The German market shrinks by 27.3% in 2021 compared to 2019
- The German automotive market (passenger cars) remained at a very low level in 2021 compared to 2019 (-27.3%), a level which remains very slightly lower compared to 2020 (-10.1%). In total, Germany registered 2,622,132 passenger cars last year, up from 2,917,678 in 2020 and 3,607,258 in 2019. This is the lowest figure in decades.
- The reasons given for this very low level of registrations in 2021 relate to the lack of supply of the semiconductors that automakers need to make their cars marketable.
- But it could be that the sharp increase in the average price of cars as well as the wait-and-see attitude of customers towards electric vehicles is slowing down purchases and causing potential customers to keep their vehicles longer.
- The brand classification shows that Volkswagen largely dominates the German market, with 489,962 units, ahead of Mercedes (225,392 units), BMW (222,481 units), Audi (181,877 units) and Opel (161,852 units). The three German Premium brands therefore occupy a prominent place.
- By groups, Volkswagen is well ahead of all its competitors, with 959,328 units. Stellantis is second (358,494 units) thanks to its subsidiary Opel, then follows BMW (265,419 units, Daimler (249,415 units) and Renault-Nissan (209,475 units).
- The best-selling models were the Volkswagen Golf (91,621 units), the Volkswagen T-Roc (57,424 units), the Volkswagen Tiguan (55,527 units), the Opel Corsa (49,475 units) and the Volkswagen Passat (45,696 units).
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