Germany - Flash report, Sales volume, 2017

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Flash report, Sales volume, 2017

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Flash report, December 2017

5 Jan. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales decrease 1.0% in December, increase 2.7% for 2017
On January 4, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 253,950 new passenger car registrations in December, a 1.0% decrease from the same month last year.
Full-year registrations of 3,441,262 vehicles in 2017 represented an increase of 2.7% from 2016.
Volkswagen brand sales of 46,587 units (18.3% market share) increased 8.9% in December compared to the same month last year.
BMW sales of 24,821 units (9.8% share) increased 9.9% from last year.
Ford sales of 20,132 units (7.9% share) increased 7.5% in December.
Mercedes sales of 18,804 units (7.4% share) decreased 14.7% from last year.
Audi brand sales of 17,638 units (6.9% share) decreased 2.9% from the same month last year.
Opel sales of 17,149 units (6.8% share) decreased 10.4% in December.
Sales of 26,317 trucks in December represented an increase of 0.4% from the previous year’s results, while the sales of 818 buses were a 10.2% decrease from last December.
In 2017, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 57.7% market share, diesel vehicles had a 38.8% market share. Hybrid vehicles had a 2.5% and BEV had a 0.7% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 305,700 units were basically flat and domestic production of 361,700 units had decreased 2% from last December.
Full-year passenger car exports of 4,373,500 units had decreased 1% from 2016, while full-year domestic production of 5,647,100 units represented a 2% decrease over 2016.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Dec. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Dec.
2017
Y-o-Y
Passenger Cars 253,950 -1.0% 3,441,262 2.7%
Commercial Vehicles Buses 818 -10.2% 6,697 0.2%
Trucks 26,317 0.4% 306,609 3.7%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Dec. 2017 Dec. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Dec.
2017
Jan.-Dec.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 46,587 42,761 8.9% 634,270 656,025 -3.3%
Share 18.3% 16.7% 1.7 pt 18.4% 19.6% -1.1 pt
Mercedes Total 18,804 22,037 -14.7% 326,188 311,286 4.8%
Share 7.4% 8.6% -1.2 pt 9.5% 9.3% 0.2 pt
Audi Total 17,638 18,158 -2.9% 283,196 289,617 -2.2%
Share 6.9% 7.1% -0.1 pt 8.2% 8.6% -0.4 pt
BMW Total 24,821 22,585 9.9% 261,864 262,083 -0.1%
Share 9.8% 8.8% 1.0 pt 7.6% 7.8% -0.2 pt
Ford Total 20,132 18,731 7.5% 246,589 239,766 2.8%
Share 7.9% 7.3% 0.6 pt 7.2% 7.2% 0.0 pt
Opel Total 17,149 19,148 -10.4% 243,715 243,792 0.0%
Share 6.8% 7.5% -0.7 pt 7.1% 7.3% -0.2 pt
Skoda Total 14,011 15,428 -9.2% 194,230 186,172 4.3%
Share 5.5% 6.0% -0.5 pt 5.6% 5.6% 0.1 pt
Renault Total 12,304 14,223 -13.5% 135,456 125,300 8.1%
Share 4.8% 5.5% -0.7 pt 3.9% 3.7% 0.2 pt
Hyundai Total 7,939 8,339 -4.8% 108,518 107,228 1.2%
Share 3.1% 3.3% -0.1 pt 3.2% 3.2% 0.0 pt
Seat Total 7,924 8,184 -3.2% 108,203 97,585 10.9%
Share 3.1% 3.2% -0.1 pt 3.1% 2.9% 0.2 pt
Fiat Total 3,714 4,998 -25.7% 84,324 77,336 9.0%
Share 1.5% 1.9% -0.5 pt 2.5% 2.3% 0.1 pt
Toyota Total 5,596 7,044 -20.6% 81,086 71,783 13.0%
Share 2.2% 2.7% -0.5 pt 2.4% 2.1% 0.2 pt
Peugeot Total 7,832 4,003 95.7% 70,930 56,760 25.0%
Share 3.1% 1.6% 1.5 pt 2.1% 1.7% 0.4 pt
Nissan Total 4,225 4,894 -13.7% 68,019 72,547 -6.2%
Share 1.7% 1.9% -0.2 pt 2.0% 2.2% -0.2 pt
Mazda Total 4,988 4,613 8.1% 67,262 63,310 6.2%
Share 2.0% 1.8% 0.2 pt 2.0% 1.9% 0.1 pt
Kia Total 4,526 4,722 -4.2% 64,068 60,522 5.9%
Share 1.8% 1.8% -0.1 pt 1.9% 1.8% 0.1 pt
Dacia Total 4,897 4,534 8.0% 62,678 49,124 27.6%
Share 1.9% 1.8% 0.2 pt 1.8% 1.5% 0.4 pt
Citroen Total 3,506 3,279 6.9% 52,760 48,726 8.3%
Share 1.4% 1.3% 0.1 pt 1.5% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Mini Total 4,224 3,676 14.9% 46,706 44,010 6.1%
Share 1.7% 1.4% 0.2 pt 1.4% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Mitsubishi Total 2,185 2,422 -9.8% 43,367 37,228 16.5%
Share 0.9% 0.9% -0.1 pt 1.3% 1.1% 0.1 pt
Volvo Total 4,542 5,195 -12.6% 40,857 39,923 2.3%
Share 1.8% 2.0% -0.2 pt 1.2% 1.2% 0.0 pt
Suzuki Total 2,930 2,495 17.4% 38,165 31,371 21.7%
Share 1.2% 1.0% 0.2 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt
Smart Total 3,654 3,650 0.1% 36,723 37,299 -1.5%
Share 1.4% 1.4% 0.0 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Porsche Total 1,725 2,451 -29.6% 29,276 30,203 -3.1%
Share 0.7% 1.0% -0.3 pt 0.9% 0.9% -0.1 pt
Land Rover Total 1,412 2,038 -30.7% 23,656 22,799 3.8%
Share 0.6% 0.8% -0.2 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,621 1,616 0.3% 20,199 25,331 -20.3%
Share 0.6% 0.6% 0.0 pt 0.6% 0.8% -0.2 pt
Jeep Total 1,252 1,124 11.4% 13,390 14,782 -9.4%
Share 0.5% 0.4% 0.1 pt 0.4% 0.4% -0.1 pt
Jaguar Total 368 557 -33.9% 8,987 8,713 3.1%
Share 0.1% 0.2% -0.1 pt 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt
Subaru Total 508 438 16.0% 7,440 6,963 6.9%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 340 471 -27.8% 6,096 4,293 42.0%
Share 0.1% 0.2% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 290 271 7.0% 3,332 1,908 74.6%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
DS Total 225 280 -19.6% 3,309 4,377 -24.4%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Ssangyong Total 279 223 25.1% 3,232 3,397 -4.9%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 204 349 -41.5% 3,002 2,456 22.2%
Share 0.1% 0.1% -0.1 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Others Total 1,598 1,596 0.1% 20,169 17,592 14.6%
Share 0.6% 0.6% 0.0 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 253,950 256,533 -1.0% 3,441,262 3,351,607 2.7%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)


Germany - Top 10 best selling models
- Maker/Brand Model Dec. 2017 Dec. 2016 Y-o-Y Jan.-Dec.
2017
Jan.-Dec.
2016
Y-o-Y
1 VW Golf 16,935 13,266 27.7% 228,227 235,935 -3.3%
2 VW Passat (Santana) 5,565 5,489 1.4% 72,430 80,900 -10.5%
3 VW Tiguan 5,688 4,990 14.0% 71,436 63,978 11.7%
4 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 3,585 4,502 -20.4% 68,584 66,898 2.5%
5 VW Polo 3,750 5,333 -29.7% 61,378 72,017 -14.8%
6 Audi Audi A4 3,855 3,392 13.6% 59,469 61,597 -3.5%
7 Skoda Octavia (Laura) 4,177 4,887 -14.5% 59,147 58,683 0.8%
8 Opel Astra 3,512 5,374 -34.6% 56,327 65,173 -13.6%
9 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 3,119 2,931 6.4% 53,444 41,486 28.8%
10 VW Touran 3,873 2,961 30.8% 52,182 52,560 -0.7%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



