German automotive gross sales rose 3 % in August regardless of ongoing manufacturing challenges on account of a scarcity of parts reminiscent of semiconductors.

The end result marked the primary rise in month-to-month market gross sales since February.

Registrations for the month had been 199,183, information from the KBA motor transport authority confirmed on Monday.

Stellantis’ DS premium model was the most important month-to-month winner with registrations up 177 % for a 0.1 % market share.

Complete gross sales of full-electric autos rose 11 % for a 16.1 % market share.

Different month-to-month winners included Land Rover, up 121 %; Dacia, up 76 %; Good, up 84 %; Renault, up 48 %; and Porsche, additionally up 48 %.

German premium manufacturers had a combined month, with Mercedes-Benz up 31 %; Audi up 22 %, however BMW down 1.3 %.

VW model, the German market chief, noticed registrations rise 5 %, whereas Ford was up 13 % and Opel’s quantity grew 1.3 %.

Ongoing supply-chain issues imply automakers are being compelled to scale back manufacturing as they battle to entry microchips and different necessary parts.

Via August, registrations are down 9.8 % to 1.64 million.