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Lancia In Freefall As Sales Plunge In 2025

When Lancia unveiled the Ypsilon in February 2024, it marked the brand’s first new model in 13 years. You’d expect such a long-awaited product renewal to have a positive impact on sales. However, nothing could be further from the truth, as sales continued to slide even after the supermini’s launch.…

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EVs Outsold Pure Gas Cars In Europe For The First Time Ever

You’ve probably read your fair share of sensational headlines bemoaning the downfall of EVs. I’m here to tell you that, on a global scale, it’s simply not true. A study published last week by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence shows electric cars grew in virtually all regions in 2025, except North America.

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Volkswagen Beats Tesla To Become Europe's Top EV Brand In 2025

The Model Y was Tesla’s best-seller in Europe, but it wasn’t enough to fend off Volkswagen on the constructors’ list.

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Europe's Most Popular Plug-In Hybrid Last Year Was This BYD

In its first full year on sale in Europe, BYD’s crossover outsold fan favorites like the Volkswagen Tiguan and Volvo XC60.

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SUVs Dominate Europe, Yet the Best-Seller Is Still a Car

Europeans, yours truly included, once looked down on Americans because we preferred smaller cars to gas-guzzling SUVs. However, the past few years have shown we’re not any better. Oversized, high-riding models have also taken over the Old Continent. SUVs held a 41.3 percent market share in 2020, but that figure…

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EV Sales In Europe Are On Track For A Fantastic Year. Here Are The Winners And Losers

EV and PHEV sales increased by over 30% in November. Tesla rebounded, but not enough for an overall win.

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First Look at Volkswagen's Next Hot R Model

Essentially a Golf in SUV format, the T-Roc is a huge deal for Volkswagen. Through the first ten months of the year, it’s Europe’s fourth best-selling model overall. Sales data from Dataforce shows the compact crossover racked up 170,931 units through October. It's an impressive feat considering that volume comes…

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Once Again, Stellantis Halts Production of Several Cars Because of Poor Demand

Stellantis is yet again forced to put the brakes on production for several slow-selling models. The Alfa Romeo Tonale is the headliner, and that’s hardly a surprise. Although the Italian brand was happy to report that total deliveries in Europe were up by a third in the first half of…

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This Dacia Truck Has The Cutest Little Bed. But Who's It For?

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Lancia's Relaunch Faces a Rough Start

Lancia is one of several Stellantis brands struggling to stay afloat. For years, it was confined to a single market: Italy. However, with last year’s launch of the new Ypsilon, the brand also expanded its presence beyond the country shaped like a boot. Following a long hiatus, Lancia returned to…

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VW's Crossover Cabrio Outsold the Miata Last Year in Europe

Although math has never been my forte, odd statistics have always captivated me. Aside from the so-called zombie cars that appear in sales charts years after being discontinued, niche segments also pique my interest. Motor1 got in touch with car market research company Dataforce from Germany to learn how convertibles…

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Europe's Three Best-Selling Cars in 2024 Were Not SUVs

The death of the car has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, SUVs and trucks have taken over in America and some other regions, but Europeans still love their little hatchbacks and whatnot. In 2024, the three most popular nameplates sold on the Old Continent were small cars: Dacia Sandero (cue the…

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Someone Bought a 'New' Fiat Multipla This Year

Europe's 2024 list of zombie cars includes a model that was last produced in 1995.

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Car Companies Risk Huge Fines in Europe for Exceeding Emissions

From 2025, it'll be much more difficult for automakers to meet the target.

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The Best-Selling Mainstream Convertible in Europe Is a Crossover

It's in second place overall.

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Chinese firms win record 11% EV share in Europe as buyers rush to beat tariffs

State-owned SAIC, parent of the British brand MG, was responsible for biggest jump in sales in June

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Surging EX30 Boosted Volvo's Sales In Europe In May

May brought a 2.7% decline in car sales in Europe. However, some brands achieved really strong results, while the Chinese brands expanded their market share.

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Tesla Model Y On Track To Become Europe’s Best-Selling Car In September

On last month’s list of the 50 best-selling cars in Europe, there’s just one other full-electric model: the MG 4 crossover that sits in 44th place with 7,079 sales.

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Europe's Best-Selling Mainstream Coupe/Cabrio So Far In 2023 Is The VW T-Roc Cabrio

It outsold the Mazda MX-5 Miata almost 2 to 1.

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Ford Focus Production Will Be Significantly Reduced: Report

The Saarlouis plant where it's made faces an uncertain future.

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