At a meeting of automotive and mobility associations at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Imelda Labbé, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK), called for leadership to be taken in order to create the necessary framework conditions for the ramp-up of electric mobility in collaboration with the [...]
In July, the market for alternative drive systems grew by 36.1 percent to 152,056 units, with international brands accounting for around 42.2 percent. This is according to an analysis of figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) by the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK). Among international [...]
In July 2025, new passenger car registrations in Germany rose by 11.1 percent to 264,802 vehicles. The same month last year was significantly weakened by a special effect: Due to the implementation of new EU type approval regulations on July 7, 2024, new registrations had been brought forward to June [...]
The Federal Cabinet has approved the government's draft for the 2026 federal budget and the financial plan for the years 2025 to 2029. Unfortunately, the plans fall significantly short of the requirements for the necessary market ramp-up of e-mobility and the expansion of the transport infrastructure. VDIK President Imelda Labbé: [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) rejects possible plans by the European Commission to only allow rental car providers and large companies to register electric cars from 2030. The VDIK supports Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder, who have already spoken out against such [...]
A total of 1,402,789 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in the first half of 2025 - 793,889 of them with alternative drive systems (purely electric, hybrids with and without plugs and gas-powered). This is 23.0% more than in the same period last year. The international vehicle manufacturers' [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) regrets that the new German government has now squandered two opportunities to promote electromobility in the space of just a few days. Firstly, the extension of the innovation booster to commercially used and leased vehicles and now the decision not to implement [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) is shocked by the German government's announcement that it does not intend to implement the planned reduction in the electricity tax for consumers from the coalition agreement after all. This decision is a further stumbling block for the ramp-up of electromobility. "The [...]
At the Berlin evening of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, the presidents of the automotive industry associations, Hildegard Müller (VDA), Imelda Labbé (VDIK) and Thomas Peckruhn (ZDK), reaffirmed their cooperation to jointly tackle the challenges of ramping up electromobility. "We need an overarching and long-term industry master plan [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) is calling for support for leased vehicles in the draft bill for the immediate investment program in line with the declining balance method of depreciation. To this end, the VDIK has turned to the Finance Committee of the German Bundestag, which will [...]
