Germany

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%.

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 2016 ranking celebrates the 42nd year of Volkswagen Golf leadership with the top 27 models made in Germany or produced by a German Company.

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%.

Germany Best Selling Cars Ranking in 2024 saw Volkswagen securing all top 3 spots. The Opel Astra notably jumped 21 spots into 5th while the Seat Leon rose 15 spots into 9th. 

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.

German Car Passenger Market slowed down in 2024, droppin 0.8% in year-on-year volume. The EV segment took a hit, declining 17.1% after four years of growth, with Tesla, Audi and Hyundai seeing the steepest losses.

Germany Best Selling Cars Ranking in 2025.  Volkswagen continued to lead with the 3 best models, even though the Golf on top reported losses. BMW and Mercedes broke into the top 10 while the Opel Astra dropped from 5th to 11th.   

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.

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.