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New passenger-car registrations in Germany

Germany · May 2025

Germany registered 239 297 new passenger cars in May 2025. That is down 1.4% on April 2025 and up 1.2% on May 2024. Year to date the market stands at 1 146 596 registrations, down 2.4% on the same period of last year. Private buyers accounted for 32.8% of registrations, rental and car-sharing fleets for 14.6% and dealers and manufacturers for 24.7%.

VW led the brand ranking with 50 048 registrations and a 20.9% share, ahead of MERCEDES (21 788) and BMW (20 354). Together the top three brands took 38.5% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, SKODA grew fastest year on year (+13.1%) while OPEL fell furthest (−22.2%). The best-selling model was the VW GOLF with 7 495 registrations, followed by the VW T-ROC (6 801) and the VW TIGUAN (5 023).

Battery-electric cars took 18.0% of new registrations, compared with 12.6% in May 2024. Plug-in hybrids took 10.5%, other hybrids 28.0%, diesel 14.7% and petrol 28.4%. The leading electric brand was VW with 9 281 battery-electric registrations, ahead of SKODA (4 536). The best-selling battery-electric model was the VW ID.7 with 3 146 registrations, ahead of the VW ID.3 (2 939).

SUVs remained the largest segment with 33.6% of registrations, ahead of compact (16.6%). The electric share was highest among upper mid-size (41.1% BEV) and lowest among motorhomes (0.0%). May 2025 was the 9th-highest of the 21 months on this page, which average 233 094 registrations a month; the peak was June 2024 with 297 329 and the low August 2024 with 197 322.

239 297
Registrations
vs previous month −1.4% · vs same month last year +1.2%
1 146 596
Year to date
vs same period last year −2.4%
18.0%
BEV share
43 060 BEV · 25 181 PHEV
32.8%
Private holders
14.9% dealer registrations
14.7%
Diesel share
23.6%
All-wheel drive

Fuel mix

Petrol67 935 (28.4%)Diesel (excl. hybrids)35 106 (14.7%)Hybrid66 990 (28.0%)Plug-in hybrid25 181 (10.5%)Battery electric43 060 (18.0%)Gas (LPG / CNG)1 015 (0.4%)Hydrogen / fuel cell10 (0.0%)

