(Finance) – less sign for car market in Europe In February. Registrations of new cars They decreased by 3.4%on an annual basis: the German market recorded the most clear drop in terms of volumes (-6.4%), followed by Italy (-6.2%). This is what emerges from the data published by the European Manufacturers Association (Acea).
As for the enginesin the first two months of the year the market share of the 100% electric vehicles at 15.2% (it was 11.5% in the period January-February 2024), as well as that of car hybrid Not rechargeable that represented 35.2% of sales, confirming the preferred choice among EU consumers. In the meantime, the combined market share of cars a gas And Diesel It dropped to 38.8%, decreasing compared to 48.5% in the same period of 2024.
Specifically, the sales of 100% electric car they grew by 28.4% (+23.7% in February). Three of the four largest EU markets for the category, which represent 64%of all enrollment of battery -powered electric cars, recorded solid two -digit earnings: Germany (+41%), Belgium (+38%) and the Netherlands (+25%). France slightly flexion (-1.3%).
Sales of non -rechargeable hybrid cars In February 18.7%grew, towed by significant growth in the four largest markets: France (+51.4%), Spain (+31.5%), Italy (+10.4%) and Germany (+9.8%). There are 594,059 units registered in the first two months of 2025. Sales of Plug-in hybrid Instead, 5% decreased in the period January-February 2025 (-1.4% in February), with a total of 124,947 units. This decrease was mainly caused by significant reductions in key markets such as Belgium (-65.3%) and France (-49.3%). As a result, the market share of the plug-in hybrid electric cars is 7.4%.
In the first two months of the year the registrations of Petrol car They dropped by a significant -20.5% (-22.4% in February), with all the main markets that showed Cali. France recorded the steep drop, with registrations of 27.5%, followed by Germany (-24.9%), Italy (-19%) and Spain (-13%). In the bimsters, the total registrations are 489,838 new cars registered so far (market share down to 29.1%, it was 35.5% in the same period last year). Even more marked the drop in Diesel car which record -28% (-28.8% in February), with a market share of 9.7%. Overall, two -digit drops have been observed in most EU markets.
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