Car sales in Germany rise 11.6% in January, with 269,429 units

Posted 06/02/2018 14: 21: 02CET

BERLIN, 6 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Automobile registrations in the German market stood at 269,429 units during the month of January, representing an increase of 11.6% compared to the same month of 2017, according to data from the German Federal Automobile Agency (KBA) , by its acronym in German).

On the other hand, the sales of industrial vehicles in the whole of Germany reached a volume of 22,189 units in the first month of 2018, which translates into an increase of 10.9% compared to that month of the previous year.

Overall, registrations of all types of vehicles registered a figure of 302,577 units during the past month in the German market, representing a progression of 11.8% compared to the data of January 2017.