2025 (Half Year) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models

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) Germany: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models

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) Europe: Top Brands, Models, and Electric Car Sales

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 Germany: Most Common Car Models on German Roads

As of early 2025, the most common car models registered for road use in Germany are the Volkswagen Golf, VW Polo, and Opel Corsa.

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) Europe: Car Sales per European Country

2025 (Q1): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) were flat with Germany, Britain, Italy, and France the largest European country markets for new car sales and the UK the leading all-electric car market.

2025 (Q1): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) were flat with Germany, Britain, Italy, and France the largest European country markets for new car sales and the UK the leading all-electric car market. New car sales in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) were down by only 0.4% (or around 12,000 cars) during the … Read more

2025 (Q1) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands

2025 (Q1): Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Renault were the best-selling car manufacturing groups in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) with VW, Toyota, and BMW the top brands.

2025 (Q1): Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Renault were the best-selling car manufacturing groups in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) with VW, Toyota, and BMW the top brands. During the first quarter of 2025, the Volkswagen Group was again the largest car producer in Europe (European Union, EFTA, and UK) and gained market share at the expense of … Read more

2025 (March & Q1) Europe: Car Sales and Market Analysis

2025 (March): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 3%, with Q1 car sales flat but battery electric car sales up by a quarter.

2025 (March): new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 3%, with Q1 car sales flat but battery electric car sales up by a quarter. Car sales in Europe increased moderately at the start of 2025 with battery-electric vehicles gaining market share. Most of the car sales gains in March 2025 accrued to the Volkswagen … Read more

2025 (March & Q1) Europe: Best-Selling Electric Car Models and Brands

2025 (March & Q1): Battery-electric vehicle sales in Europe increased with Tesla, Volkswagen, and BMW the top-selling all-electric car brands and the Model Y the best-selling electric car model.

2025 (March & Q1): Battery-electric vehicle sales in Europe increased with Tesla, Volkswagen, and BMW the top-selling all-electric car brands, and the Model Y the best-selling electric car model. In March 2025, the European new car market, including the European Union, UK, and EFTA, expanded by 3.2% to 1,423,340 new passenger vehicle registrations. In contrast, … Read more

2025 (Q1) Germany: German Car Market and Best-Selling Brands

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