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VW to stop selling ICE vehicles in Norway

Norway is the leader in the world of electric vehicles, and according to data for September this year, 90 percent of the total number of cars sold were EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles, most of which are fully electric. That was one of the reasons for VW to make a decision to stop selling ICE vehicles in this country from 2024.

In 1990, Norway abolished taxes on imported zero-emission vehicles. However, from 2023 it implements a purchase tax (25% VAT) based on the cars’ weight and on the purchase price from 500,000 Norwegian Kroner and over.

Moller Mobility Group is the largest dealer of VW vehicles in Norway, and it previously announced that it will sell only electric vehicles from 2024. However, it is not known if this also applies to VW commercial vehicles, although it may happen.

Speaking of car manufacturers, the best-selling electric car in Norway is still the Tesla Model Y (20,202 units), followed by the Volkswagen ID.4 (5,832 units) and the Škoda Enyaq (4,730 units). There are also ID.3 (2,788 units), ID. Buzz Cargo (2,624 units), ID. Buzz Pro (1,273 units) and ID.5 (1,228 units).

Source: VW

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Growth in demand for new cars in Europe

After the number of new vehicles sold in Europe stagnated due to a lack of components, the latest data shows that the market is starting to recover and at a high speed. According to data, 787,626 new cars were registered in Europe in August, which is an increase of more than 21%.

This period of the year usually records a smaller number of vehicles sold, but despite this, in the eighth month a growth of 21 percent was recorded compared to the same period last year. The biggest growth was recorded in the three largest markets: Germany (+37.3%), France (+24.3%) and Italy (+11.9%), while when it comes to individual cars, the highest demand was for the Tesla Model Y, VW T-Roc and Peugeot 208.

When it comes to electric cars, they recorded a growth of 118.1% (165,165 vehicles), which is 21% of total sales (a growth of 11.6% compared to August last year). The highest growth was recorded in Germany with an incredible 170.7%, while the only country with a deficit was Malta (-22.6%).

Speaking of brands, Tesla delivered over 34,000 cars in August, which is a 242.2% increase compared to last year when this number was under 10,000 cars. The highest demand, the fifth time in eight months, was for the Tesla Model Y with 19,725 deliveries.

Source: European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association

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More than half of sold cars are Crossovers and SUVs

Sales of Crossovers and SUVs are on the rise, but perhaps even the biggest fans of these cars did not expect to achieve such results. According to sales data for the first six months of 2023, more than half of the vehicles sold were Crossovers and SUVs, which is a historic result.

According to Dataforce, 3.37 million crossovers and SUVs were sold this year, which is a 23 percent increase compared to the same period in 2022. Individually, the highest demand was for the Tesla Model Y (138,152), but not far behind were the VW T -Roc (104,465) and Toyota Yaris Cross (96,849). Regular cars are also not far behind, and their numbers are very respectable. The best results were achieved by Dacia Sandero (125,190), while the “magic number” (100,000) was also exceeded by Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208 and Renault Clio.

Generally speaking, the highest growth in SUV sales was recorded by Tesla Model Y by 207 percent, Skoda Octavia by 77.3 percent, Toyota Yaris Cross by 49 percent and VW T-Roc by 38 percent, compared to 2022.

Small SUVs were the most popular in Europe with 1,133,822 cars sold. They are followed by compact SUVs with 999,568 units and small cars with 913,751 units sold.

Source: Dataforce