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New passenger-car registrations in Germany

Germany · April 2025

Germany registered 242 728 new passenger cars in April 2025. That is down 4.2% on March 2025 and down 0.2% on April 2024. Year to date the market stands at 907 299 registrations, down 3.3% on the same period of last year. Private buyers accounted for 33.6% of registrations, rental and car-sharing fleets for 12.1% and dealers and manufacturers for 24.4%.

VW led the brand ranking with 49 393 registrations and a 20.4% share, ahead of BMW (22 540) and MERCEDES (22 196). Together the top three brands took 38.8% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, FIAT grew fastest year on year (+30.2%) while AUDI fell furthest (−16.7%). The best-selling model was the VW GOLF with 6 861 registrations, followed by the VW TIGUAN (6 177) and the VW T-ROC (5 937).

Battery-electric cars took 18.8% of new registrations, compared with 12.2% in April 2024. Plug-in hybrids took 10.0%, other hybrids 27.8%, diesel 15.5% and petrol 27.5%. The leading electric brand was VW with 9 725 battery-electric registrations, ahead of SKODA (4 216). The best-selling battery-electric model was the VW ID.7 with 3 133 registrations, ahead of the VW ID.3 (2 989).

SUVs remained the largest segment with 31.7% of registrations, ahead of compact (16.8%). The electric share was highest among upper mid-size (40.2% BEV) and lowest among motorhomes (0.0%). April 2025 was the 7th-highest of the 20 months on this page, which average 232 784 registrations a month; the peak was June 2024 with 297 329 and the low August 2024 with 197 322.

242 728
Registrations
vs previous month −4.2% · vs same month last year −0.2%
907 299
Year to date
vs same period last year −3.3%
18.8%
BEV share
45 535 BEV · 24 317 PHEV
33.6%
Private holders
15.2% dealer registrations
15.5%
Diesel share
23.9%
All-wheel drive

Fuel mix

Petrol66 832 (27.5%)Diesel (excl. hybrids)37 649 (15.5%)Hybrid67 379 (27.8%)Plug-in hybrid24 317 (10.0%)Battery electric45 535 (18.8%)Gas (LPG / CNG)1 010 (0.4%)Hydrogen / fuel cell6 (0.0%)