Models 396

#±MakeModelTotalMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYShareDieselHybridPHEVBEVAWDCabrio
10VWGOLF7 495+9.2%−16.5%36 356−30.6%3.1%1 6122 47450003650
2+1VWT-ROC6 801+14.6%−13.2%31 939+2.8%2.8%1 016000384976
3−1VWTIGUAN5 023−18.7%−6.3%29 434+6.4%2.1%1 5231 3621 45101 0740
4+4AUDIA64 442+16.8%+113.1%15 954+105.1%1.9%62 4323201 6662 5980
5−1FIATDUCATO4 024−15.3%+17.0%15 626+19.9%1.7%4 011000380
6−1BMWX13 872−13.3%+33.1%18 103+39.1%1.6%1811 4166641 2851 9190
7+3SKODAOCTAVIA3 652+2.2%−17.9%18 920−13.0%1.5%1 70480110550
8−1VWPASSAT3 552−11.8%−14.5%20 127−2.5%1.5%1 7713831 34104360
9−3OPELCORSA3 245−24.4%−3.2%17 027+8.9%1.4%8217064700
10+6VWTRANSPORTER3 222+10.5%+1.5%14 284−10.3%1.4%2 2280725248000
110SEATLEON3 191−2.7%−16.3%17 016−0.2%1.3%4101 45367502800
12+1VWID.73 146+0.4%+562.3%15 615+993.5%1.3%0003 1467970
13+4MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 075+10.3%+51.8%14 970+25.5%1.3%01 9791 09603 0750
14+6VWT-CROSS3 072+12.9%+16.8%12 614+8.6%1.3%000000
15−3BMW5ER2 944−10.1%+84.5%15 037+79.7%1.2%01 2978448031 7930
16−7OPELASTRA2 939−22.0%−44.6%13 401−35.3%1.2%4752341218100
17−2VWID.32 939−1.7%+23.3%12 102+74.4%1.2%0002 93900
18+5VWTAYRON2 797+9.2%7 9851.2%1 16074072501 1200
19+6AUDIA32 792+14.2%−6.7%12 529−10.1%1.2%2991 00259407200
20+7SKODAELROQ2 690+12.0%6 9571.1%0002 690220
21−2MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 686−2.6%−0.3%13 332+1.6%1.1%01 4688453721 0190
22−4MINIMINI2 658−4.5%+36.8%12 143−3.8%1.1%01930878252617
23+1SKODAKODIAQ2 601+1.8%+64.8%11 850+40.0%1.1%1 27913785401 2310
24+5SKODAKAROQ2 549+15.1%+4.3%10 855−10.7%1.1%5700006580
25−4MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 471−8.5%+28.7%11 543+0.7%1.0%02 02244903570
26+4VWPOLO2 471+11.6%−11.5%11 268−21.5%1.0%000000
27−13BMW3ER2 409−22.1%−19.4%12 852−19.2%1.0%01 15832901 2510
28−6VWID.4, ID.52 310−12.1%+26.2%12 717+36.9%1.0%0002 3106120
29+2SKODAFABIA2 269+2.9%−9.9%10 371−15.0%1.0%000000
30+5VWTAIGO2 165+7.2%−14.2%9 392−13.8%0.9%000000
31+3TOYOTAYARIS2 162+3.7%−4.6%10 235−4.7%0.9%02 14700450
32+18AUDIA52 123+31.6%+87.4%9 502+104.7%0.9%89523608937
33−7SEATFORMENTOR1 996−18.2%−37.4%13 998+5.4%0.8%21060058305310
34−6BMW4ER1 973−15.7%+15.7%9 798−2.7%0.8%060207881 111452
35−2FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 963−5.9%+208.6%10 333+206.7%0.8%1 5120375712350
36+1DACIASANDERO1 954−1.8%−19.0%11 224−13.8%0.8%000000
37+2BMWX31 868+0.9%−12.3%8 450−20.2%0.8%01 405383721 7960
38−6BMW1ER1 858−12.8%−11.2%8 839+5.0%0.8%1931 367002330
39+3SKODAENYAQ1 844+1.7%−4.0%11 051+51.1%0.8%0001 8447980
400MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 804−2.6%+6.9%9 400+17.8%0.8%1 6472901288650
41+7MERCEDESGLA1 782+7.5%−3.4%8 757−11.5%0.7%2407761755735740
42−1OPELMOKKA1 758−3.7%+16.0%7 599−8.4%0.7%0161016100
43+4HYUNDAITUCSON1 753+2.5%−14.4%7 652−21.3%0.7%01 26441905610
44+12BMW2ER1 736+21.1%+36.2%7 257−17.9%0.7%936435703800
45−9SKODAKAMIQ1 732−13.6%−21.4%8 891−8.4%0.7%000000
46+7SKODASUPERB1 727+17.0%+24.0%6 890+15.4%0.7%72215867804250
47−3VWCADDY1 688−5.1%−3.6%8 613+11.1%0.7%90303240540
48+29TOYOTAAYGO1 549+42.2%+18.9%6 228−19.2%0.7%000000
49+29AUDIQ61 542+42.5%5 033+1528.8%0.6%0001 5427510
50+5SEATTERRAMAR1 522+4.8%6 9690.6%043758205030

Electric models 146

#±MakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VWID.73 1467.4%+0.4%+562.3%15 615
20VWID.32 9396.9%−1.7%+23.3%12 102
3+1SKODAELROQ2 6906.3%+12.0%6 957
4−1VWID.4, ID.52 3105.4%−12.1%+26.2%12 717
5+1SKODAENYAQ1 8444.3%+1.7%−4.0%11 051
6+2AUDIA61 6663.9%+17.3%4 967
7+3AUDIQ61 5423.6%+42.5%+8970.6%5 033
8−3SEATBORN1 4743.4%−21.2%+4.0%8 585
9−2BMWX11 2853.0%−14.2%+26.6%5 579
10+2HYUNDAIINSTER1 1222.6%+7.6%3 845
11−2SEATTAVASCAN1 0602.5%−20.1%5 208
12+14TESLAMODEL Y9202.2%+44.0%−21.3%5 001
13+1MINIMINI8782.1%−13.4%+157.5%4 308
14+3KIAEV38592.0%−7.9%3 508
150VWID. BUZZ8562.0%−10.2%+177.9%3 822
160FORDEXPLORER8472.0%−11.0%3 373
17+6AUDIQ48382.0%+15.0%−20.8%5 473
18+2BMW5ER8031.9%+4.3%+22.4%3 881
19−6BMW4ER7881.8%−24.4%+15.9%4 689
20+1MERCEDESGLB7241.7%−5.9%+21.5%3 039

