Germans continue to love VW. And a battle has broken out between Mercedes-Benz and Audi for second place in the October rankings. This is shown by the KBA statistics.

Germany's largest car manufacturer Volkswagen is at the top of the passenger car ranking for October 2023 with a total of 34,806 registrations. Mercedes-Benz is in second place with a clear lead of 22,117 registrations. Audi was only just behind with 20,612 registrations last month.

The most popular foreign brands were Skoda, Seat, Ford, Hyundai and Fiat. At the same time, the smallest difference of 280 registrations was recorded between Ford and Hyundai. Read more in the list below.

Top 10: New passenger car registrations in October 2023 by brand

  1. Volkswagen - 34,806
  2. Mercedes-Benz - 22,117
  3. Audi - 20,612
  4. BMW - 18,062
  5. Skoda - 13,955
  6. Opel - 11,345
  7. Seat - 9,384
  8. Ford - 8,827
  9. Hyundai - 8,547
  10. Fiat - 6,945

According to the KBA, a total of 218,959 passenger cars were registered in October 2023. Compared to the same month last year, the increase was +4.9 per cent.

Source: KBA