For once the VW Golf is the favourite of German private buyers in January. Private sales account for just 30.2% of total German sales in January at 58,582 units, a steep -21.8% year-on-year fall. In January 2025 the private sales ratio (PSR) was 36.1% and 29.3% in January 2024. As…
The Skoda Elroq is up to #8 in Germany in January. New car sales in Germany recede by a steep -6.6% year-on-year in January to 193,981. BEV sales are up a splendid 23.7% year-on-year to 42,692 and 22% share vs. 16.6% a year ago in January 2025. Market leader Volkswagen…
The BMW X1 is the third favourite of German private buyers. Discover almost 95 years worth of German Historical data here. 968,723 new cars were purchased by German private buyers in 2025, up 5.8% year-on-year. This represents a 33.9% share vs. 32.5% in 2024 and 32.9% in 2023. The VW…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Germany in 2025. Discover 95 years of German Historical data here. New car sales in Germany edge up 1.4% year-on-year in 2025 to 2,857,591 units. Disappointingly, we are still below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued 2020. Fleet sales hold 66.1% of…
The Mercedes CLA is the 2nd best-selling vehicle with German private buyers in November. Private sales in Germany surge 9.9% year-on-year in November to 85,980 units for a Private Sales Ration (PS) of 34.3% vs. 32% in November 2024. Year-to-date volumes are up 5.4% to 887,792 for a 34% PS vs.…
BYD Seal German sales are up 4158.6% year-on-year in November. 250,671 new cars found a buyer in Germany in November, a 2.5% year-on-year lift. We remain -16.2% below the pre-pandemic levels of November 2019 (299,127). Year-to-date, the market is up 0.7% to 2,611,152, -21.4% below the of 3,323,878 units after…
The VW T-Roc is by far the favourite of German private buyers in October. 86,046 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in October for a Private Sales Ratio (PSR) of 34.4%. This is up 11.7% on October 2024 when the PSR was 33.2%. Year-to-date volumes are up 4.8%…
BMW 5 Series sales are up 78.5% year-on-year in October. It's another very solid month for new car sales in Germany, up 7.8% year-on-year in October to 250,133. This result tilts the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +0.5% to 2,360,481. Notably, BEV sales soar 47.7% to 52,425 and 21%…
The VW ID.3 is the third best-selling vehicle with private buyers in Germany. 80,551 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in September, a sturdy 16.8% year-on-year improvement for a 34.2% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 33% a year ago. Year-to-date volumes are up 4% to 715,408 and a…
First Top 50 finish in Germany for the BYD Seal U. 235,528 new cars hit German roads in September, a splendid 12.8% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now down just -0.3% to 2,110,348. The monthly market is slowly but surely getting back to pre-pandemic levels (244,622 sales in September…
The VW ID.3 outsells the VW Golf by 1.7 to 1 with private buyers. German private buyers purchased 73,774 new cars in August, a solid 7.1% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 35.6% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 34.9% a year ago in August 2024. Year-to-date, private sales in Germany are…
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to…
The Dacia Bigster is the 4th most popular vehicle with German private buyers in July. German private buyers bough 91,357 new cars in July, a 34.5% private sales ratio (PSR) and a splendid 12.1% year-on-year loft. The July 2024 PSR was 34.2%. Year-to-date, total private sales add up to 561,978,…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in July. 264,802 new cars hit German roads in July, up a fantastic 11.1% year-on-year. We are still 20% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The YTD volume remains in negative however at -2.5% to 1,667,591, to be…
The VW T-Roc is the favourite vehicle with German private buyers in June. German private customers gobbled up 84,544 new cars in June, down -10.3% year-on-year. That's a 33% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 31.7% in June 2024. Halfway through the year, German private are stable at +0.1% to 469,934…