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Following poor results in August , the new-car markets of France, Italy and Spain were hoping for better fortunes in September. Yet Spain experienced growth in September, putting it back on track to a full-year improvement. Yet Spain experienced growth in September, putting it back on track to a full-year improvement.
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Spain and Germany both performed well in the month, with deliveries up 7.2% Some countries removed or amended their purchase incentives this year. and Spain saw a 5.7% Many carmakers have begun adding this powertrain to their range in place of pure petrol models. This means the supply of pure petrol vehicles is declining.
The new-car markets of France, Italy and Spain saw continued losses in August, with each country posting registration declines. Meanwhile, petrol deliveries dropped 36.5% The petrol share sat at 31.6% The country saw a boost to its registration tally in June with the introduction of BEV purchase incentives. year on year.
The new-car markets of France, Italy and Spain saw continued losses in August, with each country posting registration declines. Meanwhile, petrol deliveries dropped 36.5% The petrol share sat at 31.6% The country saw a boost to its registration tally in June with the introduction of BEV purchase incentives. year on year.
The average value retained by a three-year-old car at 60,000km suffered significant year-on-year declines in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Spain had the smallest year-on-year %RV decline out of the seven markets. RVs in Spain sat at 60.2% days, petrol vehicles at 71.3 days last month.
of their list price, while Spain reached 58.8%. This was followed by petrol vehicles at 69.8 followed by petrol cars (51.9%). Petrol, HEV and PHEV powertrains saw a slight decline in %RVs, while BEVs and diesel-powered cars saw larger drops. Then came petrol cars after 59.2 respectively. days respectively.
The outlook in Spain now sits at a 2.3% days and petrol vehicles at 66.4 HEVs retain the greatest amount of trade value at 55.7%, followed by petrol cars (52.5%). As of December 2023, electric-car purchase incentives became dependent on lifetime carbon emissions, removing the eligibility of some brands and models.
Like Germany, the UK has not had purchase incentives for plug-ins this year. Meanwhile, Spain ended subsidies in July. Given this mandate amounts to the world’s most ambitious EV transition goals, it should be matched with equally ambitious purchase incentives. Deliveries of the powertrain slumped 14.2% to 106,610 units.
Compared with February 2024, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK all saw residual values (RVs) drop all last month. This was followed by petrol vehicles at 76.1 HEVs retained the greatest amount of trade value in January at 52.5%, followed by petrol cars at 50.6%. Petrol-powered cars saw %RVs fall in February.
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The SVI dropped by 45% in Spain, the UK by 37.9%, and Germany by 26.6%. Spain reported a year-on-year decline of 40.3%, Germany of 25.5%, and Italy of 24.1%. days and petrol vehicles at 67.5 HEVs retained the greatest trade value in January at 52.2%, followed by petrol cars at 50.5%. and Austria by 10.7%. in Austria.
For Spain, a target of one million deliveries in 2024 looks achievable, thanks to a continued improvement in registrations. Petrol and diesel figures have also fallen. The French Government is finalising plans to reduce the current incentives on private purchases. Drops for engines Petrol registrations fell by 31.5%
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This helped the market reach overall growth while petrol and diesel registrations declined year on year. Comparatively, France recorded an EV share of 25.7%, Germany 20.2%, Spain 11.5%, and Italy 7.6%. The Portuguese government now provides a 4,000 incentive for private buyers purchasing a new BEV passenger car. hold in 2023.
The markets of France, Italy and Spain have exhibited different trends in 2024. Petrol downfall continues France’s October decline was mainly driven by another heavy fall in petrol registrations. This performance meant that last month, 17,670 fewer petrol models took to the country’s roads. rise in February.
In December, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland all hit new lows for 2024. Spain recorded one of the highest %RV levels at 58.7%. Spain saw a similar result with levels up 8.4pp. This was followed by plug-in hybrids ( PHEVs ) at 73 days, petrol vehicles at 76.6 in Switzerland in December, down from 49.5%
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