Imagine that the Google Play Store gets in touch with you on your cell phone. The message: Please go to the nearest mobile store, an update for the Chrome app is available now and can be installed there. Sounds absurd, doesn’t it? But that’s exactly what numerous car manufacturers are still asking their customers to do. Today’s vehicles are basically […]
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Until the beginning of the 1990s, the world of cars was quite a manageable affair, seeing that back then, there were something like 100 different vehicle variants. But then things took off. Less than 25 years later, more than 3,000 vehicle types were on offer in Germany – spread across various models, styles and engine types. But many of them […]
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When it comes to buying a new car, most German car buyers would probably say it’s too expensive and opt for a used car. No surprise, since for years about two thirds of all cars traded in Germany have been used cars. The reason is simple: prices for new cars have been rising distinctly for decades. The first VW Golf’s […]
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Germans are beginning to like the electric car. Just recently, the E-Mobility Study 2020 done by the energy provider e.on found out that 64 percent of those surveyed could imagine buying an e-car. That was different not long ago. Of course, also money is a factor, as the increase of incentives provided by the government has certainly contributed to this […]
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Until recently, electric mobility in Europe – except for Norway – was still in a kind of twilight state. Fearing lack of range and scepticism about technology were the main reasons for this reluctance. Even Car-Nation Germany continued to prefer traditional drives. Ten years ago, the German government forecasted that one million electric cars were to be driven in Germany […]
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The last few years have been a tough time for diesel-fuelled cars in Germany. Discussions about particulate matter and nitrogen oxides, threatened driving bans and defective exhaust technologies have caused annoyance among customers and resulted in declining sales figures. While the share of newly registered diesel passenger cars remained steady at around 48 percent between 2011 and the end of […]
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Despite the growing volume of traffic, the number of fatalities and serious injuries is decreasing in many countries. For example, the number of road deaths in Germany has fallen.From over 100 per 100,000 cars per year since the 1970s to less than ten per 100,000 cars per year. This is due not only to restrictions imposed by legal regulations, but […]
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SUVs have been selling extremely well for several years. Every third new registration in Germany is now a Sports Utility Vehicle. But hardly any other type of vehicle polarizes as much as the supposed off-roaders. Great overview, lots of space and very practical, say the supporters. And they increasingly prefer the high-wheeled models to the vans, which were still popular […]
Read moreDear customers, with the increasing incidents of Coronavirus/Covid-19, all the JATO staff continue to work from home until further notice. During this time it will be `business as usual‘ and JATO will continue to provide our costumers with a high level of sevice and support. Should you need any help or support during this period, please contanct your local account […]
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