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New passenger-car registrations in Germany

Germany · December 2025

Germany registered 246 439 new passenger cars in December 2025. That is down 1.7% on November 2025 and up 9.7% on December 2024. Year to date the market stands at 2 857 591 registrations, up 1.4% on the same period of last year. Private buyers accounted for 32.3% of registrations, rental and car-sharing fleets for 10.2% and dealers and manufacturers for 24.6%.

VW led the brand ranking with 44 040 registrations and a 17.9% share, ahead of BMW (24 176) and AUDI (21 694). Together the top three brands took 36.5% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, AUDI grew fastest year on year (+33.4%) while MERCEDES fell furthest (−4.0%). The best-selling model was the VW GOLF with 7 244 registrations, followed by the BMW X1 (5 361) and the VW TIGUAN (4 763).

Battery-electric cars took 22.2% of new registrations, compared with 14.9% in December 2024. Plug-in hybrids took 12.3%, other hybrids 28.9%, diesel 11.0% and petrol 25.1%. The leading electric brand was VW with 7 740 battery-electric registrations, ahead of BMW (6 691). The best-selling battery-electric model was the VW ID.7 with 2 934 registrations, ahead of the SKODA ELROQ (2 895).

SUVs remained the largest segment with 34.3% of registrations, ahead of compact (15.9%). The electric share was highest among luxury (47.2% BEV) and lowest among motorhomes (0.0%). December 2025 was the 8th-highest of the 28 months on this page, which average 235 927 registrations a month; the peak was June 2024 with 297 329 and the low August 2024 with 197 322.

246 439
Registrations
vs previous month −1.7% · vs same month last year +9.7%
2 857 591
Year to date
vs same period last year +1.4%
22.2%
BEV share
54 774 BEV · 30 259 PHEV
32.3%
Private holders
17.2% dealer registrations
11.0%
Diesel share
25.8%
All-wheel drive

Fuel mix

Petrol61 934 (25.1%)Diesel (excl. hybrids)27 088 (11.0%)Hybrid71 273 (28.9%)Plug-in hybrid30 259 (12.3%)Battery electric54 774 (22.2%)Gas (LPG / CNG)1 111 (0.5%)Hydrogen / fuel cell0 (0.0%)

