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New passenger-car registrations in Germany

Germany ยท March 2025

Germany registered 253 497 new passenger cars in March 2025. That is up 24.6% on February 2025 and down 3.9% on March 2024. Year to date the market stands at 664 571 registrations, down 4.3% on the same period of last year. Private buyers accounted for 33.3% of registrations, rental and car-sharing fleets for 11.6% and dealers and manufacturers for 25.6%.

VW led the brand ranking with 50 935 registrations and a 20.1% share, ahead of MERCEDES (22 057) and BMW (20 857). Together the top three brands took 37.0% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, SEAT grew fastest year on year (+20.7%) while OPEL fell furthest (โˆ’26.1%). The best-selling model was the VW GOLF with 7 322 registrations, followed by the VW T-ROC (7 313) and the VW TIGUAN (6 241).

Battery-electric cars took 16.8% of new registrations, compared with 11.9% in March 2024. Plug-in hybrids took 10.5%, other hybrids 29.5%, diesel 14.9% and petrol 27.8%. The leading electric brand was VW with 8 872 battery-electric registrations, ahead of BMW (3 970). The best-selling battery-electric model was the VW ID.7 with 3 225 registrations, ahead of the VW ID.4, ID.5 (2 593).

SUVs remained the largest segment with 33.4% of registrations, ahead of compact (16.1%). The electric share was highest among luxury (40.7% BEV) and lowest among motorhomes (0.0%). March 2025 was the 3rd-highest of the 19 months on this page, which average 232 260 registrations a month; the peak was June 2024 with 297 329 and the low August 2024 with 197 322.

253 497
Registrations
vs previous month +24.6% ยท vs same month last year โˆ’3.9%
664 571
Year to date
vs same period last year โˆ’4.3%
16.8%
BEV share
42 521 BEV ยท 26 553 PHEV
33.3%
Private holders
16.9% dealer registrations
14.9%
Diesel share
23.5%
All-wheel drive

Fuel mix

Petrol70 418 (27.8%)Diesel (excl. hybrids)37 890 (14.9%)Hybrid74 860 (29.5%)Plug-in hybrid26 553 (10.5%)Battery electric42 521 (16.8%)Gas (LPG / CNG)1 252 (0.5%)Hydrogen / fuel cell3 (0.0%)

