In August, 12,363 new passenger cars were registered, 4,064 fewer (- 24.7%) than in August 2021. Among the new passenger cars, zero-emission cars had a 74.8 per cent market share in August, in the same month last year the market share was 71.9 per cent.
All figures from OFV
Here are the main figures for August and so far in 2022:
| Passenger cars |
August 2022 issue |
Change compared to August 2021 |
Number to date in 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| New |
12,363 |
– 24.7% |
88 115 |
– 20.5% |
| Used imported |
1,245 |
– 31.8% |
10,922 |
– 8.4% |
| Change of ownership |
46,075 |
– 3.2% |
344 301 |
– 3.6% |
3250 new vans
| Vans/motorhomes |
Number August 2022 |
Change compared to August 2021 |
Number to date in 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| Totally new vans |
3,250 |
+ 2.7% |
18,045 |
– 22.7% |
| New motorhomes registered as vans |
101 |
– 27.9% |
986 |
– 31.8% |
| New vans without motorhomes |
3 149 |
+ 4.1% |
17,059 |
– 22.1% |
9,247 new zero-emission passenger cars
| First-time registered passenger cars with zero emissions |
Number of August 2022 |
Change compared to August 2021 |
Number to date in 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| New |
9,247 |
– 21.7% |
68,547 |
+ 2.9% |
| Used imported |
898 |
– 16.2% |
8,091 |
+ 27.3% |
| Total zero-emission passenger cars registered for the first time |
10,145 |
– 21.3% |
76,638 |
+ 5.0% |
630 new zero-emission vans (Class 1 and 2)
| First-time registered vans (Kl 1+ 2) with zero emissions |
Number of August 2022 |
Change compared to August 2021 |
Number to date in 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| New vans class 1 and 2 |
630 |
+ 27.5% |
3,553 |
– 9.6% |
| Used imported vans class 1 and 2 |
12 |
100.0% |
79 |
+ 364.7% |
| Total vans class 1 and 2 |
642 |
+ 28.4% |
3,632 |
– 8.0% |
| Of which new vans class 2 |
621 |
+ 26.0% |
3,508 |
– 10.0% |
| Used imported vans class 2 |
10 |
+ 100.0% |
73 |
+ 386.7% |
| Total vans class 2 |
631 |
+ 26.7% |
3,581 |
– 8.4% |
1,401 new plug-in hybrid passenger cars in August
| Passenger cars |
Number of August 2022 |
Change compared to August 2021 |
Number to date in 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| Hybrid cars not rechargeable |
955 |
+ 28.0% |
4,861 |
– 34.9% |
| Plug-in hybrid cars |
1 401 |
– 46.1% |
8,652 |
– 66.8% |
| Total |
2,356 |
– 29.6% |
13,513 |
– 59.7% |
Fuel market share of new passenger cars
| Passenger cars |
Number in August 2022 |
Market share in August 2022 |
Market share in August 2021 |
Market share to date in 2022 |
Market share in the same period in 2021 |
| Petrol engine only |
288 |
2.3% |
4.6% |
3.4% |
4.9% |
| Diesel engine only |
472 |
3.8% |
3.2% |
3.5% |
4.7% |
| Hybrids all |
2,356 |
19.1% |
20.4% |
15.3% |
30.3% |
| Zero emissions |
9,247 |
74.8% |
71.9% |
77.8% |
60.1% |
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