In full-year 2024, Germany remained the largest new car market in Europe (EU, UK and EFTA) but sales grew faster in the UK and Spain.

Latest European Car Market Statistics 2024 (Full Year): Market Analysis, Sales by Country, Electric, Brands, Top 50 Models, Top 20 Electric Models; 2023-2007.
New Passenger Vehicle Registrations by European Country in 2024
New passenger vehicle registrations per European Union, the UK, and EFTA country were as follows in the full year 2024 according to the ACEA:
Country | Sales 2024 | Sales 2023 | % change |
Austria | 253,789 | 239,150 | 6.1 |
Belgium | 448,277 | 476,675 | -6.0 |
Bulgaria | 42,941 | 37,724 | 13.8 |
Croatia | 65,020 | 57,694 | 12.7 |
Cyprus | 15,057 | 14,740 | 2.2 |
Czechia | 231,597 | 221,419 | 4.6 |
Denmark | 173,114 | 172,745 | 0.2 |
Estonia | 25,386 | 22,820 | 11.2 |
Finland | 74,064 | 87,502 | -15.4 |
France | 1,718,412 | 1,774,722 | -3.2 |
Germany | 2,817,331 | 2,844,609 | -1.0 |
Greece | 137,075 | 134,484 | 1.9 |
Hungary | 121,611 | 107,720 | 12.9 |
Ireland | 121,196 | 122,400 | -1.0 |
Italy | 1,559,229 | 1,567,151 | -0.5 |
Latvia | 17,329 | 18,928 | -8.4 |
Lithuania | 30,122 | 27,666 | 8.9 |
Luxembourg | 46,659 | 49,105 | -5.0 |
Malta | 7,663 | 7,436 | 3.1 |
Netherlands | 381,227 | 369,631 | 3.1 |
Poland | 551,568 | 475,032 | 16.1 |
Portugal | 209,715 | 199,623 | 5.1 |
Romania | 151,105 | 143,080 | 5.6 |
Slovakia | 93,409 | 88,003 | 6.1 |
Slovenia | 53,018 | 48,924 | 8.4 |
Spain | 1,016,885 | 949,362 | 7.1 |
Sweden | 269,582 | 289,820 | -7.0 |
EUROPEAN UNION | 10,632,381 | 10,548,165 | 0.8 |
Iceland | 10,233 | 17,543 | -41.7 |
Norway | 128,687 | 126,953 | 1.4 |
Switzerland | 239,535 | 252,214 | -5.0 |
EFTA | 378,455 | 396,710 | -4.6 |
United Kingdom | 1,952,778 | 1,903,054 | 2.6 |
EU + EFTA + UK | 12,963,614 | 12,847,929 | 0.9 |
Car Sales in European Countries in 2024 (Full Year)
In 2024, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, and Spain remained the largest five new car markets in Europe. The German car market struggled with a lack of clear political policy guidance adding uncertainty to the weak economic situation. The German market is likely to be restrained during the first quarter of 2025. Federal elections are due end of February and coalition building may take some time too.
The British market expanded by 2.6% with electric car sales adding growth to the market due to strict new emission requirements and high fines for manufacturers of combustion engines.
Car sales in Spain increased by 7% to only significantly stronger large market in 2024. Sales in Poland increased by 16.1% — the fastest growth of any European new car market in 2024.
The Polish new car market exceeded half a million vehicles and moved ahead of Belgium. The only other change in the top ten nations was Austria and Switzerland switching positions.
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