On the occasion of the opening of the EU Strategy Dialogue, the President of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK), Imelda Labbé, calls on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen not to place an additional burden on the transformation through possible CO2 fines and to quickly set the [...]
A total of 224,721 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in December, 124,355 of which had alternative drive systems (purely electric, hybrids with and without plugs and gas-powered). This is 4.0% less than in the same month last year. The share of new registrations with alternative drive systems in [...]
In 2024 as a whole, a total of 2,817,331 new passenger cars were registered in Germany. This corresponds to a moderate decline of 1.0% compared to 2023. Of these, the international vehicle manufacturers brought 1,197,903 vehicles onto the roads, which was 7.2% more than in 2023. This gives the international [...]
A total of 244,544 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in November, 130,670 of which had alternative drive systems (purely electric, PHEVs, non-plug-in-hybrids and gas-powered). The market for passenger cars with alternative drive systems is therefore up 5.0% compared to the same month last year. The share of new [...]
In November, new car registrations in Germany fell by 0.5% compared to the same month last year, corresponding to 244,544 vehicles. Adjusted for calendar effects, taking into account one less working day in October 2024, this results in year-on-year growth of +4.3%. A total of 2,592,610 new passenger cars have [...]
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) is forecasting around 2.85 million new passenger car registrations for the coming year 2025. The expected slight increase is based on strong growth in battery electric vehicles (BEV). “We are optimistic about the new year, which is why our forecast is based [...]
The Executive Board of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) has proposed Imelda Labbé to the association's members for election as the new VDIK President. If Labbé is elected by the Extraordinary General Meeting on December 4, 2024, she would succeed André Schmidt. Schmidt has led the association [...]
A total of 231,992 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in October, 121,553 of which had alternative drive systems (purely electric, hybrids with and without plugs and gas-powered). The market for passenger cars with alternative drive systems is therefore up 8.1% compared to the same month last year. The [...]
New passenger car registrations in Germany in October rose by 6.0% year-on-year to 231,992 vehicles. With one more working day in October 2024, the calendar-adjusted growth of the previous year is reduced to 1.1%. Since the beginning of the year, 2,348,066 new passenger cars have been registered, which corresponds to [...]
New registrations of purely battery electric passenger cars (BEV) rose by 8.7% to 34,479 units in September. The BEV share of total new passenger car registrations reached 16.5% - the highest figure since the beginning of the year. By comparison, the BEV market share in September 2023 was 14.1%. The [...]