The sales of the American car manufacturer Tesla continued to collapse in Germany in April, while those of the electrical segment have reached their highest level since the late 2023, in a high -level car market, according to the official figures published on Tuesday. According to a press release from the Federal Automobile Agency (KBA), 885 Tesla cars were registered in April in Germany, a 46% drop for a year. For four months, from January to April, the decrease of more than a year is even 60%.
The disenchantment towards the pioneer of electric cars has accelerated with the controversies surrounding his boss Elon Musk, near the advisor of US President Donald Trump, and the aging of the range of Tesla vehicles. According to the EY cabinet, Tesla’s sales figures also fell 50% in April in 13 other Western European countries.
Byd percée
As in the previous months, Tesla does not benefit from the rebound in the electrical segment in Germany, where 100% electric vehicles recorded in April 53.5% to 45,535 units. This particular improvement benefits Chinese manufacturers, with a dazzling acceleration of the Byd leader who has multiplied its records in seven for one year, with 1,56 new units put into circulation last month, near Tesla.
This is the highest level recorded since December 2023, when the Olaf Scholz government had abandoned its public subsidies for the purchase of electric cars. After a year 2024 marked by a hard Chinese competition and a demand drop, the market share of electric cars rose to 18.8% in April, thus approaching its level of 2023. According to Constantin Gall, an expert in EY, “the very advantageous taxes of the electric service cars” is a “considerable incentive” for companies, but this rebound in electricity is only one capture.
Strong decrease in thermal engines
At the same time, vehicles with thermal motor are always less acclaimed, gasoline (-26% in April) as diesel (-19%). In the general automotive market, 242,728 new vehicles were registered in Germany in April, 0.2% less than a year earlier, after a 3.9% drop in March. It is 22% less than the level of pre -crisis, in April 2019, according to the EY cabinet.
“High prices […]A low evolution of the economic situation and the enormous political and economic volatility “are a” poison for the new car market, “said Constantin Gall.
In addition to a complex electric turn, German car manufacturers in crisis have to face an American surcharge of 25% imposed by Donald Trump. Despite the exemptions adopted for vehicle manufacturers in the United States with imported parts, uncertainty weighs on the sector.
Source: BFM TV
