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New passenger-car registrations in Germany

Germany · May 2026

Germany registered 239 448 new passenger cars in May 2026. That is down 3.9% on April 2026 and up 0.1% on May 2025. Year to date the market stands at 1 188 015 registrations, up 3.6% on the same period of last year. Private buyers accounted for 35.6% of registrations, rental and car-sharing fleets for 14.8% and dealers and manufacturers for 23.4%.

VW led the brand ranking with 45 576 registrations and a 19.0% share, ahead of MERCEDES (19 846) and BMW (19 665). Together the top three brands took 35.5% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, RENAULT grew fastest year on year (+43.5%) while FORD fell furthest (−21.7%). The best-selling model was the VW GOLF with 7 183 registrations, followed by the VW T-ROC (6 397) and the VW TIGUAN (4 542).

Battery-electric cars took 25.0% of new registrations, compared with 18.0% in May 2025. Plug-in hybrids took 11.7%, other hybrids 28.2%, diesel 12.8% and petrol 21.6%. The leading electric brand was VW with 7 683 battery-electric registrations, ahead of SKODA (5 856). The best-selling battery-electric model was the SKODA ELROQ with 3 083 registrations, ahead of the VW ID.3 (3 050).

SUVs remained the largest segment with 35.4% of registrations, ahead of small cars (13.6%). The electric share was highest among minis (49.8% BEV) and lowest among motorhomes (0.0%). May 2026 was the 16th-highest of the 33 months on this page, which average 236 181 registrations a month; the peak was June 2024 with 297 329 and the low January 2026 with 193 981.

239 448
Registrations
vs previous month −3.9% · vs same month last year +0.1%
1 188 015
Year to date
vs same period last year +3.6%
25.0%
BEV share
59 969 BEV · 27 921 PHEV
35.6%
Private holders
14.3% dealer registrations
12.8%
Diesel share
23.3%
All-wheel drive

Fuel mix

Petrol51 825 (21.6%)Diesel (excl. hybrids)30 547 (12.8%)Hybrid67 545 (28.2%)Plug-in hybrid27 921 (11.7%)Battery electric59 969 (25.0%)Gas (LPG / CNG)1 641 (0.7%)Hydrogen / fuel cell0 (0.0%)

