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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท August 2026

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in August 2026 with 79 961 registrations (37.6% of the market), followed by small cars (14.5%) and compact (11.8%). Among the ten largest segments, minis grew fastest year on year (+24.6%) while compact fell furthest (โˆ’23.5%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 67.1% of minis but only 0.1% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate upper mid-size with 79.7% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (15.9% commercial).

Segments are the KBA's own model-series groupings, so a model sits in the segment the KBA assigns it, and the segment table below links to the models that make up each one.

Segments

SUVs79 961 (37.6%)Small cars30 927 (14.5%)Compact25 093 (11.8%)Off-road19 701 (9.3%)Mid-size17 460 (8.2%)Upper mid-size10 853 (5.1%)Utilities10 213 (4.8%)Minis6 359 (3.0%)Motorhomes4 128 (1.9%)Large vans3 048 (1.4%)Mini vans1 570 (0.7%)Other1 440 (0.7%)Luxury931 (0.4%)Sports cars879 (0.4%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs79 96137.6%โˆ’16.6%+12.0%702 714+13.7%55.6%39.8%11.5%
2+1Small cars30 92714.5%โˆ’13.5%+19.8%258 412+18.4%45.7%41.4%0.0%
3โˆ’1Compact25 09311.8%โˆ’32.3%โˆ’23.5%264 447โˆ’15.1%65.7%18.9%9.2%
40Off-road19 7019.3%โˆ’28.2%โˆ’11.4%205 447+0.2%76.2%9.5%31.6%
50Mid-size17 4608.2%โˆ’15.2%+14.9%163 788+13.3%70.3%29.6%19.7%
60Upper mid-size10 8535.1%โˆ’24.1%+13.5%96 248โˆ’4.0%79.7%47.7%22.8%
70Utilities10 2134.8%โˆ’19.9%โˆ’0.2%95 969+2.9%78.5%16.2%13.3%
80Minis6 3593.0%โˆ’15.5%+24.6%44 920+12.3%24.1%67.1%0.0%
90Motorhomes4 1281.9%โˆ’31.4%โˆ’21.4%52 637โˆ’3.9%15.9%0.1%0.1%
100Large vans3 0481.4%โˆ’28.8%โˆ’17.7%33 289โˆ’11.4%71.6%11.1%1.5%
110Mini vans1 5700.7%โˆ’18.8%โˆ’9.2%14 147+11.5%45.3%22.9%3.8%
120Other1 4400.7%โˆ’19.6%โˆ’21.3%12 117+4.6%64.4%22.0%9.0%
13+1Luxury9310.4%โˆ’30.7%โˆ’26.1%8 717โˆ’27.0%88.7%38.3%12.1%
14โˆ’1Sports cars8790.4%โˆ’39.6%โˆ’23.3%12 172โˆ’19.9%57.2%5.3%6.0%

SUVs 157

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC5 1126.4%โˆ’16.6%โˆ’27.0%43 68057.6%
2+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC4 7766.0%โˆ’11.1%+103.9%31 51672.7%
3โˆ’1BMWX14 6745.8%โˆ’15.5%+33.7%34 76752.6%
40SKODAELROQ3 0383.8%โˆ’14.2%+75.5%26 71845.6%
5+4HYUNDAITUCSON2 5053.1%โˆ’5.6%+61.6%19 54732.8%
60VWID.4, ID.52 1892.7%โˆ’32.5%+20.7%15 78979.7%
70SKODAENYAQ2 1402.7%โˆ’25.4%+47.0%21 49375.2%
8โˆ’3SKODAKAROQ2 1232.7%โˆ’38.6%+9.3%20 08453.2%
9+7OPELGRANDLAND X1 9832.5%+12.2%+30.6%15 86475.7%
10+2AUDIQ61 7382.2%โˆ’16.6%+79.2%12 32478.3%

Small cars 36

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1OPELCORSA2 9269.5%โˆ’28.2%โˆ’27.0%31 78875.0%
2โˆ’1MINIMINI2 8449.2%โˆ’39.2%โˆ’0.6%28 69054.0%
3+1CITROENC32 7879.0%+12.3%+87.9%17 27037.6%
4โˆ’1VWPOLO2 5508.2%โˆ’10.1%โˆ’4.1%19 18372.7%
5+2FORDPUMA1 9346.3%+4.5%+40.0%12 35235.5%
6+3TOYOTAYARIS1 6645.4%โˆ’1.9%โˆ’34.3%13 92960.3%
7+7SEATRAVAL1 6635.4%+61.8%โ€“3 31710.8%
8โˆ’2SEATIBIZA1 5765.1%โˆ’16.5%โˆ’15.3%12 79874.0%
9โˆ’4DACIASANDERO1 3994.5%โˆ’37.7%โ€“15 41018.8%
10+2KIAEV21 3714.4%+22.5%โ€“4 59317.9%

