Bad Homburg. The number of vehicles with alternative propulsion systems on German roads is increasing significantly. Vehicles with an electric motor, gas or hybrid drive now account for almost 800,000 units, 1.7 percent of the total stock, which is an increase of 8.5 percent. More than half of these vehicles [...]
Bad Homburg. In February 2018, the German passenger car market achieved its best result since 2009. With 261,749 new passenger car registrations, it grew by 7.4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The international motor vehicle manufacturers increased their sales with 10 percent stronger than the [...]
Bad Homburg. With 269,429 new passenger car registrations, the German passenger car market achieved its best January result in this millennium and grew by 11.6 percent compared to the same month of the year before. The international motor vehicle manufacturers continued their success of the previous year in Germany and [...]
Bad Homburg. The year 2017 concludes with 3,441,262 new passenger car registrations. This represents the highest volume of the German passenger car market in eight years corresponding to an increase of almost 90,000 units or 2.7 percent compared to the previous year. VDIK President Reinhard Zirpel: "The growth of the [...]
Frankfurt. The commercial vehicle market in Germany developed better than expected in 2017. With an estimated 369,000 units and an increase of 3.3 percent, the record level of 2016 was exceeded. VDIK President Reinhard Zirpel: "The new registrations of the international manufacturers grew at about the same level as the [...]
Frankfurt. The passenger car market in Germany developed even more positively than expected a year ago. The year 2017 will conclude with an estimated 3.43 million new registrations of passenger cars. This represents the highest volume in the German passenger car market for eight years, equivalent to an increase of [...]
Bad Homburg. The passenger car market in Germany grew by 3.9 percent in October 2017 with 272,855 new passenger car registrations compared to the same month last year. The VDIK member brands accounted for 104,167 units; they increased their market share from 36.4 to 38.2 percent compared to the same [...]
Bad Homburg. On the occasion of the exploratory talks on the forthcoming coalition negotiations, the international motor vehicle manufacturers once again clarify their positions on the topics 'Economy/Transport'. VDIK President Reinhard Zirpel emphasizes: "Maintaining and promoting affordable individual mobility through the elimination of infrastructure bottlenecks is a priority. Transport infrastructure [...]
Bad Homburg. On the occasion of the exploratory talks on the upcoming coalition negotiations, the international motor vehicle manufacturers once again point out their positions on climate and environmental protection. VDIK President Reinhard Zirpel emphasizes in particular: "In order to meet the climate targets 2030 and 2050, conventional and all [...]
Bad Homburg. In September 2017, the German passenger car market recorded a total of 288,035 registrations of new passenger cars, 3.3 percent below the figure of the same month of the previous year. Working-day adjusted (September 2017: minus one working day), there is even a slight plus in terms of [...]