Germans apparently listen carefully to the call to stay at home as much as possible. Travel to car dealers is largely canceled, according to the latest sales figures.
It is of course hardly any news to mention, but sales figures have also fallen considerably in Germany. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) reports that 215,119 new passenger cars were registered in March 2020, 37.7 percent less than the same month last year. Individuals bought 34.4 percent less, while business sales even decreased by 39.6 percent.
In its sales results, Germany distinguishes between German brands and foreign brands. All German brands recorded a significant decline in their home country. At Mini, the decline was the smallest at 20.7 percent, while Smart is no less than 84.4 percent in this area. Subaru managed to sell 1.6 percent more of the import brands than last year. This was also the only brand that can speak of an increase, the rest operates between -2.8 percent (Lexus) and -63.2 percent (Alfa Romeo). Please note: a brand like Skoda is also considered foreign in Germany. The Czech Volkswagen branch also turned out to be the largest import brand, followed by Seat and Fiat.
Incidentally, there is good news to report in the area of ​​alternative powertrains. Not only more hybrids were sold, but also plug-in hybrids and EVs managed to entice more buyers. Profits for electrified models were largely at the expense of petrol units, which still account for a 50 percent share. Diesel is at 2, with 31.6 percent.