European Passenger Car Sales for 2022
Overall in 2022, the European Union passenger car market contracted by 4.6%, mainly due to the impact of component shortages in the first half of the year. Although the market improved from August to December 2022, cumulative volumes stand at 9.3 million units, the region’s lowest level since 1993, when 9.2 million units were registered. Among the EU’s four largest markets, only Germany managed to post growth in 2022 (+1.1%), helped by the strong result in December. The other three markets all performed worse than in 2021, with Italy posting the steepest decline (-9.7%), followed by France (-7.8%) and Spain (-5.4%).
The indicator estimates the number of new passenger car registrations and sales that took place within a country in a year. Passenger cars are road motor vehicles, other than a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).
List of European Countries by Motor Vehicle Production for 2022
The average for 2022 based on 26 European area countries was 475,778 passenger cars. The highest value was in Germany: 2,651,357 passenger cars and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: 28,684 passenger cars. Total sales in Europe for 2022 hit 12,370,231 units.
- Total Car Sales for 2022: 12,370,231 – for all of Europe
- Top Ranked Country Sales: 2,651,357 – Germany
- Lowest Ranked Country Sales: 28,684 – Bulgaria
- Average Country Sales: 475,778.1
- Number of Countries in Analysis: 26
It’s important to note that specific sales figures and rankings may vary slightly depending on the source, as data can differ between different market research firms and organizations. For this analysis, we have used OICA data.
| Countries | Sales Units | Rank | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,651,357 | 1 | 1.11 |
| UK | 1,614,063 | 2 | -2.01 |
| France | 1,532,035 | 3 | -7.65 |
| Italy | 1,316,919 | 4 | -9.59 |
| Spain | 813,374 | 5 | -5.36 |
| Russia | 629,923 | 6 | -57.54 |
| Turkey | 592,660 | 7 | 5.48 |
| Poland | 419,749 | 8 | -6.02 |
| Belgium | 366,333 | 9 | -4.38 |
| Netherlands | 313,609 | 10 | -3.31 |
| Sweden | 288,087 | 11 | -4.29 |
| Switzerland | 226,006 | 12 | -5.23 |
| Austria | 215,050 | 13 | -10.32 |
| Czechia | 192,087 | 14 | -7.15 |
| Norway | 174,329 | 15 | -1.10 |
| Portugal | 156,304 | 16 | 4.38 |
| Denmark | 148,293 | 17 | -19.98 |
| Romania | 127,948 | 18 | 5.91 |
| Hungary | 111,524 | 19 | -8.53 |
| Greece | 105,283 | 20 | 4.33 |
| Ireland | 105,253 | 21 | 0.56 |
| Finland | 81,674 | 22 | -17.07 |
| Slovakia | 78,841 | 23 | 4.15 |
| Croatia | 42,955 | 24 | -4.39 |
| Ukraine | 37,891 | 25 | -63.31 |
| Bulgaria | 28,684 | 26 | 16.90 |
2022 European Passenger Car Sales Chart
This visual tree-chart shows the relative size of the European car market and how each country fairs in terms of market share size.
Top European Car Markets Ranked for 2022
Source: OICA
