According to media reports, Germany's new passenger car registrations in March fell by 6.2% year-on-year to 217,388 units. However, for the first quarter of this year, the country's new car registrations still grew by 4.2% year-on-year to 694,785 units.
Meanwhile, due to the expiration of tax incentives for pure electric vehicles at the end of 2023, Germany's electric car sales have faced challenges. Over the past 7 months, only one month saw a year-on-year growth in electric car sales in Germany.
In March, electric car registrations in Germany were 47,400 units, down 22% year-on-year, with a market share of 18%, compared to 21.6% in the same period last year. Among them, pure electric car (BEV) registrations were 31,384 units, down 29% year-on-year, with a market share shrinking from 15.7% in the same period last year to 11.9%; plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV) registrations were 16,016 units, down 5% year-on-year.
Germany's Electric Car Brand Sales Ranking in March:
Mercedes-Benz: 6,844 units (3,123 BEV, 3,721 PHEV)
BMW: 5,124 units (3,238 BEV, 1,886 PHEV)
Volkswagen: 4,670 units (4,349 BEV, 321 PHEV)
Tesla: 3,878 BEV units
Audi: 3,476 units (1,984 BEV, 1,492 PHEV)
Volvo: 3,340 units (1,261 BEV, 2,079 PHEV)
SEAT: 2,560 units (1,243 BEV, 1,317 PHEV)
Opel: 2,188 units (1,442 BEV, 746 PHEV)
Hyundai: 1,885 units (1,619 BEV, 266 PHEV)
Kia: 1,564 units (1,072 BEV, 492 PHEV)
smart: 1,497 BEV units
Skoda: 1,288 units (1,205 BEV, 83 PHEV)
Ford: 1,279 units (475 BEV, 804 PHEV)
In the first quarter of this year, Germany's cumulative electric car registrations were 126,322 units, down 5% year-on-year, with a market share of approximately 18.2%. Among them, BEV cumulative sales were 81,337 units, down 14% year-on-year, with a market share of 11.7%; PHEV cumulative sales were 44,985 units, up 20% year-on-year, with a market share of 6.5%.
Germany's Electric Car Brand Sales Ranking in Q1 2024:
Mercedes-Benz: 18,556 units (7,720 BEV, 10,836 PHEV)
Tesla: 13,068 BEV units
BMW: 13,042 units (7,959 BEV, 5,083 PHEV)
Volkswagen: 9,762 units (8,637 BEV, 1,125 PHEV)
Audi: 9,634 units (5,861 BEV, 3,773 PHEV)
Volvo: 8,140 units (3,369 BEV, 4,771 PHEV)
SEAT: 6,029 units (2,414 BEV, 3,615 PHEV)
Hyundai: 4,682 units (3,777 BEV, 905 PHEV)
Opel: 4,597 units (2,444 BEV, 2,153 PHEV)
Skoda: 4,286 units (3,922 BEV, 364 PHEV)
Kia: 4,140 units (2,825 BEV, 1,315 PHEV)
smart: 3,882 BEV units
Ford: 3,736 units (759 BEV, 2,977 PHEV)
Porsche: 3,543 units (663 BEV, 2,880 PHEV)
Germany's Electric Car Model Sales Ranking in Q1 2024:
Tesla Model Y: 11,045 units, down 30% year-on-year
Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5: 4,226 units, down 38% year-on-year
Skoda Enyaq iV: 3,922 units, up 43% year-on-year
Audi Q4 e-tron: 3,428 units, down 5% year-on-year
