Press releases

10 May

New electric car registrations tripled since start of year

10. May 2021|Categories: Press release|

In April, 50,839 new electric vehicles were registered in Germany. At 395 percent, the increase is particularly high, partly because of the rather weak month in the previous year. In the first four months, 193,696 new electric vehicles hit the roads. The number has thus tripled compared with the same [...]

05 May

Recovery of the passenger car market is a long time coming

5. May 2021|Categories: Press release|

The German passenger car market grew by 90 percent in April to 229,700 units. The background to this strong increase is the extremely low comparative level of April 2020, when car dealerships and registration offices were almost completely closed. A 10-year comparison shows that April 2021 was also extremely weak, [...]

12 Apr

Electric cars remain on growth track

12. April 2021|Categories: Press release|

In Germany, 142,857 new electric vehicles were registered in the first quarter. The number thus almost tripled compared with the same period of the previous year (plus 172 percent). The share of the overall market rose to 22 percent. This included 64,694 battery-powered electric cars (up 149 percent) and 78,047 [...]

07 Apr

Passenger car market extremely weak in first quarter of 2021

7. April 2021|Categories: Press release|

The number of new passenger car registrations in Germany fell by 6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021. The Federal Motor Transport Authority registered 656,500 new registrations. The first quarter of 2021 was 16 percent below the 10-year average. There has never been a worse first quarter since [...]

11 Mar

One in five new cars is an e-vehicle

11. March 2021|Categories: Press release|

In Germany, 40,185 electric vehicles were newly registered in February. The year-on-year increase was 143 percent. New registrations of purely battery-powered electric cars (BEVs) were 18,278 units (up 124 percent). In addition, 21,879 plug-in hybrids were registered (up 162 percent), according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority. At 21 percent, [...]

03 Mar

Vehicle population in Germany getting cleaner

3. March 2021|Categories: Press release|

The number of passenger cars in Germany increased by 1 percent year-on-year to 48.2 million as of January 1, 2021. Just under 18 million passenger cars meet the Euro 6 standard, and their number increased by 16 percent, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority. This includes 5.4 million passenger [...]

10 Feb

Alternative drives continue to grow strongly in January

10. February 2021|Categories: Press release|

In Germany, 36,911 electric vehicles were newly registered in January. The increase compared to the same month last year is 129 percent. New registrations of purely battery-powered electric cars (BEVs) totaled 16,315 units (up 118 percent). In addition, 20,588 plug-in hybrids were registered (up 138 percent), according to the Federal [...]

03 Feb

Passenger car market slumps 31 percent in January

3. February 2021|Categories: Press release|

The German passenger car market recorded a 31 percent year-on-year drop in January, with the month having two fewer working days this year than in 2020. The Federal Motor Transport Authority registered 169,800 new registrations. This was the weakest January for registrations since 1991, with some 61,800 new passenger cars [...]

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