Models 399

#±MakeModelTotalMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYShareDieselHybridPHEVBEVAWDCabrio
10VWGOLF7 183−2.2%−4.2%36 508+0.4%3.0%1 4592 44550904950
20VWT-ROC6 397+23.5%−5.9%25 634−19.7%2.7%205 309008908
30VWTIGUAN4 542−7.7%−9.6%23 731−19.4%1.9%1 4591 6111 10208070
4+1OPELCORSA4 482+1.7%+38.1%20 552+20.7%1.9%0718066000
5−1BMWX13 781−20.8%−2.4%19 176+5.9%1.6%1101 3224551 7361 9480
6+5MINIMINI3 660+6.4%+37.7%16 235+33.7%1.5%030501 403274769
7−1SKODAOCTAVIA3 455−14.6%−5.4%19 681+4.0%1.4%1 865524002280
8−1BMWX33 410−11.0%+82.5%16 433+94.5%1.4%01 4367211 2533 4100
9+10VWT-CROSS3 362+21.4%+9.4%13 124+4.0%1.4%000000
10+3VWPASSAT3 304−2.2%−7.0%16 475−18.1%1.4%1 99762164203370
11−3MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 204−16.0%+4.2%16 653+11.2%1.3%01 7158856043 1960
12+2SKODAELROQ3 083−7.7%+14.6%16 824+141.8%1.3%0003 0834910
13−4VWID.33 050−13.3%+3.8%14 726+21.7%1.3%0003 05000
14+11AUDIA53 001+24.8%+41.4%12 808+34.8%1.3%81 25990901 9340
15−5FIATDUCATO2 959−14.4%−26.5%16 040+2.6%1.2%2 950000240
16+6VWTAYRON2 868+14.8%+2.5%13 795+72.8%1.2%1 02760395008720
17−2AUDIA62 858−10.0%−35.7%16 334+2.4%1.2%68636141 1311 8000
180SKODAENYAQ2 770−0.7%+50.2%13 102+18.6%1.2%0002 7701 1550
19−3VWTRANSPORTER2 702−12.6%−16.1%15 042+5.3%1.1%1 61557911738210
20+54TESLAMODEL 32 664+134.9%+848.0%7 188+273.8%1.1%0002 6643180
21+3SEATLEON2 621+8.9%−17.9%12 409−27.1%1.1%44472872604750
22−5SKODAKODIAQ2 562−8.3%−1.5%13 147+10.9%1.1%1 14610678901 2700
23+9VWPOLO2 456+15.0%−0.6%11 338+0.6%1.0%0201300
24−12MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 452−27.7%+152.5%14 000+162.1%1.0%4975401 6476160
25−2BMW5ER2 440−0.7%−17.1%12 787−15.0%1.0%19657177571 4780
26+12TESLAMODEL Y2 410+22.5%+162.0%13 678+173.5%1.0%0002 4104940
27−1MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 367−1.4%−11.9%11 023−17.3%1.0%01 4697841149130
28+14AUDIA32 354+28.7%−15.7%11 002−12.2%1.0%35985040206380
29+40BYDATTO 22 275+75.5%+539.0%4 208+536.6%1.0%002 11316200
30−10HYUNDAITUCSON2 191−14.3%+25.0%11 884+55.3%0.9%060244704590
31+15DACIASANDERO2 177+23.9%+11.4%8 769−21.9%0.9%000000
32+8CITROENC32 136+11.8%+43.0%9 594+57.7%0.9%054901 03800
33−3OPELASTRA2 134−3.1%−27.4%11 118−17.0%0.9%1 2305788117800
34−3BMW3ER2 117−3.5%−12.1%10 814−15.9%0.9%092817809020
35−6SKODAKAROQ2 077−7.4%−18.5%11 534+6.3%0.9%4460007150
36−15VWID.71 952−23.2%−38.0%12 410−20.5%0.8%0001 9525540
37+7SKODAFABIA1 900+4.2%−16.3%9 581−7.6%0.8%000000
38+11SEATATECA1 827+9.9%+78.4%9 325+56.0%0.8%2280003310
390MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 814−6.3%−26.6%8 933−22.6%0.8%01 53328102230
40+18VWTAIGO1 804+19.1%−16.7%7 767−17.3%0.8%000000
41−8OPELGRANDLAND X1 801−13.2%+29.6%9 736+84.2%0.8%01 128129535550
42+3AUDIQ21 794+1.4%+92.7%8 290+76.5%0.8%5620004300
43+9VOLVOXC601 770+8.6%+35.1%8 653−9.8%0.7%03251 44501 7700
44−8BMW1ER1 768−12.2%−4.8%9 137+3.4%0.7%871 450002700
45−11BMW4ER1 761−15.1%−10.7%8 923−8.9%0.7%045209371 038322
46+10FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 761+14.4%−10.3%8 438−18.3%0.7%1 2180452912050
47−10SKODAKAMIQ1 732−13.8%0.0%8 571−3.6%0.7%000000
48+7SEATFORMENTOR1 670+8.3%−16.3%7 658−45.3%0.7%11231262704970
49+28FIAT5001 652+49.4%+184.3%5 557+113.1%0.7%061101 04100
50+1AUDIQ51 617−2.6%+58.1%7 302+11.2%0.7%51 01357201 5190

Electric models 164

#±MakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
1+1SKODAELROQ3 0835.2%−7.7%+14.6%16 823
2−1VWID.33 0505.1%−13.3%+3.8%14 726
30SKODAENYAQ2 7704.6%−0.7%+50.2%13 101
4+13TESLAMODEL 32 6644.5%+134.9%+848.0%7 188
5+3TESLAMODEL Y2 4104.0%+22.5%+162.0%13 678
6−2VWID.71 9523.3%−23.2%−38.0%12 410
7−2BMWX11 7362.9%−28.3%+35.1%7 532
8−2MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 6472.8%−30.9%+5212.9%8 984
9+3SEATBORN1 4562.4%+1.0%−1.2%6 785
10−3VWID.4, ID.51 4532.4%−29.6%−37.1%8 685
11−2HYUNDAIINSTER1 4232.4%−6.4%+26.8%5 870
12+2MINIMINI1 4032.4%+6.1%+59.8%6 423
130SEATTAVASCAN1 3702.3%−3.2%+29.2%6 009
14+2BMWX31 2532.1%−2.9%+1640.3%4 116
15−4AUDIQ61 2092.0%−16.7%−21.6%6 692
16−6AUDIA61 1311.9%−25.1%−32.1%7 640
17+1MERCEDESGLB1 0701.8%+2.8%+47.8%2 937
18+6FIAT5001 0411.7%+22.6%+79.5%4 129
19+2CITROENC31 0381.7%+9.4%+272.0%4 790
20−1VWID. BUZZ1 0031.7%+0.3%+17.2%4 177

