Sales by Market

Hyundai, Kia and DS saw their sales increase in an otherwise disastrous month for automakers as the chips crisis hit supplies of new vehicles to dealerships.

Registrations dropped as a global shortage of semiconductors and other problems put pressure on efforts to recover from the pandemic.

German sales fell 26 percent but sales of full-electric cars were a bright spot, especially for Tesla.

Sales of electric cars reached a record, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak month for new-car sales. Toyota was the best-selling brand.