Germany reported a 37% year-on-year growth in passenger car registrations to 273,417 units in August, InsideEVs reports, citing KBA’s data. As for the overall new vehicle registrations, it enjoyed a 16.5% YoY increase to 1,913,564 units.
Likewise, the country’s plug-in electric vehicle registrations recorded their highest growth level so far in 2023 in the eighth month of the year.
Plug-in EV registrations in August 2023
Germany enjoyed a 78% YoY increase in plug-in electric car registrations to 101,201 units in August. It accounted for 37% of the country’s overall vehicle volume during that period (up from just 28.5 in 2022).
Of that total, battery electric vehicles contributed 86,649 units, up 171% YoY. It represents 31.7% of the overall automotive market, an almost twofold growth from just 16.1% in 2022.
Meanwhile, plug-in hybrid car (PHEV) registrations dropped 41% YoY to 14,552. It indicates the vehicles’ eighth straight month of decline, according to the report.
This year to date, German plug-in EV registrations have already achieved 463,537 units (up 12% YoY).
New plug-in vehicle registrations:
| Powertrain | Registrations | Changes YoY | Market Share |
| BEVs | 86,649 | up 171% | 31.7% |
| PHEVs | 14,552 | down 41% | 5.3% |
| Total | 101,201 | up 78% | 37.0% |
Top brands
Volkswagen was the best-selling automotive brand in Germany in August 2023, with 11,683 plug-in vehicle registrations. Mercedes-Benz followed with 8,034 unit registrations.
BMW ranked third with plug-in vehicle registrations of 7,183 units. The top five were completed by Opel (6,999) and Tesla (6,903).
Below are the brand rankings for plug-in car registrations in August 2023:
| Brands | Total registrations | Breakdown |
| Volkswagen | 11683 | 11418 BEVs and 265 PHEVs |
| Mercedes-Benz | 8034 | 4659 BEVs and 3375 PHEVs |
| BMW | 7183 | 4890 BEVs and 2293 PHEVs |
| Opel | 6999 | 6495 BEVs and 504 PHEVs |
| Tesla | 6903 | 6903 BEVs |
| Hyundai | 6821 | 6523 BEVs and 298 PHEVs |
| Audi | 4866 | 3374 BEVs and 1492 PHEVs |
| Kia | 4683 | 4139 BEVs and 544 PHEVs |
| Seat/Cupra | 4468 | 3483 BEVs and 985 PHEVs |
| Skoda | 3676 | 3345 BEVs and 331 PHEVs |
| Fiat | 3247 | 3247 BEVs |
| Renault | 3106 | 3074 BEVs and 32 PHEVs |
| Dacia | 3027 | 3027 BEVs |
| smart | 2947 | 2947 BEVs |
| MG Roewe | 2368 | 2368 BEVs |
| GWM | 2211 | 2210 BEVs and 1 PHEV |
| BYD | 2034 | 2034 BEVs |
Top models
Tesla’s popular Model Y claimed the top spot in the top-selling BEV model rankings from January to August, with registrations of 34,687 units.
Germany’s Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 followed with 28,088 units and Volkswagen ID.3 with 17,283 units.
The top five were completed by Fiat 500 Electric (14,352) and Skoda Enyaq iV (13,009).
Below are the top BEV models YTD:
| Models | Registrations |
| Tesla Model Y | 34,687 |
| Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 | 28,088 |
| Volkswagen ID.3 | 17,283 |
| Fiat 500 electric | 14,352 |
| Skoda Enyaq iV | 13,009 |
| Audi Q4 e-tron | 12,002 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 11,060 |
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Germany’s electric vehicle industry has undoubtedly expanded due to the government’s efforts to promote clean mobility. Tesla’s strong presence in the country also significantly boosts the local industry with its innovative electric cars and robust charging Supercharging network.
