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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท December 2023

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in December 2023 with 75 338 registrations (31.1% of the market), followed by compact (17.8%) and small cars (12.1%). Among the ten largest segments, motorhomes grew fastest year on year (+31.5%) while minis fell furthest (โˆ’45.5%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 51.3% of luxury but only 0.0% of sports cars. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 83.5% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (41.1% 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

SUVs75 338 (31.1%)Compact43 034 (17.8%)Small cars29 270 (12.1%)Off-road27 954 (11.6%)Mid-size23 536 (9.7%)Minis12 084 (5.0%)Utilities8 042 (3.3%)Upper mid-size7 590 (3.1%)Large vans4 923 (2.0%)Motorhomes3 476 (1.4%)Luxury2 330 (1.0%)Mini vans1 754 (0.7%)Other1 358 (0.6%)Sports cars1 194 (0.5%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs75 33831.1%+5.1%โˆ’29.5%855 678+10.0%57.6%33.3%10.3%
20Compact43 03417.8%+1.9%โˆ’10.0%465 061+10.0%60.3%16.3%5.9%
30Small cars29 27012.1%โˆ’5.1%โˆ’3.0%337 635+2.6%62.8%16.2%0.0%
40Off-road27 95411.6%โˆ’4.9%โˆ’20.3%323 749+8.3%74.1%9.1%11.1%
50Mid-size23 5369.7%โˆ’11.1%โˆ’28.7%300 059+11.1%72.4%22.4%8.3%
60Minis12 0845.0%+11.2%โˆ’45.5%140 885โˆ’2.5%55.7%50.6%0.0%
7+1Utilities8 0423.3%โˆ’9.1%โˆ’25.9%110 866+2.9%78.6%9.7%2.6%
8โˆ’1Upper mid-size7 5903.1%โˆ’21.5%โˆ’14.8%86 021+12.3%79.6%17.7%22.3%
90Large vans4 9232.0%โˆ’6.5%โˆ’15.8%59 305+1.0%64.6%1.5%0.0%
100Motorhomes3 4761.4%โˆ’1.6%+31.5%67 451+2.8%41.1%0.1%0.2%
110Luxury2 3301.0%+6.1%โˆ’16.9%29 677+12.9%83.5%51.3%13.4%
12+2Mini vans1 7540.7%+22.7%โˆ’23.7%18 846โˆ’18.1%54.0%1.9%7.5%
13โˆ’1Other1 3580.6%โˆ’21.7%โˆ’63.2%19 515โˆ’16.4%80.3%32.2%8.5%
14โˆ’1Sports cars1 1940.5%โˆ’21.5%โˆ’44.2%29 861+12.7%56.5%0.0%2.1%

SUVs 105

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC4 8506.4%+8.0%+16.1%68 67862.8%
2+1BMWX14 7656.3%+34.8%+80.1%37 26744.8%
3+8VWID.4, ID.53 4564.6%+54.3%โˆ’51.9%36 35371.9%
4โˆ’2SKODAENYAQ3 1854.2%โˆ’11.2%+152.2%23 49831.8%
5+7SEATFORMENTOR3 1694.2%+46.6%โˆ’1.8%30 07866.9%
6+2OPELMOKKA2 9623.9%+24.7%โˆ’28.6%29 57085.2%
7โˆ’1TESLAMODEL Y2 7213.6%โˆ’4.2%โˆ’63.1%45 81837.3%
8โˆ’4MERCEDESGLK, GLC2 2433.0%โˆ’30.0%โˆ’26.4%35 69475.1%
9โˆ’4VWT-CROSS2 0842.8%โˆ’34.2%+12.5%29 31363.8%
10+3SKODAKAROQ2 0832.8%+1.9%โˆ’2.9%20 68160.0%

Compact 32

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF8 68420.2%+15.7%+26.5%81 11778.1%
20AUDIA33 1407.3%โˆ’2.9%โ€“34 68675.2%
30OPELASTRA3 1187.2%โˆ’2.3%+37.8%25 09385.0%
40SEATLEON2 8826.7%โˆ’3.9%โˆ’10.3%27 06671.2%
50SKODAOCTAVIA2 6506.2%โˆ’6.9%+16.5%41 81985.9%
6+7SEATBORN2 5245.9%+62.4%โˆ’25.8%17 4647.8%
7+5DACIASANDERO2 2735.3%+36.1%+50.1%23 23421.1%
8โˆ’1BMW1ER2 1084.9%โˆ’7.8%+29.0%20 48556.5%
9+2BMW2ER1 8204.2%+5.2%+2.9%20 44457.7%
10+4MG ROEWE41 7754.1%+60.5%+129.0%13 2633.7%

Small cars 26

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1OPELCORSA4 49115.3%โˆ’0.6%โˆ’26.9%53 66979.3%
2+1MINIMINI4 14214.2%+2.5%+15.7%45 93846.6%
3โˆ’2VWPOLO3 86913.2%โˆ’22.6%+149.5%34 40869.1%
40TOYOTAYARIS1 8856.4%โˆ’4.0%โˆ’30.4%27 80557.9%
5+7RENAULTCLIO1 6735.7%+64.0%โˆ’30.8%11 36976.5%
6โˆ’1SKODAFABIA1 6075.5%โˆ’12.9%โˆ’13.3%20 16749.0%
7โˆ’1FORDPUMA1 6015.5%โˆ’9.8%+36.4%21 42752.8%
8+7FORDFIESTA1 4044.8%+89.2%+90.5%13 82595.6%
9โˆ’1AUDIA11 1904.1%โˆ’8.8%โ€“15 79760.8%
10โˆ’1HYUNDAII 201 0423.6%โˆ’1.7%+97.0%10 68483.1%