Models 387

#±MakeModelTotalMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYShareDieselHybridPHEVBEVAWDCabrio
10VWGOLF6 861−6.3%−41.3%28 861−33.5%2.8%1 1881 82055603200
2+1VWTIGUAN6 177−1.0%+8.6%24 411+9.4%2.5%2 3511 7771 32701 5420
3−1VWT-ROC5 937−18.8%−20.0%25 138+8.1%2.5%873000438806
4+6FIATDUCATO4 752+32.9%+42.4%11 602+20.9%2.0%4 737000450
5+1BMWX14 464+11.6%+40.2%14 231+40.8%1.8%2571 6356161 4972 2490
6+1OPELCORSA4 295+11.3%+90.0%13 782+12.2%1.8%1258092210
7−3VWPASSAT4 027−13.8%−1.8%16 575+0.5%1.7%2 2046611 11404280
8+3AUDIA63 802+9.7%+108.8%11 512+102.2%1.6%32 1612121 4202 5010
9+8OPELASTRA3 769+33.0%−1.4%10 462−32.1%1.6%64122920213500
10−2SKODAOCTAVIA3 574−5.9%−14.4%15 268−11.7%1.5%1 95450600290
11−2SEATLEON3 279−12.0%+5.1%13 825+4.4%1.4%4961 16790403800
120BMW5ER3 274−3.8%+86.7%12 093+78.5%1.4%01 5549507702 0420
130VWID.73 133−2.9%+584.1%12 469+1208.4%1.3%0003 1338550
140BMW3ER3 093−2.4%−21.1%10 443−19.2%1.3%01 37251101 5650
15+21VWID.32 989+38.9%+50.1%9 163+101.1%1.2%0002 98900
16+2VWTRANSPORTER2 917+3.3%−12.1%11 062−13.3%1.2%2 076052655760
17−2MERCEDESGLK, GLC2 788−9.5%+10.0%11 895+20.1%1.2%01 94684202 7880
18+6MINIMINI2 782+11.8%+10.7%9 485−11.2%1.2%021901 014242537
19+2MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 759+2.8%−10.7%10 646+2.1%1.1%31 1371 1514681 2270
20−1VWT-CROSS2 720−3.5%−9.5%9 542+6.2%1.1%000000
21+12MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 702+21.9%+23.2%9 072−5.0%1.1%02 08262004760
220VWID.4, ID.52 629+1.4%−18.7%10 407+39.5%1.1%0002 6298830
23+5VWTAYRON2 561+8.0%5 1881.1%1 25652761901 2180
24+1SKODAKODIAQ2 555+5.2%+40.4%9 249+34.3%1.1%1 40812277901 2070
25−5AUDIA32 444−10.1%−20.6%9 737−11.0%1.0%28181551506300
26−21SEATFORMENTOR2 441−44.7%−0.4%12 002+19.0%1.0%9868591606670
27+53SKODAELROQ2 402+112.2%4 2671.0%0002 40200
28+7BMW4ER2 341+8.2%−6.3%7 825−6.4%1.0%068201 0421 259522
29+3SKODAKAROQ2 214−3.8%+28.7%8 306−14.5%0.9%6090005390
300VWPOLO2 214−5.2%−28.2%8 797−24.0%0.9%000000
310SKODAFABIA2 206−5.4%−1.7%8 102−16.3%0.9%000000
32+9BMW1ER2 130+10.2%+3.0%6 981+10.4%0.9%1991 558002990
33+6FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM2 086+2.2%+284.9%8 370+206.3%0.9%1 6440366703810
34−11TOYOTAYARIS2 085−17.9%−24.4%8 073−4.7%0.9%02 06600540
35+3VWTAIGO2 020−4.3%+7.7%7 227−13.7%0.8%000000
36+4SKODAKAMIQ2 004+0.9%+12.8%7 159−4.6%0.8%000000
37−21DACIASANDERO1 990−32.2%−15.9%9 270−12.6%0.8%000010
38+7SEATBORN1 870+6.7%+167.1%7 111+128.5%0.8%0001 87000
39+22BMWX31 852+36.1%−9.7%6 582−22.2%0.8%11 3622382361 6160
40+3MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 852+0.3%−6.9%7 596+20.7%0.8%1 6732601538690
41+9OPELMOKKA1 825+18.4%+24.7%5 841−13.8%0.8%0259018900
42−15SKODAENYAQ1 814−24.2%+23.5%9 207+70.8%0.8%0001 8147870
43+32CITROENC31 813+50.7%−18.6%4 590−46.3%0.8%014039400
44+2VWCADDY1 778+2.1%+1.7%6 925+15.5%0.7%95302470600
45+13FORDFOCUS1 777+25.0%+8.3%6 289−11.3%0.7%6149580000
46+17KIACEED1 763+33.0%−15.0%5 540−29.7%0.7%040912000
47+2HYUNDAITUCSON1 711+8.4%−27.5%5 899−23.1%0.7%01 32830905020
48−11MERCEDESGLA1 657−22.5%−16.1%6 975−13.4%0.7%1635291937623860
49+13PEUGEOT2081 623+19.4%+38.0%6 170+81.5%0.7%076009400
50−24AUDIA51 613−32.7%+39.9%7 379+110.2%0.7%187231075819

Electric models 140

#±MakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VWID.73 1336.9%−2.9%+584.1%12 469
2+2VWID.32 9896.6%+38.9%+50.1%9 163
3−1VWID.4, ID.52 6295.8%+1.4%−18.7%10 407
4+5SKODAELROQ2 4025.3%+112.2%4 267
50SEATBORN1 8704.1%+6.7%+167.1%7 111
6−3SKODAENYAQ1 8144.0%−24.2%+23.5%9 207
7+1BMWX11 4973.3%+24.6%+31.1%4 294
8+2AUDIA61 4203.1%+26.8%3 301
9+3SEATTAVASCAN1 3262.9%+20.5%4 148
10+4AUDIQ61 0822.4%+13.9%+982.0%3 491
11+12FIAT5001 0452.3%+46.6%+82.4%2 018
12+6HYUNDAIINSTER1 0432.3%+24.5%2 723
13−2BMW4ER1 0422.3%−6.5%+16.9%3 901
14+3MINIMINI1 0142.2%+17.1%+118.5%3 430
150VWID. BUZZ9532.1%+8.3%+295.4%2 966
16+5FORDEXPLORER9522.1%+22.8%2 526
17+2KIAEV39332.1%+15.8%2 649
18+16OPELCORSA9222.0%+160.5%+234.1%1 935
19+13MG ROEWE48591.9%+128.5%+44.6%2 095
200BMW5ER7701.7%−1.9%+25.6%3 078