Compact 35

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF5 23920.9%โˆ’41.8%+13.1%58 86574.3%
20SKODAOCTAVIA2 4379.7%โˆ’47.1%โˆ’4.8%31 43781.5%
3+1SEATLEON2 3579.4%โˆ’12.5%โˆ’24.5%20 85173.1%
4โˆ’1AUDIA32 1988.8%โˆ’32.2%โˆ’24.2%19 26678.6%
5+1OPELASTRA1 7376.9%โˆ’15.2%โˆ’25.5%16 97787.1%
6โˆ’1VWID.31 4675.8%โˆ’33.9%โˆ’37.6%21 92744.7%
7+4MERCEDESA-KLASSE1 3195.3%+25.1%โˆ’2.6%7 64737.5%
80BMW1ER1 0534.2%โˆ’39.5%โˆ’50.4%14 46774.6%
9โˆ’2SEATBORN1 0054.0%โˆ’49.2%โˆ’11.4%11 59827.3%
10โˆ’1BMW2ER9393.7%โˆ’36.2%โˆ’33.3%12 09883.0%

Off-road 44

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN3 84919.5%โˆ’21.4%โˆ’12.3%37 99074.5%
20BMWX33 17016.1%โˆ’28.1%+48.9%28 52879.7%
30SKODAKODIAQ1 99310.1%โˆ’39.2%+0.8%21 60782.8%
4+1AUDIQ31 2526.4%โˆ’13.7%โˆ’3.4%11 56966.5%
5+1VOLVOXC601 1235.7%โˆ’20.1%โˆ’30.0%13 04671.5%
6โˆ’2AUDIQ51 0835.5%โˆ’42.9%โˆ’33.9%12 46179.0%
70BMWX51 0155.2%โˆ’27.1%โˆ’21.0%9 69576.9%
8+1VOLVOXC407773.9%โˆ’17.0%โˆ’20.3%7 71270.9%
9โˆ’1MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE5923.0%โˆ’38.0%โˆ’36.4%7 51367.1%
100PORSCHECAYENNE5432.8%โˆ’25.9%+15.0%5 96383.1%

Mid-size 26

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 66115.2%โˆ’28.2%+65.5%23 24867.3%
2+1BMW3ER2 43113.9%โˆ’14.5%โˆ’1.7%19 18682.6%
3โˆ’1VWPASSAT2 24812.9%โˆ’29.1%โˆ’14.2%25 30693.2%
4+1BMW4ER1 83310.5%โˆ’24.2%+34.2%15 87175.1%
5+1MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 7189.8%โˆ’11.2%+24.8%14 54759.8%
6+9TESLAMODEL 31 6059.2%+2766.1%+112.9%10 5577.5%
7โˆ’3AUDIA51 5258.7%โˆ’39.7%โˆ’10.6%20 51185.0%
8โˆ’1SKODASUPERB1 0916.2%โˆ’37.8%โˆ’2.5%13 18591.3%
9โˆ’1BYDSEAL1 0876.2%+40.1%+288.2%8 13873.4%
10โˆ’1CITROENC53882.2%โˆ’5.8%โˆ’43.0%5 01361.3%

Upper mid-size 15

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA63 19929.5%โˆ’15.3%+27.1%27 96477.3%
2+2BMW5ER2 33121.5%โˆ’14.3%+2.3%20 63288.1%
30VWID.72 23620.6%โˆ’31.1%+30.2%20 14194.5%
4โˆ’2MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 18620.1%โˆ’37.0%โˆ’10.0%19 54571.6%
50MERCEDESCLE5034.6%โˆ’29.1%+5.5%6 12139.4%
6+1XPENGP71721.6%+12.4%โ€“49038.4%
7โˆ’1VOLVOES90770.7%โˆ’51.3%โ€“63488.3%
8โ€“MG ROEWEIM5760.7%โ€“โ€“85100.0%
9โˆ’1SUBARUOUTBACK640.6%+23.1%+1.6%44454.7%
10โ€“LEXUSES80.1%โ€“โ€“78100.0%

Utilities 36

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 99219.5%+12.2%+17.0%12 93583.3%
2โˆ’1VWTRANSPORTER1 44714.2%โˆ’32.7%โˆ’24.6%17 88585.1%
30VWCADDY9689.5%โˆ’29.8%โˆ’21.5%11 98682.7%
4+1MERCEDESVITO7537.4%โˆ’15.7%โˆ’1.1%4 72793.1%
5+1FORDTRANSIT CONNECT5635.5%+0.4%+9.1%5 01280.1%
6+7KIAPV54664.6%+50.3%โ€“2 21432.6%
7โˆ’3VWID. BUZZ4374.3%โˆ’58.0%โˆ’14.3%6 73274.4%
8+1OPELZAFIRA LIFE3953.9%+5.9%+393.8%3 65680.0%
9โˆ’2TOYOTAPROACE3413.3%โˆ’34.7%+18.8%2 79059.5%
10+8FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO3173.1%+24.8%+37.8%2 12997.2%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+4DACIASPRING1 41822.3%+50.9%+350.2%5 7523.9%
2+1RENAULTTWINGO1 36321.4%+5.3%โ€“4 2339.5%
3โˆ’2FIAT5001 11817.6%โˆ’34.6%+20.3%10 37422.8%
40TOYOTAAYGO1 02616.1%โˆ’14.9%โˆ’17.3%9 20153.1%
5โˆ’3LEAPMOTORT0373111.5%โˆ’52.4%+20.6%6 97210.4%
60KIAPICANTO6259.8%โˆ’10.7%โˆ’15.1%5 46069.9%
70FIATPANDA741.2%โˆ’35.7%โˆ’11.9%1 30539.2%
8โ€“HYUNDAII 1040.1%โ€“โˆ’99.7%1 618100.0%
9โ€“SMARTFORTWO00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“
10โ€“VWUP00.0%โ€“โ€“4โ€“

