Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, and Volkswagen, were the best-selling car brands in France at the start of 2012. The Renault Clio remains France’s favorite car. 2012 started badly for the French motoring industry with sales down by over a fifth during the first three months of the year. French manufacturers Renault, Peugeot, and Citroen remained the … Read more
The VW Group remained the best-selling car manufacturer in Western Europe and Volkswagen the top-selling auto brand in the first quarter of 2012. The first quarter of 2012 saw the VW Group and Volkswagen brand increase their dominance of the European car market. Other major automobile manufacturing groups including Peugeot, Ford, Renault, GM, and Fiat … Read more
New passenger vehicle registrations in Western Europe continued to decline during the first quarter of 2012. Germany, Britain, France and Italy were the biggest auto markets in Europe. 2012 began with weak car sales in Western Europe with new passenger vehicle registrations down by 7.3% for the first quarter of 2012. Germany and the United … Read more
The Japanese car market grew by half with Toyota and Honda sales up two-thirds during the first quarter of 2012. The Toyota Prius and Honda Fit remained the best selling models. 2012 started very well for the Japanese car market. During the first three months of the year, Japanese new vehicle registrations increased by nearly … Read more
During the first three months of 2012, the British car market showed weak growth with Ford, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen the strongest selling car brands. The first quarter of 2012 saw an increase of almost a percentage point in new passenger vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom. The British car market grew by 0.93% to 563,556 … Read more
During the first three months of 2012, the German new passenger vehicle market expanded by 1.3 percent. Volkswagen, BMW-Mini, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi were the strongest selling car brands. The German new car market expanded by 1.3% to 773,636 new passenger vehicle registrations during the first three months of 2012. This small, but significant growth when … Read more
The Swiss motorcar market remained buoyant during the first quarter of 2012 seeing an increase of almost 9% in new passenger vehicle registrations. The Swiss new passenger vehicle market continued its strong performance during the first three months of 2012. Almost 9% more cars were sold in Switzerland during the first quarter of 2012 with … Read more
Volkswagen, followed by Opel and Mercedes-Benz are the top car manufacturers amongst the almost 43 million cars registered in Germany. Just less than 43 million passenger vehicles are registered in Germany at the beginning of 2012. Of these, just over a fifth were made by Volkswagen, 12% by Opel, and 9% by Mercedes-Benz. Nearly two-thirds … Read more
In 2011, the Volkswagen Group remained the strongest new passenger vehicle manufacturer in Europe. VW followed by Ford and Renault were the best-selling car brands. The Volkswagen Group increased its market share of the European car market in 2011. The VW Group sold almost twice as many cars in Europe as second-placed PSA. Europe’s best-selling … Read more
The European car market contracted in 2011 with 1.4% fewer new passenger vehicle registrations. Germany remains the largest car market followed by France, Britain and Italy. In 2011, car sales in Europe slumped by 1.4% to 13.6 million new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries. The German car market showed … Read more