Models 440

#±MakeModelTotalMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYShareDieselHybridPHEVBEVAWDCabrio
10VWGOLF7 244−2.2%−8.6%85 023−15.1%2.9%1 6932 06564207180
2+2BMWX15 361+13.0%+29.2%47 143+26.9%2.2%1961 7116182 6042 2970
30VWTIGUAN4 763−10.7%−9.4%63 316−5.6%1.9%1 8261 3961 01401 2170
4−2VWT-ROC4 713−17.0%−14.4%78 264+3.8%1.9%40192100191670
5+1AUDIA64 604+18.5%+139.2%37 505+45.2%1.9%51 3248762 1372 7950
6+5OPELCORSA4 100+12.3%+23.8%48 581+11.8%1.7%01 864044900
7−2BMW5ER3 923+0.7%+5.5%37 643+41.1%1.6%01 2441 2411 4382 4340
8+13AUDIA33 805+26.2%+56.6%34 046+10.9%1.5%4319631 07201 1270
9+18TOYOTAYARIS3 645+34.7%+9.6%29 985−9.3%1.5%03 58500820
10−3SKODAOCTAVIA3 585−7.5%+12.8%44 890−11.7%1.5%2 116604001080
11−3MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 461−6.7%−6.5%37 146+14.9%1.4%02 0921 36803 4610
12+12VWTRANSPORTER3 443+21.1%+18.0%34 548+0.7%1.4%2 28647961558920
13+9VWT-CROSS3 017+2.4%+60.0%31 353+8.9%1.2%000000
14−1SEATLEON2 956−11.7%−1.6%38 425+3.5%1.2%32694557204320
15−1VWID.72 934−12.2%+32.4%34 563+137.5%1.2%0002 9348100
16−7VWPASSAT2 908−21.6%−15.4%44 609−6.5%1.2%1 65431390803830
170MINIMINI2 904−7.8%+10.8%34 647+6.4%1.2%020401 696204275
18+1SKODAELROQ2 895−7.8%25 426+55173.9%1.2%0002 8954480
19+7TOYOTAAYGO2 880+6.4%+52.4%20 291+12.4%1.2%02860000
200AUDIA52 873−7.6%+46.7%27 188+113.7%1.2%39141 48102 2370
21−5VWID.32 844−10.0%+119.4%31 938+58.9%1.2%0002 84400
22−10MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 808−18.6%+129.8%20 951+24.5%1.1%211915851 5725700
23−8VWTAYRON2 695−17.8%27 126+90320.0%1.1%1 15225599209980
24+4VWPOLO2 690+3.8%+23.6%29 838−18.8%1.1%000000
25+4BMW1ER2 665+5.6%+47.8%26 293+33.4%1.1%1102 307002610
26+15VOLVOXC602 533+34.2%−10.9%23 326+7.0%1.0%09711 56202 5330
27+6HYUNDAITUCSON2 489+19.3%+5.0%20 907−3.9%1.0%080938406930
28−3SKODAKODIAQ2 462−13.0%+65.1%29 905+32.0%1.0%1 18615064301 2140
29+5DACIASANDERO2 435+16.8%−22.9%26 438−13.9%1.0%000000
30−12OPELASTRA2 429−22.7%−12.4%34 928−26.6%1.0%2393756419500
31−8BMW3ER2 423−16.5%−11.9%31 766−10.5%1.0%01 19324001 1090
32−2BMWX32 288−8.7%+16.0%25 286−8.2%0.9%01 1627104162 2870
33−23MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 287−37.6%−22.5%32 137−4.7%0.9%09771 0412699530
34+5OPELGRANDLAND X2 245+17.0%+18.5%18 557−6.1%0.9%01 0823468171230
35+2DACIABIGSTER2 145+3.8%13 7670.9%02 027002770
36+2BMW4ER2 091+2.1%+6.1%22 222+1.1%0.9%050701 1931 179142
37+110MITSUBISHICOLT2 066+462.9%+1375.7%6 074+26.7%0.8%04890000
38+6AUDIQ52 046+19.7%+5.8%19 159+10.8%0.8%71 42360101 9020
39−7SKODAENYAQ1 999−13.6%−12.4%25 383+0.5%0.8%0001 9997760
40−9SKODAKAROQ1 905−21.2%−11.2%28 083−9.8%0.8%4620005180
41+11SEATTAVASCAN1 853+16.4%+258.4%14 036+776.7%0.8%0001 8534890
42−6SKODAFABIA1 847−10.7%+0.3%25 220−8.1%0.8%000000
43+44OPELMOKKA1 799+87.2%−0.9%20 740−3.7%0.7%0324012500
44+29MAZDACX-301 773+38.5%+72.3%13 271+44.0%0.7%01 77300650
45+10MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 758+12.3%−7.6%20 480−3.3%0.7%1 5191402258890
46+5SEATFORMENTOR1 731+7.2%−20.3%25 574−13.0%0.7%6427958606400
47+9AUDIQ61 714+10.9%+211.6%13 571+358.5%0.7%0001 7149280
48−13MERCEDESGLA1 704−17.8%+2.2%23 533−5.6%0.7%1966201377484050
49+10BMW2ER1 637+7.1%+30.8%19 708−1.4%0.7%815564302250
50+52RENAULTCLIO1 597+109.0%+46.4%11 236+0.9%0.7%03790000

Electric models 154

#±MakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VWID.72 9345.4%−12.2%+32.4%34 563
2+1SKODAELROQ2 8955.3%−7.8%25 426
3−1VWID.32 8445.2%−10.0%+119.4%31 938
4+2BMWX12 6044.8%+34.2%+68.0%18 957
5+2AUDIA62 1373.9%+18.5%+3346.8%13 778
6−2SKODAENYAQ1 9993.7%−13.6%−12.4%25 383
7+3SEATTAVASCAN1 8533.4%+16.4%+258.4%14 036
8+3AUDIQ61 7143.2%+10.9%+211.6%13 571
9−1MINIMINI1 6963.1%+1.7%+53.5%15 495
10−5MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 5722.9%−20.8%6 741
11+2FIAT5001 5242.8%+7.7%+775.9%10 550
12+3BMW5ER1 4382.6%+17.0%+63.0%10 476
13+14TESLAMODEL Y1 3282.4%+100.6%−59.0%12 303
14+2FORDEXPLORER1 2802.4%+9.9%+213.0%10 913
15−3SEATBORN1 2022.2%−16.6%−34.7%18 847
16−2BMW4ER1 1932.2%−7.1%+8.3%11 680
17−8VWID.4, ID.51 1462.1%−31.0%−38.3%26 550
18+16OPELGRANDLAND X8171.5%+65.1%3 243
19−1AUDIQ47541.4%−21.3%+18.9%11 776
20+1MERCEDESGLA7481.4%−11.0%+12.1%9 687

