This result represents an increase of 1.4 percent compared to the same period last year, as the automotive industry association ACEA announced on Tuesday. However, this number is still significantly below the pre-pandemic level. Sales growth was particularly strong in Spain, with more than one million cars sold. In Germany, an increase of 0.7 percent was recorded. By contrast, car sales in Italy and France have fallen since the beginning of the year.
As expected, the most popular drive system was hybrid. More than a third of new cars have this type of combined drive system. The share of electric cars increased to 16.9%. On the other hand, fuel and diesel cars are falling out of favor with customers under the pressure of regulations and manufacturers’ own offerings. While only 27% of new cars sold have a fuel-powered engine, this rate was over a third a year ago. Sales of diesel cars are even worse, with a market share of only 9%; The main reason for this situation is that many brands no longer offer diesel cars.
In the middle of manufacturers The Volkswagen Cluster further strengthened its leading position by selling five percent more cars under the Volkswagen, Audi, Škoda, Seat, Cupra and Porsche brands. Renault recorded an increase of 6.5 percent and BMW increased by 6.1 percent. Stellantis, which includes brands such as Opel, Peugeot and Fiat, continued its downward trend and suffered a loss of 5.5 percent. Hyundai, Toyota and Ford were also among the brands that recorded a decrease in sales.
Tesla’s sales fell by nearly two-fifths to just 130,000 vehicles, while its Chinese rival BYD fell slightly behind Tesla, selling 110,000 vehicles.
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