Lots of them, according to the German car importers association VDIK.
From Reuters on Tuesday morning.
GERMAN NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS RISE 19.4 PCT IN APRIL – GERMAN CAR IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION VDIK
GERMAN NEW CAR SALES IN FIRST FOUR MONTHS HIGHEST SINCE 1999 – VDIK
ORDERS ON HAND SHOW CLEAR GROWTH IN CAR SALES IN MONTHS AHEAD AS WELL – VDIK
So more green shoots then? Not neccesarily.
GERMAN PROGRAMME TO SCRAP OLD CARS AND BUY NEW ONES A COMPLETE SUCCESS – VDIK
To recap, the German government is offering motorists €2,500 to scrap cars that are at least nine years old, if they buy a new model in exchange.
And the scheme, which runs until the end of the year, has been so popular that the government has agreed to increase it to €5bn from the €1.5bn originally allocated. Governments in the UK, Italy and France have followed suit.
Related link:
Subsidies fuel bumper April for German car sales – Reuters