Official figures from BOVAG, RAI Vereniging and RDC show that 78.539 new passenger cars were registered in the first three months of this year, or 2,5 percent less than in the first quarter of 2021. computer chips are playing tricks on the car industry.
March saw an increase of 3,8 percent compared to the same month last year, to 24.959 registered cars. The number of registrations also increased in February (5,1 percent), but that was not enough to smooth out the January dip of 2022 percent before the close of the first quarter of 11,7. Due to persistent chip shortages, logistical disruptions as a result of corona measures, the war in Ukraine, rising raw material prices and the fragile economic confidence, it is almost impossible to express concrete expectations about the market.
BOVAG and RAI Association For the time being, they are sticking to their earlier forecast of 390.000 registrations in 2022, which would mean an increase of about 20 percent compared to calendar year 2021. For that, however, deliveries will have to start up again in the second half of the year; after all, the order books of dealers and importers are well filled at the moment.
The most registered brands in the first quarter of 2022 were:
- KIA with 7.037 units and 9,0 percent market share
- Volkswagen (5.951/ 7,6 percent)
- Toyota (5.913/7,5 percent)
- Peugeot (5.417/ 6,9 percent)
- BMW (4.929/ 6,3 percent)
The most registered models in the first quarter of 2022 were:
- Volvo XC40 with 1.934 units and 2,5 percent market share
- KIA Niro (1.923/ 2,4 percent)
- Peugeot 2008 (1.828/ 2,3 percent)
- KIA Picanto (1.827/ 2,3 percent)
- Peugeot 208 (1.795/ 2,3 percent)
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