Peugeot’s 208 hatchback and 2008 compact SUV finished first and second in the rankings of Europe’s best-selling cars during February, Jato Dynamics’ data has revealed.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Europe’s lowest January new car registrations total since 1982 – down 26% year-on-year to just 839,600 units.
Volkswagen’s ID.3 electric vehicle (EV) ended 2020 as Europe’s second best-selling car as COVID-19 triggered a 25% full-year market decline - its worst result since 1993.
Volkswagen’s new ID3 was the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) across Europe in October 2020.
Jato Dynamics believes car manufacturers' actions to reduce average emission levels, by taking certain cars off sale and driving sales of electrified vehicles, is putting them on track to hit targets set by the European Commission.
The success of China’s relentless development of new electric vehicles (EV) and charge point infrastructure has put it well ahead of the pack in the global race towards electrification, Jato Dynamics reports.
Jato Dynamics said there are signs that “big issues need to be addressed” to ensure that Europe’s automotive sector delivers a COVID-19 recovery following an 18% decline in August new car registrations.
Growing demand for green cars across Europe has been highlighted in July registrations data that prompted renewed hope for a ‘V-shaped’ COVID-19 recovery in the region.
Electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid sales across Europe delivered a record 16.2% market share as overall car registration volumes declined by 24% as the sector emerged from COVID-19 lockdown.
There remains insufficient data to forecast a V- or U-shaped COVID-19 car retail recovery in Europe after sales declined by 57% across the region in May, according to Jato Dynamics.
Jato Dynamics has said that no car manufacturer was prepared for or expecting “such a large-scale crisis” after COVID-19 lockdown delivered a 78.1% April decline in new car registrations across Europe.
The European new car markets should expect a U-shaped recovery after being hit hard by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in March, according to global sales data compiled by Jato Dynamics.
New car sales declined to their lowest February total since 2015 across Europe as Renault’s Clio toppled the Volkswagen Golf from the top of the region’s best seller rankings.
Electrified alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) delivered double-digit market share in 19 European countries as registration volumes declined 7.6% during January, Jato Dynamics has reported.
Vehicle CO2 emissions rose for a third consecutive year across Europe as the pace of electric vehicle (EV) adoption failed to counteract the impact of falling diesel sales and the rise of SUVs.
A manufacturer-led rush to clear their stocks of vehicles with high CO2 emissions levels contributed to a 21% increase in new car registrations across Europe in December, JATO Dynamics has claimed.
The UK was one of just three European nations to experience a decline in new car registrations the region’s delivered 8% volume growth during October – its best result during the month for a decade.
Volkswagen and Tesla were among the European new car market’s biggest market share winners as registrations in the region rose by 14% during September, Jato Dynamics has reported.
An 8.7% decline in new car registrations across Europe during August has been attributed to the rush to sell vehicle not compliant with the incoming WLTP a year earlier.
Electric vehicle registrations in Europe totalled 96,000 units in July, as the fuel type's share of the monthly market reached 7.4%.
