The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure has launched a new funding program for private charging infrastructure. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK), said: "Electric mobility is booming. We expect around 280,000 new electric cars in Germany this year. The expansion of the [...]
The German passenger car market recorded an 8 percent increase in September compared to the same month last year. The Federal Motor Transport Authority registered 265,227 new registrations. However, September 2020 had one more working day. In the first three quarters of 2020 the decline was 25 percent, with 2.04 [...]
The Bundestag yesterday passed a comprehensive reform of the residential property law. In the future, both condominium owners and tenants will have a legal claim to the installation of a charging device for an electric vehicle. Who wants to create on its parking bay a loading point, must ask in [...]
The wait times at some German motor-vehicle registration offices are running into weeks, which is increasing the economic burden on the automotive business and jeopardizing both jobs and firms. The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) and the German Federation for [...]
The German passenger car market showed a slight recovery in July, with a minus of only 5 percent compared to the same month last year. The Federal Motor Transport Authority registered 314,936 new registrations. In the first seven months the decline was 30 per cent, with 1.53 million new passenger [...]
In Germany, 18,896 electric vehicles were newly registered in June, including purely battery-powered electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. The increase is 118 percent. New registrations of all-electric vehicles (BEV) rose by 41 percent to 8,119 units in June. In addition, almost four times as many plug-in hybrids [...]
The higher purchase premium for electric vehicles comes into effect tomorrow. The new subsidy rates will apply retroactively to vehicles registered after 3 June. The revised guideline for the environmental bonus was already published today in the Federal Gazette. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers [...]
In the first half of 2020, the German passenger car market recorded a minus of 35 percent as a result of the corona crisis. In the second quarter the decline was as high as 47 percent. With 1.21 million new registrations after six months, the market is at its lowest [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers welcomes a new member: Polestar was admitted to the VDIK by resolution of the Board. The Association now represents 37 brands of international passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers in Germany. A particular strength of the international manufacturers is their wide range of [...]
At the general meeting of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers today, several board members were elected in rotation. Reinhard Zirpel was confirmed as VDIK President for another two years by the General Assembly. He has held the office since 2016. In addition, Dr. Kolja Rebstock (Managing Director of [...]