Car sales in July 2022

In July, 7,247 new passenger cars were registered, 3,260 fewer (- 31.0%) than in July 2021. Among the new passenger cars, zero-emission cars had a 70.7 per cent market share in July, in the same month last year the market share was 64.1 per cent.

ALL FIGURES FROM OFV

Here are the main figures for July and so far in 2022:

Passenger cars July 2022 issue Change from July 2021 Number to date in 2022 Change compared to 2021
New 7,247 – 31.0% 75,752 – 19.8%
Used imported 1 127 – 37.6% 9,677 – 4.1%
Change of ownership 43 189 – 11.1% 298 226 – 3.7%

1582 new vans

Vans/motorhomes Issue July 2022 Change from July 2021 Number to date in 2022 Change compared to 2021
Totally new vans 1,582 – 15.4% 14,795 – 26.7%
New motorhomes registered as vans 162 – 29.6% 885 – 32.2%
New vans without motorhomes 1,420 – 13.4% 13,910 – 26.3%

5,123 new zero-emission passenger cars

First-time registered passenger cars with zero emissions Issue July 2022 Change from July 2021 Number to date in 2022 Change compared to 2021
New 5 123 – 23.9% 59,300 + 8.2%
Used imported 791 – 20.3% 7 193 + 36.2%
Total zero-emission passenger cars registered for the first time 5,914 – 23.4% 66,493 + 10.7%

304 new zero-emission vans (Class 1 and 2)

First-time registered vans (Kl 1+ 2) with zero emissions Issue July 2022 Change from July 2021 Number to date in 2022 Change compared to 2021
New vans class 1 and 2 304 + 57.5% 2,923 – 15.0%
Used imported vans class 1 and 2 3 200.0% 67 + 509.1%
Total vans class 1 and 2 307 + 58.2% 2,990 – 13.3%
Of which new vans class 2 303 + 57.8% 2,887 – 15.2%
Used imported vans class 2 3 + 200.0% 63 + 530.0%
Total vans class 2 306 + 58.5% 2,950 – 13.6%

890 new plug-in hybrid passenger cars in July

Passenger cars Issue July 2022 Change from July 2021 Number to date in 2022 Change compared to 2021
Hybrid cars not rechargeable 655 – 10.2% 3,906 – 41.9%
Plug-in hybrid cars 890 – 58.9% 7,251 – 69.1%
Total 1,545 – 46.6% 11 157 – 63.0%

Fuel market share of new passenger cars

Passenger cars Number in July 2022 Market share in July 2022 Market share in July 2021 Market share to date in 2022 Market share in the same period in 2021
Petrol engine only 247 3.4% 4.3% 3.5% 5.0%
Diesel engine only 332 4.6% 4.1% 3.5% 5.0%
Hybrids all 1,545 21.3% 27.6% 14.7% 32.0%
Zero emissions 5 123 70.7% 64.1% 78.3% 58.0%

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