April 18 (SeeNews) - New passenger car registrations in Slovenia rose by 6.4% on the year in the first three months of this year, to 13,993, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Thursday, quoting provisional figures.
In the period under review, petrol remained the most popular fuel type for newly-registered cars in Slovenia, with 8,742 cars, followed by diesel cars (2,386) and hybrid electric cars (1,629), ACEA said in a statement.
The highest annual rise, of 14.8%, was reported for petrol car registrations, followed by a 6.5% growth of diesel car registrations. Sales of plug-in hybrid car registrations dropped 21.4% to 231 ones, and battery electric vehicles (EV) fell 21.1% on the year to 904 ones.
In the first quarter of this year, car registrations in the European Union grew by 4.4% reaching nearly 2.8 million units, according to ACEA.
New passenger car registrations in Slovenia rose 5.3% on the year to 48,809 in 2023, ACEA said earlier.