saw Swiss new passenger vehicle registrations decline by 9.3% with top-selling car manufacturer Volkswagen leading the market down with sharply weaker sales. … Read more
2013 saw a mix in new car sales: Europe, Japan, and India continue to weaken while the USA, Russia, China and Brazil grow strongly. January and February 2013 car sales continued to rise in the USA, China, Brazil and Russia while the European, Japanese, and Indian markets contracted further. China remains the largest single national … Read more
German luxury car sales in China continue to rise during the first quarter of 2013. VW, Audi, BMW and Porsche had new record months while Mercedes struggled. 2013 started well in China for most German luxury carmakers with record sales during the first quarter. China is now the single most important national market for Volkswagen, … Read more
First quarter 2013 saw Toyota remaining the top-selling vehicle producer in Japan followed by Honda and Nissan. The Toyota Aqua and Prius were Japanβs favorite car models. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan remained Japanβs top motor vehicle manufacturers during the first three months of 2013. In a weaker market, Hino and Lexus were the only Japanese … Read more
Top-selling car marques in the UK at the start of 2013 remain Ford, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen. The Fiesta was again Britainβs favorite car model. The British car market continues to expand during the first three months of 2013. Ford remains the strongest car manufacturer in the UK while Vauxhall show some signs of recovery in … Read more
Renault, Peugeot and Citroen were the top-selling car manufacturers in France during the first quarter of 2013. The Clio was the most popular car model. First quarter 2013 car sales in France were down almost 15% with all major manufacturers seeing a decline in unit sales. The PSA group remained the strongest manufacturing group while … Read more
Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW and Audi were the top-selling car brands in Germany in a weak vehicle market at the start of 2013. The first quarter of 2013 saw a 12.9% decline in German new passenger vehicle registrations. Despite weaker sales, Volkswagen easily remains the market leader in Germany. Mercedes overtook BMW to become the second … Read more