In April, 243,000 new passenger cars were registered in the most significant European auto market, up 20% from the previous year. 29,668 were all-electric vehicles (BEV), which accounts for 12.2% of the market share – mostly flat from the same month of the last year. Chinese brands registered 3,580 electric cars in Germany, which accounts for 12% of BEV sales in Germany.
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15,135 were plugin hybrid vehicles (PHEV), which accounted for 6% of the market in April in Germany, up 28% from the previous year.
The data are published by the German Federal Motor Authority (KBA), which tracks new car plate registrations in the country and processed by CarNewsChina.
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The first spot goes to Geely & Mercedes-Benz project Smart, which registered 1,532 EVs in Germany, up 2% from 1,497 units in March but 1.8% down from April the previous year. Between January and April, Smart registered 5,414 EVs, up 9.6% from last year.
Geely-made Smart EVs are co-engineered with Mercedes-Benz. According to official information, the EVs under the Smart brand are designed by the Mercedes-Benz global design team, while Geely is responsible for the engineering and development of the new models. All Smart cars are produced in China.
Smart unveiled its third car, a Smart #5 SUV concept, at the Beijing Auto Show last month. Smart produces only BEVs.
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The second spot goes to SAIC-owned MG, which registered 1,304 cars, down 16% from 1,559 units in March and up 12% from the same month the previous year. Between January and April, MG registered 5,745 cars, up 15.2% from last year.
GWM registered 247 cars, a 20% decrease from 307 units in March. However, compared to the same month last year, GWM’s registrations increased by 145%. Between January and April, GWM registered 810 cars, a growth of 192.4% from the same period last year. Great Wall Motor sells its all-electric car in Germany under the ORA brand.
Polestar registered 206 cars, a 42% decrease from 357 in March and a 62.1% decrease from the same month last year. However, between January and April, Polestar registered 837 cars, a 47% decrease from the same period last year.
BYD registered 183 cars, showing a 14% increase from 160 units in March and a 289.4% increase compared to the same month the previous year. Between January and April, BYD registered 576 cars, indicating a substantial growth of 418.9% from the same period last year.
Nio registered 53 cars, a 10% increase from 48 units in March and a 112% increase from the same month last year. However, between January and April, Nio registered 155 cars, a slight decrease of 3.7% from the same period last year.
Lotus registered 26 cars, a 37% increase from 19 units in March but a 29.7% decrease from the same month last year. Between January and April, Lotus registered 89 cars, an increase of 3.5% from the same period last year.
Lynk & Co registered 20 cars, indicating no change from March but a decrease of 89.7% from the same month the previous year. Between January and April, Lynk & Co registered 27 cars, showing a decline of 97.9% from the same period last year. Lynk & Co is a brand under the Geely umbrella and the only Chinese brand that sells PHEVs in Germany. Recently, the spy shots of its first all-electric model, Zero, were revealed in China.
Maxus registered 7 cars, indicating a 133% increase from 3 March and a 250% increase from the same month the previous year. Between January and April, Maxus registered 21 cars, up 600% from the same period last year.
Aiways registered two cars, up from one car registered in March.
For comparison, Tesla registered 1,637 cars in Germany in April, down 32.4% from March. Between January and April, Tesla registered 14,705 cars, down 36.3% from the same period last year.
