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
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 (April): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe were flat but sales of electric cars increased with the Skoda Elroq the top-selling BEV model and the Renault Clio Europe’s favorite car model overall. The European new car market remained flat with sales in April 2025, like the first four months of the year, hardly different … Read more
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