First Semester 2020: Volkswagen, Renault, and Tesla were the best-selling electric car brands in Germany with the VW Golf, Renault Zoe, and Tesla Model 3 the top-selling car models. During the first half of 2020, Volkswagen was the best-selling electric car brand in Germany followed by Renault and Tesla. The VW e-Golf narrowly outsold the Renault Zoe as Germany's favorite … [Read more...]
2020 (Half Year) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
First Semester 2020: Ford was the best-selling car brand in Britain and the Fiesta the favorite model. The new car market halved. During the first half of 2020, the British new car market contracted by 49% to only 653,503 new passenger vehicle registrations -- the lowest first-semester car sales in the UK since 1971. Ford and Volkswagen remained the top two best-selling … [Read more...]
2020 (Half Year) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands, Models, and Kei Minicars
First semester 2020: Toyota was the leading car brand in Japan, the Toyota Raize the best-selling car model, and the Honda N-Box the favorite kei minicar. The Japanese new car market contracted by 20% during the first half of 2020 with total vehicle sales down to 2.2 million vehicles. Toyota easily remained the largest carmaker in Japan and gained market share despite … [Read more...]
2020 (Half Year) Germany Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
In the first semester of 2020, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz were the best-selling car brands in Germany. The VW Golf was the top-selling car model. In June 2020, as for the first six months of 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany contracted by a third. All car brands had weaker sales in Germany during the first semester of 2020. Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz … [Read more...]
2020 (Half Year) France: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
In the first half of 2020, the PSA Group remained the largest carmaker in France, Renault the top-selling brand, and the Clio the favorite model. June 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations in France recovered with sales in June just higher than a year ago. Year-to-date 2020, car sales in France are down by 39% with all major carmakers reporting sales down by more than … [Read more...]
2020 (May) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In May 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA were down 57%. The Renault Clio outsold the VW Golf. New car sales in the EU, UK, and EFTA were 43% lower during the first five months of 2020, although the contraction of 57% in May 2020 was an improvement on the decline of 78% in April. SUVs took 40% of the European new car market. … [Read more...]
2020 (Forecast) Europe: EU Car Sales Prediction
For full-year 2020, a fall of 25% in new car sales in the EU is predicted in a revised forecast by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has radically revised its 2020 forecast for passenger car registrations down to about -25% in light of the major economic crisis facing the auto industry due … [Read more...]
2020 (May) International: Worldwide Car Sales
May 2020: Car sales increased in China but worldwide deliveries were sharply down in all major markets including Brazil, Europe, Japan, and the USA. In May 2020, most major car markets around the world contracted sharply with the exception of China where car sales increased for the first time in two years. In Brazil, new car sales were down by three quarters, while sales … [Read more...]
2020 (May) Europe: Car Sales by EU, UK, EFTA Country
May 2020: new car sales in Europe contracted by 57%. Germany remained the largest market followed by Italy and France. In May 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries were down 57%. Car sales in Germany, Italy, and France were down by 50% while the UK was the worst-performing new car market in Europe in May 2020 with … [Read more...]
2020 (May) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models in the UK
In May 2020, the British new car market contracted by 89%. Ford was still the top-selling car brand followed by Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW. The Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling car model. In May 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations in Britain contracted by 89% to only 20,247 cars delivered to new customers -- the lowest May car sales since May 1952. Ford remained … [Read more...]
2020 (April) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
April 2020: The European new car market contracted by 78% to 292,600 cars -- the lowest monthly volume since the 1970s. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 78% in April 2020 to only 292,000 cars -- more than a million vehicles less than were sold in April 2019. SUVs remained the largest market segment with 37% followed by compact (e.g. VW Golf) and … [Read more...]
2020 (April) Britain: Car Production in the UK
In April 2020, British car production fell by 99.7% to a record low - only 197 passenger vehicles were produced in Britain. The lowest number of cars made in the UK since the Second World War. The British automotive industry came to a standstill in April 2020 with only 197 cars made, as the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of factories. As a result, car production … [Read more...]
2020 (April) International: Worldwide Car Sales
April 2020: Car sales in China largely recovered while other major international markets including Europe, USA, Japan and Brazil remained weak. The Chinese new car market largely recovered in April 2020 but all other major car markets worldwide suffered major contractions. Car sales in Japan were down by a third, in the USA by half, and in Brazil by three quarters. New … [Read more...]
2020 (April) Europe: Car Sales Per EU and EFTA Country
April 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations contracted by 78% in the European Union, UK, and EFTA. Car sales from January to April 2020 were down 39%. Lockdown measures in response to the coronavirus led to a collapse in the European new car market in April 2020. New car sales in the European Union were down 76% while the British new car market contracted by a massive … [Read more...]
2020 (April) Britain: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
In April 2020, the British new car market collapsed by 97.3%. Tesla and the Model 3 were the top-selling car brand and model in the UK. New passenger vehicle registrations in the UK contracted by 97.3% in April 2020 to only 4,321 cars -- the lowest number of cars sold in the UK in a calendar month since February 1946. Tesla was the best-selling car brand in the UK in April … [Read more...]
2020 (March) International: Global Car Sales Market Analysis
In March 2020, global car sales contracted by 40% -- European market strongly influenced by Coronavirus while China started to recover. Worldwide car sales in March 2020 contracted by 39% to 5.55 million new car registrations due to the restrictions placed on consumers and producers by the Coronavirus. China, Europe, and the US all posted double-digit declines in March … [Read more...]
2020 (Q1) International: Worldwide Car Sales
In the first quarter of 2020, new car sales decreased in all major markets of the world including Europe, China, the USA, Japan, Brazil, and India. In March 2020, new passenger vehicle registrations were sharply down in most major markets in the world due to closures in response to the coronavirus. The European, Indian, and Chinese new car markets were halved. In the USA, … [Read more...]
2020 (Q1) Europe: Best-Selling Car Brands
In the first quarter of 2020, Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Europe while Peugeot outsold Renault. Volkswagen gained some market share in Europe during the first three months of 2020 but the overall market was down by more than a quarter. Peugeot was the second-best-selling car brand in Europe ahead of Renault. Mercedes-Benz and BMW gained fourth and … [Read more...]
2020 (Q1) Europe: New Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
March 2020: New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union, UK, and EFTA halved while car sales in the first quarter were down 26%. During the first quarter of 2020, new car sales in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK were down by more than a quarter. In March 2020, usually one of the most important months of the year for new car sales, the effect of the … [Read more...]
2020 (Q1) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands, Models, and Minicars
January to March 2020: Toyota gained market share in a weak market to remain Japan's largest carmaker. The Corolla was the top-selling model car and the Honda N-Box the favorite minicar (kei). During the first quarter of 2020, Toyota remained by far the largest vehicle manufacturer in Japan while Suzuki narrowly took second place ahead of Honda. The Toyota Corolla is back … [Read more...]
