First Semester 2021: Volkswagen replaced Ford as the best-selling car brand in Britain and the Vauxhall Corsa outsold the Fiesta as the UK’s favorite model. During the first half of 2021, the British new car market expanded by 40% to only 910,000 new passenger vehicle registrations — still well below ten-year averages for first-semester car … Read more
In the first half-year of 2021, Stellantis was the largest carmaker in France, but Peugeot replaced Renault as the top-selling brand, and the 208 outsold the Clio as the favorite car model of the French. January to June 2021: the French new car market recovered by nearly 29% compared to the first half of 2020 … Read more
In May 2021, new car sales in Europe increased by 73% from May 2020 but the market was still a quarter smaller than in May 2019. Volkswagen dominated as largest producer and brand. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by almost three-quarters in May 2021 but the market was still far from pre-pandemic levels … Read more
Volvo and Volkswagen are the only top car producers on target to switch to electric vehicle production in Europe by 2030 according to an EV readiness index by Transport & Environment. By mid-2021, Volvo Cars and Volkswagen are the only major carmakers ready to switch to electric in line with Europeβs net-zero climate target, according … Read more
At the start of 2021, the Volkswagen Golf, VW Polo, and Opel Corsa were the most common car models registered for use on public roads in Germany. On January 1, 2021, the Volkswagen Golf was the most registered car model for use on public roads in Germany but the mix of the most popular cars … Read more
In April 2021, new car sales in Europe increased by 261% from April 2020 but the market was still a quarter smaller than in April 2019. Volkswagen remained the largest producer and brand. Although new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 261% in April 2021, the market was still far from pre-pandemic levels with … Read more
A study predicts electric vehicles in Europe will be cheaper than fossil-fuel cars by 2025 to 2027 with BEV reaching 100% of sales by 2035. A study by BloombergNEF for Transport & Environment concluded that many electric cars in Europe will be cheaper than petrol cars from 2026. Small electric light vans will already be … Read more
In March 2021, new car sales in Europe increased by 63% but the passenger car market is still well below pre-pandemic levels. The VW Golf regained its position as Europe’s top-selling car model. In March 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 63% compared to March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. However, … Read more
2021 (Q1): Battery-electric car and plug-in hybrid passenger car sales increased in almost every country in Europe but petrol remained the most popular fuel type for new cars. In the first quarter of 2021, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased sharply. The sales of … Read more
2021 (Q1), new car sales increased worldwide with a strong recovery in China, India, and the USA but weak growth in Japan and Europe, and weaker sales in Russia and Brazil. In the first quarter of 2021, major car markets worldwide largely recovered from the initial shock of lockdowns that started early in 2020. In … Read more