The German passenger car market grew by 37.3 percent in August. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, 273,417 new passenger cars were registered. This was the strongest monthly increase since December. The VDIK brands achieved a market share of almost 42 percent in August. In the first eight months [...]
New registrations of passenger cars with alternative drives increased by 29.8 percent in July compared to the same month last year. 117,408 vehicles were registered by the Federal Motor Transport Authority. In the first seven months since the start of this year, 17.3 percent more new electric cars, hybrids with [...]
The German passenger car market continues to develop positively. In July, the market grew by 18 percent year-on-year. The Federal Motor Transport Authority registered 243,277 new registrations. In the first seven months of this year, a total of more than 1,640,000 new passenger cars hit the roads, 14 percent more [...]
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection has presented a draft for the revision of the regulation on energy consumption labeling for passenger cars. The amendment to the ordinance is intended to show the energy consumption values for new vehicles in the future, which are collected according to the [...]
New registrations of passenger cars with alternative drives increased by 35 percent in June, with 133,539 vehicles registered by the Federal Motor Transport Authority. In the first six months since the start of this year, 15.2 percent more new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and gas-powered [...]
The German passenger car market developed positively in the first half of 2023. New registrations increased by 13 percent in the first six months of this year. 1,396,900 new passenger cars hit the roads. International manufacturers achieved a market share of around 38 percent during this period. In June, the [...]
"Motor vehicles enable mobility, whether in freight or passenger transport. The switch to alternative drives is of great importance in order to reconcile mobility with climate protection. A regulatory approach that is open to technology increases resilience in this context," said Oliver Luksic, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister [...]
New registrations of vehicles with alternative drive systems increased by around 28 percent in May, with 115,755 vehicles registered by the Federal Motor Transport Authority. In the first five months since the beginning of this year, 11 percent more new electric cars, hybrids with and without plugs, mild hybrids and [...]
"For the German passenger car market, 2023 is a year of tentative recovery. After three crisis years with high volatility and a massive decline in new registrations, the German passenger car market has grown 10 percent so far this year. Double-digit growth rates have even been recorded since March. On [...]
Today, the Federal Government has initiated a significant increase and expansion of the truck toll. The draft law provides for the introduction of a CO2 surcharge in addition to the existing toll rates. Reinhard Zirpel, President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK), commented: "With the CO2 surcharge [...]