tesla model y 2025 front quarter
The Model Y crossover is Tesla's best-selling model
Car sales

Tesla sales in Europe drop 45% as facelifted Model Y introduced

American electric car manufacturer records its lowest February share of the market in five years

24 March 2025
Tesla sales in Europe drop 45% as facelifted Model Y introduced
Hot Climate Testing SAV Lim 06
Arrival of BMW's next-gen Neue Klasse cars will start in September with the iX3 SUV
New cars

BMW to launch 40 new or updated models by 2028

Announcement made in annual sales conference, which revealed one in five BMW Group cars sold last year was an EV

14 March 2025
BMW to launch 40 new or updated models by 2028
Car sales

Skoda's record 2024 makes it "most profitable" volume Western car brand

Czech brand is now Europe’s fourth largest car maker and the Octavia remains its best-seller

13 March 2025
Skoda's record 2024 makes it "most profitable" volume Western car brand
Blume Porsche
Porsche chief Oliver Blume
Car sales

Porsche chief expects 'challenging times' in 2025 as margins slip

German firm will invest in new models and trim jobs as it restructures to 'strengthen the brand'

12 March 2025
Porsche chief expects 'challenging times' in 2025 as margins slip
Car sales

Global car makers suffer punishing year in China – with more to come

The world's biggest car market has long been a reliable cash machine for many European firms. Now it isn’t

25 February 2025
Global car makers suffer punishing year in China – with more to come
Car sales

Volvo sets sales record in 2024, but warns of 'severe tests' ahead

Potential trade war and Chinese market changes could hit the industry this year, says Volvo boss

6 February 2025
Volvo sets sales record in 2024, but warns of 'severe tests' ahead
MG Lancaster dealer
"We overestimate people's knowledge", says Pigounakis
Car sales

MG aims to beat UK's biggest brands with 1/6 the workforce

MG dealers are now busier than Vauxhall’s, Peugeot’s, Skoda’s or Renault’s

17 January 2025
MG aims to beat UK's biggest brands with 1/6 the workforce
Dacia Sandero Stepway front cornering
309,302 Sanderos left European showrooms last year
Car sales

Dacia Sandero claims European sales crown

Renault-owned Romanian brand's affordability-focused supermini takes the top spot for 2024

16 January 2025
Dacia Sandero claims European sales crown
Renault Megane E Tech and Polestar 2 at EV dealer
Electric cars must comprise 22% of any given car maker's sales this year
Car sales

New electric car sales grow despite overall market contraction

“Unsustainable” discounting due to ZEV mandate means electric cars buck market trends

5 December 2024
New electric car sales grow despite overall market contraction
Car sales

Porsche prepares for sales squeeze as China and EVs disappoint

The brand's profits have tumbled to below a billion euros for the first time in at least 10 quarters

26 November 2024
Porsche prepares for sales squeeze as China and EVs disappoint

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