Germany produced 5 times more BEVs than France or Spain in 2023
- Germany produced nearly 900,000 BEVs (battery electric vehicles) in 2023, or 17% of its automobile production volume (passenger cars and light utility vehicles) and 5 times more than France or Spain over the same period.
- The lead taken by Germany is explained above all by the ramp-up of Tesla, which produces the Model Y near Berlin, to nearly 200,000 units in 2023 and by the number of models produced in the country (around twenty compared to a dozen in France).
- But in addition, we note the concentration in Germany of the BEVs production from the Volkswagen group (ID3, ID4, ID5, ID7, ID Buzz, Q4 E-Tron, Taycan, E-Tron GT) which represent more than 440,000 units last year, representing almost half of all BEVs produced in Germany in 2023. BMW also concentrates the production of its BEVs in Germany (i4, i5, i7, iX, iX1, iX2) which represent more than 150,000 units last year. The same for Mercedes (EQA, EQC, EQE, EQS, e-Sprinter) with BEVs represented more than 100,000 units last year. The battery electric version of the Opel Astra is also produced in Germany (around 5,000 units in 2023).
- France and Spain only produce a dozen BEVs each, with production volumes often very low. Renault only produced less than 100,000 BEVs last year in France, including the Nissan Townstar and Mercedes EQT produced in Renault plants. The Zoé is at the end of its life and the Scénic E-Tech is barely starting. Renault will thus produce 60% of the BEVs produced in France in 2023. The Renault 5 E-Tech, Scénic E-Tech and Trafic ZE will try to boost BEV production in France. Stellantis only produced less than 50,000 BEVs in France last year (30% of BEVs produced in France in 2023). Smart will cease production in spring 2024. In Spain, the most produced models are the Opel Corsa and Peugeot 208 which have not yet reached 30,000 units in 2023.