2026 (Q1): The German new car market expanded by 5.2%, with Volkswagen the top-selling brand, followed by Skoda and Mercedes. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany during the first quarter of 2026 increased by 5.2% to 699,404 cars compared to 664,571 cars registered in 2025 (Q1) for use on German roads for the first time. … Read more
In February 2026, Tesla, Volkswagen, and Skoda were the best-selling battery-electric car brands in Europe, while the Model Y and Skoda Elroq were the top models. Tesla regained its position as Europe’s largest battery-electric vehicle brand in February 2026. Volkswagen slipped to second, followed by strong sales by Skoda and Renault. The Tesla Model Y … Read more
2026 (Q1): The Toyota Yaris and Corolla were Japan’s favorite car models, but the Honda N-Box and other minicars outsold both. Toyota continued its dominance of the Japanese new car market by supplying the four best-selling car models during the first quarter of 2026. The Yaris, Corolla, and Sienta remained Japan’s favorite car models. The … Read more
2026 (Q1): Toyota, Suzuki, and Honda remained the best-selling vehicle manufacturers and top car brands in Japan. The Toyota Yaris was the most popular car model, and the Honda N-Box was Japan’s favorite kei mini car. Japan’s total new vehicle market, including cars, buses, and commercial vehicles (trucks), contracted by 2.5% during the first quarter … Read more
In the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, the Ford F-Series was the top-selling light vehicle model in the USA, but the Honda CR-V was the best-selling SUV, while the Toyota Camry remained America’s favorite passenger car model. 2026 (January to March): the Ford F-Series continued its tradition as the best-selling vehicle model in the USA, … Read more
In the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, GM, Toyota, and Ford were the top light vehicle manufacturers in the USA, with Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, and Honda the top-selling car brands. 2026 (January to March): the US market for light vehicles, including passenger cars, SUVs, trucks, and vans, contracted 7.5% to just over 3.65 million vehicle … Read more
In the full-year 2025, the top-selling car models in Europe were the Dacia Sandero, Renault Clio, and Volkswagen T-Roc. For the second consecutive year, the Dacia Sandero and Renault Clio were the best-selling car models in Europe in 2025. The VW T-Roc was the third most popular car model in Europe, followed by the VW … Read more
2026 (February): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased 1.4% while all-electric car sales in the EU were up by a fifth. The Renault Clio remained the best-selling car model. For the second consecutive year, new car sales in Europe, including the European Union, EFTA countries, and the UK, contracted during the … Read more
In full-year 2025, the BMW 3 Series was the best-selling BMW car model worldwide and the X1 was the top-selling BMW SUV globally. 2025 (January to December): The BMW 3 Series / 4 Series remained the German car brand’s single largest model family worldwide, followed by the compact SUVs X1 / X2. The new BMW … Read more
In 2026, the total number of passenger vehicles (PKW) registered for use on public roads in Germany increased by 0.3% to nearly 49.5 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were the most common brands On 1 January 2026, almost 49.5 million cars and over 61.3 million motorized vehicles were registered for use on public roads in … Read more