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German news agency reported on December 2 that with the development of shared cars, more and more people choose to use shared cars and online car Hailing. However, Germany, a traditional automobile country, still does not buy shared cars. The latest survey shows that Germans still love their own private cars, and the number of car buyers is increasing instead of decreasing. According to the latest car sharing survey conducted by car research center of Duisburg Essen University in Germany, the number of private cars in Germany has reached a new record. This year, there are 47.1 million private cars in Germany, 5.8 million more than a decade ago, an increase of 14%. Compared with the booming private cars, there are only 20200 shared cars in Germany, accounting for only 0.04% of the total number of cars. According to the survey, 567 people in every 1000 German residents own cars, that is to say, one in every two Germans owns a private car. Ferdinand dudenh ö ffer, head of car research center, said: "this result refutes the statement that 'Germans are tired of cars', but the opposite is true." in short, private cars are very important for Germans. ". According to the research, there are currently 1.08 million private cars in Berlin, an increase of 11.3% since 2009; 612300 in Munich, an increase of 18.5%; 711400 in Hamburg (11.7%), 423800 in Cologne (13.9%). The growth of private cars in big cities is basically lower than the average level in Germany, mainly due to the convenience of public transport network in big cities, and more because the shared car suppliers mainly provide shared services in big cities. The Federal Association of shared cars in Germany criticized the survey as not comprehensive, emphasizing the sustainable development of shared cars in Germany, which currently has 740 locations providing shared car services. According to the association of shared cars, in the 16 years since the development of shared cars in Germany, 3% of German citizens have used car sharing services, and 16% of residents in big cities such as Hamburg and Berlin have used shared cars. At present, there are 2.46 million registered users in Germany, an increase of 350000 over last year. Ferdinand dudenhoff said that although the number of shared car registrations is growing, the actual use rate of shared cars is low, and many shared car suppliers have closed down due to losses. The existing sharing car suppliers in Germany are all funded by German automobile group and German railway operation. Daimler and merged car sharing services this year, but no specific figures have yet been released. "Well run businesses are not going to merge, and not disclosing fiscal figures is not a good signal," Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer said. Many car companies have suspended their shared car services, and Opel, Citroen and Mazda have all suspended their shared car projects. "This is good news for automakers, and sharing the car industry is not a threat to the car industry," he said. According to Ferdinand dudenhoff, shared cars will not grow. He said the German government has no policy support for car sharing. He believes that car rental may be a bigger development point.