2025 (October): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 5% with battery car sales up by a third.

The European new car market expanded in October for the fourth consecutive month in 2025. Sales of of battery-electric vehicles were up by a third. Car sales increased in the three largest car markets in Europe: Germany, Britain, and France. Volkswagen remained the leading carmaker and brand in Europe. The Dacia Sandero was the best-selling car model in Europe in October 2025 (and year-to-date), followed by the Renault Clio and VW T-Roc.

Latest European Car Market Statistics: 2025: January, February, March, (Q1), April, May, June (HY), July, August, September, October; 2024 (Full Year): Market, By Country, Electric, Brands, Top 50 Models, Top 20 Electric Models; 2025-2007.

European New Car Market in October 2025

New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) increased by 5.8% in October 2025 to 916,609 cars, according to the ACEA. This was the fourth consecutive month of higher sales. During the first ten months of 2025, car sales in the EU increased by a moderate 1.4% to 8974,026 vehicles, including 1,473,447 electric cars (+25.7%).

In the larger European region, including the EU, EFTA, and the UK, new car sales in October 2025 increased by 4.9% to 1,091,904 passenger vehicles compared to 1,041,389 in October 2024. Year-to-date 2025, the European new car market expanded by 1.9% to 11,020,514 cars — only around 200,000 more than in 2024.

Car Sales in Europe by Fuel Type in 2025 (October)

Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales in the European Union increased by a strong 38.6% to 173,173 all-electric cars in October. The market share of all-electric cars in the EU increased from 14.4% in October 2024 to 18.9% in October 2025. In the period January to October 2025, electric car sales in the EU increased by 25.7% for a 16.4% market share (up from 13.2%).

The most popular power sources for new cars in the EU were hybrid-electric vehicles, i.e. mostly petrol, and purely petrol engines. The share of diesels fell to below 10%.

Electric car sales in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 32.9% to 225,399 all-electric cars in October 2025 and a 20.6% market share (up from 16.3% in October 2024).

Car Sales per European Country in 2025 (January to October)

New passenger vehicle registrations per European (EU, EFTA, UK) country in October and the first 10 months of 2025, according to the ACEA, were as follows:

Country	Oct 2025	Oct 2024	%	Jan-Oct 2025	Jan-Oct 2024	%
Austria	24,479	21,981	11.4	239,594	213,004	12.5
Belgium	33,955	36,447	-6.8	357,823	393,015	-9
Bulgaria	4,932	3,872	27.4	41,148	36,255	13.5
Croatia	5,200	4,433	17.3	61,891	57,181	8.2
Cyprus	1,147	1,003	14.4	12,952	13,307	-2.7
Czechia	23,298	21,070	10.6	205,735	193,069	6.6
Denmark	16,156	14,400	12.2	150,258	140,618	6.9
Estonia	1,266	2,673	-52.6	10,688	18,500	-42.2
Finland	6,219	5,937	4.7	60,161	61,440	-2.1
France	139,514	135,529	2.9	1,326,298	1,401,435	-5.4
Germany	250,133	231,992	7.8	2,360,481	2,348,066	0.5
Greece	10,763	9,670	11.3	122,995	117,705	4.5
Hungary	10,803	10,034	7.7	106,755	99,085	7.7
Ireland	2,181	2,417	-9.8	123,843	119,772	3.4
Italy	125,961	126,599	-0.5	1,293,967	1,329,082	-2.6
Latvia	1,831	1,547	18.4	19,347	14,455	33.8
Lithuania	4,048	2,864	41.3	35,421	25,034	41.5
Luxembourg	3,800	4,174	-9	40,291	40,087	0.5
Malta	533	486	9.6	5,167	6,325	-18.3
Netherlands	34,724	32,074	8.3	304,674	310,228	-1.8
Poland	52,728	48,097	9.6	480,636	446,727	7.6
Portugal	16,137	15,289	5.5	187,701	173,130	8.4
Romania	12,839	11,552	11.1	121,609	127,061	-4.3
Slovakia	8,215	8,963	-8.3	75,669	76,552	-1.2
Slovenia	4,884	4,509	8.3	49,301	45,514	8.3
Spain	96,785	83,479	15.9	951,516	828,237	14.9
Sweden	24,078	25,026	-3.8	228,105	218,417	4.4
European Union	916,609	866,117	5.8	8,974,026	8,853,301	1.4

Iceland	757	679	11.5	11,442	8,877	28.9
Norway	11,138	11,552	-3.6	124,546	103,496	20.3
Switzerland	18,452	18,753	-1.6	187,380	194,483	-3.7
EFTA	30,347	30,984	-2.1	323,368	306,856	5.4

United Kingdom	144,948	144,288	0.5	1,723,120	1,658,382	3.9

EU + EFTA + UK	1,091,904	1,041,389	4.9	11,020,514	10,818,539	1.9

Strong car sales in Germany, by far the largest new car market in Europe, lifted the market in October 2025. However, weakness in the German market earlier in 2025 remains a brake on European car sales, with a modest 0.5% increase year to date.

In the UK, car sales were flat in October 2025 but stronger earlier in the year. In France, car sales increased in October 2025 but France remained the worst-performing top market in Europe thus far in 2025. Of the ten largest car markets in Europe, only Belgium performed worse thus far in 2025.

Car sales in Italy remained weak, but the Spanish market continued to grow with sales up around 15% in October and thus far in 2025.

