The largest economy in Europe registered about 2.6 million vehicles last year, a tenth less than the previous year.
German car sales plummeted to their lowest level since German reunification in 1990. In 2021, Europe’s largest economy registered about 2.6 million vehicles, a tenth less than the previous year.
Car sales in Germany started to fall sharply already in 2020 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, falling by 19%.
Considered the crown jewel of the German economy, the automotive industry has coagulated due to coughing up international supply chains. The shortage of semiconductor components forced production to shut down. These parts are essential in the manufacture of all kinds of modern cars, not just electric cars.
The situation was not relieved even at the end of the year, as sales in December were 26.9 per cent lower than in the previous year, the sixth consecutive month on the frost side.
Growth was seen only in sales of electric cars, which rose more than 83 percent last year. More than 350,000 electric cars were sold, accounting for 13.6 percent of all vehicles sold.
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