date 04/04/2018
Flensburg, March 2, 2018. 261,749 Passenger cars ( car ) were newly registered in February. That was +7.4 percent more than in the same month last year. The share of commercial approvals was 63.1 percent (+ 0.8%). Private registrations increased by + 21.3 percent.
60.8 percent (-9.4 percent) of new cars were registered privately and 39.2 percent (+ 7.6 percent) privately.
In the German Brands Smart posted double-digit growth of + 15.8 percent, followed by Mini (+ 4.3%) and Volkswagen (+ 1.8%). All others showed declines, with double digits at Opel (-23.4%), Porsche (-13.9%) and Audi (-12.8%). The largest proportion of new registrations was accounted for by Volkswagen at 18.6 percent. In terms of import brands, Mitsubishi (+ 42.5%), Honda (+ 22.4%), Alfa Romeo (+ 12.7%) and Hyundai (+ 10.8%) posted the highest month on month admissions. Skoda (+ 3.9%) was the most heavily-used import brand with 5.6 percent.
22.5 percent of the registrations were – despite a decline (-7.8%) – the segment attributable to the compact class. The next largest shares claimed 18.8 percent SUVs (+28.1%) and with 14.2 percent the small cars (-7.5%). By contrast, the luxury car segment recorded the second highest growth (+18.4%) with a share of 1.1 per cent, followed by motorhomes (+18.3 per cent) with a share of 1.9 per cent.
car with alternative drive types showed double-digit growth rates. Electrically operated car (3,792) showed an increase of + 73.1 percent. Hybrid vehicles (10,874) gained + 45.4 percent, including Plug-in Hybrids (3,018) +31.9 percent. Gasoline was the most common fuel, accounting for 64.0% (+ 9.3%), followed by diesel car , which fell by -25.4 percent with a share of 31.4 percent. A combined share of 0.4 percent was accounted for by liquid and natural gas vehicles (1,498 / + 171.9%). The average CO 2 Output stood at 128.7 g / km +0.8 percent above the same month last year.
In the commercial vehicle market was at all vehicle categories a decline (see table), which is reflected in the tractors Overall (-15.4%) was the clearest. 24,431 brand new motorcycles and thus -8.2 percent less than in the same month in March 2018 for approval.
In total, 410,456 motor vehicles ( automotive ) (-4.3%) and 30,387 Car Trailer (-17.3%) first placed on the market.
The used vehicle market took off with 733,640 automotive in total by -13.3 percent. Both car (641,303) were -11.6 percent and at the motorcycles (45,872) -33.6 percent less holder change recorded. The title transfers of the Car Trailer went down by -15.0 percent.
The entire press release can be found here: Press release No. 08/2018
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