Last month, 25.601 new passenger cars were registered in the Netherlands, or 72,5 percent more than in May 2020. In the first five months of this year, 130.061 new cars left the showrooms, which is 2,4 percent less than in the same period last year. this is apparent from the official figures of BOVAG, RAI Association and RDC. Car sales are slowly crawling out of the deep trough caused by the corona crisis. 

Now that the showrooms of car companies are fully open again, economic confidence is increasing and production at manufacturers and associated logistics have resumed smoothly compared to last year, deliveries to end customers are also steadily increasing. Compared to the months of January to May 2019, 30 percent fewer new cars were registered this year. BOVAG and RAI Association expect a total of 400.000 registrations in 2021, compared to 356.000 last year. The global chip shortage in the car industry could also seriously hinder the market recovery, as this problem is already causing delivery problems for some brands.