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AutoSAP: 15,948 (passenger) electric vehicles produced in Czechia in January (+74%; 11,458 battery electric vehicles, +71.5%, 4,490 plug-in hybrids, +80.8%), of which 15,917 cars (+73.7%; Škoda: 9,067 BEVs, +166.2%, 2,396 PHEVs, +344.5%; Hyundai: 2,360 BEVs, -28%, 2,094 PHEVs, +7.7%) and 31 buses (SOR: 1 BEV; Škoda Electric: 0 BEVs; Iveco: 30 BEVs)
February 28, 2025 | 05:54pm CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Electric (rechargeable) vehicle sales in Europe (28 countries) up by 19.8% to 241,153 units (165,473 BEVs, +37%; 75,680 PHEVs, -6%) in January, representing 24.3% share in total registrations (penetration, +4.4 pp). Volkswagen ID.4 (7,177 cars, +195%) was best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV), followed by Tesla Model Y (6,115, -46%), VW ID.7 (5,879, +657%), Kia EV3 (5,792, new) and Škoda Enyaq (5,671, +43%). All-new Renault 5 recorded 4,346 registrations. Volvo XC60 (5,001, +20%) was best-selling plug-in hybrid (PHEV), followed by VW Tiguan (4,159, +250%), BMW X1 (3,222, +49%), Toyota C-HR (2,861, new) and Hyundai Tucson (2,555, +19%)
February 28, 2025 | 05:49pm CETflashread more
AAA Auto Barometer: Aures Holdings started publishing sales statistics on entire Czech secondary market, in addition to current numbers of used and nearly-new vehicles offered in advertisements. 68,516 used cars sold in Czechia in January (BEV: 1.4% share, 932 vehicles; HEV: 1.5%, 1,049) with average price of CZK 305,322 (EUR 12,220). Top 5 best-selling brands include Škoda (19.6% share, 13,400 units), Volkswagen (11.3%, 7,742), Ford (5.2%, 3,563), BMW (5%, 3,426), Mercedes (4.2%, 2,878). Total of 146,855 used cars advertised in country with mean value (median) of price of CZK 179,000 (EUR 7,160; -19% y/y, -6% m/m). Offer grew by almost 10% y/y, by 2.3% m/m
February 28, 2025 | 05:44pm CETflashread more
ACEA: New car registrations in EU down by 2.6% in January (Volkswagen +5.6%; Stellantis -17.9%; Renault +5%; Toyota -4.9%; Hyundai -6.3%; BMW -1%; Mercedes-Benz -6.3%; Ford -3.9%; Volvo Cars -5.6%; SAIC +76.5%; Nissan -4%; Suzuki -11.6%; Mazda -23.1%; Tesla -50.3%; Honda -14.9%; Jaguar Land Rover -16.2%; Mitsubishi -28.4%), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV +34%, PHEV -8.5%, HEV+MHEV +18.4%, FCEV+NGV/CNG+LPG+biofuel/ethanol -16.3%, petrol -18.9%, diesel -27%)
February 28, 2025 | 05:33pm CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Dacia Sandero (21,039 registered vehicles, -15%) was best-selling car in Europe (28 countries) in January, followed by Volkswagen Golf (17,630, -5%; PHEV), Peugeot 208 (17,289, +5%; BEV), Dacia Duster (15,816, +20%; HEV), VW T-Roc (15,655, +7%), Citroën C3 (15,524, +2%; BEV), Toyota Yaris Cross (15,337, -12%; HEV), VW Tiguan (15,330, +45%; PHEV), Fiat Panda (14,203, +10%) and Opel/Vauxhall Corsa (14,162, +10%; BEV). Overall market down by 1.9% to 993,068, led by Volkswagen (111,982, +17%), Toyota (69,966, -10%), BMW (59,859, -1%), Škoda (58,959, -2%), Peugeot (55,497, -3%), Mercedes (52,352, +4%), Dacia (49,450, -3%), Audi (49,091, -8%), Renault (48,848, +20%) and Kia (45,363, +4%)
February 28, 2025 | 05:23pm CETflashread more
AutoSAP: Car production in Czechia down by 14% y/y to 113,826 in January (Škoda+SEAT/Cupra -11.7%, Hyundai -30.1%, Toyota +1.3%). Buses (Iveco +49.8%, SOR -30%, Škoda Electric 0 units), motorcycles (Jawa -37.3%) successful differently. Slower production of some domestic car manufacturers correlates with decline in new car registrations in EU (-2.6%), especially in our main export markets such as Germany (-2.8%), France (-6.2%) and Italy (-5.8%), Petzl said. Electric car production increased by 73.7% to 15,917 BEVs and PHEVs, while internal combustion engine (ICE) car manufacturing decreased by 20.5% to 97,909 units