Models 380

#ยฑMakeModelTotalMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYShareDieselHybridPHEVBEVAWDCabrio
10VWGOLF7 322+4.7%โˆ’37.0%22 000โˆ’30.6%2.9%1 5821 92443513270
20VWT-ROC7 313+34.7%+10.7%19 201+21.3%2.9%1 368000473966
30VWTIGUAN6 241+17.0%+22.8%18 234+9.7%2.5%2 5981 5881 26601 7760
40VWPASSAT4 671+13.9%โˆ’0.1%12 548+1.3%1.8%2 9405171 14607780
5+7SEATFORMENTOR4 417+74.0%+48.9%9 561+25.2%1.7%808312 72207200
60BMWX13 999+22.0%+45.1%9 767+41.1%1.6%1981 5126351 2012 1570
70OPELCORSA3 858+21.9%โˆ’0.6%9 487โˆ’5.4%1.5%2623035400
8โˆ’3SKODAOCTAVIA3 798โˆ’0.5%โˆ’15.9%11 694โˆ’10.8%1.5%2 16546120140
90SEATLEON3 728+28.7%+2.8%10 546+4.2%1.5%4421 0681 51003610
10+19FIATDUCATO3 576+85.6%+9.3%6 850+9.5%1.4%3 568000300
11+2AUDIA63 467+36.9%+98.2%7 710+99.1%1.4%22 0892371 1202 3530
12โˆ’1BMW5ER3 403+19.1%+63.1%8 819+75.7%1.3%01 6699497852 0820
13โˆ’5VWID.73 225+8.5%+1150.0%9 336+1786.1%1.3%0003 2258620
14+8BMW3ER3 170+48.5%โˆ’13.5%7 350โˆ’18.3%1.3%01 52037401 4300
15โˆ’5MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 080+6.8%+19.8%9 107+23.5%1.2%02 59348603 0800
16+7DACIASANDERO2 934+45.8%+13.1%7 280โˆ’11.7%1.2%000000
17+8OPELASTRA2 833+42.6%โˆ’28.1%6 693โˆ’42.2%1.1%4892263628200
18โˆ’3VWTRANSPORTER2 823+14.3%โˆ’14.4%8 145โˆ’13.7%1.1%2 097040934720
19+20VWT-CROSS2 818+69.7%+20.2%6 822+14.1%1.1%000000
20โˆ’3AUDIA32 718+20.6%โˆ’8.1%7 293โˆ’7.3%1.1%3561 25620207850
21โˆ’5MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 683+9.4%โˆ’5.0%7 887+7.4%1.1%01 0311 1834681 1710
22โˆ’8VWID.4, ID.52 593+3.4%+15.3%7 778+84.1%1.0%0002 5939020
23+13TOYOTAYARIS2 539+45.4%+10.8%5 988+4.8%1.0%02 50800540
24+2MINIMINI2 488+25.9%โˆ’26.0%6 703โˆ’18.0%1.0%02640866243434
25โˆ’5SKODAKODIAQ2 428+11.7%+27.5%6 694+32.1%1.0%1 42024362801 1250
26+1AUDIA52 397+22.7%+147.9%5 766+144.6%1.0%01 2190082374
27+1SKODAENYAQ2 392+23.0%+98.5%7 393+88.5%0.9%0002 3921 1110
28+136VWTAYRON2 371+992.6%โ€“2 627โ€“0.9%1 10044076101 0760
29+40SEATTERRAMAR2 347+130.3%โ€“3 995โ€“0.9%03371 77102390
30+3VWPOLO2 335+30.4%โˆ’3.7%6 583โˆ’22.4%0.9%000000
31+1SKODAFABIA2 332+30.0%โˆ’11.0%5 896โˆ’20.7%0.9%000010
32โˆ’2SKODAKAROQ2 301+20.3%+4.7%6 092โˆ’23.8%0.9%5780005030
33โˆ’14MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 216+1.9%+3.8%6 370โˆ’13.4%0.9%01 72049603750
34+42NISSANQASHQAI2 206+141.9%+11.4%4 064โˆ’2.4%0.9%02 20200170
35โˆ’4BMW4ER2 164+15.2%โˆ’12.1%5 484โˆ’6.5%0.9%054901 1151 078409
36โˆ’12VWID.32 152+7.2%+81.5%6 174+140.7%0.9%0002 15200
37โˆ’2MERCEDESGLA2 138+21.8%โˆ’11.7%5 318โˆ’12.4%0.8%2508072028705240
38+11VWTAIGO2 111+50.8%โˆ’26.4%5 207โˆ’19.9%0.8%000000
39โˆ’18FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM2 041โˆ’5.9%+76.9%6 284+186.8%0.8%1 6791295652560
40+2SKODAKAMIQ1 987+28.3%+2.3%5 155โˆ’10.0%0.8%000000
41+6BMW1ER1 933+32.9%+31.0%4 851+13.9%0.8%1971 337002660
42+10DACIADUSTER1 898+46.1%+12.0%4 516โˆ’3.4%0.8%21 654004770
43โˆ’2MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 847+17.7%+53.7%5 744+33.5%0.7%1 6762201498950
44โˆ’26VOLVOXC601 838โˆ’16.7%โˆ’21.0%6 828+13.6%0.7%06491 18901 8230
45โˆ’5SEATBORN1 753+9.9%+41.1%5 241+117.3%0.7%0001 75300
46โˆ’2VWCADDY1 742+16.1%+13.9%5 147+21.1%0.7%1 01401100450
47+10AUDIQ31 649+36.8%โˆ’6.3%4 069โˆ’24.0%0.7%4570405010
48+6MERCEDESA-KLASSE1 629+29.6%+4.6%3 531โˆ’17.4%0.6%3101 03826901500
49+2HYUNDAITUCSON1 579+20.9%โˆ’39.0%4 188โˆ’21.2%0.6%31 20829204690
50+13OPELMOKKA1 541+34.9%โˆ’4.2%4 016โˆ’24.5%0.6%6240016000

Electric models 141

#ยฑMakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VWID.73 2257.6%+8.5%+1150.0%9 336
20VWID.4, ID.52 5936.2%+3.4%+15.3%7 778
3+1SKODAENYAQ2 3925.7%+23.0%+98.5%7 393
4โˆ’1VWID.32 1525.1%+7.2%+81.5%6 174
5+1SEATBORN1 7534.2%+9.9%+41.1%5 241
6+1TESLAMODEL Y1 4283.4%+38.0%โˆ’56.0%3 442
7โˆ’2AUDIQ41 2202.9%โˆ’27.6%+9.4%3 906
8+1BMWX11 2012.9%+26.2%+22.2%2 797
9+20SKODAELROQ1 1322.7%+149.9%โ€“1 865
10+6AUDIA61 1202.7%+59.1%โ€“1 881
11โˆ’3BMW4ER1 1152.6%+14.9%+18.5%2 859
12โˆ’2SEATTAVASCAN1 1002.6%+22.6%โ€“2 822
13+4RENAULTR51 0702.5%+63.1%โ€“2 073
14โˆ’1AUDIQ69502.3%+19.9%+691.7%2 409
15โˆ’1VWID. BUZZ8802.1%+18.4%+78.1%2 013
16โˆ’5MERCEDESGLA8702.1%+7.1%โˆ’29.9%2 316
17โˆ’2MINIMINI8662.1%+20.3%+609.8%2 416
18+12HYUNDAIINSTER8382.0%+93.1%โ€“1 680
19+3KIAEV38061.9%+53.8%โ€“1 716
20โˆ’8BMW5ER7851.9%โˆ’1.0%+69.9%2 308