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Flash report, November 2017

5 Dec. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales rise 9.4% in November
On December 4, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 302,636 new passenger car registrations in November, an 9.4% increase from the same month last year.
Year-to-date registrations of 3,187,312 vehicles in the first eleven months of the year represented an increase of 3.0% from the same period in 2016.
Volkswagen brand sales of 58,209 units (19.2% market share) increased 8.2% in November compared to the same month in 2016.
Mercedes sales of 28,687 units (9.5% share) increased 0.6% from last year.
Audi sales of 22,949 units (7.6% share) increased 12.0% in November.
Ford sales of 21,972 units (7.3% share) increased 17.4% from last year.
BMW sales of 21,960 units (7.3% share) decreased 1.6% from the same month last year.
Opel sales of 19,820 units (6.5% share) increased 2.6% in November.
Sales of 29,356 trucks in November represented a increase of 7.6% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 741 buses represented an increase of 2.5%.
In November, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 61.7% market share, diesel vehicles had a 34.0% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 437,900 units had increased 6% and domestic production of 579,600 units had increased 8% from last November.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Nov. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Nov.
2017
Y-o-Y
Passenger Cars 302,636 9.4% 3,187,312 3.0%
Commercial Vehicles Buses 741 2.5% 5,879 1.9%
Trucks 29,356 7.6% 280,292 4.0%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Nov.
2017
Jan.-Nov.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 58,209 53,820 8.2% 587,683 613,264 -4.2%
Share 19.2% 19.5% -0.2 pt 18.4% 19.8% -1.4 pt
Mercedes Total 28,687 28,514 0.6% 307,384 289,249 6.3%
Share 9.5% 10.3% -0.8 pt 9.6% 9.3% 0.3 pt
Audi Total 22,949 20,483 12.0% 265,558 271,459 -2.2%
Share 7.6% 7.4% 0.2 pt 8.3% 8.8% -0.4 pt
Ford Total 21,972 18,715 17.4% 226,457 221,035 2.5%
Share 7.3% 6.8% 0.5 pt 7.1% 7.1% 0.0 pt
BMW Total 21,960 22,306 -1.6% 237,043 239,498 -1.0%
Share 7.3% 8.1% -0.8 pt 7.4% 7.7% -0.3 pt
Opel Total 19,820 19,324 2.6% 226,566 224,644 0.9%
Share 6.5% 7.0% -0.4 pt 7.1% 7.3% -0.1 pt
Skoda Total 17,687 15,801 11.9% 180,219 170,744 5.5%
Share 5.8% 5.7% 0.1 pt 5.7% 5.5% 0.1 pt
Renault Total 13,136 13,011 1.0% 123,152 111,077 10.9%
Share 4.3% 4.7% -0.4 pt 3.9% 3.6% 0.3 pt
Seat Total 12,689 10,043 26.3% 100,279 89,401 12.2%
Share 4.2% 3.6% 0.6 pt 3.1% 2.9% 0.3 pt
Hyundai Total 9,257 8,604 7.6% 100,579 98,889 1.7%
Share 3.1% 3.1% -0.1 pt 3.2% 3.2% 0.0 pt
Peugeot Total 8,635 5,009 72.4% 63,098 52,757 19.6%
Share 2.9% 1.8% 1.0 pt 2.0% 1.7% 0.3 pt
Toyota Total 6,804 6,636 2.5% 75,490 64,739 16.6%
Share 2.2% 2.4% -0.2 pt 2.4% 2.1% 0.3 pt
Dacia Total 5,856 3,818 53.4% 57,781 44,590 29.6%
Share 1.9% 1.4% 0.6 pt 1.8% 1.4% 0.4 pt
Kia Total 5,430 4,361 24.5% 59,542 55,800 6.7%
Share 1.8% 1.6% 0.2 pt 1.9% 1.8% 0.1 pt
Mazda Total 5,376 4,135 30.0% 62,274 58,697 6.1%
Share 1.8% 1.5% 0.3 pt 2.0% 1.9% 0.1 pt
Fiat Total 5,281 5,220 1.2% 80,610 72,338 11.4%
Share 1.7% 1.9% -0.1 pt 2.5% 2.3% 0.2 pt
Nissan Total 4,992 5,523 -9.6% 63,794 67,653 -5.7%
Share 1.6% 2.0% -0.3 pt 2.0% 2.2% -0.2 pt
Citroen Total 4,389 3,658 20.0% 49,254 45,447 8.4%
Share 1.5% 1.3% 0.1 pt 1.5% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Smart Total 3,928 3,263 20.4% 33,069 33,649 -1.7%
Share 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt 1.0% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Mini Total 3,812 3,368 13.2% 42,482 40,334 5.3%
Share 1.3% 1.2% 0.0 pt 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Volvo Total 3,686 3,581 2.9% 36,315 34,728 4.6%
Share 1.2% 1.3% -0.1 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Suzuki Total 3,116 2,887 7.9% 35,235 28,876 22.0%
Share 1.0% 1.0% 0.0 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt
Mitsubishi Total 2,884 3,114 -7.4% 41,182 34,806 18.3%
Share 1.0% 1.1% -0.2 pt 1.3% 1.1% 0.2 pt
Porsche Total 2,443 2,423 0.8% 27,551 27,752 -0.7%
Share 0.8% 0.9% -0.1 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 1,962 1,869 5.0% 22,244 20,761 7.1%
Share 0.6% 0.7% 0.0 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,618 1,827 -11.4% 18,578 23,715 -21.7%
Share 0.5% 0.7% -0.1 pt 0.6% 0.8% -0.2 pt
Jeep Total 1,349 1,107 21.9% 12,138 13,658 -11.1%
Share 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt 0.4% 0.4% -0.1 pt
Jaguar Total 737 734 0.4% 8,619 8,156 5.7%
Share 0.2% 0.3% 0.0 pt 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt
Subaru Total 591 524 12.8% 6,932 6,525 6.2%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 578 403 43.4% 5,756 3,822 50.6%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Ssangyong Total 319 230 38.7% 2,953 3,174 -7.0%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 303 206 47.1% 2,798 2,107 32.8%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
DS Total 279 390 -28.5% 3,084 4,097 -24.7%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 262 132 98.5% 3,042 1,637 85.8%
Share 0.1% 0.0% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Others Total 1,640 1,528 7.3% 18,571 15,996 16.1%
Share 0.5% 0.6% 0.0 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 302,636 276,567 9.4% 3,187,312 3,095,074 3.0%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)

Germany - Top 10 best selling models
- Maker/Brand Model Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Y-o-Y Jan.-Nov.
2017
Jan.-Nov.
2016
Y-o-Y
1 VW Golf 22,168 17,841 24.3% 211,292 222,669 -5.1%
2 VW Passat (Santana) 6,755 6,344 6.5% 66,865 75,411 -11.3%
3 VW Tiguan 6,663 5,975 11.5% 65,748 58,988 11.5%
4 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 5,689 6,100 -6.7% 64,999 62,396 4.2%
5 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 5,369 4,238 26.7% 50,325 38,555 30.5%
6 Skoda Octavia (Laura) 5,259 5,203 1.1% 54,970 53,796 2.2%
7 VW Touran 4,973 3,703 34.3% 48,309 49,599 -2.6%
8 Audi Audi A4 4,916 4,059 21.1% 55,614 58,205 -4.5%
9 Ford Focus 4,742 3,843 23.4% 40,664 44,133 -7.9%
10 Ford Fiesta 4,657 3,706 25.7% 37,697 39,426 -4.4%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



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Flash report, October 2017

6 Nov. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales rise 3.9% in October
On November 2, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 272,855 new passenger car registrations in October, an 3.9% increase from the same month last year.
Year-to-date registrations of 2,884,676 vehicles in the first ten months of the year represented an increase of 2.3% from the same period in 2016.
Volkswagen brand sales of 50,331 units (18.4% market share) increased 1.8% in October compared to the same month in 2016.
Mercedes sales of 26,625 units (9.8% share) increased 6.9% from last year.
Audi sales of 21,651 units (7.9% share) decreased 7.0% in October.
Ford sales of 21,277 units (7.8% share) increased 12.8% from last year.
Opel sales of 19,347 units (7.1% share) decreased 1.2% from the same month last year.
BMW sales of 18,734 units (6.9% share) decreased 9.1% in October.
Sales of 27,274 trucks in October represented a increase of 17.2% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 349 buses represented an decrease of 35.4%.
In October, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 60.9% market share, diesel vehicles had a 34.9% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 315,000 units had decreased 11% and domestic production of 414,100 units had decreased 11% from last October.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Oct. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Oct.
2017
Y-o-Y
PCs 272,855 3.9% 2,884,676 2.3%
CVs Buses 349 -35.4% 5,138 1.8%
Trucks 27,274 17.2% 250,936 3.9%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Oct. 2017 Oct. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Oct.
2017
Jan.-Oct.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 50,331 49,441 1.8% 529,474 559,444 -5.4%
Share 18.4% 18.8% -0.4 pt 18.4% 19.8% -1.5 pt
Mercedes Total 26,625 24,907 6.9% 278,697 260,735 6.9%
Share 9.8% 9.5% 0.3 pt 9.7% 9.3% 0.4 pt
Audi Total 21,651 23,292 -7.0% 242,609 250,976 -3.3%
Share 7.9% 8.9% -0.9 pt 8.4% 8.9% -0.5 pt
Ford Total 21,277 18,864 12.8% 204,485 202,320 1.1%
Share 7.8% 7.2% 0.6 pt 7.1% 7.2% -0.1 pt
Opel Total 19,347 19,582 -1.2% 206,746 205,320 0.7%
Share 7.1% 7.5% -0.4 pt 7.2% 7.3% -0.1 pt
BMW Total 18,734 20,608 -9.1% 215,083 217,192 -1.0%
Share 6.9% 7.8% -1.0 pt 7.5% 7.7% -0.2 pt
Skoda Total 15,817 14,171 11.6% 162,532 154,943 4.9%
Share 5.8% 5.4% 0.4 pt 5.6% 5.5% 0.1 pt
Renault Total 10,195 9,994 2.0% 110,016 98,066 12.2%
Share 3.7% 3.8% -0.1 pt 3.8% 3.5% 0.3 pt
Hyundai Total 9,518 8,939 6.5% 91,322 90,285 1.1%
Share 3.5% 3.4% 0.1 pt 3.2% 3.2% 0.0 pt
Seat Total 9,252 8,068 14.7% 87,590 79,358 10.4%
Share 3.4% 3.1% 0.3 pt 3.0% 2.8% 0.2 pt
Peugeot Total 7,052 5,119 37.8% 54,463 47,748 14.1%
Share 2.6% 1.9% 0.6 pt 1.9% 1.7% 0.2 pt
Toyota Total 6,734 6,177 9.0% 68,686 58,103 18.2%
Share 2.5% 2.4% 0.1 pt 2.4% 2.1% 0.3 pt
Kia Total 5,768 4,981 15.8% 54,112 51,439 5.2%
Share 2.1% 1.9% 0.2 pt 1.9% 1.8% 0.1 pt
Nissan Total 5,408 5,718 -5.4% 58,802 62,130 -5.4%
Share 2.0% 2.2% -0.2 pt 2.0% 2.2% -0.2 pt
Mazda Total 5,342 4,658 14.7% 56,898 54,562 4.3%
Share 2.0% 1.8% 0.2 pt 2.0% 1.9% 0.0 pt
Fiat Total 4,697 5,330 -11.9% 75,329 67,118 12.2%
Share 1.7% 2.0% -0.3 pt 2.6% 2.4% 0.2 pt
Dacia Total 4,234 3,020 40.2% 51,925 40,772 27.4%
Share 1.6% 1.1% 0.4 pt 1.8% 1.4% 0.4 pt
Citroen Total 4,017 3,603 11.5% 44,865 41,789 7.4%
Share 1.5% 1.4% 0.1 pt 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Mini Total 3,717 3,211 15.8% 38,670 36,966 4.6%
Share 1.4% 1.2% 0.1 pt 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Smart Total 3,667 3,944 -7.0% 29,141 30,386 -4.1%
Share 1.3% 1.5% -0.2 pt 1.0% 1.1% -0.1 pt
Volvo Total 3,543 3,097 14.4% 32,629 31,147 4.8%
Share 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Mitsubishi Total 2,991 2,887 3.6% 38,298 31,692 20.8%
Share 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt 1.3% 1.1% 0.2 pt
Suzuki Total 2,965 2,198 34.9% 32,119 25,989 23.6%
Share 1.1% 0.8% 0.3 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt
Porsche Total 2,170 2,276 -4.7% 25,108 25,329 -0.9%
Share 0.8% 0.9% -0.1 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 1,868 1,639 14.0% 20,282 18,892 7.4%
Share 0.7% 0.6% 0.1 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,288 1,921 -33.0% 16,960 21,888 -22.5%
Share 0.5% 0.7% -0.3 pt 0.6% 0.8% -0.2 pt
Jeep Total 1,013 1,140 -11.1% 10,789 12,551 -14.0%
Share 0.4% 0.4% -0.1 pt 0.4% 0.4% -0.1 pt
Subaru Total 581 593 -2.0% 6,341 6,001 5.7%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Jaguar Total 485 712 -31.9% 7,882 7,422 6.2%
Share 0.2% 0.3% -0.1 pt 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 361 380 -5.0% 5,178 3,419 51.4%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
DS Total 274 444 -38.3% 2,805 3,707 -24.3%
Share 0.1% 0.2% -0.1 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Ssangyong Total 205 252 -18.7% 2,634 2,944 -10.5%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 161 90 78.9% 2,780 1,505 84.7%
Share 0.1% 0.0% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 145 225 -35.6% 2,495 1,901 31.2%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Others Total 1,422 1,243 14.4% 16,931 14,468 17.0%
Share 0.5% 0.5% 0.0 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 272,855 262,724 3.9% 2,884,676 2,818,507 2.3%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)