February 28, 2025 | 05:04pm CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: United States (61% share of total sales in USA; 9.86 million units, +1.7%) was largest supplier (assembly/production origin) of new light vehicles for US market in 2024, followed by Mexico (13.6%; 2.19 million, +13%), South Korea (7.8%; 1,25 million), Japan (6.1%; 986,000), European Union/EU (5.1%; 821,000), Canada (4.5%; 717,000), United Kingdom/UK (1%; 159,000), China (0.4%; 57,000) and others (0.4%; 59,000). Mexico, Canada, China (closest trade partners on which President Donald Trump's administration imposed, plans to impose import tariffs) account for 18.4% of US sales. Highest share of vehicles from these countries held by Volkswagen Group (44%), Stellantis (over 40%), Nissan (over 30%), Toyota (over 25%), Mazda (over 20%) and Ford (20%), lowest share held by Hyundai-Kia (less than 5%), Mercedes (less than 5%), Geely Group (over 5%), BMW Group (over 5%), Honda (over 10%) and General Motors/GM (over 15%)
February 27, 2025 | 02:50pm CETflashread more
ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia up by 0.4% m/m in January, down by 0.4% y/y (new: +0.2%, +2.2%; used: +0.5%, -2.1%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (+3.7%, +0.4%), spare parts and accessories (-0.4%, +2.7%), fuels and oils (+1.7%, -0.4%), maintenance and repairs / service works (+1.5%, +6.6%)
February 27, 2025 | 02:42pm CETflashread more
SMMT cut 2025 UK new car sales (registrations) outlook from 1,977,000 (+1.2%) to 1,949,000 (-0.2%), of which battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from 464.000 (+21.5%) to 462,000 (+21.4%), and 2026 forecast from 2,049,000 to 2,013,000, of which BEVs from 585,000 to 570,000
February 27, 2025 | 02:24pm CETflashread more
Rho Motion: Global new electric vehicle (EV) sales grew by 18% to 1.3 million passenger cars, light-duty vehicles (LDVs/LCVs) in January – China: 700,000 BEVs and PHEVs (+12%), Europe (EU & EFTA & UK): 250,000 (+21%), USA & Canada: 130,000 (+22%), Rest of World (RoW): 130,000 (+50%)
February 27, 2025 | 02:17pm CETflashread more
GlobalData cut 2025 Western European new car sales outlook by 120,000 units from 11.74 million (+1.6%) to 11.62 million (+0.5%)
February 27, 2025 | 02:10pm CETflashread more
J.D. Power, GlobalData increased 2025 global new light-vehicle sales outlook by 900,000 cars, vans from 90.8 million (+2.5%, 2024: 88.6 million) to 91.7 million (+3.5%). Global market started year positively. However, there is risk to the US forecast due to continued threat of tariffs. If widespread tariffs are imposed, up to 1 million units of risk could affect US forecast. Retaliation could escalate global volume risk and increase pricing on other goods, potentially disrupting current momentum in automotive industry, Schuster (GlobalData) said
February 26, 2025 | 04:29pm CETflashread more
SDA: New car registrations in Czechia down by 5% in January (vans -32%; trucks -6.5%; buses +44.3%; motorcycles -26.3%; trailers+semitrailers -5.9%), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV 981 +104.8%, PHEV 641 +47.7%, LPG 378 +34.5%, petrol 13,018 -7.3%, diesel 4,329 -13.2%)
February 26, 2025 | 04:23pm CETflashread more
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read moreACEA: EU car sales up by 14.6% in June
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read moreACEA improved outlook on car sales in Europe in 2015
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read moreNielsen Admosphere: Hyundai continues to invest most in advertising in Czech Rep
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