The German market grows by 1.1% in 2022 compared to 2021
- The German PC (passenger car) car market is one of the few in Europe to grow in 2022 compared to 2021. In total, Germany registered 2,651,357 passenger cars last year, compared to 2,622,132 in 2021. That's up 1.1% in 2022 from 2021, but still down 26% from 2019.
- By groups, Volkswagen is well ahead of all its competitors, with 979,266 units. Stellantis is second (329,062 units) thanks to its subsidiary Opel, followed by Mercedes (256,189 units) BMW (249,864 units) and Renault-Nissan (200,750 units).
- The ranking by brand shows that Volkswagen largely dominates the German market, with 480,967 units, ahead of Mercedes (243,999 units), Audi (213,410 units), BMW (209,722 units) and Opel (144,588 units). The three German Premium brands therefore occupy 25% of the German market in 2022, which is a record.
- The top-selling models in Germany in 2022 were the Volkswagen Golf (84,282 units), Volkswagen Tiguan (59,136 units), Volkswagen T-Roc (58,942 units), Opel Corsa (50,191 units) and the Fiat 500 (47,931 units) which made a remarkable entry into the Top 5 this year thanks to the success of its battery electric version.