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%).
Annual data
| 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
| July 2019 | Change 2018/19, as % |
January - July 2019 | Change 2018/19, as % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total motor vehicles (excl. mopeds) | 34 506 | +2.0 | 246 826 | +0.6 |
| Passenger cars | 25 037 | –0.3 | 182 348 | –0.4 |
of which petrol-driven |
15 716 | –2.2 | 113 381 | –2.2 |
of which diesel-driven |
6 398 | –15.3 | 49 267 | –11.7 |
of which hybrid vehicles (petrol-electric, diesel-electric) |
2 139 | +81.0 | 12 407 | +56.2 |
of which all-electric vehicles |
681 | +184.9 | 6 665 | +139.5 |
| Passenger transport vehicles1 | 554 | +4.3 | 4 662 | +19.0 |
| Goods transport vehicles | 3 124 | +4.7 | 23 345 | +7.6 |
of which light vehicles (up to 3.5 t) |
2 930 | +11.8 | 20 457 | +8.1 |
of which heavy vehicles (more than 3.5 t) |
194 | –46.6 | 2 888 | +3.7 |
| Agricultural vehicles | 313 | +12.2 | 2 094 | +6.3 |
| Industrial vehicles | 413 | +5.1 | 2 862 | +6.9 |
| Motorcycles | 5 065 | +11.6 | 31 515 | –1.4 |
| Trailers | 1 909 | +9.8 | 12 931 | –0.5 |
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