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German Car Sales Up In 2023 But Electric Models Lose Ground

The phase-out of subsidies for electric cars has been hurting sales in Germany (Credit: AFP)

Sales of new cars in Germany increased in 2023, official data showed Thursday, but an end to government subsidy programmes saw electric vehicles lose ground on fossil-fuel models.

A total of 2.8 million new cars hit the road in Europe's largest economy last year, an increase of 7.3 percent on 2022, according to the KBA federal transport authority.

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