In April, 8,976 new passenger cars were registered, 749 fewer (-7.7%) than in April 2022. Among the new passenger cars, zero-emission cars had an 83.3 per cent market share in April. Average CO2 emissions for all passenger cars registered in April were 14.6 g/km.
ALL FIGURES FROM OFV
Here are the main figures for April and so far in 2023:
| Passenger cars |
Number of April 2023 |
Change compared to April 2022 |
Number to date in 2023 |
Change compared to 2022 |
| New |
8,976 |
– 7.7% |
37,641 |
– 10.5% |
| Used imported |
354 |
– 76.4% |
1 145 |
– 78.0% |
| Change of ownership |
37,999 |
– 8.3% |
161 334 |
– 0.2% |
2176 new vans
| Vans/motorhomes |
Number April 2023 |
Change compared to April 2022 |
Number to date in 2023 |
Change compared to 2022 |
| Totally new vans |
2 176 |
– 2.8% |
7,862 |
– 5.5% |
| New motorhomes registered as vans |
106 |
– 26.9% |
246 |
– 35.4% |
| New vans without motorhomes |
2,070 |
– 1.1% |
7,616 |
– 3.3% |
7,471 new zero-emission passenger cars
| First-time registered passenger cars with zero emissions |
Number of April 2023 |
Change compared to April 2022 |
Number to date in 2023 |
Change compared to 2022 |
| New |
7,471 |
+ 3.7% |
31,702 |
– 6.8% |
| Used imported |
124 |
– 88.7% |
481 |
– 88.0% |
| Total |
7,595 |
– 8.5% |
32 183 |
– 15.3% |
725 new zero-emission vans (Class 1 and 2)
| First-time registered vans (Kl 1+ 2) with zero emissions |
Number of April 2023 |
Change compared to April 2022 |
Number to date in 2023 |
Change compared to 2022 |
| New vans class 1 and 2 |
725 |
+ 59.0% |
2,802 |
+ 78.2% |
| Used imported vans class 1 and 2 |
1 |
– 92.3% |
7 |
– 85.4% |
| Total vans class 1 and 2 |
726 |
+ 54.8% |
2,809 |
+ 73.4% |
| Of which new vans class 2 |
709 |
+ 57.9% |
2,772 |
+ 78.6% |
| Used imported vans class 2 |
1 |
– 92.3% |
6 |
– 87.2% |
| Total vans class 2 |
710 |
+ 53.7% |
2,778 |
+ 73.7% |
703 new plug-in hybrid passenger cars in April
| Passenger cars |
Number of April 2023 |
Change compared to April 2022 |
Number to date in 2023 |
Change compared to 2022 |
| Hybrid cars not rechargeable |
399 |
– 43.7% |
2,259 |
+ 19.4% |
| Plug-in hybrid cars |
703 |
– 28.4% |
2,243 |
– 32.4% |
| Total |
1 102 |
– 34.8% |
4,502 |
– 13.6% |
Fuel market share of new passenger cars
| Passenger cars |
Number in April 2023 |
Market share in April 2023 |
Market share in April 2022 |
Market share to date in 2023 |
Market share in the same period in 2022 |
| Petrol engine only |
112 |
1.2% |
5.3% |
1.2% |
3.6% |
| Diesel engine only |
289 |
1.7% |
3.2% |
2.6% |
3.1% |
| Hybrids all |
1102 |
12.3% |
17.4% |
12.0% |
35.2% |
| Zero emissions |
7,471 |
83.3% |
74.2% |
84.2% |
80.8% |
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