Since the start of the lockdown measures in Germany in mid-March, new car registrations have fallen by more than half. Although car dealerships have reopened, there has not yet been a significant recovery in the automobile market. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, therefore emphasized: [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) welcomes the reopening of the auto trade agreed upon today by the Chancellor and the Prime Ministers. According to the decision, motor vehicle dealers will be able to reopen, regardless of the size of the sales area. VDIK President Reinhard Zirpel explained: [...]
In Germany, 10,329 pure electric cars (BEV) were newly registered in March. This is an increase of 56 percent compared to the same month last year. There were also 9,426 plug-in hybrids (plus 208 percent). According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, this means that almost 20,000 new electric vehicles [...]
The stationary sale of cars to customers should be permitted again as soon as possible. This proposal was submitted by the automotive umbrella organizations VDA (German Association of the Automotive Industry), VDIK (Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) and ZDK (German Federation of Motor Trades and Repairs) as well as [...]
According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 215,100 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in March. That is 38 percent less than in the same month last year. This is the strongest monthly decline ever recorded. In the first quarter of this year the volume of new registrations thus [...]
In addition to the comprehensive package of measures to deal with the corona pandemic, the Federal Cabinet yesterday also passed a reform of the residential property law. In the future, both owners and tenants will have a legal right to the installation of a charging device for an electric vehicle. [...]
In Germany, 16,531 new electric vehicles were registered in February. That is an increase of 141 percent. A total of 32,674 new electric vehicles have been registered since the beginning of the year. Their share of the total market was just under 7 percent, more than twice as high as [...]
The EU has set new requirements to ensure that charging infrastructure for electric cars will be available in new homes in the future. To implement the European Building Directive, the Federal Cabinet today adopted the draft of the Building Electromobility Infrastructure Act (GEIG). VDIK President Reinhard Zirpel commented: "The ability [...]
According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 239,943 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in February. That is 11 percent less than in the same month last year. In the first two months of this year the volume of new registrations thus fell by 9 percent. The international manufacturers [...]
The vehicle population in Germany has become much cleaner in the past year. According to current figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority, the number of passenger cars in the Euro 6 emissions class rose by almost 25 percent to around 15.4 million. In addition, there are already 3.5 million [...]