Brands 60

#ยฑMakeTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYBEV %PHEV %
10VW50 93520.1%+24.1%+5.7%138 353+6.4%17.4%8.3%
20MERCEDES22 0578.7%+17.4%+1.6%60 576โˆ’4.0%11.6%16.4%
30BMW20 8578.2%+22.1%โˆ’2.4%54 164+1.1%19.0%12.8%
4+1SKODA18 5477.3%+23.3%+13.6%50 114+2.6%19.0%6.4%
5โˆ’1AUDI17 6087.0%+10.8%+2.4%48 144+2.6%19.3%5.9%
60SEAT17 2096.8%+34.6%+20.7%43 844+21.5%16.6%34.9%
7+1OPEL9 5813.8%+25.3%โˆ’26.1%24 156โˆ’35.0%10.6%0.6%
8โˆ’1FORD8 7523.5%โˆ’6.9%โˆ’17.5%25 818+0.5%12.3%14.0%
90HYUNDAI7 9313.1%+27.0%โˆ’15.5%20 341โˆ’11.1%28.9%4.7%
10+1TOYOTA7 3862.9%+31.1%โˆ’14.6%18 448โˆ’16.0%8.0%7.5%
11+1DACIA6 9142.7%+43.4%+13.7%17 463โˆ’5.9%6.3%0.0%
12+1PEUGEOT6 0082.4%+30.8%+12.6%15 561+4.2%4.5%2.5%
13+2RENAULT5 9592.4%+53.7%+45.7%13 903+44.7%22.2%3.1%
14+3MAZDA5 2922.1%+74.2%โˆ’5.5%10 620โˆ’9.9%0.2%13.1%
15โˆ’5VOLVO5 1912.1%โˆ’8.3%โˆ’11.4%16 235+5.6%17.1%45.1%
16+2FIAT5 0762.0%+80.6%โˆ’21.6%10 286โˆ’36.2%15.0%0.0%
17+3NISSAN4 8921.9%+115.8%+13.1%9 377+1.8%4.1%0.0%
18โˆ’4KIA4 6311.8%+7.8%โˆ’30.8%13 887โˆ’19.2%25.8%4.8%
19โˆ’3CITROEN4 4271.8%+14.5%โˆ’42.7%11 652โˆ’26.3%10.6%0.3%
20โˆ’1PORSCHE3 2271.3%+37.4%โˆ’20.8%7 961โˆ’34.6%30.8%17.7%
210SUZUKI2 6591.1%+28.8%โˆ’17.3%6 096โˆ’10.5%0.0%0.8%
220MINI2 4881.0%+25.9%โˆ’26.0%6 703โˆ’18.0%34.8%0.0%
23+1TESLA2 2290.9%+56.0%โˆ’42.5%4 935โˆ’62.2%100.0%0.0%
24โˆ’1MG ROEWE2 1000.8%+19.8%+34.7%5 498+23.8%20.1%8.7%
250MITSUBISHI1 7880.7%+27.2%โˆ’66.9%5 119โˆ’50.3%0.0%9.6%
26+1LAND ROVER1 2420.5%+42.8%+0.9%3 334+1.7%0.0%26.2%
27โˆ’1JEEP1 2080.5%+8.4%+13.3%3 319+5.4%4.4%3.9%
28+1HONDA1 0080.4%+82.9%+25.7%1 987+11.1%0.2%5.2%
29+8BYD8050.3%+335.1%+403.1%1 225+211.7%76.4%23.6%
30โˆ’2ALFA ROMEO7130.3%+9.9%+30.1%1 934+19.8%4.5%0.1%

Electric brands 45

#ยฑMakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VW8 87221.0%+7.3%+104.0%25 393
20BMW3 9709.4%+11.8%+22.6%10 315
3+2SKODA3 5248.3%+47.0%+192.4%9 258
4โˆ’1AUDI3 3998.0%+2.6%+71.3%8 634
5โˆ’1SEAT2 8536.8%+14.5%+129.5%8 063
60MERCEDES2 5686.1%+11.1%โˆ’17.8%7 090
70HYUNDAI2 2955.4%+45.5%+41.8%5 316
8+1TESLA2 2295.3%+56.0%โˆ’42.5%4 935
9+2RENAULT1 3233.1%+55.6%+146.8%2 709
100KIA1 1932.8%+13.5%+11.3%3 209

Model series are the KBA's own groupings; the KBA sometimes merges series (e.g. GLK, GLC) or moves a series between segments. Month-over-month and year-over-year figures are computed from the published monthly tables and shown only when the comparison month has at least 30 registrations (10 for the electric tables).