Press releases

18 Jun

New registrations in May: Almost a third fewer BEVs

18. June 2024|Categories: Press release|

New registrations of purely battery electric passenger cars (BEV) fell by 30.6% year-on-year to 29,708 units in May. The BEV share of total new passenger car registrations reached 12.6%. In May 2023, it was still 17.3%. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 140,713 BEVs (-15.9%) have been [...]

13 Jun

New VDIK-President Michael Lohscheller calls for relief for business and consumers

13. June 2024|Categories: Press release|

Yesterday, Michael Lohscheller became the new President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK). Lohscheller had already been unanimously elected VDIK President by an extraordinary general meeting in February. He succeeds Reinhard Zirpel, who did not stand for re-election after eight years in office. On taking office, Lohscheller [...]

17 May

Share of alternative drive systems declines slightly

17. May 2024|Categories: Press release|

In April, 106,041 cars with alternative drive systems (purely electric, hybrids with and without plugs and gas-powered) were newly registered in Germany. This corresponds to an increase of 17.4 percent compared to the same month last year. However, April had three more working days this year than in 2023. The [...]

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