13 January 2026

Jaguar Sales : 2025










JLR in its infinite wisdom decided to end Jaguar sales until it is 'revitalised' as a luxury marque as opposed to a premium one. 

I personally felt they could have kept the F-Pace and i-Pace going through the transition period. I won't even go into axing the XJ after having spent up large developing it.

It's a shame that this new direction will take Jaguar away from their existing loyal customers, but the marque cannot straddle both premium and luxury. 

They will be hoping to woo new customers and being fully electric, buyers of such vehicles seem more willing to move to something new and exciting. But how many luxury car buyers want BEVs?

It is a gamble to go all electric and having all your eggs in one basket is high risk, if not incompetence. 

With sales having ended in the UK so dramatically, there were zero deliveries since Q1. It is excessively premature. 

Despite that and sales winding down everywhere, the sales drop is just 57%. Deliveries were a surprisingly high 6,159 in Q4. In early 2026, we can expect Jaguar sales to dry up quickly.

Jaguar needs to deliver on its new direction. From a styling point of view the teasers don't impress me. Hopefully, reality is kinder.

Models: Some countries stocked up to keep sales going as long as possible, a logical move lost on the UK. JLR's operation in China manufactured the XE and XF and most of their sales in 2025 were located there. 

Data & photos JLR.

Regions: I used to publish them but they haven't been released in the second half of 2025. With sales petering out, not a big issue.

Germany Passenger Car Sales : 2025





















Registrations were up 1% for 2025. Not a bad result, but still some way short of the best of years several years ago. 
 
VW leads the way and it is gaining ground. Sales were up 3% and close to one in five cars sold. Mercedes-Benz and Audi are the same as last year and BMW is up. VW's Škoda is rubbing shoulders with these premium marques. Opel has lost still more of its share of the pie but has at least held its ranking.  

Chinese companies are here but are yet to make much of an impact. The British Chinese brand MG is back on 23rd, BYD 24th and Leapmotor has lived up to its name by jumping to 31st. 

There are some quirks with the data supplied. Cupra sales are counted with SEAT and I have separated them as best I can but a few Cupra sales are included in the SEAT figures. Genesis is counted within Hyundai but at least that is easy to separate. 

About half way through the following year, sales data is released for the previous year and I have noticed that Aston Martin and GM US sales are much higher in the new data. So I have increased their sales in 2025 to reflect what is a more realistic number. 

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:


Data source: KBA. Picture Sources: VW (Tiguan), Stellantis (Opel Corsa).


12 January 2026

UK Passenger Car Sales : 2025




















Registrations were up 3% in 2025. That's still at a level below the best years, but if nothing else, it's very stable. 

VW is now well established at the top, a position it took in 2021 from Ford. BMW retains its second placing, just ahead of Ford, which has made a comeback, moving up two places compared to 2024. 

Jaguar is no longer sold here and stock ran out here a long time before many other countries. A quick run out is about the only thing Jaguar head honchos have done well of late. 

MG retains 10th place, doing well to hold that considering several up and coming Chinese brands which potentially could canabalise some sales as they often compete directly. One thing is for certain, all these new brands are making for a long lists.

Best selling models:

Ford Puma - 55,488
Kia Sportage - 47,788
Nissan Qashqai - 41,141 (photo above)
Vauxhall Corsa - 35,947
Nissan Juke - 34,773 (photo below)
VW Golf - 32,478
MG HS - 30,191
Volvo XC40 - 30.404
VW Tiguan - 29,857
Hyundai Tucson - 28,613

Best selling BEV Models:

Tesla Model Y - 24,298
Tesla Model 3 - 21,188
Audi Q4 e-Tron - 14,433
Audi Q6 e-Tron - 13,148
Ford Explorer - 12,237

For the 2024 article, simply click on the link below:


Data source: SMMT (mainly). Picture Source: Nissan.