Uncertainty and tight finances slowed new car sales in 2023

The year 2023 was a real cold shower for the car industry and for the goal of replacing the car fleet with zero emissions: The number of first-time registered new passenger cars ended up at 126,953 – a whopping 27 percent behind 2022. And while December 2022 set a new registration record for a single… Continue reading Uncertainty and tight finances slowed new car sales in 2023

SELF-DRIVING CARS – OVERVIEW OF THE STATUS PER DECEMBER 2023

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The car industry’s social accounting

There is no doubt that cars and road traffic have a very central place in people’s lives. Much of the debate has a negative connotation, such as greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution, traffic accidents, queues and bad roads. These are absolutely central challenges that are taken very seriously, both by the authorities and the… Continue reading The car industry’s social accounting

Car sales in November 2023

Norway is seeing a historic decline in new car sales, while zero-emission cars dominate the market November 2023 marks a historic moment in Norway’s car industry, with a dramatic decline in sales of new passenger cars. Compared to November 2022, 10,348 new passenger cars were registered, which amounts to a decrease of 47 percent. This… Continue reading Car sales in November 2023

The National Audit Office criticizes the support system for electric commercial vehicles: Say yes to SV’s amendment proposal for increased support

Yesterday, the National Audit Office strongly criticized the current support schemes for electric goods vehicles and trucks that do not work. On the same day, SV proposes to change the support schemes in its alternative state budget for 2024. – I would like to give SV praise for a constructive proposal on a major problem.… Continue reading The National Audit Office criticizes the support system for electric commercial vehicles: Say yes to SV’s amendment proposal for increased support

Car sales in October 2023

It was quiet at car dealers in October Car sales in Norway have experienced a marked decline in October 2023, with only 8,925 new passenger cars registered. This amounts to a drop of 28.9 per cent compared to the same month last year, and indicates that 2023 will be a year with significantly lower new… Continue reading Car sales in October 2023

Now we must learn from experience, and not stop the green shift on the upstream side!

Targeted investment over several years, with VAT exemptions and other incentives for the purchase of electric cars, has placed Norway at the top of the world in the transition to zero-emission cars. Electric cars now make up 83 per cent of all first-time registered new passenger cars, and the goal of all new car sales… Continue reading Now we must learn from experience, and not stop the green shift on the upstream side!

New communications manager at BIL

Andreas Bibow Handeland, 41, is employed as communications manager at the Bilim Portørenes Landsforening (BIL). Andreas comes from the position of director of communications at If Skadeforsikring, where he has been for the past 4 years, and has been responsible for communications on behalf of If in Norway, and has been part of the Nordic… Continue reading New communications manager at BIL

Money in the treasury – more important than the climate goals?

Oslo Economics (OE) presents the report which analyzes what changes in purchase and use-related car taxes mean for the purchase and use of a car in Norway on 20 October. On Thursday 20 October, Oslo Economics (OE) presents a new report which analyzes what changes in purchase and use-related car taxes mean for the purchase… Continue reading Money in the treasury – more important than the climate goals?

New car sales in September 2023

In September, 29.4 per cent fewer new cars were registered than in the same month in 2022. New car sales were slow in September. Only 10,342 new passenger cars were registered. That is 29.4 percent less than the same month last year. At the same time, the proportion of electric vehicles is at a record… Continue reading New car sales in September 2023