Brands 63

#±MakeTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYBEV %PHEV %
10VW50 04820.9%+1.3%+5.1%237 794+4.1%18.5%10.3%
2+1MERCEDES21 7889.1%−1.8%+9.9%104 560−0.9%9.7%17.8%
3−1BMW20 3548.5%−9.7%+9.6%97 058+3.5%17.9%13.2%
40SKODA19 7768.3%+4.7%+13.1%88 781+8.5%22.9%7.8%
50AUDI17 7647.4%+14.5%−2.6%81 417−2.8%23.8%8.9%
60SEAT13 0115.4%−4.8%−18.9%70 525+9.6%19.5%14.1%
70OPEL10 4624.4%−8.9%−22.2%46 104−23.3%15.1%1.2%
8+1HYUNDAI8 8303.7%+7.2%+8.6%37 410−6.7%27.7%6.1%
9−1FORD8 7933.7%−7.8%+12.9%44 145+5.7%16.5%11.9%
10+1TOYOTA7 2273.0%+16.5%+11.0%31 880−11.4%5.5%8.2%
11−1FIAT5 3952.3%−20.7%+0.4%22 480−15.9%12.0%0.0%
12+3DACIA5 1282.1%+0.1%−0.1%27 713−5.7%3.9%0.0%
13−1KIA5 0242.1%−16.5%−13.2%24 926−15.6%26.0%5.0%
14+2CITROEN4 6812.0%+1.7%+7.4%20 935−17.9%7.0%0.7%
15−1VOLVO4 6511.9%−10.5%−8.8%26 080−0.2%18.7%35.8%
16−3PEUGEOT4 4411.9%−14.8%−26.2%25 214−4.2%6.8%7.7%
170RENAULT4 4151.8%+4.3%−2.1%22 552+23.8%13.8%5.2%
18+1MAZDA2 9211.2%−3.6%−16.6%16 570−14.2%0.5%23.0%
19−1PORSCHE2 7061.1%−14.2%−9.0%13 821−28.2%28.8%15.2%
20+1MINI2 6581.1%−4.5%+36.8%12 143−3.8%33.0%0.0%
21−1NISSAN2 2871.0%−18.4%+19.5%14 465+4.0%3.2%0.0%
22+2MG ROEWE2 1560.9%+23.4%−20.1%9 401+11.3%28.0%13.3%
230MITSUBISHI2 1180.9%+15.8%+28.2%9 066−34.6%0.0%28.1%
24+1BYD1 8570.8%+18.6%+823.9%4 648+498.2%65.9%34.1%
25−3SUZUKI1 6380.7%−21.4%+10.0%9 818−4.4%0.0%2.4%
26+2TESLA1 2100.5%+36.7%−36.2%7 030−57.7%100.0%0.0%
270JEEP1 1300.5%+15.0%+10.8%5 432+5.2%2.7%4.8%
28−2LAND ROVER1 0360.4%−25.4%+16.7%5 759+7.2%0.0%31.9%
290ALFA ROMEO7310.3%+10.8%+25.0%3 325+19.8%2.3%0.4%
30+3LEAPMOTOR5090.2%+62.1%1 49681.1%18.9%

Electric brands 47

#±MakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VW9 28121.7%−4.6%+79.4%44 399
20SKODA4 53610.6%+7.6%+136.3%18 010
3+1AUDI4 2269.9%+24.7%+172.6%16 250
4−1BMW3 6388.5%−12.4%+8.7%18 104
50SEAT2 5375.9%−20.6%+78.7%13 796
6+1HYUNDAI2 4445.7%−1.1%+108.0%10 231
7−1MERCEDES2 1225.0%−19.2%−13.1%11 838
80OPEL1 5793.7%−18.0%+260.5%6 739
90FORD1 4483.4%−10.3%+401.0%5 364
100KIA1 3083.1%−4.0%+24.0%5 879

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).