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Germany’s Electric Registrations Surge to Nearly 30% of New Car Sales

Stricter EU CO₂ rules prompted steeper manufacturer discounts that fueled July’s rebound in electric-drive registrations.

Overview

  • Germany registered 48,600 battery-electric vehicles in July, a 58% year-on-year jump that lifted BEVs to an 18.4% share of new-car sales.
  • Plug-in hybrid registrations climbed 83.6% to 27,197 units, boosting their market share to 10.3% and pushing electrified models to almost 30% of total sales.
  • Tesla’s German registrations plunged by more than 55% to about 1,100 units in July, highlighting intensifying competition from more affordable EVs.
  • Switzerland sustained a 20.5% BEV share with 3,777 new registrations and achieved a combined plug-in share of 32.8% in July under its supportive tax and charging-infrastructure environment.
  • Berlin and Brandenburg saw new-car registrations fall 7.7% and 1.3% through June even as electrified vehicles captured 63.2% and 54.9% of sales, and Bavaria logged a 27.4% rise in BEV registrations and a 46.3% jump in PHEVs despite a 6.1% drop in overall registrations.