After a registration increase of 6.1 percent in 2024, car dealers hit the turbo in January. New registrations increased by 16.5 percent to 20,448 new cars at the beginning of 2025. "This marked the best start to the year for new car registrations since 2020," according to Statistics Austria. Over half of the new cars had alternative drives, with the registration increase in this segment at 29.9 percent. The increase was particularly strong for pure electric cars (35.4 percent).

Of all the newly registered cars, purely electric vehicles reached a share of 18.7 percent in January 2025, petrol hybrid cars 27.7 percent, and diesel hybrid cars 6.8 percent. Across all drives, Austria remains firmly in the hands of the VW Group. The core brand VW leads with a market share of 14.4 percent, followed by its subsidiaries Skoda and Audi. BMW landed in fourth place for new registrations in January. Hyundai showed the strongest growth.

Over 24,000 Vehicles Newly Registered

A total of 24,818 vehicles were newly registered, an increase of 11.4 percent. Among commercial vehicles, more new registrations were recorded for tractor units (plus 15.1 percent), while the smallest class - the classic parcel delivery minibuses - decreased by 2.6 percent. The tractor market saw a significant decline (minus 15.4 percent). Bikers were heavily on the brakes. Compared to January 2024, there was a 43.4 percent decrease in newly registered motorcycles.

(APA/Red)

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