In full-year 2024, General Motors (GM), including Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick brands, increased USA sales by 4.3% with 2.7 million GM vehicles delivered. 2024 (January to December): General Motors (GM) reported USA car sales increases of 4% to 2.7 million vehicles – the highest sales total for GM since 2019. GM estimates its 2024 … Read more
In full-year 2024, Hyundai Motor America increased car sales in the USA by 4% for the fourth consecutive record year with the Tucson again the top-selling Hyundai model in the US. 2024 (January to December): Hyundai Motor America increased passenger vehicle sales in the US by 4% to 836,802 cars — the fourth consecutive record … Read more
In full-year 2024, Kia America had its second consecutive record year in the USA with car sales increasing by 1.8% with the Kia Sportage the top-selling model. 2024 (January to December): Kia America reported the highest annual sales figure in the company history with 796,488 vehicles (+1.8%). This was the second record year in succession … Read more
In full-year 2024, BYD increased total worldwide car sales by 40% and global battery electric vehicle production by around 12%. 2024 (January to December): BYD had another record year with worldwide car production and global sales increasing by over 40%. BYD was narrowly the world’s largest producer of battery-electric passenger vehicles although Tesla had higher … Read more
In full-year 2024, Tesla worldwide car production contracted by 4% but total global sales (deliveries) hardly changed from a year ago. 2024 (January to December): Tesla’s worldwide electric car production and global sales were slightly lower than the record numbers achieved in 2023. Worldwide deliveries (global sales) were only 1% lower than a year ago … Read more
In November 2024, the European new car market contracted by 1.7% while battery electric vehicle sales increased slightly by 0.8% for a 17.4% share of all passenger vehicle registrations in Europe. Year-to-date 2024, new car sales in Europe are 0.8% higher. Car sales in Europe in November 2024 were slightly weaker than a year ago. … Read more
2024 (Q1-Q3): new car sales increased worldwide in all major global vehicle markets (except Japan) with growth strongest in Brazil and Mexico. During the first nine months of 2024, worldwide car sales increased in major markets with the exception of Japan. China remained by far the largest single-country car market in the world with sales … Read more
2024 (October): New car sales in Europe were flat with the Volkswagen Group dominating the European passenger vehicle market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe in October 2024 were flat with a mere 0.1% contraction. During the first ten months of 2024, European car sales increased by 1.1%. The Volkswagen Group gained market share while … Read more
September 2024: new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) contracted but battery-electric car (BEV) sales were higher. The European new car market was 3% smaller in September 2024 than a year ago but year-to-date 2024 new car registrations in Europe are slightly higher than during the first nine months of 2024. Stellantis sales … Read more
In August 2024, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, and the UK) contracted with BEV electric car sales sharply down. Battery-electric vehicle sales in Europe in August 2024 contracted by a sharp 36% to drag the overall new car market down by 16% — the largest monthly decline in over two years. Volkswagen … Read more