Motorhomes 44

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO1 69641.1%โˆ’29.0%โˆ’26.0%22 52714.6%
20CITROENJUMPER62515.1%โˆ’21.9%+35.6%6 6637.5%
3+1MERCEDESSPRINTER46511.3%โˆ’23.4%โ€“4 63812.0%
4โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO43710.6%โˆ’34.2%โ€“5 26213.7%
50VWTRANSPORTER1834.4%โˆ’67.9%โˆ’51.3%5 00041.0%
6+1PEUGEOTBOXER1553.8%โˆ’4.3%+1.3%1 4397.7%
7โˆ’1VWCRAFTER992.4%โˆ’39.3%โˆ’36.1%1 36614.1%
80FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM942.3%โˆ’28.8%โˆ’66.2%1 66829.8%
9+1MERCEDESV-KLASSE731.8%โˆ’19.8%โˆ’20.7%81063.0%
10โˆ’1RENAULTMASTER521.3%โˆ’56.3%+6.1%7229.6%

Large vans 9

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 58952.1%โˆ’29.0%+16.3%11 81276.5%
2+1PEUGEOT500845214.8%โˆ’16.5%+4.9%4 18283.6%
3โˆ’1DACIAJOGGER41313.5%โˆ’39.3%โˆ’44.3%5 99429.1%
40VWTOURAN1956.4%โˆ’61.5%โˆ’77.6%8 92988.7%
5+1FIATULYSSE1826.0%+106.8%+203.3%68778.0%
6โˆ’1RENAULTESPACE1153.8%โˆ’28.6%โˆ’49.3%1 42764.3%
70XPENGX9662.2%+88.6%โ€“13666.7%
8โ€“MERCEDESVL331.1%โ€“โ€“86100.0%
9โ€“LEXUSLM30.1%โ€“โ€“36100.0%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT30081 24579.3%โˆ’7.0%+83.1%9 35948.8%
20RENAULTSCENIC24915.9%โˆ’44.7%+134.9%2 37732.1%
30MERCEDESB-KLASSE764.8%โˆ’47.9%โˆ’91.9%2 40531.6%
4โ€“KIASOUL00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Luxury 18

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESS-KLASSE44447.7%โˆ’6.3%+14.1%2 44190.8%
20BMW7ER19621.1%โˆ’51.4%+44.1%1 87691.8%
30PORSCHETAYCAN11512.4%โˆ’41.9%โˆ’38.5%1 50683.5%
40PORSCHEPANAMERA535.7%โˆ’55.5%โˆ’49.5%1 14884.9%
50AUDIE-TRON GT384.1%โˆ’41.5%โˆ’46.5%56076.3%
6โ€“BENTLEYCONTINENTAL283.0%โ€“โ€“21678.6%
7โ€“AUDIA8202.1%โ€“โˆ’82.3%60185.0%
8โ€“POLESTAR5192.0%โ€“โ€“19100.0%
9โ€“LUCIDAIR131.4%โ€“โ€“5384.6%
10โ€“ROLLS ROYCESPECTRE30.3%โ€“โ€“34100.0%

Sports cars 21

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91149155.9%โˆ’49.9%โˆ’3.2%7 09756.0%
2+1FORDMUSTANG9310.6%โˆ’20.5%+5.7%97274.2%
3โˆ’1MERCEDESAMG GT697.8%โˆ’44.8%โˆ’31.7%65465.2%
4โ€“MG ROEWECYBERSTER465.2%โ€“โˆ’28.1%29156.5%
5โˆ’1BMWZ4354.0%โˆ’23.9%โˆ’79.7%1 43537.1%
6โˆ’1MERCEDESSL354.0%โˆ’16.7%+16.7%51571.4%
70FERRARI12CILINDRI323.6%+6.7%โˆ’15.8%28753.1%
8โˆ’2FERRARI296323.6%0.0%โ€“22846.9%
9โ€“FERRARIAMALFI151.7%โ€“โ€“11733.3%
10โ€“FERRARI849 TESTAROSSA101.1%โ€“โ€“6380.0%

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).