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): 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
In full year 2024, the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 were again the best-selling battery electric car models in Europe despite weaker sales. The total European all-electric car market contracted by 1% to just less than two million electric car registrations. Top 20 Best-Selling Electric Car Models in Europe in 2024 The 20 best-selling … Read more
2025 (Prediction): The VDA expects the European new car market to grow by 2% but battery-electric car sales in Europe will increase by 67%. Total new passenger vehicle registration in Europe is predicted to increase by 2% to 13.2 million cars in 2025. New EU emission regulations will force carmakers to sell more electrified cars … Read more
In full year 2024, passenger battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in Europe were down 1.3% to fewer than 2 million all-electric car sales. 2024 (January to December): new passenger battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) contracted by 1.3% to only 1,993,102 all-electric car sales. The market share of new electric cars … Read more
In full-year 2024, Volkswagen was again the largest electric car brand in Germany and the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling battery-electric vehicle model (BEV). 2024 (January to December 2024): Battery-electric car sales in Germany contracted by 27.4% to only 380,609 electric cars for a market share of only 13.5% compared to 18.4% in 2023. … Read more
In full-year 2024, the best-selling battery electric car models in Britain were the Tesla Model Y, Audi Q4 e-tron, and Tesla Model 3. 2024 (January to December): The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling electric car model in Britain for the third consecutive year despite weaker sales. The Audi Q4 e-tron was the second most … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3, and Volkswagen ID4 were the top-selling battery-electric car models in Europe. In the full calendar year 2023, the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling battery-electric car model in Europe. (It was also the top-selling car model overall in 2023 in Europe and in the world.) … Read more
In full-year 2023, Volkswagen was the largest electric car brand in Germany and the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling battery-electric vehicle (BEV). 2023 (January to December): Volkswagen regained its position as the leading electric carmaker in Germany while Tesla slipped to second place with lower sales volumes. Although battery-electric vehicle sales in Germany increased … Read more
In full year 2022, Germany was the largest single-country market in Europe for battery electric car and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales. In full calendar year 2022, new battery electric vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU), EFTA, and the UK increased by 29.% to over one and a half million electric cars. Germany remained by … Read more