The number of new car registrations (specific and mixed-use) is unsurprisingly at its lowest level since 2005. Indeed, the health crisis has weighed heavily on the production of new cars.
Volkswagen leads the way with over 11% of new registrations in 2021, followed by Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
The composition of the Luxembourg car fleet in 2021 for specific and mixed-use cars still gives the lion's share to diesel vehicles.
However, in recent years there has been a real reduction in the use of diesel vehicles in favour of gasoline, but also, and above all since 2015, a breakthrough in the use of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
The second-hand car market has been growing almost constantly for the past 10 years, with a peak in second-hand car registrations in 2020 (30% more than in 2019), which can be correlated with the health crisis caused by Covid 19.
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Sources:
The figures from which the statistics in this article were taken are available on the Statec website.
Definition:
Mixed-use car: Mixed-use cars designed for both passenger and/or goods/material transport. The Société Nationale de Contrôle Technique (SNCT), which provides the basic data, does not provide information on the use made of the vehicle by the owner. These are vehicles of the van, combi, estate type, etc.