Germany: Plug-In Car Sales Increased 24% In February 2022

The Tesla Model 3 surges to the top, while the Tesla Model Y is not far behind.

By: Mark Kane

Mar 15, 2022 at 12:56pm ET

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New passenger car registrations in Germany increased in February by 3.2% year-over-year to 200,512, but considering the worrying news from Europe (including halted vehicle plants), the growth in the following months is endangered.

Plug-in electric car registrations increased last month by 24% year-over-year to 49,889 or almost 25% of the market.

The growth comes solely thanks to the battery-electric vehicle sales. The number of BEV registrations increased 55% year-over-year to 28,306, which is over 14% of the market. Plug-in hybrids are down over 1% year-over-year.

Results by type:

BEVs: 28,306 – up 55% at 14.1% market share
PHEVs: 21,583 – down 1% at 10.8% market share
Total: 49,889 – up 24% at 24.9% market share

Plug-in electric car registrations in Germany – February 2022

So far this year, more tan 89,000 new passenger plug-in cars were registered in Germany:

BEVs: 49,198 – up 42% at 12.8% market share
PHEVs: 40,483 – down 5% at 10.5% market share
Total: 89,681 – up 16% at 23.3% market share

Top brands

Once again we see Mercedes-Benz and BMW among the top plug-in car brands (mostly thanks to PHEVs). However, in February, the Tesla duo managed to sell a significant 5,944 electric cars.

It means that Volkswagen was not able to secure a podium position in its home market, which is a small surprise, considering its several BEV models. Tesla is ahead of Volkswagen also year-to-date.

Another finding is that Hyundai is now delivering a lot of electric cars in Germany.

Plug-in car registrations by brands (at least 2,000) last month: