Strong growth despite market-wide dip – Kia dominates
Nearly 4 percent fewer new passenger cars were registered in April than in the same month last year. Despite this dip in registration figures, electric cars actually scored well. Very good indeed. Against the current trend, almost 10 percent more new electric cars have been registered. This and more is evident from figures from Bovag, Rai Association and RDC.
In April, 28,432 new passenger cars were registered in the Netherlands. This was 3.8 percent less than the 29,559 units registered in April last year. Of those almost 28,500 new cars, 9,092 were EVs. That was no less than 9.6 percent more than the same month in 2023.
The market share of hybrid cars increased considerably. More than 44 percent of all new passenger cars registered in April had a hybrid drivetrain. In April 2023, that percentage was still just under 38 percent. On the other hand, considerably fewer new cars with a traditional petrol engine were registered. The market share fell from more than 32 percent in April 2023 to just 21 percent last month.
Fuel type ratio – April 2024
| Fuel type | Number | Market share | |
| 1 | Hybrid | 12,608 | 44.3% |
| 2 | Electric | 9,902 | 32% |
| 3 | Petrol | 5,984 | 21% |
| 4 | Diesel | 534 | 1.9% |
| 5 | LPG | 214 | 0.8% |
Kia dominates
In March, Kia was the brand that registered the most new cars: 3,552 units. This gave Kia a market share of 12.5 percent. Volvo is in second place with 3,290 registrations and is followed at a considerable distance by Toyota (2,194 units). In addition to being the most popular brand, Kia was also the most registered model: the Niro. The Volvo EX30 is in second place with 1,459 registrations. The Tesla Model Y is in third place with 1,048.
Most popular car brands in the Netherlands – April 2024
| Brand | Number | Market share | |
| 1 | Kia | 3,552 | 12.4% |
| 2 | Volvo | 3,290 | 11.6% |
| 3 | Toyota | 2,194 | 7.7% |
| 4 | Hyundai | 1,868 | 6.6% |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 1,762 | 6.2% |
Most popular cars in the Netherlands – April 2024
| Brand | Fashion model | Number | Market share | |
| 1 | Kia | Niro | 1,693 | 6.0% |
| 2 | Volvo | EX30 | 1,459 | 5.1% |
| 3 | Tesla | Model Y | 1,048 | 3.7% |
| 4 | Volvo | EX40 | 814 | 2.9% |
| 5 | Hyundai | Kona | 739 | 2.6% |
UPDATE: This article incorrectly stated that almost half of new cars were EVs, which were supposed to be ‘hybrid’. For which we apologize.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl