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New passenger-car registrations in Germany

Germany ยท March 2026

Germany registered 294 161 new passenger cars in March 2026. That is up 39.2% on February 2026 and up 16.0% on March 2025. Year to date the market stands at 699 404 registrations, up 5.2% on the same period of last year. Private buyers accounted for 35.0% of registrations, rental and car-sharing fleets for 13.8% and dealers and manufacturers for 23.5%.

VW led the brand ranking with 52 556 registrations and a 17.9% share, ahead of SKODA (24 854) and BMW (24 308). Together the top three brands took 34.6% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, TESLA grew fastest year on year (+315.1%) while SEAT fell furthest (โˆ’4.9%). The best-selling model was the VW GOLF with 8 819 registrations, followed by the TESLA MODEL Y (6 841) and the VW T-ROC (5 855).

Battery-electric cars took 24.0% of new registrations, compared with 16.8% in March 2025. Plug-in hybrids took 10.2%, other hybrids 29.9%, diesel 12.8% and petrol 22.8%. The leading electric brand was VW with 10 060 battery-electric registrations, ahead of TESLA (9 252). The best-selling battery-electric model was the TESLA MODEL Y with 6 841 registrations, ahead of the SKODA ELROQ (3 872).

SUVs remained the largest segment with 37.1% of registrations, ahead of compact (13.5%). The electric share was highest among upper mid-size (48.1% BEV) and lowest among motorhomes (0.0%). March 2026 was the 2nd-highest of the 31 months on this page, which average 235 657 registrations a month; the peak was June 2024 with 297 329 and the low January 2026 with 193 981.

294 161
Registrations
vs previous month +39.2% ยท vs same month last year +16.0%
699 404
Year to date
vs same period last year +5.2%
24.0%
BEV share
70 663 BEV ยท 29 996 PHEV
35.0%
Private holders
14.9% dealer registrations
12.8%
Diesel share
24.1%
All-wheel drive

Fuel mix

Petrol66 972 (22.8%)Diesel (excl. hybrids)37 664 (12.8%)Hybrid87 850 (29.9%)Plug-in hybrid29 996 (10.2%)Battery electric70 663 (24.0%)Gas (LPG / CNG)1 015 (0.3%)Hydrogen / fuel cell1 (0.0%)

