China car gross sales in Germany have been barely down in February, with a number of exceptions. Nio was down 7%, MG was down 12%, whereas BYD was up 97% from the earlier 12 months. Xpeng launched in Germany in mid-2024, so no YoY knowledge can be found, but it surely grew 72% from January.
For comparability, Tesla registered 1,429 autos, down 76.3% year-on-year.
In February, 203,434 passenger automobiles have been registered in Germany, 6% down year-on-year. Of those, 17.7% (35,949 items) have been battery electrical autos (BEVs), up 30.8% from January. Plug-in hybrid car (PHEV) registrations reached 19,534 items, with a 9.6% market share and up 34%.
The brand new car registrations are revealed by the German Federal Motor Authority, which tracks new automobile plate registrations within the nation and compiled by CarNewsChina.
February 2025 registrations in Germany
SAIC-owned MG acquired the primary spot with 1,753 registered autos, up 6.6% from 1,645 items in January and down 12% from 1,986 autos in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, MG offered 20,977 automobiles in Germany.
EU import duties hit state-owned SAIC the toughest because it was a non-cooperative firm. MG is topic to a further 35.3% tariff to the EU on high of the prevailing 10% responsibility, making the full tariff price 45.3%.
Geely-made Good registered 281 autos, down 42.7% from 490 items in January and down 77% from 1,205 autos in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, Good offered 12,463 autos in Germany.
Good is a model underneath Geely Holding that’s co-engineered with Mercedes-Benz. Based on the firm, the Good EVs are designed by Mercedes-Benz’s international design workforce, whereas Geely is liable for the engineering and creating the brand new fashions. Good automobiles are produced in China at Geely’s Xi’an plant, which began manufacturing in October 2021.
One other Geely Holding model, Polestar registered 263 autos, up 11.9% from 235 items in January and up 60% from 164 automobiles in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, Polestar offered 3,181 automobiles in Germany.
All Polestar EVs offered in Europe are China-made in Geely vegetation, primarily in Chengdu and Hangzhou.
Geely is topic to a further 18.8% tariff, bringing the full import responsibility to twenty-eight.8%.
BYD registered 185 autos, down 21.3% from 235 items in January and up 97% from 94 automobiles in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, BYD offered 2,891 autos in Germany.
Xpeng registered 162 autos, up 72.3% from 94 items in January. A YoY comparability is unavailable as Xpeng entered Germany in March 2024, with deliveries beginning within the second half of the 12 months.
In 2024, Xpeng registered 362 autos in Germany, and in December, the corporate introduced it reached the milestone of 10,000 delivered automobiles in Europe.
Like Nio and different corporations cooperating with the EC anti-subsidy investigation, Xpeng is topic to a further 20.7% tariff on high of the prevailing 10% tariff.
GWM registered 110 autos, down 66.7% from 330 items in January and down 34% from 166 autos in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, GWM offered 3,002 autos in Germany.
Lynk&Co registered 29 autos, up 625.0% from 4 items in January and up 1,350% from 2 autos in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, Lynk&Co offered 67 autos in Germany.
Nio registered 25 autos, up 38.9% from 18 items in January and down 7% from 27 autos in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, Nio offered 398 autos in Germany.
The Shanghai-based EV maker entered Germany in October 2022, together with three different EU international locations (Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands). In February, the corporate offered 12 automobiles within the Netherlands.
Nio is topic to a further 20.7% import tariff from the EU, and the full tariff is now 30.7%.
Lotus registered 24 autos, down 42.9% from 42 items in January and down 4% from 25 autos in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, Lotus offered 365 autos in Germany.
As Lotus is from Geely secure, it’s topic to the identical 28.8% tariffs as all its manufacturers.
Maxus registered 2 autos, down 71.4% from 7 items in January and down 60% from 5 autos in the identical month final 12 months. In 2024, Maxus offered 70 autos in Germany.
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