New registrations of vehicles with alternative drive systems fell by 9 percent in January. Electric vehicles recorded the sharpest decline, down 32 percent. Hybrids, on the other hand, increased by 19 percent. Due to the significantly lower subsidies since the beginning of the year, only 27,008 new e-cars were registered [...]
The German passenger car market is off to a weak start in the new year. In January, new passenger car registrations fell by 3 percent compared with the same month last year. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 179,200 new passenger cars were registered. This is the second [...]
New registrations of vehicles with alternative powertrains increased 81 percent in December compared to the same month last year. For 2022 as a whole, 17 percent more electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and gas-powered passenger cars were newly registered, totaling more than 1.3 million vehicles. This [...]
The German passenger car market closed the year 2022 with a strong final spurt. In December, 314,300 new passenger cars were registered. This corresponded to growth of 38 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The passenger car market thus turned positive shortly before the end of [...]
As of 1 January, the purchase bonus for electric cars in Germany will be reduced. Plug-in hybrids will no longer be eligible for the environmental bonus at all. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK), comments: "The new year confronts customers in Germany with higher [...]
New registrations of vehicles with alternative drives increased by 47 percent in November compared to the same month last year. In the first eleven months of this year, 9 percent more new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and gas-powered passenger cars were registered, totaling nearly 1.1 [...]
Today, the German Road Safety Council elected its new Board of Directors. At the general meeting, VDIK Managing Director Alexander Jess was also elected to the DVR's executive committee for the first time. Jess emphasized: "Ensuring that our roads become safer and safer is an important concern for us at [...]
The German passenger car market grew strongly in November. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 260,600 new passenger cars were registered. This was 31 percent more than in the same month last year. In the first eleven months, the volume of new registrations was 2 percent (2.34 million units) [...]
- New passenger car registrations down 1 percent to 2.6 million - E-cars: up 9 percent, momentum declining - Truck market: 310,000 new commercial vehicles registered - Forecast 2023: 2.75 million new passenger cars (up 6 percent) The German passenger car market will remain at a low point in 2022. [...]
The Federal Government has published the new environmental bonus directive. Unfortunately, it does not provide for a customer-friendly option to reserve the bonus. This means that it will still not be possible to apply for the environmental bonus at the time of purchase, but only once the vehicle has been [...]