Car inventory 2012: Hyundai hit with a tailwind - Nissan Juke GTR

By Stephan Bähnisch On 1 January 2012 were reported in Germany exactly 42,927,647 cars, reports the Kraftahrt-Bundesamt (KBA). The car of employees increased from 1 January 2011 at 1.5 percent – and reached a new record! Who abklopft statistics on the percentage increases, states: The Korean share is growing rapidly, because the winner of 2011 was above average growth rates of Hyundai (plus 12.6 percent). It follows Skoda (plus 9.1 percent) from Porsche (plus 8.8 percent). Losers of the year, MG Rover (minus 7.3 percent, is no longer sold) before Lancia (minus 4.9 percent) and Saab (minus 4.4 percent).

registrations: The best-selling 2011 models

In the ranking of the absolute population numbers little has changed: http://www.autobild.de/marken Nationwide, the KBA counted on 2012er date around 9.1 million cars with the VW logo, followed by 5.2 million BMW and four million Mercedes . The most successful importer with 2.2 million units on the streets of Germany Renault (including Dacia) was. Compact cars formed with 27.2 percent market share, the largest segment, followed by compact cars at 20.5 percent. However, it was the largest increase in the SUV with an increase of 16.4 percent to 2.1 million vehicles. 2.6 million passenger cars were equipped with four-wheel drive (plus 10.6 percent). The number of convertibles within the year rose by 4.4 percent to 1.8 million. 5.8 million cars (13.5 percent) on Germany‘s streets filled with the most recent count, the Euro 5 standard, which was almost 50 percent more than last year.

registrations: The best selling brands in 2011

The share of diesel vehicles was 27.7 percent. Cars with alternative power rose by 6.7 percent, still play with a small role: 47 642 hybrid vehicles were on 1 Approved in January 2012 and all 4541 electric cars. 4.9 percent of all vehicles produce less than 120 grams of CO from ₂ per kilometer. 90 percent of passenger cars in Germany are available for private use, 1.9 million vehicles are used only seasonally. 65.4 percent of the vehicles come from domestic production, which is a slight decrease of 0.2 percent. 259 000 vintage cars with history characteristics are reported in Germany, knows the KBA. Basically, our cars are getting older: the average age of passenger cars continued to rise from 8.3 to 8.5 years. More and more oldies is also present among the car owners. 26.9 percent of car owners have already exceeded the age of sixty