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Published on April 14, 2019 |
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April 14, 2019 by Guest contributor
Originally posted on X Auto and EVANNEX.
By Iqtidar Ali
Model 3 has stormed Europe, especially after Norway's recent foolishness for the cheaper Tesla sedan. It now seems that Germany is also falling in love with an American car that does not pollute the environment.
 Tesla reached the record number of new car registrations in March 2019 with a growth of + 453% thanks to model 3 deliveries (Source: X Auto via Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt / KBA) |
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) – German Federal Motor Transport Authority – has just published new vehicle registration statistics for the month of March, as well as cumulative figures also comparing year-on-year growth to Other (high resolution graphic below)). It turns out that Tesla is the only company to show triple-digit growth this year.
For the month of March, registrations of Tesla vehicles increased by 453% compared to the same month last year and growth since the beginning of the year climbed to + 439.9%. This was certainly triggered when model 3 shipments began arriving in February.
The total number of Teslas recorded in March is 2367. And at the end of the first quarter of 2019, the balance sheet was now 3,596.
At the beginning of the second quarter of the year, this trend seems to be intensifying. According to reports, German stocks of Tesla Model 3 are almost exhausted. The company is waiting for new expeditions.
In any case, let's take a look at the new vehicle registration charter of March and the past year via Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) to see the impact of Tesla on the German auto scene.
 New vehicle registration statistics in Germany for the month of March and the first quarter of 2019; also up compared to the same period in 2018 (Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt / KBA) |
Tesla's closest competitor seems to be Volvo, with an increase of more than 35.9% in new car registrations, which is about 12 times less than Tesla's numbers. Nissan's new car registrations dropped by 40%. Do not forget that this company, which once had an impressive market share in the electric vehicle market with its Nissan Leaf, now seems to be losing ground.
Manufacturers of internal combustion engines (ICE) and hybrid cars are also losing ground in the German market: Alpha Romeo (-33.1%), Honda (-38.2%), Land Rover (-19.1%) ), Porsche (-34.3%), Toyota (-7.5%) and VW (-2.0%) are all down (note: all figures are from 2019 to 2018).
Jaguar, despite the launch and sales of its I-PACE electric SUV, still shows a 14.2% drop in new registrations compared to the first quarter of 2018. And the clean German Mercedes-Benz barely retains its position with only one loss of -0.2% in new registered vehicles.
Many factors could be behind the downward trends among traditional builders in the German market. Nevertheless, it is probably safe to say that the Tesla Model 3 has (and will) have a significant impact.
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