Significantly more cars were newly registered in January 2024 than in the same month last year. Sales of electric cars are growing even after government funding is no longer available.
January was the first full month without the bonus, which had previously been up to 4,500 euros from the federal government plus a mandatory manufacturer discount of up to 2,250 euros. We are in the fifth year of crisis. New registrations are moving sideways and there is hardly any sign of a real recovery," said car expert Constantin Gall.