Germany

Germany Auto Report 2018-2028 features historical data, market insights plus professional forecast on new vehicles sales by type, manufacturer, brand, and model providing an easy-to-use picture of the competitive landscape and its evolution.

Germany's best-selling cars ranking in 2021 is led for the 45th year in a row by the Volkswagen Golf. The Tesla Model 3 enters the leaderboard by jumping 48 spots, while the Volkswagen Up! reaches 5th place.

Germany Auto market in 2021 falls by 10.1% with 2.62 million sales, reporting a very severe drop in the second half after a positive Q2. Mercedes reports the worst performance on the leaderboard, losing 25.7%.

Germany best selling cars ranking in 2020 is led for the 45th year in a row by the Volkswagen Golf. The Volkswagen Passat enters the podium confirming the leadership of the brand in the country, while BMW 3 Series enters the leaderboard.

German auto market in 2020 falls by 19.1% as the pandemic and lockdowns affect sales. Full-Year sales have been 2.92 Million, the lowest annual volume since 2010. Volkswagen holds the entire podium of most sold vehicles while the Volkswagen Golf keeps losing share.

Germany best selling cars ranking in 2019 was dominated for the 44th year by the Volkswagen Golf with a wide gap over Tiguan and the Mercedes C Class, while the Volkswagen Polo lost terrain in favour of the new entrance, the Volkswagen T-Roc. The Ford Focus kept recovering hitting the best share out of the last 8 years.

German cars market has further improved in 2019, for the first time over the milestone of 3.5 million cars sold in a single year. Indeed, Total sales have been 3.596.973, up 5.1%. While Volkswagen has reported the lowest market share in 50 years, Skoda & Seat are hit their all-time record.

Germany best selling cars ranking in 2018 was dominated for the 43rd year by the Volkswagen Golf with a wide gap over Tiguan, Polo and Passat. The new entry Volkswagen T-Roc ranks 25th, while the Mini gains the 9th position.

German Cars Market fell marginally - down 0.2% - in 2018 influenced by WLTP regulation, ending the year at 3.433.843 units, again the 4th globally. New brands are emerging with Seat up in 9th place (+12%), Dacia up 17%, Mitsubishi up 17% and Jeep up 28%.