{
  "id": 9511126,
  "title": "Neuzulassungen: Mehr als jeder fünfte neue Pkw in der EU fährt elektrisch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/neuzulassungen-mehr-als-jeder-funfte-neue-pkw-in-der-eu-fahrt",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:08:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/neuzulassungen-mehr-als-jeder-fuenfte-neue-pkw-in-der-eu-faehrt-elektrisch/100257084.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Elektroautos are gaining ground as a growing share of new car registrations in the European Union over the past year, according to the European automotive industry association Acea. In just eight months, 21.7 percent of newly registered passenger vehicles were pure electric vehicles (BEV), which is nearly six percentage points more than a year earlier. Overall, car registrations rose by 5.3 percent to 7.55 million vehicles, the Brussels-based organization reported. Plug-in hybrids accounted for one tenth of the market. July saw a 3 percent increase in new car registrations compared to the same month last year, and August saw a 4.5 percent rise. Constantin M. Gall, an expert at consultancy firm EY, believes the growth, however, is not solely a sign of a recovery in the automotive market. \"The upward trend on the European new-car market is primarily due to subsidies for electric mobility,\" Gall said. If these subsidies were to end, sales of electric cars would also decline. Chinese automakers saw significant gains from January to the end of August, with Chinese providers growing their market share. Companies like Volkswagen warned of growing competition from Asia in the domestic market. Geely, which includes well-known brands Volvo, Polestar, and the Mercedes-Benz joint venture Smart in the West, remained stable at 2.7 percent in the EU, but BYD more than doubled its share from 0.9 to 2.4 percent of the market. SAIC Motor (mainly MG Motor) increased its share from 1.9 to 2.2 percent, while Chery Automobile (brands Omoda, Jaecoo) rose from 0.5 to 1.5 percent. Collectively, these Chinese providers collectively increased their market share to 9.6 percent, up from 6.2 percent the previous year, according to Acea. Chinese automakers now account for nearly 1 in 10 new cars sold in the EU. German manufacturers are struggling. Volkswagen sold about 3 percent fewer cars in July and August compared to the previous year, including its sports car subsidiary Porsche, which saw a small decline of nearly 5 percent or nearly 8 percent in the EU. BMW had a slight increase of under one percent, while Mercedes-Benz increased its registrations by over 7 percent in August. For the overall market, EY expert Gall remains cautious. The economic and political situation remains difficult, and an improvement in the outlook is not expected. Manufacturers should therefore prepare for more difficult years ahead and not set overly ambitious sales targets.",
  "summary": "Der Anteil reiner Elektroautos an den Neuzulassungen in der EU steigt deutlich. Doch ohne Subventionen könnte der Boom schnell nachlassen. Chinesische Hersteller holen auf.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}