Slovenia Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Mar)

Formerly part of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Slovenia is known for its beautiful scenery, the architecture in the capital Ljubljana and for wine production. I've not been there but I'd like to visit.

For March passenger car sales were up 5% but the same as last year for the three months thus far. 

Volkswagen overtook Renault in 2014 and remained at the top ever since. In recent times, Škoda has been swapping second spot with Renault and in 2025 is winning that duel.

The top selling models were:

Škoda Octavia - 468

Renault Captur - 438

Renault Clio - 432

Škoda Kamiq - 416 (photo above)

VW Golf - 391

Škoda Kodiaq - 362

Peugeot 208 - 327

Citroën C3 - 310

Hyundai Tucson - 295

VW T-Roc - 273

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand. 

Top 50 Models.

Data source: ADS.

Peugeot Global Model Sales : 2023-24

Brands within Stellantis are data shy, perhaps it's due to the fact that they aren't doing that well. Peugeot is perhaps the strongest brand within the company and the only one seemingly sharing data. Coincidence? Possibly. 

Global sales were just under 1.1 million, down 2%. That is a good result, especially considering the Stellantis Group is badly in need of revitalising. They currently have an interim CEO while the search for a new one is underway.

Models: 14% don't make the cut in 2024, a shame. The other 86% are below, led by the compact 208 with 275,000 sales. The compact 2008 SUV comes in next with 214,000 units. The Partner van includes the Rifter passenger version and together they came in at 133,000. 

Data source: Peugeot.

Regions: Many of the Stellantis brands are regional rather and limited in their global reach. 75% of Peugeot sales are in Europe as an example. The Middle East/Africa took 11% of the volume, Latin America 8%, Asia/Pacific 3.8% and North America (read Mexico) 1.7%. 

Xpeng : 2019 - 2022

Xpeng or Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Company is an electric car company. It introduced its first vehicle, the small G3 SUV (picture above) in December 2018 and 29 were delivered that year. 

In 2019, 12,728 cars were sold, for me with volume uncertainty for the first half of the year. I put in numbers of a similar amount to arrive at the correct total. The year itself was a time of settling, averaging just over 3,000 deliveries. 

2020 started in a similar vein to 2019 but the arrival of the P7 large saloon car gave things a boost and for Q4, deliveries exceeded the entire previous year albeit from a low volume. 

2021 followed the 2020 template with the P5 medium saloon car being introduced and having the same effect as the previous year. Deliveries soared 263% to 98,000.  

In 2022 the G9 medium large crossover came along but deliveries reduced as the the year progressed. Covid was surely the culprit although by the end of the year, nearly 121,000 units were sold. 

Part two (2023-25) will reveal how things progressed. Just click here to find out.

Data & photograph source: Xpeng. 

Germany Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Mar)

Registrations were down 4% for March and -4% YTD.  That doesn't sound too much but 2024 was already down some way below some of the better year's averages. 

VW leads the way and it is gaining ground. Sales were up 6.4% YTD so nearly a 10% gain in market share. Mercedes-Benz and BMW have almost held their share while Audi has gained slightly on them but still somewhat behind. 

Škoda is up slightly as is Ford. Toyota has been dropping around Europe and in Germany has dropped three places to eleventh. 

Chinese companies are here but are yet to make much of an impact. The British brand MG is back on 24th and BYD 26th, the latter on minimal volume despite it's overall success. Much of that is in China still.

Some Cupra sales are counted with SEAT but not that many. If only they were treated as separate brands. Genesis is counted within Hyundai but at least easier to get a true picture. 

The top selling models were:

VW Golf - 22,000

VW T-Roc - 7,313

VW Tiguan - 6,241 (pic above)

VW Passat - 4,671

Škoda Octavia - 3,798

SEAT (Cupra) Leon - 3,728 

BMW X1 - 3,999

Cupra Formentor - 4,417

Opel Corsa - 3,858 (pic below)

VW ID.7 - 3,225

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand.

Top 50 Models.

