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
Volkswagen produced its 2 millionth electric car in 2026, with the ID4 and ID3 the top-selling VW BEV models worldwide since electric car series production started in 2013. Volkswagen announced that the total production of VW electric cars worldwide reached two million BEV vehicles in February 2026. Coincidentally, in the same month, Germany registered its … Read more