Germany - Top 10 best selling models
- Maker/Brand Model Oct. 2017 Oct. 2016 Y-o-Y Jan.-Oct.
2017
Jan.-Oct.
2016
Y-o-Y
1 VW Golf 20,343 16,687 21.9% 189,124 204,828 -7.7%
2 VW Tiguan 6,133 6,195 -1.0% 59,085 53,013 11.5%
3 VW Passat (Santana) 5,840 6,077 -3.9% 60,110 69,067 -13.0%
4 Ford Fiesta 5,044 4,690 7.5% 33,040 35,720 -7.5%
5 Skoda Octavia (Laura) 5,007 4,636 8.0% 49,711 48,593 2.3%
6 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 4,880 3,778 29.2% 44,956 34,317 31.0%
7 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4,799 4,853 -1.1% 59,310 56,296 5.4%
8 Audi Audi A4 4,692 4,775 -1.7% 50,698 54,146 -6.4%
9 VW Touran 4,614 3,906 18.1% 43,336 45,896 -5.6%
10 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class (GLK-Class) 4,035 2,248 79.5% 32,586 21,788 49.6%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)


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Flash report, September 2017

6 Oct. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales fall 3.3% in September
On October 5, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 288,035 new passenger car registrations in September, an 3.3% decrease from the same month last year.
Year-to-date registrations of 2,611,821 vehicles in the first nine months of the year represented an increase of 2.2% from the same period in 2016.
Volkswagen brand sales of 53,268 units (18.5% market share) decreased 8.2% in September compared to the same month in 2016.
Mercedes sales of 28,139 units (9.8% share) decreased 2.0% from last year.
BMW sales of 24,812 units (8.6% share) increased 3.6% in September.
Opel sales of 21,764 units (7.6% share) decreased 0.3% from last year.
Audi sales of 20,614 units (7.2% share) decreased 8.6% from the same month last year.
Skoda sales of 19,484 units (6.8% share) increased 11.6% in September.
Sales of 25,511 trucks in September represented a increase of 7.9% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 431 buses represented an increase of 2.6%.
In September, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 59.7% market share, diesel vehicles had a 36.3% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 410,100 units had increased 1% and domestic production of 522,780 units had decreased 1% from last September.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Sep. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Sep.
2017
Y-o-Y
PCs 288,035 -3.3% 2,611,821 2.2%
CVs Buses 431 2.6% 4,789 6.2%
Trucks 25,511 7.9% 223,662 2.5%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Sep. 2017 Sep. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Sep.
2017
Jan.-Sep.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 53,268 58,006 -8.2% 479,143 510,003 -6.1%
Share 18.5% 19.5% -1.0 pt 18.3% 20.0% -1.6 pt
Mercedes Total 28,139 28,700 -2.0% 252,072 235,828 6.9%
Share 9.8% 9.6% 0.1 pt 9.7% 9.2% 0.4 pt
BMW Total 24,812 23,956 3.6% 196,349 196,584 -0.1%
Share 8.6% 8.0% 0.6 pt 7.5% 7.7% -0.2 pt
Opel Total 21,764 21,838 -0.3% 187,399 185,738 0.9%
Share 7.6% 7.3% 0.2 pt 7.2% 7.3% -0.1 pt
Audi Total 20,614 22,559 -8.6% 220,958 227,684 -3.0%
Share 7.2% 7.6% -0.4 pt 8.5% 8.9% -0.4 pt
Skoda Total 19,484 17,455 11.6% 146,715 140,772 4.2%
Share 6.8% 5.9% 0.9 pt 5.6% 5.5% 0.1 pt
Ford Total 18,122 21,555 -15.9% 183,208 183,456 -0.1%
Share 6.3% 7.2% -0.9 pt 7.0% 7.2% -0.2 pt
Hyundai Total 10,889 10,009 8.8% 81,804 81,346 0.6%
Share 3.8% 3.4% 0.4 pt 3.1% 3.2% -0.1 pt
Renault Total 9,037 9,582 -5.7% 99,821 88,072 13.3%
Share 3.1% 3.2% -0.1 pt 3.8% 3.4% 0.4 pt
Seat Total 8,497 8,591 -1.1% 78,338 71,290 9.9%
Share 2.9% 2.9% 0.1 pt 3.0% 2.8% 0.2 pt
Toyota Total 7,449 7,222 3.1% 61,952 51,926 19.3%
Share 2.6% 2.4% 0.2 pt 2.4% 2.0% 0.3 pt
Mazda Total 6,886 6,771 1.7% 51,556 49,904 3.3%
Share 2.4% 2.3% 0.1 pt 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 pt
Fiat Total 6,411 6,884 -6.9% 70,632 61,788 14.3%
Share 2.2% 2.3% -0.1 pt 2.7% 2.4% 0.3 pt
Nissan Total 6,051 7,302 -17.1% 53,394 56,412 -5.3%
Share 2.1% 2.5% -0.3 pt 2.0% 2.2% -0.2 pt
Kia Total 5,627 6,020 -6.5% 48,344 46,458 4.1%
Share 2.0% 2.0% -0.1 pt 1.9% 1.8% 0.0 pt
Peugeot Total 4,722 4,739 -0.4% 47,411 42,629 11.2%
Share 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 pt 1.8% 1.7% 0.1 pt
Mini Total 4,482 4,726 -5.2% 34,953 33,755 3.5%
Share 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 pt 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Dacia Total 4,220 3,310 27.5% 47,691 37,752 26.3%
Share 1.5% 1.1% 0.4 pt 1.8% 1.5% 0.3 pt
Volvo Total 3,720 3,926 -5.2% 29,086 28,050 3.7%
Share 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Citroen Total 3,704 4,294 -13.7% 40,848 38,186 7.0%
Share 1.3% 1.4% -0.2 pt 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Suzuki Total 3,669 2,574 42.5% 29,154 23,791 22.5%
Share 1.3% 0.9% 0.4 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt
Mitsubishi Total 3,248 3,001 8.2% 35,307 28,805 22.6%
Share 1.1% 1.0% 0.1 pt 1.4% 1.1% 0.2 pt
Smart Total 2,666 2,727 -2.2% 25,474 26,442 -3.7%
Share 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt 1.0% 1.0% -0.1 pt
Porsche Total 1,934 2,222 -13.0% 22,938 23,053 -0.5%
Share 0.7% 0.7% -0.1 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 1,705 1,818 -6.2% 18,414 17,253 6.7%
Share 0.6% 0.6% 0.0 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,449 2,113 -31.4% 15,672 19,967 -21.5%
Share 0.5% 0.7% -0.2 pt 0.6% 0.8% -0.2 pt
Subaru Total 868 768 13.0% 5,760 5,408 6.5%
Share 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Jeep Total 843 1,370 -38.5% 9,776 11,411 -14.3%
Share 0.3% 0.5% -0.2 pt 0.4% 0.4% -0.1 pt
Jaguar Total 704 763 -7.7% 7,397 6,710 10.2%
Share 0.2% 0.3% 0.0 pt 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 458 438 4.6% 4,817 3,039 58.5%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Lexus Total 355 323 9.9% 2,350 1,676 40.2%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 346 377 -8.2% 2,619 1,415 85.1%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
DS Total 226 320 -29.4% 2,531 3,263 -22.4%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Ssangyong Total 209 274 -23.7% 2,429 2,692 -9.8%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Others Total 1,457 1,469 -0.8% 15,509 13,225 17.3%
Share 0.5% 0.5% 0.0 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 288,035 298,002 -3.3% 2,611,821 2,555,783 2.2%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)


