The number of newly approved cars in the European Union continues to weaken. After a mew annual start, 1,029,519 cars were re -registered in March, which was 0.2 percent less than a year earlier, as the European manufacturer Association ACEA announced on Thursday in Brussels. The minus has been 1.9 percent since the beginning of the year. Electric cars remain on the rise: their market share is growing. The new registrations of full electric cars with pure battery drive (BEV – Battery Electric Vehicles) have increased by 23.9 percent to 412,997 since the beginning of the year. With this, they had a market share of 15.2 percent at the end of March. The US electric car manufacturer Tesla could not benefit from it, in March 36 percent less model X and Co were approved. For Tesla, the EU car market continues to go downhill. In the first quarter of 2025, according to the European Manufacturer Association ACEA, admission figures fell by 45 percent compared to the same period last year. More on the ThemaMit, the negative trend for the company of US billionaire Elon Musk continues, but somewhat slower than at the beginning of the year. Between January and February, admission figures decreased by 49 percent compared to the same period last year. The picture was mixed in other car brands. While the VW Group and Renault recorded increasing demand, the new registrations at Mercedes-Benz, BMW and the Stellatis Group (Fiat, Peugeot, Opel) decreased.
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