date 06/02/2018
Flensburg, 6 February 2018. With 269,429 newly registered Passenger cars ( car ) and with a plus of +11.6 percent were the registrations stronger than a year ago. The share of private registrations (35.1%) rose by +24.5 percent, that of commercial (+4.7 percent) by 64.7 percent.
petrol-driven car increased by + 32.1 percent. With a share of 61.8 percent, this was the most frequently selected drive type. The number of diesel car fell by -17.6 percent compared to the same month last year. Their share was 33.3 percent in January.
car With alternative drive types, growth in the first month of 2018 was two to three digits. Electrically operated car (2,764 / 1.0%) showed an increase of +108.9 percent. Hybrid vehicles (9,118 / 3.4%) gained + 95.0%, including Plug-in Hybrids (2,870 / 1.1%) + 87.2 percent. Natural gas vehicles (866 / +370.7%) accounted for 0.3 percent. A 0.1% share was accounted for by LPG vehicles (402 / +29.3%). The average CO 2 Output was 128.4 g / km (+ 0.5%).
With a double-digit increase started with the German Brands Porsche (+37.4%), Smart (+22.6%), Mini (+17.4%) and Ford (+16.1%) in the new year. Apart from Audi (-2.9%), all other German brands also saw growth. The highest proportion of registration was accounted for VW (20.2%).
Significant increases of over 40 percent in the import brands of Alfa Romeo (+ 64.4%) jeep (+ 41.9%) and Kia (+ 40.6%). In contrast, the first month of new admission for 2018 ended for Tesla (-58.3%), Lexus (-36.8%), Ssangyong (-26.3%) and Fiat (-11.0%) with a double-digit decline. The largest share of the import brands accounted for 5.5 percent on Skoda.
The segments Motorhomes (+ 51.3%), sports cars (+49.4%) and upper middle class (+ 40.0%) experienced a significant increase compared to the same month last year. Only the Utilities (-7.0%) and Vans (-5.8%) showed a decline. The compact class (+13.4%) was the strongest segment in January 2018 with a share of 23.5 percent.
At the beginning of the year, the commercial vehicle market was +7.1 percent up on the previous year level , where the others motor vehicles ( automotive ) recorded the highest increase (+21.0%). In addition, + 10.9 percent more Lorry ( truck ) newly registered as a year ago. The tractors in total (-10.7%) including the Tractor (-6.4%) showed a decline compared to the same month last year. The motorcycle market showed 4,327 new ones motorcycles an increase of +87.8 percent. In total, 302,577 automotive and 19.185 Car Trailer newly placed on the market.
The used vehicle market increased by +6.9 percent compared to the same month last year. 598,984 (+ 5.8%) car changed the holder or the holder. Second hand buses and coaches increased by +36.6 percent, tractors in total by +15.6 percent, including semitrailer tractors by +18.3 percent. The truck achieved a plus of +9.8 percent and others automotive an increase of +6.0 percent. 18281 motorcycles (+46.4%) changed the holder.
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