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Flash report, August 2017

5 Sep. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales rise 3.5% in August
On September 4, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 253,679 new passenger car registrations in August, an 3.5% increase from the same month last year.
Year-to-date registrations of 2,323,785 vehicles in the first seven months of the year represented an increase of 2.9% from the same period in 2016.
Volkswagen brand sales of 43,531 units (17.2% market share) decreased 10.9% in August compared to the same month in 2016.
Mercedes sales of 26,679 units (10.5% share) increased 7.5% from last year.
Audi sales of 19,406 units (7.6% share) increased 0.9% in August.
BMW sales of 18,713 units (7.4% share) increased 6.7% from last year.
Opel sales of 18,579 units (7.3% share) increased 13.0% from the same month last year.
Ford sales of 16,586 units (6.5% share) decreased 4.8% in August.
Sales of 25,335 trucks in August represented a decrease of 3.3% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 454 buses represented an decrease of 2.8%.
In August, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 58.4% market share, diesel vehicles had a 37.7% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 357,300 units had increased 13% and domestic production of 459,900 units had increased 12% from last August.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Aug. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Aug.
2017
Y-o-Y
PCs 253,679 3.5% 2,323,785 2.9%
CVs Buses 454 -2.8% 4,359 6.6%
Trucks 25,335 -3.3% 198,151 1.8%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Aug. 2017 Aug. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Aug.
2017
Jan.-Aug.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 43,531 48,851 -10.9% 425,875 451,997 -5.8%
Share 17.2% 19.9% -2.8 pt 18.3% 20.0% -1.7 pt
Mercedes Total 26,679 24,817 7.5% 223,933 207,128 8.1%
Share 10.5% 10.1% 0.4 pt 9.6% 9.2% 0.5 pt
Audi Total 19,406 19,238 0.9% 200,344 205,125 -2.3%
Share 7.6% 7.8% -0.2 pt 8.6% 9.1% -0.5 pt
BMW Total 18,713 17,534 6.7% 171,537 172,628 -0.6%
Share 7.4% 7.2% 0.2 pt 7.4% 7.6% -0.3 pt
Opel Total 18,579 16,436 13.0% 165,635 163,900 1.1%
Share 7.3% 6.7% 0.6 pt 7.1% 7.3% -0.1 pt
Ford Total 16,586 17,423 -4.8% 165,086 161,901 2.0%
Share 6.5% 7.1% -0.6 pt 7.1% 7.2% -0.1 pt
Skoda Total 14,624 12,963 12.8% 127,231 123,317 3.2%
Share 5.8% 5.3% 0.5 pt 5.5% 5.5% 0.0 pt
Seat Total 8,934 7,897 13.1% 69,841 62,699 11.4%
Share 3.5% 3.2% 0.3 pt 3.0% 2.8% 0.2 pt
Renault Total 8,848 7,568 16.9% 90,784 78,490 15.7%
Share 3.5% 3.1% 0.4 pt 3.9% 3.5% 0.4 pt
Hyundai Total 8,683 9,240 -6.0% 70,915 71,337 -0.6%
Share 3.4% 3.8% -0.3 pt 3.1% 3.2% -0.1 pt
Dacia Total 6,437 4,907 31.2% 43,471 34,442 26.2%
Share 2.5% 2.0% 0.5 pt 1.9% 1.5% 0.3 pt
Fiat Total 6,167 6,512 -5.3% 64,221 54,904 17.0%
Share 2.4% 2.7% -0.2 pt 2.8% 2.4% 0.3 pt
Toyota Total 6,028 5,914 1.9% 54,503 44,704 21.9%
Share 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 pt 2.3% 2.0% 0.4 pt
Nissan Total 5,980 5,637 6.1% 47,343 49,110 -3.6%
Share 2.4% 2.3% 0.1 pt 2.0% 2.2% -0.1 pt
Mazda Total 5,392 5,042 6.9% 44,670 43,133 3.6%
Share 2.1% 2.1% 0.1 pt 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 pt
Kia Total 5,301 5,108 3.8% 42,716 40,438 5.6%
Share 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 pt 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 pt
Peugeot Total 4,536 3,539 28.2% 42,689 37,890 12.7%
Share 1.8% 1.4% 0.3 pt 1.8% 1.7% 0.2 pt
Citroen Total 3,921 3,385 15.8% 37,144 33,892 9.6%
Share 1.5% 1.4% 0.2 pt 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Mitsubishi Total 3,512 2,465 42.5% 32,059 25,804 24.2%
Share 1.4% 1.0% 0.4 pt 1.4% 1.1% 0.2 pt
Suzuki Total 3,404 2,731 24.6% 25,485 21,217 20.1%
Share 1.3% 1.1% 0.2 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt
Mini Total 3,152 2,823 11.7% 30,471 29,029 5.0%
Share 1.2% 1.2% 0.1 pt 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Smart Total 2,382 2,307 3.3% 22,808 23,715 -3.8%
Share 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt 1.0% 1.1% -0.1 pt
Volvo Total 2,242 1,798 24.7% 25,366 24,124 5.1%
Share 0.9% 0.7% 0.2 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Porsche Total 1,966 2,093 -6.1% 21,004 20,831 0.8%
Share 0.8% 0.9% -0.1 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 1,756 1,466 19.8% 16,709 15,435 8.3%
Share 0.7% 0.6% 0.1 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,723 1,677 2.7% 14,223 17,854 -20.3%
Share 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt 0.6% 0.8% -0.2 pt
Jeep Total 985 1,613 -38.9% 8,933 10,041 -11.0%
Share 0.4% 0.7% -0.3 pt 0.4% 0.4% -0.1 pt
Jaguar Total 639 809 -21.0% 6,693 5,947 12.5%
Share 0.3% 0.3% -0.1 pt 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 502 302 66.2% 4,359 2,601 67.6%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Subaru Total 458 469 -2.3% 4,892 4,640 5.4%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
DS Total 322 163 97.5% 2,305 2,943 -21.7%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.1 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Ssangyong Total 282 363 -22.3% 2,220 2,418 -8.2%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 203 190 6.8% 1,995 1,353 47.5%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 198 171 15.8% 2,273 1,038 119.0%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.0% 0.1 pt
Others Total 1,608 1,625 -1.0% 14,052 11,756 19.5%
Share 0.6% 0.7% 0.0 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 253,679 245,076 3.5% 2,323,785 2,257,781 2.9%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



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Flash report, July 2017

3 Aug. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales rise 1.5% in July
On August 2, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 283,080 new passenger car registrations in July, an 1.5% increase from the same month last year.
Year-to-date registrations of 2,070,106 vehicles in the first seven months of the year represented an increase of 2.9% from the same period in 2016.
Volkswagen brand sales of 49,468 units (17.5% market share) decreased 13.2% in July compared to the same month in 2016.
Mercedes sales of 30,046 units (10.6% share) increased 18.1% from last year.
Audi sales of 26,453 units (9.3% share) increased 0.3% in July.
BMW sales of 21,416 units (7.6% share) increased 7.3% from last year.
Ford sales of 20,119 units (7.1% share) decreased 5.7% from the same month last year.
Opel sales of 19,430 units (6.9% share) increased 2.6% in July.
Sales of 24,558 trucks in July represented a increase of 5.1% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 470 buses represented an decrease of 4.3%.
In July, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 56.0% market share, diesel vehicles had a 40.5% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 307,700 units had decreased 8% and domestic production of 371,700 units had decreased 9% from last July.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Jul. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jul.
2017
Y-o-Y
PCs 283,080 1.5% 2,070,106 2.9%
CVs Buses 470 -4.3% 3,905 7.8%
Trucks 24,558 5.1% 172,816 2.6%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Jul. 2017 Jul. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Jul.
2017
Jan.-Jul.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 49,468 56,958 -13.2% 382,344 403,146 -5.2%
Share 17.5% 20.4% -2.9 pt 18.5% 20.0% -1.6 pt
Mercedes Total 30,046 25,442 18.1% 197,254 182,311 8.2%
Share 10.6% 9.1% 1.5 pt 9.5% 9.1% 0.5 pt
Audi Total 26,453 26,386 0.3% 180,938 185,887 -2.7%
Share 9.3% 9.5% -0.1 pt 8.7% 9.2% -0.5 pt
BMW Total 21,416 19,966 7.3% 152,824 155,094 -1.5%
Share 7.6% 7.2% 0.4 pt 7.4% 7.7% -0.3 pt
Ford Total 20,119 21,338 -5.7% 148,500 144,478 2.8%
Share 7.1% 7.7% -0.5 pt 7.2% 7.2% 0.0 pt
Opel Total 19,430 18,940 2.6% 147,056 147,464 -0.3%
Share 6.9% 6.8% 0.1 pt 7.1% 7.3% -0.2 pt
Skoda Total 13,770 13,879 -0.8% 112,607 110,354 2.0%
Share 4.9% 5.0% -0.1 pt 5.4% 5.5% 0.0 pt
Renault Total 11,230 10,073 11.5% 81,936 70,922 15.5%
Share 4.0% 3.6% 0.4 pt 4.0% 3.5% 0.4 pt
Hyundai Total 9,057 9,209 -1.7% 62,232 62,097 0.2%
Share 3.2% 3.3% -0.1 pt 3.0% 3.1% -0.1 pt
Seat Total 8,122 7,381 10.0% 60,907 54,802 11.1%
Share 2.9% 2.6% 0.2 pt 2.9% 2.7% 0.2 pt
Fiat Total 7,126 7,631 -6.6% 58,054 48,392 20.0%
Share 2.5% 2.7% -0.2 pt 2.8% 2.4% 0.4 pt
Toyota Total 6,497 5,851 11.0% 48,475 38,790 25.0%
Share 2.3% 2.1% 0.2 pt 2.3% 1.9% 0.4 pt
Kia Total 6,257 5,274 18.6% 37,415 35,330 5.9%
Share 2.2% 1.9% 0.3 pt 1.8% 1.8% 0.1 pt
Peugeot Total 5,652 4,592 23.1% 38,153 34,351 11.1%
Share 2.0% 1.6% 0.3 pt 1.8% 1.7% 0.1 pt
Dacia Total 5,581 4,784 16.7% 37,034 29,535 25.4%
Share 2.0% 1.7% 0.3 pt 1.8% 1.5% 0.3 pt
Mazda Total 5,014 4,935 1.6% 39,278 38,091 3.1%
Share 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 pt 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 pt
Nissan Total 4,976 5,978 -16.8% 41,363 43,473 -4.9%
Share 1.8% 2.1% -0.4 pt 2.0% 2.2% -0.2 pt
Citroen Total 4,892 4,342 12.7% 33,223 30,507 8.9%
Share 1.7% 1.6% 0.2 pt 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Mini Total 3,865 4,058 -4.8% 27,319 26,206 4.2%
Share 1.4% 1.5% -0.1 pt 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Mitsubishi Total 3,811 2,471 54.2% 28,547 23,339 22.3%
Share 1.3% 0.9% 0.5 pt 1.4% 1.2% 0.2 pt
Volvo Total 3,168 2,938 7.8% 23,124 22,326 3.6%
Share 1.1% 1.1% 0.1 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Smart Total 2,982 2,527 18.0% 20,426 21,408 -4.6%
Share 1.1% 0.9% 0.1 pt 1.0% 1.1% -0.1 pt
Suzuki Total 2,835 2,938 -3.5% 22,081 18,486 19.4%
Share 1.0% 1.1% -0.1 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.1 pt
Porsche Total 2,520 2,610 -3.4% 19,038 18,738 1.6%
Share 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 2,038 1,592 28.0% 14,953 13,969 7.0%
Share 0.7% 0.6% 0.1 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,368 1,361 0.5% 12,500 16,177 -22.7%
Share 0.5% 0.5% 0.0 pt 0.6% 0.8% -0.2 pt
Jeep Total 982 1,444 -32.0% 7,948 8,428 -5.7%
Share 0.3% 0.5% -0.2 pt 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 732 415 76.4% 3,857 2,299 67.8%
Share 0.3% 0.1% 0.1 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Jaguar Total 596 723 -17.6% 6,054 5,138 17.8%
Share 0.2% 0.3% 0.0 pt 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt
Subaru Total 457 413 10.7% 4,434 4,171 6.3%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
DS Total 267 284 -6.0% 1,983 2,780 -28.7%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Ssangyong Total 252 303 -16.8% 1,938 2,055 -5.7%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 180 89 102.2% 2,075 867 139.3%
Share 0.1% 0.0% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.0% 0.1 pt
Lexus Total 165 172 -4.1% 1,792 1,163 54.1%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Others Total 1,756 1,569 11.9% 12,444 10,131 22.8%
Share 0.6% 0.6% 0.1 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 283,080 278,866 1.5% 2,070,106 2,012,705 2.9%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)




