New cars are becoming more and more expensive: Why you have to dig deeper and deeper into your pockets. In 2023, a new car cost an average of 44,650 euros, as a current analysis by the Deutsche Automobil Treuhand (DAT) shows.

An increase of almost 2,000 euros compared to 2022. Used cars have become cheaper over the same period. The shrinking range of small cars is causing prices to rise. This includes: General traffic control: Police use trick to look into trunk. Urgent need in a motorway traffic jam: For experts there is only one solution.