2024-07-24 03:00:15
Sales of electric cars stagnated in Europa in the first half of the year, according to figures published yesterday by the manufacturers.
After three years of strong growth, sales of electric models only increased 1.3% in the first half compared to the same period in 2023 and accounted for 12.5% of the total, compared to 12.9% in early 2023.
The slowdown is partly explained by the end of aid for purchasing this type of car (VE) in Germanythe largest market on the continent.
Sales of the American brand Teslaleader of the electricity market with the Model Y, fell by 9.1%.
In other countries of the European Union, such as France, In Italy and Belgium, sales of electric vehicles continued to grow thanks to aid programs.
“Germany is the sick man of Europe when it comes to electric cars,” said Lucien Mathieu of the think tank Transport & Environment, it’s a statement.
Buyers have opted for hybrid models (22.3% in the first half), which now represent 29.2% of the market. In total, 1,000 cars were sold in the European marketor 5.7 million vehicles (4.5%) of all kinds, far from its pre-pandemic sales level. Covid.
Sales of gasoline cars (35.3% market share) and diesel (12.9%) continued to fall in most European countries, but rebounded in Germany and Italy.
This newspaper reported that USA will seek to bring semiconductor manufacturing to Mexico y Latin America which could change the path of prices, assembly and sales of electric cars that for the moment are in the lead with the Chinese company BYD that has advanced throughout the world.
The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, announced an initiative to develop semiconductors in the Americas, with alliances with countries such as Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica, while hosting his APEC counterparts in Washington.
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2024-07-24 03:00:15