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
| October 2019 | Change 2018/19, as % |
January - October 2019 | Change 2018/19, as % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total motor vehicles (excl. mopeds) | 32 060 | +11.5 | 338 221 | +1.8 |
| Passenger cars | 25 734 | +14.3 | 252 654 | +1.7 |
of which petrol-driven |
16 166 | +10.9 | 157 006 | –0.2 |
of which diesel-driven |
6 158 | +3.2 | 65 832 | –11.2 |
of which hybrid vehicles (petrol-electric, diesel-electric) |
2 584 | +70.4 | 19 189 | +58.6 |
of which all-electric vehicles |
661 | +48.2 | 9 549 | +133.0 |
| Passenger transport vehicles1 | 250 | –7.7 | 5 824 | +16.9 |
| Goods transport vehicles | 3 341 | +9.4 | 32 747 | +6.0 |
of which light vehicles (up to 3.5 t) |
2 994 | +11.0 | 28 918 | +7.0 |
of which heavy vehicles (more than 3.5 t) |
347 | –2.8 | 3 829 | –1.4 |
| Agricultural vehicles | 233 | +40.4 | 2 719 | +6.9 |
| Industrial vehicles | 369 | –11.3 | 3 923 | +3.6 |
| Motorcycles | 2 133 | –8.1 | 40 354 | –2.8 |
| Trailers | 1 603 | +2.7 | 17 575 | –0.3 |
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