In 2018, a total of 395 413 motorised vehicles were newly registered. This is 4.2% less than the previous year. The largest vehicle group was passenger cars, with 300 887 new registrations, 4.5% less than in 2017. The number of diesel-driven also decreased with 90 360 new registrations (-20.6%).
Overview
| 2018 |
Change 2017/18, as % |
|
|---|---|---|
| Total motor vehicles (excl. mopeds) | 395 413 | –4.2 |
| Passenger cars | 300 887 | –4.5 |
of which petrol-driven |
188 847 | +2.8 |
of which diesel-driven |
90 360 | –20.6 |
of which hybrid vehicles (petrol-electric, diesel-electric) |
15 432 | +30.3 |
of which all-electric vehicles |
5 411 | +9.8 |
| Passenger transport vehicles | 5 611 | +0.1 |
| Goods transport vehicles | 37 538 | +0.1 |
of which light vehicles (up to 3.5 t) |
33 038 | +0.7 |
of which heavy vehicles (more than 3.5 t) |
4 500 | –4.4 |
| Agricultural vehicles | 2 930 | –11.4 |
| Industrial vehicles | 4 592 | +11.3 |
| Motorcycles | 43 855 | –7.2 |
| Trailers | 20 104 | –4.9 |
Current monthly data
| September 2019 | Change 2018/19, as % |
January - September 2019 | Change 2018/19, as % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total motor vehicles (excl. mopeds) | 30 855 | +13.6 | 305 654 | +0.9 |
| Passenger cars | 24 070 | +18.2 | 226 519 | +0.5 |
of which petrol-driven |
14 842 | +17.5 | 140 567 | –1.3 |
of which diesel-driven |
5 285 | –9.9 | 59 598 | –12.3 |
of which hybrid vehicles (petrol-electric, diesel-electric) |
2 214 | +68.2 | 16 565 | +57.1 |
of which all-electric vehicles |
1 571 | +191.5 | 8 877 | +143.2 |
| Passenger transport vehicles1 | 340 | +9.3 | 5 528 | +18.1 |
| Goods transport vehicles | 2 914 | –2.8 | 29 364 | +5.5 |
of which light vehicles (up to 3.5 t) |
2 615 | –1.2 | 25 885 | +6.4 |
of which heavy vehicles (more than 3.5 t) |
299 | –15.1 | 3 479 | –1.1 |
| Agricultural vehicles | 171 | +11.0 | 2 490 | +5.1 |
| Industrial vehicles | 336 | +6.0 | 3 543 | +5.2 |
| Motorcycles | 3 024 | +0.1 | 38 210 | –2.5 |
| Trailers | 1 541 | +5.1 | 15 949 | –0.5 |
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