Overview
- Germany’s motor authority said new-car registrations totaled 249,163 in April, with 64,350 battery-electrics for a 25.8% share and 27,546 plug-in hybrids for 11.1%, putting electrified vehicles at roughly 37% of the market.
- Demand for petrol and diesel models fell as petrol registrations dropped 20% to 53,420 and diesel slid 13.8% to 32,437, while average CO2 emissions from new cars declined 10.7% to 97.6 g/km.
- Industry voices cited high fuel costs and shrinking price gaps with petrol cars as key drivers, with Polestar’s Jan Grindemann pointing to “pump anxiety” and analyst Ferdinand Dudenhöffer noting cheaper upcoming small EVs that broaden choices.
- Italy’s market expanded with about 155,000 April registrations and roughly 640,000 for the year to date, Motor1 reported, as Stellantis held about one-third share and Fiat grew around 31% with the Panda as the top seller.
- Hybrid powertrains made nearly half of new Italian registrations, while pure EVs and plug-in hybrids each were near 9%, and Chinese brands led key electric charts with models such as the Leapmotor T03 and BYD’s Seal U.