The Federal Government has published the new environmental bonus directive. Unfortunately, it does not provide for a customer-friendly option to reserve the bonus. This means that it will still not be possible to apply for the environmental bonus at the time of purchase, but only once the vehicle has been [...]
New registrations of vehicles with alternative drives increased by 25 percent in October. About 5 percent more new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and gas-powered passenger cars were registered in the first ten months of this year, totaling nearly 952,000 vehicles. In October, 35,781 new battery-electric [...]
The German passenger car market grew strongly in October. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 208,600 new passenger cars were registered. This was 17 percent more than in the same month last year. This growth in October also reduced the losses of the year to date: In the first [...]
Following the agreement in the trilogue, it is now clear that CO2 emissions from new passenger cars will be reduced significantly more than previously planned by 2030. From 2035, new cars will no longer be allowed to emit CO2. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers [...]
Today, the Federal Government adopted the Charging Infrastructure Master Plan II. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, emphasized: "The new master plan points the way for the further development of the charging infrastructure in Germany, it identifies the right instruments and measures. The decisive factor [...]
New registrations of alternative drive vehicles rose 20 percent in September. In the first nine months of this year, around 3 percent more new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and gas-powered passenger cars were registered, totaling over 846,000 vehicles. This brings the alternative powertrains to a [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) welcomes another new member. Genesis was admitted to the VDIK by decision of the Board of Directors. This means that the association now represents 45 brands of international passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers in Germany. Genesis is a Korean premium luxury [...]
According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 224,800 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in September. This is 14 percent more than in the same month last year. In the first nine months of this year, the volume of new registrations fell by 7 percent to 1.87 million units. [...]
Like the market as a whole, new registrations of alternative drive vehicles increased by around 3 percent in August. In the first eight months of this year, about 1 percent more new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and gas-powered passenger cars were registered, totaling more than [...]
Demand for vehicles with alternative drive systems fell by 6 percent in July. On a cumulative basis, alternative powertrains remain up 0.4 percent, with battery electric vehicles and non-plug-in hybrids in particular contributing to this development with growth of 13 and 3 percent respectively. These two types of drive account [...]