The Federal Government has agreed on the draft of the new environmental bonus directive, which regulates the purchase premium for electric cars. According to the draft, the subsidy will be reduced starting in 2023. Plug-in hybrids will drop out of the subsidy completely. There will also continue to be no [...]
According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 199,200 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in August. This is 3 percent more than in the same month last year. After six months in reverse gear, the passenger car market is up year-on-year for the first time since February. However, the [...]
At the General Assembly of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) today, several board members were elected. Reinhard Zirpel was confirmed as VDIK President for another two years by the General Assembly. He has held the office since 2016. Jürgen Keller was elected by the members as the [...]
Members' Meeting in Berlin - 70 Years of VDIK "2022 is a very difficult year for the German automotive market. Hopes for a recovery have become paler by the month. The increasing external disruptions to production are causing far more trouble for the automotive industry than we had expected. Nevertheless, [...]
In February, 89,846 new passenger cars with alternative drive systems were registered in Germany. This was an increase of 25 percent. Since the beginning of the year, 165,922 new alternatively powered passenger cars have taken to the roads (up 24 percent). This gave alternative drive systems a market share of [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers welcomes a new member. VinFast was admitted to the VDIK by decision of the Board of Directors. As a result, the association now represents 38 brands of passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers from twelve countries in Germany. A particular strength of the [...]
In Germany, 82,800 electric vehicles were newly registered in December. The increase compared to the same month last year is 629 percent. Over the entire past year, e-vehicle registrations increased by 263 percent to 394,939 units. These include purely battery-powered electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. They reached [...]
The Federal Ministry of Transport has given the go-ahead for the national fleet renewal program for heavy trucks. The corresponding funding directive has already entered into force. The International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association welcomes the launch of the new program. The market for heavy commercial vehicles slumped by around 29 [...]
The German passenger car market grew by 10 percent in December compared to the same month last year. The Federal Motor Transport Authority registered 311,394 new registrations. The strong finish to the year can also be explained by the expiry of the VAT cut. For the year as a whole, [...]
Yesterday, the Bundestag decided to introduce a repair clause, which is to significantly limit the design protection of car manufacturers for visible spare parts. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) explained: "The performance of the automotive industry is based not least on the fact [...]