Press releases

04 Aug

Passenger car market still clearly up

4. August 2023|Categories: Press release|

The German passenger car market continues to develop positively. In July, the market grew by 18 percent year-on-year. The Federal Motor Transport Authority registered 243,277 new registrations. In the first seven months of this year, a total of more than 1,640,000 new passenger cars hit the roads, 14 percent more [...]

16 Jun

Luksic: Openness to technology increases resilience

16. June 2023|Categories: News|

"Motor vehicles enable mobility, whether in freight or passenger transport. The switch to alternative drives is of great importance in order to reconcile mobility with climate protection. A regulatory approach that is open to technology increases resilience in this context," said Oliver Luksic, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister [...]

16 Jun

Unplugged hybrids and e-cars make significant gains again in May

16. June 2023|Categories: Press release|

New registrations of vehicles with alternative drive systems increased by around 28 percent in May, with 115,755 vehicles registered by the Federal Motor Transport Authority. In the first five months since the beginning of this year, 11 percent more new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and [...]

14 Jun

VDIK: New toll should promote low-CO2 trucks more strongly

14. June 2023|Categories: Press release|

Today, the Federal Government has initiated a significant increase and expansion of the truck toll. The draft law provides for the introduction of a CO2 surcharge in addition to the existing toll rates. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK), commented: "With the CO2 surcharge [...]

05 Jun

New registrations show strong growth in May

5. June 2023|Categories: Press release|

The German passenger car market grew by 19 percent in May. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 247,000 new passenger cars were registered. A total of 1,116,700 new passenger cars have been registered so far since the beginning of the year. This brings the increase in registrations to 10 [...]

15 May

Plug-in registrations drop by nearly half

15. May 2023|Categories: Press release|

New registrations of vehicles with alternative powertrains rose 10 percent in April compared to the same month last year. In the first four months of this year, sales of new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and gas-powered passenger cars grew 7 percent to about 382,000 vehicles. [...]

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