Car sales in October 2022

In October, 12,558 new passenger cars were registered, 979 more (+ 8.5%) than in October 2021. Among the new passenger cars, zero-emission cars had a 77.5 per cent market share in October, in the same month last year the market share was 70.1 per cent.

ALL FIGURES FROM OFV

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

Passenger cars October 2022 issue Number so far in 2022 Change compared to 2021
New 12,558 + 8.5% 115,319 – 17.9%
Used imported 1,217 – 22.8% 13,394 – 12.1%
Change of ownership 43 451 – 3.2% 432 615 – 3.8%

2304 new vans

Vans/motorhomes Issue October 2022 Change compared to October 2021 Number so far in 2022 Change compared to 2021
Totally new vans 2 304 + 1.0% 23 141 – 18.4%
New motorhomes registered as vans 37 – 60.2% 1,092 – 33.5%
New vans without motorhomes 2,267 + 3.6% 22,049 – 17.5%

9,727 new zero-emission passenger cars

First-time registered passenger cars with zero emissions Number of October 2022 Change compared to October 2021 Number so far in 2022 Change compared to 2021
New 9,727 – 19.8% 89,658 + 1.1%
Used imported 946 – 13.2% 9,925 + 16.4%
Total zero-emission passenger cars registered for the first time 10,673 + 15.9% 97 202 + 2.4%

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

First-time registered vans (Kl 1+ 2) with zero emissions Number of October 2022 Change compared to October 2021 Number so far in 2022 Change compared to 2021
New vans class 1 and 2 569 + 63.5% 4,847 + 3.4%
Used imported vans class 1 and 2 10 – 9.1% 104 + 141.9%
Total vans class 1 and 2 579 + 61.3% 4,951 + 4.7%
Of which new vans class 2 568 + 67.6% 4,798 + 3.4%
Used imported vans class 2 9 – 18.1% 97 + 136.6%
Total vans class 2 577 + 64.9% 4,895 + 4.6%

1,126 new plug-in hybrid passenger cars in October

Passenger cars Number of October 2022 Change compared to October 2021 Number so far in 2022 Change compared to 2021
Hybrid cars not rechargeable 977 + 92.7% 6,650 – 22.2%
Plug-in hybrid cars 1 126 – 49.4% 11,448 – 62.8%
Total 2 103 – 23.1% 18,098 – 54.0%

Fuel market share of new passenger cars

Passenger cars Number in October 2022 Market share in October 2022 Market share in October 2021 Market share to date in 2022 Market share in the same period in 2021
Petrol engine only 266 2.1% 3.7% 3.1% 4.6%
Diesel engine only 462 3.7% 2.6% 3.5%
Hybrids all 2 103 16.7% 23.6% 15.7% 28.0%
Zero emissions 9,727 77.5% 70.1% 77.7% 63.1%

Go to Source