Brands 68

#±MakeTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYBEV %PHEV %
10VW44 04017.9%−8.0%+8.9%560 796+4.5%17.6%10.9%
2+1BMW24 1769.8%−0.8%+11.9%253 712+8.9%27.7%13.1%
3+2AUDI21 6948.8%+13.6%+33.4%205 862+1.8%21.7%24.0%
4−2MERCEDES20 2658.2%−18.4%−4.0%260 415+1.0%17.1%19.1%
5−1SKODA17 9517.3%−12.8%+25.1%226 472+10.2%27.3%6.5%
60SEAT12 7675.2%−4.8%+11.3%162 566+6.7%24.0%12.6%
70OPEL12 1584.9%+6.7%+21.3%136 189−7.9%17.5%3.4%
8+1TOYOTA9 8814.0%+16.9%+12.1%87 578−8.3%2.6%8.0%
9+2DACIA7 9383.2%+27.0%+9.4%73 644+3.1%7.6%0.0%
10−2FORD7 9093.2%−12.2%+17.0%108 299+8.8%32.5%15.6%
11−1HYUNDAI7 2963.0%−3.5%−11.7%93 839−2.6%19.0%6.7%
12+2RENAULT6 5052.6%+33.9%+9.6%59 446+9.4%16.3%2.8%
13+2VOLVO5 2982.2%+13.9%−12.4%59 380−4.7%16.5%48.6%
14+5MAZDA4 5961.9%+25.3%+4.2%40 724−10.0%8.0%15.4%
15−2KIA4 2601.7%−15.0%−15.6%60 391−12.0%27.8%4.0%
16+2BYD4 1091.7%+2.1%+1172.1%23 306+706.2%54.0%46.0%
170FIAT3 9281.6%−9.2%+95.5%54 243−5.8%47.3%0.0%
18−6PEUGEOT3 6671.5%−31.9%−22.3%57 613−14.6%24.2%4.3%
19−3CITROEN3 3981.4%−21.8%−8.8%48 854−7.9%21.0%0.6%
200MINI2 9041.2%−7.8%+10.8%34 647+6.4%58.4%0.0%
210MG ROEWE2 8521.2%+10.6%+53.8%26 479+26.2%6.1%12.7%
22+4MITSUBISHI2 7301.1%+160.5%+3.6%20 361−29.0%2.1%5.6%
23+1TESLA2 0320.8%+15.3%−48.0%19 390−48.4%100.0%0.0%
24−1NISSAN1 9190.8%−3.3%−16.3%31 112+5.4%4.2%0.0%
25−3PORSCHE1 6690.7%−23.8%−33.7%29 692−17.7%39.1%20.5%
26−1SUZUKI1 6480.7%+19.2%−24.1%22 369−12.5%1.3%1.3%
27+1LAND ROVER1 3010.5%+70.1%+31.9%13 061+7.3%0.0%34.6%
28−1LEAPMOTOR8510.4%−18.6%+1229.7%7 280+3989.9%85.7%14.3%
290JEEP7940.3%+6.1%−24.9%12 039+0.6%3.3%1.4%
30+3POLESTAR7810.3%+98.7%+138.1%5 007+57.4%100.0%0.0%

Electric brands 50

#±MakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VW7 74014.2%−12.8%+28.3%102 339
20BMW6 69112.3%+15.9%+55.5%51 878
30SKODA4 8959.0%−10.3%+114.5%50 823
40AUDI4 7038.6%+6.6%+251.5%40 530
50MERCEDES3 4686.4%−18.9%+30.4%34 719
60SEAT3 0615.6%+0.8%+29.8%32 920
70FORD2 5714.7%−8.9%+205.7%20 723
8+8BYD2 2184.1%+88.1%+617.8%11 167
9−1OPEL2 1333.9%+18.8%+800.0%18 395
10−1TESLA2 0323.7%+15.3%−48.0%19 390

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).