Car dealerships in the red

“Sensing great uncertainty among our customers”

Herbert Seidl is satisfied despite the difficult conditions. "We are currently in the double-digit plus range compared to the previous year."(Bild: oliver wolf foto gmbh)

The number of car sales has fallen recently. One reason: the uncertainty about the possible end of combustion cars is having an impact on dealers' sales. When will the engine start up again? 

Is it coming now or not? The ban on combustion engines from 2035 was actually set in stone. But at the beginning of this year, Brussels apparently had a change of heart. Now it's like the lottery: "anything is possible". "We are therefore feeling a great deal of uncertainty among customers," says Walter Graf, Managing Director of the Reisinger car dealership in Graz and Bärnbach, explaining the effects.