Electricity continues to gain momentum. In November, “zero emission” cars represented 20% of the new market, a new record after a market share of 17% in October.
“In fact, electric car registrations have increased significantly, +52% compared to the month of November 2022, up to 30,769 cars sold,” highlights the automotive data specialist AAA Data, which directly links this progression to the entry into bonus from 2024. .
In fact, this is a greater increase than the sales of all engines combined, 16% in November.
End of the bonus for “all” electric cars
On December 15, the government is due to publish the list of eligible models based on an environmental score that is currently being calculated. Officially, this means only subsidizing the most virtuous models, taking production into account. But it would also (and above all) be a protectionist measure, aimed at supporting only models produced in Europe and stopping the advance of cars assembled in China.
Important point: the transition to this 2024 bonus will occur directly on December 15, with no real possibility of anticipating who will lose it… apart from this “clue” confirmed by several sources that all models currently produced in China will lose it . The affected manufacturers will be able to appeal, but a priori the study of the file by the Government will take several months. Period during which they will no longer have access to the main purchasing aid in France.
Tesla, MG and Dacia benefit from it
To ensure you benefit from the bonus, the rule is simple: you must order your vehicle before December 15, for guaranteed delivery before March 15.
The Chinese brand BYD, for example, ensures that its eligible models will be able to meet this deadline, with the exception of its Seal sedan, a competitor to the Tesla Model 3, which is experiencing an influx of orders before its recent market launch. French market.
A Tesla Model 3 that will also lose its a priori advantage: all models delivered in Europe are assembled in the Shanghai factory, unlike the Model Y SUV, mainly produced in Berlin since the beginning of the year. In this context, “Tesla will take over a third of electric vehicle sales in November 2023,” highlights AAA Data.
The “improved” Model 3 thus benefits from two favorable elements: the launch of this new version with deliveries that began in October and the end of the bonus. From 29th place in the ranking of the best-selling models in September since the beginning of the year, the sedan is in 20th place in November, with 19,749 units sold in France since January (of which 7,434 since October). However, it is still far from Model Y, the eighth best-seller in the French market, with 32,509 examples.
Other models that will lose the bonus are also well placed in the almost final ranking for this year 2023: the Dacia Spring, 15th with 26,951 sales and the MG4, 27th with 15,934 sales.
Source: BFM TV
