Opel sales are up 75% partly thanks to the new Mokka. Picture autobild.de The German new car market is up 35.9% year-on-year in March to 292.349 registrations as year-ago volumes were hampered by Covid-19 lockdowns. This score remains down -15.4% on March 2019, so new car sales Germany have yet…
Audi A3 sales are up 39.7% year-on-year. Picture autobild.de New car sales in Germany are off -19% year-on-year in February to 194.349 units as Covid-19 restrictions are extended. This brings the year-to-date tally down -25.1% to 364.103 sales. Brand leader Volkswagen (-9.7%) manages to slice the market decline in two…
The new Opel Mokka has landed in Germany. Lockdown measures and associated dealership closures aimed at stemming the winter wave of Covid-19 pull the German market down a harsh -31.1% to 169.754 units vs. 246.300 a year ago which was already down -7.3% on the year prior. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.9%)…
The VW Golf is down to 4.7% share, its lowest ever in a Full Year at home. Discover 75 years worth of German Historical data here. The German new car market is hit -19.1% by the coronavirus crisis in 2020 to 2.917.678 registrations, that's a loss of almost 700.000 sales compared…
The Opel Corsa 3peats at #2 in Germany. Given the return of various restrictions linked to a second wave of coronavirus, the German new car market resists particularly well in November at just -3% year-on-year to 290.150 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -21.6% to 2.606.284. Brand leader Volkswagen (-18.4%)…
The Renault Zoe breaks into the German Top 10 for the first time in October. Picture autobild.de After registering their first uptick of the year in September (+8.4%), German new car sales tilt back into negative in October at -3.6% to 274.303 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.4% to…
The Opel Corsa is up to #2 in Germany, only outsold by the VW Golf. German new car sales brilliantly manage their first year-on-year gain of 2020 in September at +8.4% to 265.227 registrations, joining Italy (+9.8%) as the only two European markets in positive for the month just as…
The 1 Series soars 142.9% in August, helping lift BMW up 15.2%. Picture autobild.de 10/09 update: Now with Top 310 All Private Sales models. Illustrating the general situation in Europe over the month, the German new car market cranks the reverse gear in August, sinking -20% year-on-year to 251.044 units…
The VW ID.3 has finally landed in the German sales charts. 02/09 update: Now with Top 290 All Private Sales models. German new car sales significantly reduce their decline from -32.2% in June to -5.4% in July at 314.938 units, reclaiming the European top spot. Yet unlike the UK (+11.3%), France…
Is this the last easy victory for the VW Golf at home? 17/07 update: Now with Top 305 All private sales models. After hitting a 20-year high a year ago over the First Half 2019 at 1.849.000 units, the coronavirus crisis topples the German new car market down -34.5% to…
The Fiat Ducato ranks #3 overall in Germany in June. 17/07 update: Now with Top 285 All Private sales ranking. Just as France (+1.2%) completely recovers and Italy (-23.3%) drastically reduces its fall in June, Germany (-32.2%) falls to 220.272 units and is among the other European naughty kids such as…
The Fiat Ducato is up to #2 overall in Germany in May. 11/06 update : Now with Top 285 All Private sales models. With car dealerships reopening as early as April 20, the -49.5% year-on-year drop of German new car sales in May to just 168.148 units can be considered…
BMW manages to contain its loss to -49.9% in Germany in April. 12/05 update: Now with Top 50 brands, Top 300 All-models and Top 285 private sales. Under a national COVID-19 curfew since March 22 and up until April 20 when showrooms around the country started reopening, German new car…
The BMW 3 Series signs its first German podium since September 2013. 15/04 update: Now with Top 300 All Private Sales models. Germany has been under a national curfew since March 22, later than neighbouring countries which has allowed its new car market a little more breathing space in March.…
Seat sales surge 23.4% year-on-year and the Arona is up 46.7%. 11/03 update: Now with Top 50 Private sales models. The German new car market skids down -10.8% year-on-year in February to 239.943 units, the largest and only double-digit drop among the main European markets in February. It brings the…