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): 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
2025 (Q1): The Volkswagen Golf, T-Roc, Tiguan, and Passat were the top-selling car models in Germany during the first quarter of 2025. Volksagen continued to dominate the German new car market at the start of 2025 with the four best-selling car models VW models. Germany’s favorite car model remained the VW Golf, followed by the … 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 2025, the total number of passenger vehicles registered for use on public roads in Germany increased by 0.5% to over 49.3 million cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes were the most common brands. At the start of 2025, just over 49.3 million cars and 61 million motorized vehicles were registered for use on public roads in … Read more
2025 (Prediction): The VDA forecasts the German passenger vehicle market to grow by only 1% but new battery-electric car sales in Germany will increase by a massive 75%. Although new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in 2025 are expected to increase by only 1%, battery-electric car sales are predicted to grow by 75% to 660,000 … 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 car models in Germany were again the Volkswagen Golf, VW T-Roc, and VW Tiguan. For the second consecutive year, the three top-selling car models in Germany were the Volkswagen Golf, the VW T-Roc, and the VW Tiguan. The Skoda Octavia was the fourth most popular car model in Germany in … Read more
In full year 2024, the German new car market contracted by 1% to 2.8 million new passenger vehicle registrations in Germany with battery electric car sales sharply down. New passenger vehicle registrations in Germany in 2024 were 1% lower than in 2023 with only 2,817,331 cars sold. The total German motorized vehicle market expanded by … Read more
In full-year 2024, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz were again the best-selling car brands in Germany but BMW moved into third position with Skoda again the top foreign marque. In 2024, Volkswagen slightly increased market share and easily remained the largest car brand in Germany. Mercedes-Benz was the second best-selling car brand in Germany followed by BMW. … Read more