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New Car Registrations Climb a Staggering 49% in Hungary Last December

• 21 Jan 2025 3:52 PM

The number of new passenger car registrations in Hungary rose 48.7pc year-on-year to 11,879 in December, data compiled by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show.

Hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for 57pc of sales, cars with petrol engines made up 26pc and vehicles with diesel engines 10pc. Fully-electric vehicles accounted for 6pc of sales.

Sales of battery electric vehicles jumped 77.6pc to 753 during the period.

For the full calendar year, new car registrations in Hungary rose 12.9pc to 121,611.

In a separate statement, the Energy Ministry said registrations of new battery electric cars had climbed 47.7pc in Hungary in January-December, at the fourth fastest pace in the European Union after Malta, Czechia and Cyprus. The number of battery electric vehicles on Hungarian roads climbed over 70,000 in 2024, it added.

The ministry noted a combined HUF 60bn in funding had been earmarked to subsidise EV purchases by businesses and charging network upgrades.
 

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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