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…
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…
The VW Golf reclaims the top spot for the first time since last February. 243,277 new cars hit German roads in July, a 18.1% year-on-year improvement. We however remain far below pre-pandemic levels at -26.9% on July 2019 (332,788). The year-to-date volume is now up 13.6% to 1,640,147 sales. Volkswagen…
The VW T-Roc is getting closer to the YTD top spot. After losing -18.1% a year ago in June 2022, the German new car market rallies back up 24.7% this month to 280,139 units. This means the H1 2023 tally is up 12.8% to 1,396,870. Volkswagen (+22.4%) slightly trails its home…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in May. 246,966 new cars hit German roads in May, a robust 19.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.2% to 1,116,731. Volkswagen (+13%) trails its home market to 17.7% share, almost one percentage point below its YTD…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Germany in April. 202,947 new cars found a buyer in Germany in April, up 12.6% year-on-year. Given April 2022 was off -21.5% on the year prior we remain far off the April 2021 score (229,650) and even further down pre-pandemic April 2019 (310,715).…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in March. New car sales in Germany finally get some traction in March at +16.6% year-on-year to 281,361 units. However, dampening this enthusiasm is the fact that March 2022 was off a painful -17.5% on the year prior, so we are not…
Tesla Model Y sales are up 185.8% year-on-year in February. 206,210 new cars found a German home in February, a very shy 2.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally edges into positive at +0.2% to 385,457 units. The podium brands are unchanged on last month and all beat the market with…
Skoda breaks its market share record in Germany in January. 179,247 new cars hit German roads in January, a disappointing -2.6% year-on-year fall. Volkswagen (+1.3%) edges up to 20.7% share, its highest and first time above 20% since July 2021. Mercedes (+14.5%) hits its highest monthly share since October 2018…