Electric Car Sales per European Country in 2025 (January to October)

New battery-electric passenger vehicle registrations in the ten largest European markets in the first ten months of 2025 and in October, according to the ACEA, were as follows:

–	Country	Oct 2025	Oct 2024	%	Jan-Oct 2025	Jan-Oct 2024	%
	EU + EFTA + UK	225,399	169,550	32.9	2,022,173	1,602,342	26.2
	European Union	173,173	124,932	38.6	1,473,447	1,172,363	25.7
	EFTA	15,396	14,816	3.9	162,482	130,246	24.8

1	Germany	52,425	35,491	47.7	434,627	311,881	39.4
2	United Kingdom	36,830	29,802	23.6	386,244	299,733	28.9
3	France	34,108	20,899	63.2	250,418	237,740	5.3
4	Belgium	12,360	12,738	-3	120,581	109,017	10.6
5	Norway	10,852	10,862	-0.1	118,458	91,792	29.1
6	Netherlands	13,968	10,961	27.4	107,817	101,181	6.6
7	Denmark	11,405	8,823	29.3	99,857	69,598	43.5
8	Spain	9,065	4,769	90.1	81,129	42,767	89.7
9	Sweden	8,707	8,780	-0.8	80,937	74,625	8.5
10	Italy	6,280	5,030	24.9	67,335	53,248	26.5

Germany remains by far the largest market in Europe for new battery-electric vehicles, with sales up almost 50% in October and 40% year-to-date 2025. Electric car sales in the UK increased by around a quarter, while sales in France in October 2025 increased by almost two-thirds following weak electric car sales earlier in the year.

Although all-electric car sales in Italy increased by a quarter, BEV sales remain a dismally small percentage of the total Italian new car market.

Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands in Europe in 2025 (Oct)

The top carmakers and brands in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) in the first ten months of 2025 and in October, according to the ACEA, were as follows:

Manufacturer	Oct 2025	Oct 2024	%	Jan-Oct 2025	Jan-Oct 2024	%
Volkswagen Group	308,508	289,787	6.5	2,963,187	2,832,668	4.6
– Volkswagen	122,239	116,321	5.1	1,208,829	1,140,322	6
– Skoda	78,436	71,607	9.5	698,586	632,540	10.4
– Audi	57,767	54,552	5.9	541,881	560,038	-3.2
– Cupra	24,576	19,465	26.3	246,702	178,529	38.2
– Seat	17,207	16,947	1.5	181,231	226,518	-20
– Porsche	7,653	10,382	-26.3	77,938	87,835	-11.3
Stellantis	157,350	150,436	4.6	1,621,790	1,701,081	-4.7
– Peugeot	51,712	58,032	-10.9	552,051	543,095	1.6
– Opel/Vauxhall	35,400	31,490	12.4	340,349	358,886	-5.2
– Citroen	30,569	22,926	33.3	296,655	310,337	-4.4
– Fiat	21,771	18,735	16.2	232,405	273,331	-15
– Jeep	9,366	11,555	-18.9	110,217	110,872	-0.6
– Alfa Romeo	4,939	3,485	41.7	51,019	36,542	39.6
– DS	2,150	2,890	-25.6	25,195	31,956	-21.2
– Lancia/Chrysler	1,106	880	25.7	9,844	31,027	-68.3
Renault Group	113,448	102,609	10.6	1,116,387	1,040,747	7.3
– Renault	62,778	56,687	10.7	609,004	564,675	7.9
– Dacia	49,747	45,633	9	499,324	472,668	5.6
– Alpine	923	289	219.4	8,059	3,404	136.8
Hyundai Group	81,540	82,734	-1.4	879,479	904,712	-2.8
– Hyundai	41,137	41,488	-0.8	443,364	450,139	-1.5
– Kia	40,403	41,246	-2	436,115	454,573	-4.1
Toyota Group	74,741	84,871	-11.9	776,321	829,413	-6.4
– Toyota	68,728	77,914	-11.8	712,076	766,750	-7.1
– Lexus	6,013	6,957	-13.6	64,245	62,663	2.5
BMW Group	81,984	77,066	6.4	799,922	756,420	5.8
– BMW	66,335	64,538	2.8	661,310	639,590	3.4
– Mini	15,649	12,528	24.9	138,612	116,830	18.6
Mercedes-Benz	56,221	57,921	-2.9	557,264	556,919	0.1
Ford	33,411	35,670	-6.3	360,396	362,708	-0.6
Volvo Cars	28,878	30,497	-5.3	272,402	305,910	-11
SAIC Motor	23,860	17,552	35.9	250,250	197,686	26.6
Nissan	20,316	20,817	-2.4	249,668	260,124	-4
Tesla	6,964	13,519	-48.5	180,688	256,495	-29.6
Suzuki	13,812	14,473	-4.6	147,062	174,996	-16
BYD	17,470	5,695	206.8	138,390	35,949	285
Mazda	11,573	12,454	-7.1	127,362	144,388	-11.8
Jaguar Land Rover Group	7,877	9,574	-17.7	107,274	128,659	-16.6
Honda	5,101	5,223	-2.3	61,944	65,712	-5.7
Mitsubishi	2,189	4,063	-46.1	38,158	51,507	-25.9

The Volkswagen Group remained by far the largest carmaker in Europe in October 2025, with sales slightly better than the general market. Cupra sales were up by a quarter while high-earning Porsche sales were weaker.

Stellantis slightly underperformed with weak sales by Peugeot, balanced out by stronger sales by Opel, Fiat, and especially Citroen. The Renault Group performed well.

Toyota remained the second largest brand in Europe despite sales slipping by 12%.

The most improved brand in Europe in October 2025 was BYD, with sales up by over 200%. BYD outsold established brands, including Mini and Seat.

The worst performing brand was Tesla, with sales down 48.5% in October 2025 and 30% thus far this year.

Top-Selling Car Models in Europe in October 2025

The Dacia Sandero was Europe’s best-selling car model in October 2025 for the fifth month in 2025. It was followed by the Renault Clio and VW T-Roc. The Tesla Model Y, the top-selling car in September 2025, slipped out of the top 50 in October.