In full-year 2025, Volkswagen was again the largest electric car brand in Germany, and the VW ID7 was the best-selling battery-electric vehicle model (BEV). 2025 (January to December): Battery-electric car sales in Germany increased to 545,142 all-electric cars (380,609 in 2024), and the market share for electric cars increased to 19.1% (compared to only 13.5% … Read more
In full-year 2025, the best-selling car models in Germany were again the Volkswagen Golf, VW T-Roc, and VW Tiguan. For the third consecutive year, the three top-selling car models in Germany were the Volkswagen Golf, the VW T-Roc, and the VW Tiguan. The Opel Corsa was the fourth most popular car model. The Skoda Octavia … Read more
In full-year 2025, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW were again the best-selling car brands in Germany, with Skoda again the top foreign marque. In 2025, Volkswagen increased its market share to 19.6% and easily remained the largest car brand in Germany. Mercedes-Benz was the second-best-selling car brand in Germany, narrowly outselling BMW. VW-owned Skoda maintained its … Read more
In full year 2025, the German new car market expanded by 1.4% to 2,857,591 new passenger vehicle registrations — the best sales in Germany in six years. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in 2025 increased by 1.4% to 2,857,591 cars sold. The total German motorized vehicle market contracted by 2.4%, with sales of heavy … 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
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
2025 (Q1): The German new car market contracted but BEV sales increased with Volkswagen and Mercedes the best-selling brands in Germany. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany during the first quarter of 2025 were 4.3% lower with 664,571 cars registered for use on German roads for the first time — around 30,000 fewer than at … Read more
2025 (Q1): The Volkswagen Golf, T-Roc, Tiguan, and Passat were the top-selling car models in Germany during the first quarter of 2025. Volksagen continued to dominate the German new car market at the start of 2025 with the four best-selling car models VW models. Germany’s favorite car model remained the VW Golf, followed by the … Read more
2025 (Q1): Volkswagen and BMW were the top-selling electric car brands in Germany with the VW ID7 and ID4 the best-selling BEV models. New passenger battery-electric vehicle (all electric cars) registrations in Germany during the first quarter of 2025 increased by nearly 40% for a 17% of the total new car market. Volkswagen, BMW, and … Read more