The Citroen C3/Aircross breaks into the German Top 10 in March. 263,368 new cars joined German roads in March, a disappointing -6.4% year-on-year drop. However the Q1 volume manages to stay in positive at +4.1% to 694,309 units. Volkswagen (-3.4%) fares better than the market albeit in negative to 18.3%…
VW Passat sales are up 54.9% in February. Picture Martin Meiners. German new car sales edge up 5.4% year-on-year in February to 217,388 units. That's the smallest lift among the Top 5 European markets. Year-to-date volumes are up 11.8% to 430,941. Note BEV sales drop -15.4% year-on-year to 27,479 and…
The Dacia Sandero is the favourite of German private buyers in January. Private sales account for just 29.3% of total sales in Germany in January vs. 31.7% a year ago at 62,571 units. This is 10.1% year-on-year lift. This month the Dacia Sandero easily takes the lead of the PS…
The Skoda Octavia is on the German podium for the 2nd time ever. German new car sales shoot up 19.1% year-on-year in January to 213,553 units. Volkswagen (+12.1%) trails the market slightly but scores a solid 19.5% share vs. 18.2% over the Full Year 2023. Mercedes (-0.5%) is soft year-on-year but…
The Tesla Model Y is the favourite of private car buyers in Germany. Discover over 90 years worth of German Historical data here. Private sales account for 32.9% of the German market in 2023 at 935,876 units, compared to 35.9% and 951,837 (-1.7%). The Tesla Model Y leads the way with…
The VW Golf manages to keep its pole position at home. Discover over 90 years worth of German Historical data here. New car sales in Germany are up 7.3% year-on-year in 2023 to 2,844,609 units. For context, this is still below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued 2020. Fleet sales account for 67.1%…
The Skoda Enyaq is #1 in Germany with private buyers Private sales accounted for 35.1% of all new car sales in Germany in November or 86.241 out of a total market of 245,701. #7 last month and #8 in the overall ranking, the Skoda Enyaq takes the lead of the…
The Skoda Enyaq lodges its first Top 10 finish in Germany. The German new car market disappoints in November, recording a -5.7% year-on-year loss at 245,701 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 11.4% to 2,602,726, still at historical low levels and 21.7% below the pre-pandemic result of 3,323,878 after 11…
The MG 4 is among the 10 favourite cars of German private buyers. Picture autobild.de The October Private Sales (PS) ratio for the overall German market in October stands at 36.1%, equalling to 79,044 units out of a total market of 218,959. Ranking #7 last month and #19 in the…
The Fiat 500 is the most popular vehicle in Germany in October. The German new car market advances 5.1% year-on-year in October to 218,959 sales, still significantly below the growth rate it has shown for the most part of this year. Indeed the year-to-date volume is up 13.7% to 2,357,025.…
The Tesla Model Y is the favourite of private customers in Germany. The September Private Sales (PS) ratio in Germany is 33.1% which equates to 74,310 sales out of a total of 224,502. Year-to-date, the PS ratio is 31.9% or 682,043 out of 2,138,066. Leader year-to-date, the Tesla Model Y…
New wind for the VW Golf at home. New car sales in Germany are flat in September at -0.1% year-on-year to 224,502, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.5% to 2,138,066. September is down -8.2% on pre-pandemic September 2019 (244,622) and YTD is down -22% over the same period in…
Whereas we traditionally test drive best-selling vehicles, we'll make an exception this time with the Peugeot 408. Since its launch in July 2022, it has sold just 6,448 units in France, well below its competitor the Renault Arkana. (even though Peugeot calls the 408 a cross berline vs. a SUV…
The Mini is #2 with German private buyers in August. Next generation pictured. Now updated with complete brands ranking. Today we have a rare update for you: brands and models rankings of German Private Sales (as opposed to Fleet Rental and Company sales) for August and year-to-date. This way we…
The GWM Funky Cat is inside the German Top 40 in August. The German new car market soars by a gigantic 37.3% year-on-year in August to 273,417 units. We remain 12.9% below the pre-pandemic volume of August 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.5% to 1,913,564, 23.3% below the…