2020 will always be remembered as the year of the pandemic. This year changed our habits, and the economy suffered like few before. It is estimated that global car sales also fell by approximately 14.2% this year. Nevertheless, Toyota regains the lead as the world’s best-selling car brand, surpassing Volkswagen.
Toyota Group: 9.52 million units sold Toyota has not held this privileged position for five years, although its sales decreased by 11% compared to 2019. Among the Group’s brands, Toyota and Lexus fell by 10.5% (8.69 million vehicles). Daihatsu sold 693,977 vehicles (a 17.2% decrease), and truck manufacturer Hino Motors sold 142,293 vehicles by the year-end (a 25.1% decrease).
Volkswagen Group: 9.3 million The group led by Herbert Diess sold 9.3 million vehicles, a decrease of 15.2% from 2019 (10.97 million). Here is the breakdown within the group:
- Volkswagen: 5.32 million cars (a 15.1% decrease)
- Audi: 1.69 million units (8.3% decrease)
- Skoda: 1.004 million units sold (19.1% decrease)
- Seat: 427,000 cars sold (a 25.6% decrease), including 7,400 Cupra models (+11%)
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles sold 371,700 units (-24.4%)
- Porsche: 272,200 units (-3.1%)
- Man: 118,100 units (17.3% decrease)
- Scania: 72,100 units (27.5% decrease)
- Lamborghini: 7,430 units (-9%)
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Group Despite a 23.5% drop compared to 2019, it reclaimed the third position on the podium. In Europe, in 2020, they closed with sales of 2.94 million vehicles (21.3% less). Among them, 2.43 million are cars, and the rest are commercial vehicles.
- Renault: 1.78 million vehicles (a 24.1% reduction)
- Dacia: 520,765 vehicles (-29.2%)
- Samsung: 90,300 units (14.2% more)
- Nissan: 3.62 million vehicles (a 26.8% decrease)
- Mitsubishi: 854,091 cars sold (-37.6%)
Hyundai-Kia Group The Hyundai-Kia Group sold a total of 6.34 million cars worldwide in 2020. This figure represents an 11.8% decrease compared to the 7.19 million units sold in 2019.
- Hyundai: 3.74 million vehicles (a 15.4% decline)
- Kia: 2.6 million vehicles sold (5.9% decrease)
PSA Group: 2.5 million units These are the results by brands:
- Peugeot: 1.2 million units (-23%)
- Citroën: 700,000 units (a 27.5% decrease)
- Opel: 630,000 vehicles sold (-35%)
- DS: 37,869 cars (a 30% decrease)
BMW Group: 2.34 million units Specialized in the luxury market, the 2,324,809 vehicles barely represent a decrease of -8.4% compared to 2019. By brands:
- BMW: 2,028,659 units sold (-7.2%)
- MINI: 292,394 units (-15.8%)
- Rolls-Royce: 3,756 automobiles (-26.4%)
Mercedes-Benz: 2.2 million units Daimler announces sales of 2,202,578, representing a -10.3% decrease compared to the previous year. By brands:
- Mercedes-Benz: 2,164,187 vehicles (-7.5% compared to the previous year)
- Smart: 38,391 cars sold (-67.1%)