Models 384

#ยฑMakeModelTotalMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYShareDieselHybridPHEVBEVAWDCabrio
10VWGOLF8 819+32.9%+20.4%21 984โˆ’0.1%3.0%2 2052 72753706230
2+52TESLAMODEL Y6 841+410.5%+379.1%9 300+170.2%2.3%0006 8411 7120
3โˆ’1VWT-ROC5 855+34.8%โˆ’19.9%14 058โˆ’26.8%2.0%764 6100055810
4โˆ’1VWTIGUAN5 705+31.6%โˆ’8.6%14 267โˆ’21.8%1.9%2 0881 7871 33901 2310
5+3OPELCORSA4 815+53.1%+24.8%11 664+22.9%1.6%0587084200
6+1BMWX14 620+46.7%+15.5%10 618+8.7%1.6%2301 9625491 6582 5830
7โˆ’2SKODAOCTAVIA4 418+17.3%+16.3%12 178+4.1%1.5%2 372686001880
8โˆ’4FIATDUCATO4 046+1.9%+13.1%9 625+40.5%1.4%4 036000250
9+2AUDIA63 996+35.9%+15.3%10 300+33.6%1.4%19117672 2082 4380
10+5MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 962+56.4%+28.6%9 636+5.8%1.4%02 6391 1002233 9550
11โˆ’5SKODAELROQ3 872+13.7%+242.0%10 399+457.6%1.3%0003 8726580
12+2BMWX33 795+46.1%+178.8%9 191+94.3%1.3%01 7547381 3033 7950
13+19HYUNDAITUCSON3 732+83.6%+136.4%7 137+70.4%1.3%089930409460
14โˆ’5VWPASSAT3 618+16.5%โˆ’22.5%9 792โˆ’22.0%1.2%2 10254592005600
15โˆ’3VWTRANSPORTER3 552+23.8%+25.8%9 250+13.6%1.2%2 28908641979230
16โˆ’6MINIMINI3 540+20.0%+42.3%9 134+36.3%1.2%034301 241313798
17+6AUDIA53 400+49.6%+41.8%7 403+28.4%1.2%01 64695402 1020
18+2SKODAENYAQ3 392+46.9%+41.8%7 542+2.0%1.2%0003 3921 0080
19+16VWT-CROSS3 324+91.0%+18.0%6 993+2.5%1.1%000000
20โˆ’2MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE3 320+37.4%+134.5%8 155+159.1%1.1%169915142 2215900
21โˆ’5VWID.33 298+34.3%+53.3%8 158+32.1%1.1%0003 29800
22+53AUDIQ23 259+219.2%+221.7%4 726+63.3%1.1%7520005420
23โˆ’4BMW5ER3 117+31.0%โˆ’8.4%7 889โˆ’10.5%1.1%01 1898831 0451 8880
24+1VWID.73 039+35.3%โˆ’5.8%7 917โˆ’15.2%1.0%0003 0398960
25+2SEATLEON2 949+35.0%โˆ’20.9%7 382โˆ’30.0%1.0%3386791 10804530
26โˆ’5SKODAKODIAQ2 936+28.1%+20.9%7 792+16.4%1.0%1 28915384201 4630
27+18SEATATECA2 928+92.0%+149.6%5 836+54.8%1.0%3050007830
28โˆ’15VWTAYRON2 896+4.6%+22.1%8 428+220.8%1.0%1 15049797109270
290OPELASTRA2 874+32.3%+1.4%6 782+1.3%1.0%7691 6456621500
30โˆ’2SKODAKAROQ2 869+32.0%+24.7%7 214+18.4%1.0%6810001 0650
31+2MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 817+51.3%+5.0%6 255โˆ’20.7%1.0%01 5409413361 0210
32+16TOYOTAYARIS2 718+83.6%+7.1%5 230โˆ’12.7%0.9%02 69700410
33+8VWID.4, ID.52 554+57.4%โˆ’1.5%5 168โˆ’33.6%0.9%0002 5545470
34+3SKODAFABIA2 521+49.2%+8.1%5 857โˆ’0.7%0.9%000000
35โˆ’5BMW3ER2 499+19.1%โˆ’21.2%6 503โˆ’11.5%0.9%01 15422301 2600
36+22BMW4ER2 399+84.7%+10.9%5 089โˆ’7.2%0.8%064801 0391 545603
37โˆ’20AUDIA32 367โˆ’2.4%โˆ’12.9%6 819โˆ’6.5%0.8%36774845605880
38+50TESLAMODEL 32 356+170.2%+206.8%3 390+140.8%0.8%0002 3569520
39+10DACIASANDERO2 326+64.5%โˆ’20.7%4 835โˆ’33.6%0.8%000000
40+2BMW1ER2 314+47.7%+19.7%5 355+10.4%0.8%1481 871002530
41+19VWTAIGO2 234+74.5%+5.8%4 448โˆ’14.6%0.8%000000
42โˆ’11OPELGRANDLAND X2 216+7.7%+115.6%5 860+91.9%0.8%01 053177973900
43โˆ’19VWPOLO2 153โˆ’5.2%โˆ’7.8%6 747+2.5%0.7%000000
44โˆ’8CITROENC32 150+27.0%+78.7%5 547+99.7%0.7%067301 11300
45โˆ’2SKODASUPERB2 149+39.7%+47.0%5 206+41.2%0.7%1 04218872805670
46+11MAZDACX-302 144+64.3%+39.2%4 644+46.0%0.7%02 14400670
47+15SEATFORMENTOR2 100+75.0%โˆ’52.5%4 446โˆ’53.5%0.7%12529593505630
48+2SKODAKAMIQ2 096+49.4%+5.5%4 829โˆ’6.3%0.7%000000
49+4MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 010+47.8%โˆ’9.3%5 183โˆ’18.6%0.7%01 69931102550
50โˆ’16FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 945+7.3%โˆ’4.7%5 137โˆ’18.3%0.7%1 3530509803030

Electric models 161

#ยฑMakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
1+6TESLAMODEL Y6 8419.7%+410.5%+379.1%9 300
2โˆ’1SKODAELROQ3 8725.5%+13.7%+242.0%10 399
30SKODAENYAQ3 3924.8%+47.0%+41.8%7 541
4โˆ’2VWID.33 2984.7%+34.3%+53.3%8 158
5โˆ’1VWID.73 0394.3%+35.3%โˆ’5.8%7 917
6โˆ’1VWID.4, ID.52 5543.6%+57.4%โˆ’1.5%5 168
7+10TESLAMODEL 32 3563.4%+170.2%+206.8%3 390
8โˆ’2MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 2213.2%+58.5%+1937.6%4 952
9โˆ’1AUDIA62 2083.1%+65.1%+97.1%4 999
10+21SEATTAVASCAN1 9362.8%+319.0%+76.0%3 224
11+2SEATBORN1 7852.5%+70.3%+1.8%3 887
12+7BMWX11 6582.4%+119.3%+38.1%3 375
13โˆ’1AUDIQ61 6232.3%+54.4%+70.8%4 032
14+1HYUNDAIINSTER1 3151.9%+43.2%+56.9%2 927
15+52BMWX31 3031.9%+879.7%+337.2%1 572
16โˆ’5AUDIQ41 2741.8%+16.2%+4.4%3 144
17โˆ’8MINIMINI1 2411.8%+0.3%+43.3%3 698
18โˆ’2CITROENC31 1131.6%+26.6%+200.8%2 803
19โˆ’1BMW5ER1 0451.5%+26.2%+33.1%2 774
20+5BMW4ER1 0391.5%+82.6%โˆ’6.8%2 282

Brands 65

#ยฑMakeTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYBEV %PHEV %
10VW52 55617.9%+30.8%+3.2%131 012โˆ’5.3%19.1%9.4%
20SKODA24 8548.5%+30.6%+34.0%62 438+24.6%29.3%6.3%
30BMW24 3088.3%+41.9%+16.5%58 547+8.1%24.0%12.3%
40MERCEDES23 7108.1%+40.0%+7.5%59 095โˆ’2.4%19.2%14.2%
50AUDI22 0137.5%+41.8%+25.0%51 586+7.1%23.8%17.8%
60SEAT16 3605.6%+43.9%โˆ’4.9%37 443โˆ’14.6%22.8%16.4%
70OPEL13 6974.7%+24.1%+43.0%33 564+38.9%20.0%1.8%
8+1HYUNDAI10 2733.5%+41.5%+29.5%23 706+16.5%25.6%3.7%
9โˆ’1FORD9 5113.2%+25.6%+8.7%23 905โˆ’7.4%21.4%14.3%
10+13TESLA9 2523.2%+306.5%+315.1%12 829+160.0%100.0%0.0%
110TOYOTA7 2832.5%+50.8%โˆ’1.4%15 706โˆ’14.9%9.9%3.1%
12+6MAZDA6 7522.3%+106.9%+27.6%12 830+20.8%7.3%9.9%
13+2DACIA6 5522.2%+60.7%โˆ’5.2%13 770โˆ’21.1%6.1%0.0%
14โˆ’4FIAT6 5482.2%+9.3%+29.0%17 031+65.6%15.9%0.0%
15โˆ’3PEUGEOT6 2192.1%+31.7%+3.5%15 428โˆ’0.9%19.3%4.8%
16+1RENAULT6 1952.1%+61.5%+4.0%13 392โˆ’3.7%23.5%1.8%
17โˆ’3KIA6 1722.1%+43.9%+33.3%14 376+3.5%34.6%1.7%
18โˆ’5CITROEN4 9631.7%+8.1%+12.1%13 055+12.0%24.2%0.9%
19โˆ’3VOLVO4 6521.6%+16.8%โˆ’10.4%12 601โˆ’22.4%21.3%42.6%
20+1NISSAN4 2061.4%+49.5%โˆ’14.0%9 078โˆ’3.2%8.3%0.0%
21โˆ’1MINI3 5401.2%+20.0%+42.3%9 134+36.3%35.1%0.0%
22โˆ’3BYD3 4381.2%+12.6%+327.1%9 120+644.5%33.1%66.9%
23โˆ’1PORSCHE2 8351.0%+9.8%โˆ’12.1%8 360+5.0%26.3%18.2%
24+1SUZUKI2 7620.9%+43.9%+3.9%6 190+1.5%1.8%0.6%
25โˆ’1MG ROEWE2 5590.9%+18.5%+21.9%6 177+12.3%17.6%10.1%
26+1LAND ROVER1 6780.6%+65.5%+35.1%3 801+14.0%0.0%35.6%
27โˆ’1LEAPMOTOR1 3880.5%+27.2%+318.1%3 168+370.7%90.6%9.4%
28+1MITSUBISHI1 3770.5%+92.3%โˆ’23.0%3 057โˆ’40.3%5.3%49.6%
29โˆ’1JEEP1 3110.5%+74.8%+8.5%2 843โˆ’14.3%7.9%0.2%
300HONDA1 2700.4%+143.3%+26.0%2 192+10.3%0.8%4.0%

Electric brands 51

#ยฑMakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VW10 06014.3%+41.9%+13.4%23 888
2+4TESLA9 25213.1%+306.5%+315.1%12 829
3โˆ’1SKODA7 27010.3%+27.1%+106.3%17 958
4+1BMW5 8228.3%+105.4%+46.6%11 885
5โˆ’2AUDI5 2377.4%+47.0%+54.1%12 462
6โˆ’2MERCEDES4 5506.5%+50.9%+77.2%10 399
7+3SEAT3 7365.3%+146.9%+30.9%7 134
8โˆ’1OPEL2 7433.9%+21.4%+170.5%6 938
9โˆ’1HYUNDAI2 6313.7%+30.4%+14.6%6 423
10+1KIA2 1383.0%+42.9%+79.2%4 957

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).