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Flash report, June 2017

5 Jul. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.


German car sales fall 3.5% in June
On June 4, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 327,693 new passenger car registrations in June, an 3.5% decrease from the same month last year.
Volkswagen brand sales of 60,555 units (18.5% market share) decreased 5.0% in June compared to the same month in 2016.
Mercedes sales of 31,394 units (9.6% share) decreased 1.2% from last year.
Audi sales of 25,153 units (7.7% share) decreased 9.4% in June.
Opel sales of 23,283 units (7.1% share) decreased 9.3% from last year.
BMW sales of 22,713 units (6.9% share) decreased 17.8% from the same month last year.
Ford sales of 22,398 units (6.8% share) increased 9.3% in June.
Sales of 27,691 trucks in June represented a decrease of 5.6% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 547 buses represented an decrease of 6.5%.
In June, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 55.8% market share, diesel vehicles had a 41.3% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 369,500 units had decreased 11% and domestic production of 493,300 units had decreased 12% from last June.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Jun. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jun.
2017
Y-o-Y
PCs 327,693 -3.5% 1,787,026 3.1%
CVs Buses 547 -6.5% 3,435 9.7%
Trucks 27,691 -5.6% 148,258 2.2%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Jun. 2017 Jun. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Jun.
2017
Jan.-Jun.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 60,555 63,722 -5.0% 332,876 346,188 -3.8%
Share 18.5% 18.8% -0.3 pt 18.6% 20.0% -1.3 pt
Mercedes Total 31,394 31,776 -1.2% 167,208 156,869 6.6%
Share 9.6% 9.4% 0.2 pt 9.4% 9.0% 0.3 pt
Audi Total 25,153 27,765 -9.4% 154,485 159,501 -3.1%
Share 7.7% 8.2% -0.5 pt 8.6% 9.2% -0.6 pt
Opel Total 23,283 25,677 -9.3% 127,626 128,524 -0.7%
Share 7.1% 7.6% -0.5 pt 7.1% 7.4% -0.3 pt
BMW Total 22,713 27,627 -17.8% 131,408 135,128 -2.8%
Share 6.9% 8.1% -1.2 pt 7.4% 7.8% -0.4 pt
Ford Total 22,398 24,688 -9.3% 128,381 123,140 4.3%
Share 6.8% 7.3% -0.4 pt 7.2% 7.1% 0.1 pt
Skoda Total 19,515 20,106 -2.9% 98,837 96,475 2.4%
Share 6.0% 5.9% 0.0 pt 5.5% 5.6% 0.0 pt
Renault Total 15,679 12,893 21.6% 70,706 60,849 16.2%
Share 4.8% 3.8% 1.0 pt 4.0% 3.5% 0.4 pt
Seat Total 11,608 9,765 18.9% 52,785 47,421 11.3%
Share 3.5% 2.9% 0.7 pt 3.0% 2.7% 0.2 pt
Hyundai Total 10,509 11,395 -7.8% 53,175 52,888 0.5%
Share 3.2% 3.4% -0.1 pt 3.0% 3.1% -0.1 pt
Fiat Total 9,108 8,435 8.0% 50,928 40,761 24.9%
Share 2.8% 2.5% 0.3 pt 2.8% 2.4% 0.5 pt
Toyota Total 7,405 6,028 22.8% 41,978 32,939 27.4%
Share 2.3% 1.8% 0.5 pt 2.3% 1.9% 0.4 pt
Peugeot Total 6,618 5,811 13.9% 32,501 29,759 9.2%
Share 2.0% 1.7% 0.3 pt 1.8% 1.7% 0.1 pt
Mazda Total 6,428 6,876 -6.5% 34,264 33,156 3.3%
Share 2.0% 2.0% -0.1 pt 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 pt
Kia Total 5,777 6,033 -4.2% 31,158 30,056 3.7%
Share 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 pt 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 pt
Citroen Total 5,448 5,417 0.6% 28,331 26,165 8.3%
Share 1.7% 1.6% 0.1 pt 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Nissan Total 5,386 6,427 -16.2% 36,387 37,495 -3.0%
Share 1.6% 1.9% -0.2 pt 2.0% 2.2% -0.1 pt
Dacia Total 5,355 5,475 -2.2% 31,453 24,751 27.1%
Share 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 pt 1.8% 1.4% 0.3 pt
Mitsubishi Total 5,086 3,843 32.3% 24,736 20,868 18.5%
Share 1.6% 1.1% 0.4 pt 1.4% 1.2% 0.2 pt
Mini Total 4,754 5,132 -7.4% 23,454 22,148 5.9%
Share 1.5% 1.5% -0.1 pt 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Volvo Total 4,036 3,786 6.6% 19,956 19,388 2.9%
Share 1.2% 1.1% 0.1 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Suzuki Total 3,619 3,049 18.7% 19,246 15,548 23.8%
Share 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt
Smart Total 3,413 3,489 -2.2% 17,444 18,881 -7.6%
Share 1.0% 1.0% 0.0 pt 1.0% 1.1% -0.1 pt
Porsche Total 2,628 2,853 -7.9% 16,518 16,128 2.4%
Share 0.8% 0.8% 0.0 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 2,099 2,401 -12.6% 12,915 12,377 4.3%
Share 0.6% 0.7% -0.1 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,531 2,382 -35.7% 11,132 14,816 -24.9%
Share 0.5% 0.7% -0.2 pt 0.6% 0.9% -0.2 pt
Jeep Total 1,172 1,684 -30.4% 6,966 6,984 -0.3%
Share 0.4% 0.5% -0.1 pt 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt
Jaguar Total 754 1,086 -30.6% 5,458 4,415 23.6%
Share 0.2% 0.3% -0.1 pt 0.3% 0.3% 0.1 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 617 507 21.7% 3,125 1,884 65.9%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Subaru Total 603 524 15.1% 3,977 3,758 5.8%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 353 242 45.9% 1,895 778 143.6%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.0% 0.1 pt
Ssangyong Total 284 389 -27.0% 1,686 1,752 -3.8%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
DS Total 228 398 -42.7% 1,716 2,496 -31.3%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 228 174 31.0% 1,627 991 64.2%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Others Total 1,956 1,708 14.5% 10,688 8,562 24.8%
Share 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 327,693 339,563 -3.5% 1,787,026 1,733,839 3.1%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



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Flash report, May 2017

5 Jun. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales rise 12.9% in May
On June 2, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 323,952 new passenger car registrations in May, an 12.9% increase from the same month last year.
Volkswagen brand sales of 60,339 units (18.6% market share) increased 8.8% in May compared to the same month in 2016.
Mercedes sales of 31,392 units (9.7% share) increased 25.2% from last year.
Audi sales of 27,080 units (8.4% share) increased 1.4% in May.
Ford sales of 23,579 units (7.3% share) increased 23.0% from last year.
BMW sales of 22,610 units (7.0% share) increased 6.9% from the same month last year.
Opel sales of 22,093 units (6.8% share) increased 3.9% in May.
Sales of 26,245 trucks in May represented a increase of 12.1% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 611 buses represented an increase of 28.4%.
In May, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 56.8% market share, diesel vehicles had a 40.4% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 369,400 units had increased 7% and domestic production of 482,400 units had increased 8% from last May.


Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

May 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-May
2017
Y-o-Y
PCs 323,952 12.9% 1,459,333 4.7%
CVs Buses 611 28.4% 2,888 13.4%
Trucks 26,245 12.1% 120,567 4.2%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
May 2017 May 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-May
2017
Jan.-May
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 60,339 55,472 8.8% 272,321 282,466 -3.6%
Share 18.6% 19.3% -0.7 pt 18.7% 20.3% -1.6 pt
Mercedes Total 31,392 25,064 25.2% 135,814 125,093 8.6%
Share 9.7% 8.7% 1.0 pt 9.3% 9.0% 0.3 pt
Audi Total 27,080 26,713 1.4% 129,332 131,736 -1.8%
Share 8.4% 9.3% -1.0 pt 8.9% 9.4% -0.6 pt
Ford Total 23,579 19,164 23.0% 105,983 98,452 7.6%
Share 7.3% 6.7% 0.6 pt 7.3% 7.1% 0.2 pt
BMW Total 22,610 21,146 6.9% 108,695 107,501 1.1%
Share 7.0% 7.4% -0.4 pt 7.4% 7.7% -0.3 pt
Opel Total 22,093 21,254 3.9% 104,343 102,847 1.5%
Share 6.8% 7.4% -0.6 pt 7.2% 7.4% -0.2 pt
Skoda Total 18,544 16,249 14.1% 79,322 76,369 3.9%
Share 5.7% 5.7% 0.1 pt 5.4% 5.5% 0.0 pt
Renault Total 11,817 11,397 3.7% 55,027 47,956 14.7%
Share 3.6% 4.0% -0.3 pt 3.8% 3.4% 0.3 pt
Fiat Total 10,635 7,794 36.5% 41,820 32,326 29.4%
Share 3.3% 2.7% 0.6 pt 2.9% 2.3% 0.5 pt
Hyundai Total 10,142 9,198 10.3% 42,666 41,493 2.8%
Share 3.1% 3.2% -0.1 pt 2.9% 3.0% -0.1 pt
Seat Total 9,563 8,556 11.8% 41,177 37,656 9.4%
Share 3.0% 3.0% 0.0 pt 2.8% 2.7% 0.1 pt
Toyota Total 7,608 5,504 38.2% 34,573 26,911 28.5%
Share 2.3% 1.9% 0.4 pt 2.4% 1.9% 0.4 pt
Dacia Total 6,785 4,548 49.2% 26,098 19,276 35.4%
Share 2.1% 1.6% 0.5 pt 1.8% 1.4% 0.4 pt
Nissan Total 6,294 5,664 11.1% 31,001 31,068 -0.2%
Share 1.9% 2.0% 0.0 pt 2.1% 2.2% -0.1 pt
Peugeot Total 5,933 5,603 5.9% 25,883 23,948 8.1%
Share 1.8% 2.0% -0.1 pt 1.8% 1.7% 0.1 pt
Kia Total 5,918 5,415 9.3% 25,381 24,023 5.7%
Share 1.8% 1.9% -0.1 pt 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 pt
Mazda Total 5,879 5,225 12.5% 27,836 26,280 5.9%
Share 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 pt 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 pt
Citroen Total 5,002 4,472 11.9% 22,883 20,748 10.3%
Share 1.5% 1.6% 0.0 pt 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Mitsubishi Total 4,756 3,675 29.4% 19,650 17,025 15.4%
Share 1.5% 1.3% 0.2 pt 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt
Mini Total 4,466 3,789 17.9% 18,700 17,016 9.9%
Share 1.4% 1.3% 0.1 pt 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt
Volvo Total 3,720 3,166 17.5% 15,920 15,602 2.0%
Share 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Smart Total 3,269 3,634 -10.0% 14,031 15,392 -8.8%
Share 1.0% 1.3% -0.3 pt 1.0% 1.1% -0.1 pt
Suzuki Total 3,143 2,476 26.9% 15,627 12,499 25.0%
Share 1.0% 0.9% 0.1 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt
Porsche Total 3,129 2,818 11.0% 13,890 13,275 4.6%
Share 1.0% 1.0% 0.0 pt 1.0% 1.0% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 2,116 1,982 6.8% 10,816 9,976 8.4%
Share 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,736 1,764 -1.6% 9,601 12,434 -22.8%
Share 0.5% 0.6% -0.1 pt 0.7% 0.9% -0.2 pt
Jeep Total 1,146 1,210 -5.3% 5,794 5,300 9.3%
Share 0.4% 0.4% -0.1 pt 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt
Jaguar Total 935 842 11.0% 4,704 3,329 41.3%
Share 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt 0.3% 0.2% 0.1 pt
Subaru Total 585 495 18.2% 3,374 3,234 4.3%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 570 389 46.5% 2,508 1,377 82.1%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Tesla Total 322 53 507.5% 1,542 536 187.7%
Share 0.1% 0.0% 0.1 pt 0.1% 0.0% 0.1 pt
Lexus Total 314 137 129.2% 1,399 817 71.2%
Share 0.1% 0.0% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Ssangyong Total 292 291 0.3% 1,402 1,363 2.9%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
DS Total 272 377 -27.9% 1,488 2,098 -29.1%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Others Total 1,968 1,395 41.1% 8,732 6,854 27.4%
Share 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 323,952 286,931 12.9% 1,459,333 1,394,276 4.7%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)





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Flash report, April 2017

8 May 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales fall 8.0% in April
On May 3, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 290,697 new passenger car registrations in April, an 8.0% decrease from the same month last year.
Volkswagen brand sales of 56,506 units (19.4% market share) decreased 12.5% in April compared to the same month in 2016.
Audi sales of 26,781 units (9.2% share) decreased 10.0% from last year.
Mercedes sales of 27,029 units (9.3% share) decreased 10.1% in April.
Opel sales of 19,350 units (6.7% share) decreased 14.2% from last year.
BMW brand sales of 20,114 units (6.9% share) decreased 14.0% from the same month last year.
Ford sales of 21,410 units (7.4% share) decreased 6.8% in April.
Sales of 23,047 trucks in April represented a decrease of 10.1% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 641 buses represented an increase of 3.2%.
In April, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 55.9% market share, diesel vehicles had a 41.3% market share, and alternative fuel vehicles had a combined 2.8% market share.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Apr. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Apr.
2017
Y-o-Y
PCs 290,697 -8.0% 1,135,381 2.5%
CVs Buses 641 3.2% 2,277 10.0%
Trucks 23,047 -10.1% 94,322 2.2%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Apr. 2017 Apr. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Apr.
2017
Jan.-Apr.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 56,506 64,577 -12.5% 211,982 226,994 -6.6%
Share 19.4% 20.4% -1.0 pt 18.7% 20.5% -1.8 pt
Mercedes Total 27,029 30,075 -10.1% 104,422 100,029 4.4%
Share 9.3% 9.5% -0.2 pt 9.2% 9.0% 0.2 pt
Audi Total 26,781 29,770 -10.0% 102,252 105,023 -2.6%
Share 9.2% 9.4% -0.2 pt 9.0% 9.5% -0.5 pt
Ford Total 21,410 22,976 -6.8% 82,404 79,288 3.9%
Share 7.4% 7.3% 0.1 pt 7.3% 7.2% 0.1 pt
BMW Total 20,114 23,386 -14.0% 86,085 86,355 -0.3%
Share 6.9% 7.4% -0.5 pt 7.6% 7.8% -0.2 pt
Opel Total 19,350 22,559 -14.2% 82,250 81,593 0.8%
Share 6.7% 7.1% -0.5 pt 7.2% 7.4% -0.1 pt
Skoda Total 15,181 16,613 -8.6% 60,778 60,120 1.1%
Share 5.2% 5.3% 0.0 pt 5.4% 5.4% -0.1 pt
Renault Total 11,289 11,775 -4.1% 43,210 36,559 18.2%
Share 3.9% 3.7% 0.2 pt 3.8% 3.3% 0.5 pt
Fiat Total 10,572 8,491 24.5% 31,185 24,532 27.1%
Share 3.6% 2.7% 0.9 pt 2.7% 2.2% 0.5 pt
Hyundai Total 8,395 9,554 -12.1% 32,524 32,295 0.7%
Share 2.9% 3.0% -0.1 pt 2.9% 2.9% -0.1 pt
Seat Total 8,104 7,862 3.1% 31,614 29,100 8.6%
Share 2.8% 2.5% 0.3 pt 2.8% 2.6% 0.2 pt
Toyota Total 6,622 5,915 12.0% 26,965 21,407 26.0%
Share 2.3% 1.9% 0.4 pt 2.4% 1.9% 0.4 pt
Dacia Total 5,269 4,340 21.4% 19,313 14,728 31.1%
Share 1.8% 1.4% 0.4 pt 1.7% 1.3% 0.4 pt
Kia Total 5,239 5,742 -8.8% 19,463 18,608 4.6%
Share 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 pt 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 pt
Nissan Total 4,866 5,972 -18.5% 24,707 25,404 -2.7%
Share 1.7% 1.9% -0.2 pt 2.2% 2.3% -0.1 pt
Peugeot Total 4,828 5,717 -15.6% 19,950 18,345 8.7%
Share 1.7% 1.8% -0.1 pt 1.8% 1.7% 0.1 pt
Mazda Total 4,627 4,370 5.9% 21,957 21,055 4.3%
Share 1.6% 1.4% 0.2 pt 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 pt
Citroen Total 4,338 4,950 -12.4% 17,881 16,276 9.9%
Share 1.5% 1.6% -0.1 pt 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt
Mini Total 3,954 4,397 -10.1% 14,234 13,227 7.6%
Share 1.4% 1.4% 0.0 pt 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt
Mitsubishi Total 3,933 3,753 4.8% 14,894 13,350 11.6%
Share 1.4% 1.2% 0.2 pt 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt
Suzuki Total 3,083 2,162 42.6% 12,484 10,023 24.6%
Share 1.1% 0.7% 0.4 pt 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt
Volvo Total 3,060 3,756 -18.5% 12,200 12,436 -1.9%
Share 1.1% 1.2% -0.1 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Smart Total 2,938 3,780 -22.3% 10,762 11,758 -8.5%
Share 1.0% 1.2% -0.2 pt 0.9% 1.1% -0.1 pt
Porsche Total 2,906 3,630 -19.9% 10,761 10,457 2.9%
Share 1.0% 1.1% -0.1 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 2,561 2,075 23.4% 8,700 7,994 8.8%
Share 0.9% 0.7% 0.2 pt 0.8% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 1,500 2,197 -31.7% 7,865 10,670 -26.3%
Share 0.5% 0.7% -0.2 pt 0.7% 1.0% -0.3 pt
Jeep Total 1,281 1,048 22.2% 4,648 4,090 13.6%
Share 0.4% 0.3% 0.1 pt 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt
Jaguar Total 965 861 12.1% 3,769 2,487 51.5%
Share 0.3% 0.3% 0.1 pt 0.3% 0.2% 0.1 pt
Subaru Total 727 624 16.5% 2,789 2,739 1.8%
Share 0.3% 0.2% 0.1 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 610 241 153.1% 1,938 988 96.2%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
DS Total 243 453 -46.4% 1,216 1,721 -29.3%
Share 0.1% 0.1% -0.1 pt 0.1% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Ssangyong Total 229 352 -34.9% 1,110 1,072 3.5%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 216 184 17.4% 1,085 680 59.6%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 197 86 129.1% 1,220 483 152.6%
Share 0.1% 0.0% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.0% 0.1 pt
Others Total 1,774 1,678 5.7% 6,764 5,459 23.9%
Share 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 290,697 315,921 -8.0% 1,135,381 1,107,345 2.5%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



