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. [...]
The German passenger car market grew by 13 percent in April. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 202,900 new passenger cars were registered. International manufacturers achieved a market share of 38 percent. In the first four months of 2023, registrations were up 8 percent compared to the same period [...]
New registrations of vehicles with alternative powertrains increased 15 percent in March compared to the same month last year. For the entire first quarter of this year, sales of new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and gas-powered passenger cars grew 5 percent to nearly 292,000 vehicles. [...]
The German passenger car market grew by 17 percent in March. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 281,400 new passenger cars were registered. A total of 666,900 new cars were registered in the first quarter, representing a 7 percent increase over the same period last year. Reinhard Zirpel, President [...]
Yesterday, the coalition partners of the Federal Government took far-reaching decisions with great significance for mobility. Alexander Jess, Managing Director of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK), commented: "The modernization package of the Federal Government can give a further boost to zero-emission drives in passenger cars and trucks. [...]
New registrations of vehicles with alternative drives increased by 3 percent in February compared to the same month last year. There was a particularly strong increase in unplugged hybrids. In February, 47,064 new hybrids were registered (up 24 percent). This represents almost a quarter of all new passenger car registrations. [...]
Completely different and yet very familiar: After more than 30 years, the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers presents a new corporate design. For this purpose, not only the logo itself, but also the entire corporate design has been completely revised. VDIK President Reinhard Zirpel emphasized: "The new, clear corporate [...]
The German passenger car market increased by three percent in February compared to the same month last year. The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) registered 206,200 new registrations. Around 385,500 new passenger cars were registered in the first two months of 2023, the same level as last year. Reinhard Zirpel, [...]
Today, the Federal Cabinet adopted an amendment to the Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV). This will make digital vehicle registration much easier and soon available to large customers. The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers welcomes the new regulation, which should ensure that digital vehicle registration will now be used much [...]
Today, the European Commission presented its draft for the further development of the CO2 regulation for heavy-duty vehicles. According to the draft, the CO2 reduction targets for trucks to be achieved by 2030 are to be raised significantly. The Commission also wants to enforce a 90 percent reduction in CO2 [...]