Austria's car boom 2024: Dacia and electric cars on winner's podium!

Austria's car boom 2024: Dacia and electric cars on winner's podium!

In 2024, the Austrian automotive market experienced an upswing with 253,789 newly approved cars, which corresponds to an increase of 6.1 percent compared to the previous year. This was announced during the annual press conference of the automotive industry on January 14, 2025 in Vienna. According to leadersnet.at , however, there was a split picture: While private customers are increasingly on electric cars and cheaper models remain in the dominant part of the market, with a share of 67.7 percent in new registrations.

brands and models in focus

The leading brands remain unchanged, with Volkswagen at the top, followed by Skoda and BMW. The rise of Dacia, the models of which are popular with private customers, are particularly remarkable, as the number of admission. The most popular models of the year are the VW Golf, Skoda Octavia and the Tesla Model Y, which can be found in the top 3. According to Kleinezeitung.at , the total of 10 percent in 2022, which makes the environment all the more interesting, since the challenges such as the high inflation and delivery difficulties, especially Due to the consequences of the Ukraine War, still noticeable.

Despite a slight upswing, the level behind the numbers before the pandemic remains. Electric car approvals fell by 6.3 percent, which is a warning signal for experts. Government measures such as purchase premiums are temporarily helping, but representatives of the automotive industry are calling for more support to advance the transformation to electromobility. The forecasts for 2025 see a challenging year because the new CO _{2 fleet goals make a doubling of the electrical share. A path to strengthen the domestic automotive industry is considered crucial for the upcoming challenges.}