Henk Bekker
In November 2025, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by by 2.4% while electric car sales were up by more than a third. The European new car market continued to expand moderately in November 2025, with new passenger vehicle registrations increasing by 2.4% to just over 12 million cars. All-electric car … Read more
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 … Read more
2025 (September): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, and the UK) increased by over 10% with car sales up in all major European markets. New passenger vehicle registrations in the major European markets (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 10.7% to 1,236,876 cars in September 2025 — the third successive month of car sales … Read more
2025 (August): the European new car market expanded by 5% with electric vehicle sales in Europe reaching over a fifth of the market. New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased by 5% in August 2025 to 790,000 cars but sales volumes remained below 2023 levels. Battery electric vehicle sales grew 27% for a record 20.2% … Read more
July (2025): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) increased by 6% with electric car sales up by third. In July 2025, new car sales in Europe increased by nearly 6% to to 1,085,356 vehicles. During the first seven months of 2025, new passenger vehicle registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) were almost … Read more
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