The Atto 2 is BYD's best-seller in Germany in May. 239,448 new cars found a buyer in Germany in May, stable year-on-year (+0.1%). The year-to-date tally is now up 3.6% to 1,188,015. BEV sales surge 39.3% year-on-year to 59,969 and 25% share vs. 18% a year ago after growing 44.9%…
The BMW X1 is the most popular vehicle with German private buyers in April. 88,204 new cars four a private buyer in Germany in April, a 8.2% year-on-year improvement. The Private Sales Ratio (PSR) stands at 35.4% vs. 33.6% a year ago in April 2025. The year-to-date tally is up…
34% of the BMW X3 sales are the iX3, part of it being the new model. New car sales in Germany edge up 2.7% year-on-year in April to 249,163 units. This is to be compared with the 310,715 units of pre-pandemic April 2019. The year-to-date tally after four months is…
85.2% of Tesla Model Y sales have gone to private buyers in March. 102,956 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in March, a sumptuous 22% year-on-year improvement. The Private Sales Ratio (PSR) stands at 35% vs. 33.3% a year ago in March 2025. Over Q1, private sales tilt…
The Model Y is at its highest in 2 years in Germany. 294,161 new cars hit German roads in March, a stunning 16% year-on-year gain. The Q1 volume is now up 5.2% to 699,404. 70,663 BEVs found a buyer this month, up a fantastic 66.2% while the Q1 volume is…
The Fiat Ducato is the best-selling vehicle with German private buyers in February. German private sales are stable in February, at +0.7% to 66,548 and a 31.5% private sales ratio (PSR), compared to 32.5% a year ago in February 2025. Year-to-date, the volume is off -11.2% to 125,200 and a 30.9%…
The Skoda Elroq is by far the best-selling BEV in Germany in February. 211,262 new cars hit German roads in February, a 3.8% year-on-year improvement. Due to a weak start of the year, the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -1.4% to 405,243. BEV sales are up 28.7% to 46,275…
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%…