Overview

• Volkswagen models accounted for more than 20% of May registrations, led by 7,495 units of the Golf and strong T-Roc sales.
• Battery-electric registrations climbed 44.9% year-on-year to 43,060 units in May.
• Plug-in hybrid registrations rose 79.4% with 25,181 new vehicles in the month.
• Tesla’s EV sales in Germany fell by nearly 58% through May; BYD overtook the brand in both EU and German registrations.
• Entry-level EVs like the €34,000 Škoda Elroq and €24,000 Hyundai Inster claimed top-ten positions in May registrations.