Press releases

07 Dec

Electric cars up 14 percent in November

7. December 2021|Categories: Press release|

Approximately 68,200 new electric vehicles were registered in November 2021, an increase of 14 percent. While battery-powered electric cars increased by 39 percent, plug-in hybrids recorded a 9 percent decline. In the first eleven months, new electric registrations increased by 92 percent to more than 600,000 units compared to the [...]

03 Dec

Passenger car market down 32 percent in November

3. December 2021|Categories: Press release|

The German passenger car market recorded a 32 percent year-on-year decline in November. The Federal Motor Transport Authority registered 198,300 new registrations. For the first eleven months, the decline amounts to 8 percent. A total of 2.39 million new passenger cars were registered. Among them, 961,300 were new passenger cars [...]

02 Dec

Passenger car market slumps unexpectedly sharply in 2021

2. December 2021|Categories: Press release|

• Elektro-Auto-Boom hält an: 70 Prozent mehr Zulassungen • Einbruch im Pkw-Markt: voraussichtlich 2,6 Mio. Neuwagen • Lkw-Markt: 345.000 Neuzulassungen • Prognose 2022: 3 Mio. neue Pkw, wenn Halbleiterversorgung besser • Elektromobilität 2022: 850.000 neue BEV und PHEV Nach dem Rückgang im vergangenen Jahr erwartet der Verband der Internationalen [...]

25 Nov

VDIK: New government wants to accelerate ramp-up of alternative drives

25. November 2021|Categories: Press release|

Commenting on the coalition agreement of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP, Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK), says: "With the coalition agreement, the future government partners have now created the basis to reliably govern Germany in the coming years. The international motor [...]

17 Nov

MG Motor becomes VDIK member

17. November 2021|Categories: Press release|

The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers welcomes a new member. MG Motor has been admitted to the VDIK. The association now represents 39 brands of passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers from 13 countries in Germany. Vehicles with alternative drives and especially electric vehicles are readily available in Germany [...]

05 Nov

Electric cars up 13 percent in October

5. November 2021|Categories: Press release|

In October 2021, 54,300 electric vehicles were newly registered, representing an increase of 13 percent. While battery-powered electric cars were up 32 percent, plug-in hybrids posted a 4.5 percent decline. In the first ten months, new electric registrations increased by 111 percent year-on-year to more than 532,500 units. This included [...]

07 Oct

Electric cars up significantly in September

7. October 2021|Categories: Press release|

In September 2021, 56,535 new electric vehicles were registered, an increase of 37 percent. In the first nine months, new electric registrations were up 134 percent year-on-year to 478,071 units. This included 236,695 battery-powered electric cars (up 141 percent) and 241,042 plug-in hybrids (up 128 percent). They accounted for 24 [...]

05 Oct

Passenger car market in very difficult waters

5. October 2021|Categories: Press release|

In September, 197,000 new passenger cars were registered in Germany. This was 26 percent fewer than in the same month last year. For the first time ever, fewer than 200,000 new cars were sold in this month. Looking at the year as a whole, the passenger car market has now [...]

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