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Flash report, March 2017

5 Apr. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales jump 11.4% in March
On April 4, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 359,683 new passenger car registrations in March, an 11.4% increase from the same month last year.
Volkswagen brand sales of 63,384 units (17.6% market share) increased 0.6% in March compared to the same month in 2016.
Audi sales of 29,426 units (8.2% share) decreased 2.3% from last year.
Mercedes sales of 31,256 units (8.7% share) increased 14.0% in March.
Opel sales of 27,597 units (7.7% share) increased 18.3% from last year.
BMW brand sales of 27,787 units (7.7% share) increased 5.8% from the same month last year.
Ford sales of 27,219 units (7.6% share) increased 15.7% in March.
Sales of 30,661 trucks in March represented an increase of 16.7% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 704 buses represented an increase of 21.6%.
In March, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 56.5% market share, diesel vehicles had a 40.6% market share, and alternative fuel vehicles had a combined 2.9% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 430,800 units had decreased 9.0% and domestic production of 557,800 units had increased 7.0% from last March.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Mar. 2017 Y-o-Y Jan.-Mar.
2017
Y-o-Y
PCs 359,683 11.4% 844,684 6.7%
CVs Buses 704 21.6% 1,636 12.9%
Trucks 30,661 16.7% 71,275 6.9%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Mar. 2017 Mar. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Mar.
2017
Jan.-Mar.
2016
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 63,384 63,014 0.6% 155,476 162,417 -4.3%
Share 17.6% 19.5% -1.9 pt 18.4% 20.5% -2.1 pt
Mercedes Total 31,256 27,411 14.0% 77,393 69,954 10.6%
Share 8.7% 8.5% 0.2 pt 9.2% 8.8% 0.3 pt
Audi Total 29,426 30,121 -2.3% 75,471 75,253 0.3%
Share 8.2% 9.3% -1.1 pt 8.9% 9.5% -0.6 pt
BMW Total 27,787 26,260 5.8% 65,971 62,969 4.8%
Share 7.7% 8.1% -0.4 pt 7.8% 8.0% -0.1 pt
Opel Total 27,597 23,331 18.3% 62,900 59,034 6.5%
Share 7.7% 7.2% 0.4 pt 7.4% 7.5% 0.0 pt
Ford Total 27,219 23,526 15.7% 60,994 56,312 8.3%
Share 7.6% 7.3% 0.3 pt 7.2% 7.1% 0.1 pt
Skoda Total 18,832 18,946 -0.6% 45,597 43,507 4.8%
Share 5.2% 5.9% -0.6 pt 5.4% 5.5% -0.1 pt
Renault Total 15,305 10,998 39.2% 31,921 24,784 28.8%
Share 4.3% 3.4% 0.8 pt 3.8% 3.1% 0.6 pt
Seat Total 10,958 9,671 13.3% 23,510 21,238 10.7%
Share 3.0% 3.0% 0.1 pt 2.8% 2.7% 0.1 pt
Hyundai Total 10,553 9,880 6.8% 24,129 22,741 6.1%
Share 2.9% 3.1% -0.1 pt 2.9% 2.9% 0.0 pt
Fiat Total 9,954 7,258 37.1% 20,613 16,041 28.5%
Share 2.8% 2.2% 0.5 pt 2.4% 2.0% 0.4 pt
Toyota Total 9,000 6,554 37.3% 20,343 15,492 31.3%
Share 2.5% 2.0% 0.5 pt 2.4% 2.0% 0.5 pt
Nissan Total 8,503 8,135 4.5% 19,841 19,432 2.1%
Share 2.4% 2.5% -0.2 pt 2.3% 2.5% -0.1 pt
Mazda Total 7,437 6,975 6.6% 17,330 16,685 3.9%
Share 2.1% 2.2% -0.1 pt 2.1% 2.1% -0.1 pt
Peugeot Total 6,561 5,229 25.5% 15,122 12,628 19.7%
Share 1.8% 1.6% 0.2 pt 1.8% 1.6% 0.2 pt
Citroen Total 6,210 4,314 43.9% 13,543 11,326 19.6%
Share 1.7% 1.3% 0.4 pt 1.6% 1.4% 0.2 pt
Kia Total 5,757 4,971 15.8% 14,224 12,866 10.6%
Share 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt 1.7% 1.6% 0.1 pt
Dacia Total 5,755 3,818 50.7% 14,044 10,388 35.2%
Share 1.6% 1.2% 0.4 pt 1.7% 1.3% 0.4 pt
Volvo Total 4,681 3,826 22.3% 9,140 8,680 5.3%
Share 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pt
Mitsubishi Total 4,494 3,538 27.0% 10,961 9,597 14.2%
Share 1.2% 1.1% 0.2 pt 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt
Mini Total 4,463 3,778 18.1% 10,280 8,830 16.4%
Share 1.2% 1.2% 0.1 pt 1.2% 1.1% 0.1 pt
Suzuki Total 3,828 3,903 -1.9% 9,401 7,861 19.6%
Share 1.1% 1.2% -0.1 pt 1.1% 1.0% 0.1 pt
Porsche Total 3,493 2,676 30.5% 7,855 6,827 15.1%
Share 1.0% 0.8% 0.1 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.1 pt
Smart Total 3,155 3,095 1.9% 7,824 7,978 -1.9%
Share 0.9% 1.0% -0.1 pt 0.9% 1.0% -0.1 pt
Land Rover Total 2,897 2,139 35.4% 6,139 5,919 3.7%
Share 0.8% 0.7% 0.1 pt 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pt
Honda Total 2,518 3,282 -23.3% 6,365 8,473 -24.9%
Share 0.7% 1.0% -0.3 pt 0.8% 1.1% -0.3 pt
Jaguar Total 1,511 790 91.3% 2,804 1,626 72.4%
Share 0.4% 0.2% 0.2 pt 0.3% 0.2% 0.1 pt
Jeep Total 1,484 1,145 29.6% 3,367 3,042 10.7%
Share 0.4% 0.4% 0.1 pt 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt
Subaru Total 914 971 -5.9% 2,062 2,115 -2.5%
Share 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.3% 0.0 pt
Tesla Total 670 267 150.9% 1,023 397 157.7%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 623 328 89.9% 1,328 747 77.8%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt
DS Total 559 492 13.6% 973 1,268 -23.3%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 351 233 50.6% 869 496 75.2%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Ssangyong Total 309 350 -11.7% 881 720 22.4%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Others Total 2,239 1,688 32.6% 4,990 3,781 32.0%
Share 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 359,683 322,913 11.4% 844,684 791,424 6.7%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



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Flash report, February 2017

3 Mar. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German car sales drop 2.6% in February
On March 2, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 243,602 new passenger car registrations in February, a 2.6% decrease from the same month last year.
Volkswagen brand sales of 42,557 units (17.5% market share) dropped 18.6% in February compared to the same month in 2016.
Audi sales of 24,377 units (10.0% share) increased 4.2% from last year.
Mercedes sales of 21,765 units (8.9% share) decreased 2.1% in February.
Opel sales of 18,016 units (7.4% share) decreased 5.9% from last year.
BMW brand sales of 17,797 units (7.3% share) decreased 8.9% from the same month last year.
Ford sales of 17,934 units (7.4% share) increased 0.5% in February.
Sales of 20,613 trucks in February represented a decrease of 1.8% from the previous year’s results, while sales of 412 buses were basically flat from last year.
In February, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 53.7% market share, diesel vehicles had a 43.4% market share, and alternative fuel vehicles had a combined 2.9% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 380,700 units had decreased 5.0% and domestic production of 492,100 units had decreased 7.0% from last February.


Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Feb. 2017 Y-o-Y (*) Jan.-Feb.
2017
Y-o-Y (*)
PCs 243,602 -2.6% 485,001 3.5%
CVs Buses 412 0.0% 932 7.1%
Trucks 20,613 -1.8% 40,614 0.6%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Feb. 2017 Feb. 2016 (*) y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
Jan.-Feb.
2017
Jan.-Feb.
2016 (*)
y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 42,557 52,256 -18.6% 92,092 99,403 -7.4%
Share 17.5% 20.9% -3.4 pt 19.0% 21.2% -2.2 pt
Audi Total 24,377 23,391 4.2% 46,045 45,132 2.0%
Share 10.0% 9.4% 0.7 pt 9.5% 9.6% -0.1 pt
Mercedes Total 21,765 22,243 -2.1% 46,137 42,543 8.4%
Share 8.9% 8.9% 0.0 pt 9.5% 9.1% 0.4 pt
Opel Total 18,016 19,154 -5.9% 35,303 35,703 -1.1%
Share 7.4% 7.7% -0.3 pt 7.3% 7.6% -0.3 pt
Ford Total 17,934 17,841 0.5% 33,775 32,786 3.0%
Share 7.4% 7.1% 0.2 pt 7.0% 7.0% 0.0 pt
BMW Total 17,797 19,541 -8.9% 38,184 36,709 4.0%
Share 7.3% 7.8% -0.5 pt 7.9% 7.8% 0.0 pt
Skoda Total 14,053 14,657 -4.1% 26,765 24,561 9.0%
Share 5.8% 5.9% -0.1 pt 5.5% 5.2% 0.3 pt
Renault Total 8,769 7,580 15.7% 16,616 13,786 20.5%
Share 3.6% 3.0% 0.6 pt 3.4% 2.9% 0.5 pt
Hyundai Total 7,197 7,279 -1.1% 13,576 12,861 5.6%
Share 3.0% 2.9% 0.0 pt 2.8% 2.7% 0.1 pt
Nissan Total 6,390 6,038 5.8% 11,338 11,297 0.4%
Share 2.6% 2.4% 0.2 pt 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 pt
Seat Total 6,328 5,978 5.9% 12,552 11,567 8.5%
Share 2.6% 2.4% 0.2 pt 2.6% 2.5% 0.1 pt
Toyota Total 6,272 5,042 24.4% 11,343 8,938 26.9%
Share 2.6% 2.0% 0.6 pt 2.3% 1.9% 0.4 pt
Fiat Total 5,512 4,666 18.1% 10,659 8,783 21.4%
Share 2.3% 1.9% 0.4 pt 2.2% 1.9% 0.3 pt
Mazda Total 4,919 5,047 -2.5% 9,893 9,710 1.9%
Share 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 pt 2.0% 2.1% 0.0 pt
Kia Total 4,776 4,107 16.3% 8,467 7,895 7.2%
Share 2.0% 1.6% 0.3 pt 1.7% 1.7% 0.1 pt
Peugeot Total 4,216 3,845 9.6% 8,561 7,399 15.7%
Share 1.7% 1.5% 0.2 pt 1.8% 1.6% 0.2 pt
Citroen Total 3,852 3,662 5.2% 7,333 7,012 4.6%
Share 1.6% 1.5% 0.1 pt 1.5% 1.5% 0.0 pt
Dacia Total 3,804 2,936 29.6% 8,289 6,570 26.2%
Share 1.6% 1.2% 0.4 pt 1.7% 1.4% 0.3 pt
Suzuki Total 3,399 2,182 55.8% 5,573 3,958 40.8%
Share 1.4% 0.9% 0.5 pt 1.1% 0.8% 0.3 pt
Mitsubishi Total 3,343 3,325 0.5% 6,467 6,059 6.7%
Share 1.4% 1.3% 0.0 pt 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Mini Total 2,731 2,374 15.0% 5,817 5,052 15.1%
Share 1.1% 0.9% 0.2 pt 1.2% 1.1% 0.1 pt
Honda Total 2,383 3,176 -25.0% 3,847 5,191 -25.9%
Share 1.0% 1.3% -0.3 pt 0.8% 1.1% -0.3 pt
Porsche Total 2,285 2,231 2.4% 4,362 4,151 5.1%
Share 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Smart Total 2,182 2,783 -21.6% 4,669 4,883 -4.4%
Share 0.9% 1.1% -0.2 pt 1.0% 1.0% -0.1 pt
Volvo Total 2,176 2,796 -22.2% 4,459 4,854 -8.1%
Share 0.9% 1.1% -0.2 pt 0.9% 1.0% -0.1 pt
Land Rover Total 1,587 1,835 -13.5% 3,242 3,780 -14.2%
Share 0.7% 0.7% -0.1 pt 0.7% 0.8% -0.1 pt
Jeep Total 1,033 1,024 0.9% 1,883 1,897 -0.7%
Share 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt
Subaru Total 610 654 -6.7% 1,148 1,144 0.3%
Share 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pt 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Jaguar Total 604 444 36.0% 1,293 836 54.7%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.1 pt 0.3% 0.2% 0.1 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 430 235 83.0% 705 419 68.3%
Share 0.2% 0.1% 0.1 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Ssangyong Total 283 190 48.9% 572 370 54.6%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 203 136 49.3% 518 263 97.0%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Tesla Total 202 91 122.0% 353 130 171.5%
Share 0.1% 0.0% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.0% 0.0 pt
DS Total 185 263 -29.7% 414 776 -46.6%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt 0.1% 0.2% -0.1 pt
Others Total 1,432 1,144 25.2% 2,751 2,093 31.4%
Share 0.6% 0.5% 0.1 pt 0.6% 0.4% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 243,602 250,146 -2.6% 485,001 468,511 3.5%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)
*Sales volume for 2016 has been revised. (March 6, 2017)




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Flash report, January 2017

3 Feb. 2017

*Data in the flash report may from time to time differ from data in the detail report to be announced at a later date due to a difference in the data source.


German car sales rise 10.5% in January 2017
On February 2, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that there were 241,399 new passenger car registrations in January, a 10.5% increase from the same month last year.
Volkswagen brand sales of 49,535 units (20.5% market share) increased 5.1% in January compared to the same month in 2016.
Audi sales of 21,668 units (9.0% share) increased 0.3% from last year.
Mercedes sales of 24,372 units (10.1% share) increased 20.1% in January.
Opel sales of 17,287 units (7.2% share) increased 4.5% from last year.
BMW brand sales of 20,387 units (8.4% share) increased 18.8% from the same month last year.
Ford sales of 15,841 units (6.6% share) increased 6.0% in January.
Sales of 20,001 trucks in January represented an increase of 3.2% from the previous year’s results, while the sale of 520 buses was a 13.5% increase from last year.
In January, gasoline-powered vehicles accounted for a 52.2% market share, diesel vehicles had a 45.1% market share, and alternative fuel vehicles had a combined 2.7% market share.
The VDA announced that monthly passenger car exports of 346,500 units had increased 11.0% and domestic production of 462,900 units had increased 11.0% from last January.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type

Jan. 2017 Y-o-Y
PCs 241,399 10.5%
CVs Buses 520 13.5%
Trucks 20,001 3.2%
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)



Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars
Jan. 2017 Jan. 2016 y-o-y / Share
fluctuation
VW Total 49,535 47,147 5.1%
Share 20.5% 21.6% -1.1 pt
Mercedes Total 24,372 20,300 20.1%
Share 10.1% 9.3% 0.8 pt
Audi Total 21,668 21,741 -0.3%
Share 9.0% 10.0% -1.0 pt
BMW Total 20,387 17,168 18.8%
Share 8.4% 7.9% 0.6 pt
Opel Total 17,287 16,549 4.5%
Share 7.2% 7.6% -0.4 pt
Ford Total 15,841 14,945 6.0%
Share 6.6% 6.8% -0.3 pt
Skoda Total 12,712 9,904 28.4%
Share 5.3% 4.5% 0.7 pt
Renault Total 7,847 6,206 26.4%
Share 3.3% 2.8% 0.4 pt
Hyundai Total 6,379 5,582 14.3%
Share 2.6% 2.6% 0.1 pt
Seat Total 6,224 5,589 11.4%
Share 2.6% 2.6% 0.0 pt
Fiat Total 5,147 4,117 25.0%
Share 2.1% 1.9% 0.2 pt
Toyota Total 5,071 3,896 30.2%
Share 2.1% 1.8% 0.3 pt
Mazda Total 4,974 4,663 6.7%
Share 2.1% 2.1% -0.1 pt
Nissan Total 4,948 5,259 -5.9%
Share 2.0% 2.4% -0.4 pt
Dacia Total 4,485 3,634 23.4%
Share 1.9% 1.7% 0.2 pt
Peugeot Total 4,345 3,554 22.3%
Share 1.8% 1.6% 0.2 pt
Kia Total 3,691 3,788 -2.6%
Share 1.5% 1.7% -0.2 pt
Citroen Total 3,481 3,350 3.9%
Share 1.4% 1.5% -0.1 pt
Mitsubishi Total 3,124 2,734 14.3%
Share 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pt
Mini Total 3,086 2,678 15.2%
Share 1.3% 1.2% 0.1 pt
Smart Total 2,487 2,100 18.4%
Share 1.0% 1.0% 0.1 pt
Volvo Total 2,283 2,058 10.9%
Share 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Suzuki Total 2,174 1,776 22.4%
Share 0.9% 0.8% 0.1 pt
Porsche Total 2,077 1,920 8.2%
Share 0.9% 0.9% 0.0 pt
Land Rover Total 1,655 1,945 -14.9%
Share 0.7% 0.9% -0.2 pt
Honda Total 1,464 2,015 -27.3%
Share 0.6% 0.9% -0.3 pt
Jeep Total 850 873 -2.6%
Share 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 pt
Jaguar Total 689 392 75.8%
Share 0.3% 0.2% 0.1 pt
Subaru Total 538 490 9.8%
Share 0.2% 0.2% 0.0 pt
Lexus Total 315 127 148.0%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.1 pt
Ssangyong Total 289 180 60.6%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo Total 275 184 49.5%
Share 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 pt
DS Total 229 513 -55.4%
Share 0.1% 0.2% -0.1 pt
Tesla Total 151 39 287.2%
Share 0.1% 0.0% 0.0 pt
Others Total 1,319 949 39.0%
Share 0.5% 0.4% 0.1 pt
Grand Total Total 241,399 218,365 10.5%
Share 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 pt
Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)


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