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.
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.
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.
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.
Massive increase for Aiways.