In May 2022, the car market in Europe contracted by 13% but electric vehicle sales increased with the Fiat 500 the top-selling BEV model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were 13% lower in May 2022 and during the first five months of the year. Volkswagen remained the largest car manufacturer in Europe but Stellantis also had a solid performance and produced … [Read more...]
2022 (Half Year) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models.
In the first half of 2022, the best-selling car brand in Germany was Volkswagen while Mercedes-Benz regained second place from BMW. The VW Golf was the top-selling model. The German new car market contracted by more than a tenth during the first six months of 2022. Volkswagen remained the top-selling car brand in Germany thus far in 2022 but lost market share to … [Read more...]
2022 (April) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In April 2022, the European new car market was another 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share but selling in lower numbers. The Peugeot 208 was the top-selling car model in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another fifth in April 2022 with new car sales down 13% during the first trimester of 2022 to the lowest levels seen … [Read more...]
2022 (Q1) Europe: Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Car Sales per EU, UK, and EFTA Country
2022 (Q1): Battery-electric passenger car sales increased in almost every country in Europe but sales of plug-in hybrid cars were lower while petrol remained the most popular fuel type for new cars. In the first quarter of 2022, the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU), UK, and EFTA countries increased sharply. The sales of … [Read more...]
2022 (Q1) International: Worldwide Car Sales
2022 (Q1): new car sales worldwide contracted with China the only major global growth market and new passenger vehicle registrations sharply down in Europe, the USA, Russia, Japan, and Brazil. During the first quarter of 2022, new passenger vehicle registrations contracted in all major global car markets with the exception of China where sales were 9% higher than a year … [Read more...]
2022 (March) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In March 2022, the European new car market was 20% weaker with electric vehicles gaining market share and the Tesla Model 3 the top-selling car in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by a fifth in March 2022 with new car sales down 11% during the first quarter of 2022 to the lowest levels seen since 1985. Electrified cars continued to gain … [Read more...]
2022 (February) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In February 2022, the European new car market was 5.4% weaker but sales of electric cars and SUVs increased to new record market share highs in Europe. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 5.4% in February 2022 to a four-decade low of just less than 800,000 cars -- a quarter down on February 2020. Electric car sales (BEV and PHEV) took a … [Read more...]
2022: Germany – Total Number of Registered Cars By Brand (Kfz-Bestand)
In 2022, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany increased to over 48.5 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were the most common brands. On 1 January 2022, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany was 48,504,878 cars -- an increase of 0.6%. Volkswagen remained by far the most common … [Read more...]
2022 (January) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis
In January 2022, the European new car market was 2.4% weaker -- half of all car sales in Europe (EU, UK, EFTA) were SUVs. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by another 2.4% in January 2022 to record low sales of only 811,332 cars. New car sales were lower in all European countries during the first month of 2022 with the exception of Sweden. SUVs took … [Read more...]
2022 Global: GMA Gordon Murray Automotive Worldwide Sales
In 2022, sales of all Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) supercars planned for production in 2023 and 2024 reached 100%. Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) announced that it sold all of its T.33 coupe supercars, each costing £1.37m before local taxes. Customers from around the globe have secured their allocation of the exclusive 100-unit production run. The T.33 was only revealed … [Read more...]
2021 (Full Year) Global: Kia Sales Worldwide and 2022 Forecast
In 2021, global Kia sales increased by 6.5% to 2,775,056 cars -- Kia forecasts 3.15 million vehicle sales worldwide in 2022. The Sportage was the top-selling Kia model. In full calendar year 2021, Kia Motors Corporation reported global sales of 2,777,056 vehicles, an increase of 6.5% from 2020 and around 4,000 cars more than in 2019. Worldwide sales increased by 9% while … [Read more...]
2021 (Full Year) Global: Hyundai Worldwide Car Sales and 2022 Forecast
In 2021, Hyundai global car sales increased by 3.9% to 3,89 million vehicles worldwide with a further 11% expansion forecasted for 2022. Hyundai Motor Company's global sales increased by 3.9 percent in 2021 despite the ongoing pandemic and supply chain issues. Worldwide sales outside of Korea rose 7 percent to 3,164,143 vehicles largely due to the popularity of SUV models … [Read more...]