Data source: KBA.

Picture Sources: VW, Stellantis.

Škoda Production : 2023 / 24

I used to get data for Škoda from the VW Group but this year I couldn't find it and assume they have ceased the practice. So I have gone to Škoda Auto and it has more detail too, although some of that won't be used here anyway.

Summary: 

Twelve models were manufactured in 2024, up one from a year earlier. 925,000 units were made, up from 888,000 in 2023 and up 4%. Škoda take pride in the photography of their cars, not something that could be said of all car makers.

Model highlights: 

The Octavia (picture above) is what I call a medium sized car available in liftback and combi (estate or wagon) configurations and it is the most popular with 214,000 produced. The small crossover Kamiq is next with 125,000 made. 

The compact Fabia hatchback (bottom picture) was next with 121,000 assembled. The medium/large Kodiaq SUV accounted for 117,000 units followed by the medium sized Karoq SUV. The small crossover Enyaq reached 80,000 with two body styles, a hatchback and coupé. 

The Kushaq small SUV was made in India but is being discontinued however the small Slavia saloon continues on but with falling volume. 

Data & picture source: Škoda Auto.

Production by country: 

90% of Škoda's production is in Czechia (Czech Rep). It was only 64% in 2019 but it has climbed primarily due to China no longer being an important market for Škoda. While there has been talk of exiting China, Škoda is remaining for now at least.

The new Kylaq crossover (picture right) will take the brand into a popular segment in India which it hasn't competed in before. 

The difference between total production by model and country is the latter includes cars made for SEAT which are classified as 'Others' below. They are manufactured in the Czechia. 

UK Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Mar)

Registrations were up 12% for March and up 6% YTD. That's still at a level below the best years but good compared to recent history. 

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

Peugeot climbed to eight places to 5th and Nissan up two to 6th despite the latter dropping some market share. Vauxhall has also gained two ranking places to 9th.

Brands importing from China are making gains and with no tariff hurdle into the UK that I'm aware of will likely make further inroads. If only cars going the other way had the same favourable conditions. 

MG is at 12th place (down from 10th in 2024), BYD is up to 21st (31st), Jaecoo 33rd (52nd), Omoda 34th (33rd), Leapmotor and Xpeng new, GWM Ora has dropped from 40th to 49th and Skywell is going nowhere. 

One thing is for certain, all these new brands are making for long lists. 

Best selling models:

Ford Puma - 14,930

Kia Sportage - 12,866

Nissan Qashqai - 11,792 (pic above)

Vauxhall Corsa - 11,476 

VW Golf - 10,749

Nissan Juke - 10,414

MG HS - 9,738

VW Tiguan - 9,140

MG ZS - 9,041

Hyundai Tucson - 8,715

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

By brand.

Data source: SMMT (mainly).

Picture Source: Nissan.

Belgium Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Mar)

Registrations were down 5% for March and -14% YTD.  That doesn't sound too good and it isn't as 2024 wasn't very good compared to better years.  

BMW became the best selling marque in 2021 and hasn't reliquished it. The 12.3% for 2025 is its best ever market share in Belgium and year on year improvements in that regard since 2019. 

VW is in second place, a brand that has had the ead on and off for many years. It isn't uncommon for different brands to be at the lead. That makes BMW consistent number one all the more surprising, as is the margin over second placed VW. 

Mercedes-Benz' third place improves its market share, the same applies to Renault. Audi hasn't been as fortunate, dropping from third to fifth. Registrations are down 32% YTD.

Tesla looks not too bad at 15th...until it's compared to last year's 10th ranking. With sales down 58% YTD, it's not going well so far.

For the three months so far Volvo was down 47% and Mazda dropped 52%. MINI was up 60%, Polestar improved its numbers by 68% and BYD gained 91% volume. 

Chinese brands haven't been that successful here so far but some of their increases are impressive but from a low level of sales in 2024.  

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Data source: FEBIAC.

Picture Source: BMW & MINI Belgium.