Brands 68

#±MakeTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYBEV %PHEV %
10VW45 57619.0%−1.1%−8.9%222 689−6.4%16.9%9.2%
20MERCEDES19 8468.3%−14.8%−8.9%102 232−2.2%23.0%13.5%
30BMW19 6658.2%−12.3%−3.4%100 647+3.7%26.6%13.0%
40SKODA19 6258.2%−7.4%−0.8%103 255+16.3%29.8%7.1%
50AUDI17 2887.2%−6.3%−2.7%87 325+7.3%18.5%20.2%
6+1SEAT12 4085.2%+5.4%−4.6%61 622−12.6%23.1%15.8%
7−1OPEL11 5014.8%−6.0%+9.9%57 306+24.3%16.8%1.8%
80HYUNDAI7 3423.1%−16.0%−16.9%39 786+6.4%35.1%6.6%
90FORD6 8892.9%−11.3%−21.7%38 562−12.6%18.4%19.9%
10+3RENAULT6 3362.7%+16.3%+43.5%25 178+11.6%36.3%1.3%
11−1FIAT6 2412.6%+1.9%+15.7%29 399+30.8%25.1%0.0%
12+4BYD6 1682.6%+31.1%+232.1%19 993+330.1%30.4%69.6%
13+1DACIA5 7972.4%+7.2%+13.0%24 976−9.9%5.4%0.0%
14+7TESLA5 1112.1%+62.3%+322.4%21 089+200.0%100.0%0.0%
15−4KIA4 9822.1%−11.9%−0.8%25 014+0.4%45.8%2.0%
16−4TOYOTA4 9162.1%−10.8%−32.0%26 134−18.0%14.6%4.7%
170CITROEN4 6892.0%+1.2%+0.2%22 378+6.9%23.9%0.8%
18−3PEUGEOT4 6391.9%−13.4%+4.5%25 425+0.8%22.4%4.4%
19−1VOLVO4 4171.8%+13.5%−5.0%20 911−19.8%21.0%50.5%
200MINI3 6601.5%+6.4%+37.7%16 235+33.7%38.3%0.0%
21−2MAZDA3 3171.4%−6.2%+13.6%19 685+18.8%12.2%10.8%
220MG ROEWE3 1741.3%+12.3%+47.2%12 178+29.5%20.8%11.7%
23+1PORSCHE2 3171.0%−0.6%−14.4%13 007−5.9%27.8%20.5%
24−1NISSAN2 2080.9%−6.9%−3.5%13 658−5.6%24.2%0.0%
25+1SUZUKI1 4790.6%−0.7%−9.7%9 159−6.7%5.3%0.5%
26+1LEAPMOTOR1 2170.5%−10.2%+139.1%5 740+283.7%92.7%7.3%
27−2LAND ROVER9910.4%−36.3%−4.3%6 347+10.2%0.0%33.8%
28+1JEEP9690.4%+4.6%−14.2%4 738−12.8%19.9%2.1%
29−1SMART7950.3%−18.2%+140.2%3 284+103.7%100.0%0.0%
300MITSUBISHI7870.3%−13.3%−62.8%4 752−47.6%13.7%21.6%

Electric brands 53

#±MakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VW7 68312.9%−16.6%−17.2%40 784
20SKODA5 8569.8%−4.5%+29.1%29 945
30BMW5 2298.8%−14.6%+43.7%23 238
4+2TESLA5 1118.6%+62.3%+322.4%21 089
5−1MERCEDES4 5597.6%−13.1%+114.8%20 203
6−1AUDI3 1965.4%−26.4%−24.4%20 002
7+1SEAT2 8614.8%−0.2%+12.8%12 861
8−1HYUNDAI2 5764.3%−12.3%+5.4%11 935
9+3RENAULT2 3003.9%+7.5%+276.4%7 743
10−1KIA2 2803.8%−10.0%+74.3%9 771

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).