The New registrations of cars in Europe increased by a total of 6.7 percent, as the industry association Acea announced on Wednesday. However, growth had previously been significantly higher. A total of 885,581 vehicles were registered for the first time in November.
Among the large markets, there was a particularly strong decline Italy with plus 16.2 percent and in France with an increase of 14 percent.
Electric cars with 16 percent market share
In Germany The car market, on the other hand, weakened and shrank by 5.7 percent. For the year to date, Acea has recorded growth of 15.7 percent to almost ten million vehicles. With the exception of Hungary, all countries achieved a plus.
Electric cars They now have a market share of 16.2 percent in the EU, after 15 percent a year ago. This puts them well ahead of diesel vehicles, which have a 12.2 percent market share, but still lagging behind gasoline vehicles, which account for the lion’s share with a share of almost a third.