2025 (Half Year): the European new car market contracts by 1% but battery-electric car sales in Europe increased by a quarter. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted by 4.4% during June 2025 to drag the market down 0.3% for the first semester. Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid car (PHEV) sales continue to grow … Read more
2025 (Half Year): The top-selling car models in Europe were the Dacia Sandero, Renault Clio, and Peugeot 208. During the first semester of 2025, the Renault Group dominated the top models with the Dacia Sandero and Renault Clio the best-selling car models in Europe. The Peugeot 208 was third. It was followed by the Volkswagen … Read more
2025 (Half Year): Volkswagen was by far the largest carmaker and car brand in Europe while Stellantis and Toyota had weaker sales. During the first six months of 2025, Volkswagen Group remained the largest car manufacturer in Europe, followed by a weakened Stellantis. Volkswagen was also the leading car brand, followed by Toyota. Skoda moved … Read more
2025 (Half Year): Volkswagen was the largest electric car brand in Europe, while the Tesla Model Y was the top-selling BEV model. Volkswagen replaced Telsa as the best-selling brand of all-electric cars in Europe during the first half of 2025. The Tesla Model Y remained the top-selling electric car model in Europe despite weaker sales. … Read more
2025 (Half Year): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe contracted but battery electric car sales increased with Germany and the UK the top country markets. The European new car market contracted by almost 1% during the first half of 2025 but battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales increased by a quarter. Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) … Read more
2025 (First Half): Volkswagen, BMW, and Skoda were the top-selling electric car brands in Germany with the VW ID7 the favorite battery-electric vehicle (BEV) model. Electric Car Sales in Germany in 2025 (Half Year) New passenger vehicle registrations (Personenkraftfahrzeuge) in Germany contracted by 4.7% to 1,402,789 cars (PKW) in the first semester of 2025 compared … Read more
2025 (Half Year): The best-selling car brands in Germany were Volkswagen, Mercedes, and BMW with the VW Golf, T-Roc, and Tiguan the top-selling models. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany contracted by nearly 5% during the first half of 2025, but all-electric car sales increased by more than a third. Volkswagen was the largest car … Read more
2025 (May): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased 2.5% with VW the leading car brand and the Renault Clio the top-selling car model. The European new car market expanded by 2.5% in May 2025 for a moderate year-to-date growth of 0.7%. Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales increased at a much faster rate. Chinese … Read more
2025 (April): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were flat but sales of electric cars increased with the Skoda Elroq the top-selling BEV model and the Renault Clio Europe’s favorite car model overall. The European new car market remained flat with sales in April 2025, like the first four months of the year, hardly different … Read more
As of early 2025, the most common car models registered for road use in Germany are the Volkswagen Golf, VW Polo, and Opel Corsa. The total number of passenger cars registered for use on public roads in Germany, as of 1 January 2025, amounted to 49,339,166 cars (PKW) — a 0.5% increase from 49,098,685 in … Read more