Brands 62

#±MakeTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYBEV %PHEV %
10VW49 39320.4%−3.0%−2.7%187 746+3.8%19.7%9.1%
2+1BMW22 5409.3%+8.1%+4.2%76 704+2.0%18.4%12.8%
3−1MERCEDES22 1969.1%+0.6%−1.6%82 772−3.4%11.8%17.6%
40SKODA18 8917.8%+1.9%+22.0%69 005+7.2%22.3%7.2%
50AUDI15 5096.4%−11.9%−16.7%63 653−2.9%21.9%7.8%
60SEAT13 6705.6%−20.6%+12.0%57 514+19.1%23.4%18.6%
70OPEL11 4864.7%+19.9%+20.7%35 642−23.6%16.8%1.8%
80FORD9 5343.9%+8.9%+15.2%35 352+4.1%16.9%11.4%
90HYUNDAI8 2393.4%+3.9%−9.5%28 580−10.6%30.0%4.6%
10+6FIAT6 7992.8%+33.9%+30.2%17 085−20.0%18.1%0.0%
11−1TOYOTA6 2052.6%−16.0%−17.3%24 653−16.4%6.5%7.4%
12+6KIA6 0152.5%+29.9%−8.3%19 902−16.2%22.6%5.1%
13−1PEUGEOT5 2122.2%−13.2%−2.9%20 773+2.4%5.6%3.1%
14+1VOLVO5 1942.1%+0.1%−8.1%21 429+1.9%17.9%36.0%
15−4DACIA5 1222.1%−25.9%−10.1%22 585−6.9%6.0%0.0%
16+3CITROEN4 6021.9%+4.0%−13.5%16 254−23.1%9.8%0.7%
17−4RENAULT4 2341.7%−28.9%+3.6%18 137+32.4%20.0%4.3%
18+2PORSCHE3 1541.3%−2.3%−23.5%11 115−31.8%25.0%20.7%
19−5MAZDA3 0291.3%−42.8%−24.8%13 649−13.7%0.4%18.2%
20−3NISSAN2 8011.2%−42.7%+0.8%12 178+1.6%4.1%0.0%
21+1MINI2 7821.2%+11.8%+10.7%9 485−11.2%36.4%0.0%
22−1SUZUKI2 0840.9%−21.6%+5.7%8 180−6.9%0.0%0.8%
23+2MITSUBISHI1 8290.8%+2.3%−4.1%6 948−43.1%0.0%20.0%
240MG ROEWE1 7470.7%−16.8%+34.0%7 245+26.1%51.1%8.6%
25+4BYD1 5660.7%+94.5%+755.7%2 791+384.5%67.0%33.0%
260LAND ROVER1 3890.6%+11.8%+15.1%4 723+5.3%0.0%32.4%
270JEEP9830.4%−18.6%−1.2%4 302+3.8%3.0%5.8%
28−5TESLA8850.4%−60.3%−45.9%5 820−60.4%100.0%0.0%
29+1ALFA ROMEO6600.3%−7.4%+14.6%2 594+18.4%2.6%1.7%
30−2HONDA6340.3%−37.1%−9.4%2 621+5.3%0.5%7.4%

Electric brands 46

#±MakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VW9 72521.4%+9.6%+62.0%35 118
2+1SKODA4 2169.3%+19.6%+187.0%13 474
3−1BMW4 1519.2%+4.6%+16.5%14 466
40AUDI3 3907.5%−0.3%+70.0%12 024
50SEAT3 1967.1%+12.0%+355.9%11 259
60MERCEDES2 6265.8%+2.3%−17.5%9 716
70HYUNDAI2 4715.5%+7.7%+54.0%7 787
8+4OPEL1 9264.3%+89.9%+225.9%5 160
9+2FORD1 6153.6%+50.4%+621.0%3 916
100KIA1 3623.0%+14.2%+45.4%4 571

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).