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03 Jan 2019, 11:57
Julian Wettengel

German manufacturers seen catching up on e-mobility in 2019

Handelsblatt / 威力彩玩法

German carmakers are expected to catch up in the international e-mobility market in 2019, auto expert Stefan Bratzel of the Center of Automotive Management . 鈥淚n particular, the VW Group could significantly increase its innovative strength due to many models in the purely electric vehicle segment,鈥 said Bratzel.

German manufacturers, marred by the diesel crisis and faced with new competitors like Tesla and Google, have been slow in the global race to master the future of mobility. Less than 100,000 purely electric or plug-in hybrid passenger cars were .

The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) by the end of 2018 for the e-car buyer鈥檚 premium since it was launched in 2016 to quickly increase the number on German roads. More than half of the applications came from companies, while 39,675 came from private buyers.

However, the situation in Germany鈥檚 streets will begin to change in 2019, as 鈥渇inally several second-generation electric cars鈥 by German manufacturers are going to be available, said Felix Kuhnert, Global Automotive Leader at consultancy PwC. But regarding digitalisation, 鈥淕erman manufacturers are years behind鈥, an unnamed Volkswagen manager told Handelsblatt.

Graph shows share of vehicle types in new car registrations in Germany 2015-2018. Graph: 威力彩玩法 2019.
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