VW dominates German electric car market – Tesla drops out of top 10

The VW Group dominated the German electric car market in April. Not only did the core brand lead the competition with 9,725 newly registered all-electric vehicles, but second, fourth, and fifth place also went to brands from the Wolfsburg-based group. Skoda even managed to push BMW out of second place, albeit by a very narrow margin, with 4,216 cars to 4,151 – thanks in part to the new Elroq, which is now enjoying high new registration figures.

Fourth and fifth place, according to figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority, go to Audi with 3,390 and Seat with 3,196 electric vehicles, ahead of Mercedes-Benz with 2,626. Looking at the entire period since the beginning of the year, the top rankings are almost identical – except that BMW is ahead of Skoda.

Tesla continues to fall

Tesla, on the other hand, continued its downward spiral in April. With 885 new registrations, the electric car manufacturer, which was number one in Germany just a few years ago, dropped out of the top 10 and landed in 16th place. This is likely due to the continued political involvement of CEO and largest shareholder Elon Musk, but also possibly the impact of the Model Y model change.

The electric SUV has now also lost its long-held position as the most frequently newly registered model in Germany. Here, too, the VW Group now dominates with the ID.7, ID.3, the combined ID.4 and ID.5 models of the core brand, as well as the Skoda Elroq and the Seat Born. The top 10 are entirely made up of German brands or subsidiaries of German companies. This reflects the companies' increasingly broad product range.

Almost every second new electric car came from the VW Group

A look at VW's market share demonstrates just how dominant VW is in the German electric car market. In April and in the first four months of the year, the company achieved around 47 percent. BMW is second with a good 11 percent, including Mini.

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