Business, law and sales
Taxes
Car owners in Germany are confronted with a wide range of taxes and duties. The state mainly uses the motor vehicle tax and the taxation of the private use of company cars to promote particularly environmentally friendly vehicles. …
Energy consumption labelling for passenger cars
Since May 2012, the current energy consumption labelling for passenger cars (passenger car EnVKV) has been in force in Germany. It is intended to inform car buyers how efficient a particular model is. According to the directive, a vehicle is efficient if it has low fuel consumption and thus low CO2 emissions, taking vehicle weight into account. …
Design protection
Exterior design is one of the most important factors shaping the brand image of modern motor vehicles. Car manufacturers invest enormous amounts of money in this area. The values and products that are created in this way are rightly protected – by the so-called design law. …
Truck toll
With the introduction of the truck toll on federal motorways in 2005, the system change from tax to user financing of federal trunk roads began. Currently, commercial vehicles with a permissible total weight of over 7.5 tonnes are subject to tolls on all federal highways. …