Off-road 45

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN5 38719.3%โˆ’5.2%โˆ’20.3%63 95871.0%
20BMWX32 5129.0%โˆ’6.8%โˆ’21.0%26 84768.9%
30VOLVOXC602 5109.0%+9.8%+72.5%16 75673.9%
40AUDIQ32 1787.8%+0.6%โˆ’16.3%26 72073.7%
5+1AUDIQ81 9196.9%+22.9%+314.5%16 84383.4%
6โˆ’1SKODAKODIAQ1 8916.8%โˆ’6.9%+42.9%23 15081.0%
70AUDIQ51 2894.6%โˆ’11.8%โˆ’51.0%24 39571.5%
8+1BMWX51 2824.6%+13.7%โˆ’21.9%12 94079.7%
9โˆ’1VOLVOXC401 2434.4%+9.6%โˆ’31.5%12 02869.3%
100MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE9653.5%โˆ’14.1%โˆ’41.6%10 61382.9%

Mid-size 27

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+3BMW4ER3 84816.3%+22.0%+119.9%27 58456.4%
2โˆ’1VWPASSAT3 05713.0%โˆ’20.9%+6.8%47 49496.3%
3+2BMW3ER2 73811.6%โˆ’7.1%โˆ’15.1%34 42280.3%
4โˆ’2AUDIA42 51110.7%โˆ’27.0%โ€“35 90586.3%
5โˆ’2MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 36910.1%โˆ’29.5%โˆ’28.6%44 25767.7%
6+1VWARTEON1 6577.0%+23.1%+44.0%12 70178.3%
7+1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 2065.1%โˆ’6.5%โˆ’55.4%18 58142.0%
8โˆ’2TESLAMODEL 31 1314.8%โˆ’41.6%โˆ’88.2%15 86538.9%
90SKODASUPERB1 0324.4%โˆ’11.5%โˆ’44.5%14 92194.1%
100AUDIA58933.8%โˆ’13.1%โ€“10 79270.8%

Minis 9

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIAT5004 68338.8%+39.8%โˆ’49.6%47 16654.1%
20VWUP1 95316.2%โˆ’12.5%โˆ’19.5%19 57786.5%
30DACIASPRING1 1379.4%+4.4%โˆ’72.0%12 40733.4%
40HYUNDAII 101 0228.5%+5.8%+37.4%14 63671.3%
50TOYOTAAYGO9497.9%+7.4%โˆ’7.1%12 09259.7%
6+1RENAULTTWINGO8356.9%+28.3%โˆ’64.2%8 00631.5%
7โˆ’1SMARTFORTWO8226.8%+13.4%โˆ’52.9%10 6919.7%
80KIAPICANTO4423.7%โˆ’28.4%+11.6%9 18375.8%
90FIATPANDA2412.0%โˆ’30.7%+59.6%7 12262.7%

Utilities 32

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER1 69521.1%โˆ’2.2%โˆ’9.6%19 70877.5%
20VWCADDY1 22115.2%โˆ’17.2%โˆ’19.0%15 62580.3%
3+1MERCEDESVITO88111.0%โˆ’1.5%+24.4%9 23381.7%
4+2MERCEDESCITAN6197.7%+12.5%+6.7%6 61673.7%
5โ€“FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM4395.5%โ€“โ€“43987.7%
6+1RENAULTKANGOO4335.4%+4.6%+16.4%5 01356.6%
7+1RENAULTTRAFIC3744.7%+9.7%โˆ’3.1%2 55086.9%
8+1TOYOTAPROACE3334.1%+7.4%โˆ’16.3%4 87382.3%
9โˆ’4VWID. BUZZ2963.7%โˆ’54.6%โˆ’38.1%5 02879.4%
10+3HYUNDAISTARIA2543.2%+15.5%+78.9%2 84175.6%

Upper mid-size 13

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 66635.1%โˆ’19.5%+2.9%26 56171.3%
20AUDIA62 10327.7%โˆ’26.8%โ€“30 58087.9%
30BMW5ER1 87224.7%โˆ’3.2%โˆ’36.9%22 63386.1%
4+1MERCEDESCLE3044.0%โˆ’46.0%โ€“1 02448.7%
5โˆ’1VWID.72913.8%โˆ’48.4%โ€“1 09588.0%
60VOLVO902333.1%โˆ’9.0%โˆ’21.3%1 90394.0%
70SUBARUOUTBACK720.9%โˆ’41.0%+10.8%1 23537.5%
8โ€“JAGUARXF130.2%โ€“โ€“29830.8%
9โ€“LEXUSES110.1%โ€“โ€“32881.8%
10โ€“TOYOTACAMRY80.1%โ€“โ€“6737.5%

Large vans 11

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 47530.0%โˆ’2.4%โˆ’36.1%18 72775.8%
2+1DACIAJOGGER1 32326.9%+3.3%+40.6%14 77324.9%
3โˆ’2VWTOURAN1 28526.1%โˆ’25.1%โˆ’13.5%16 90984.7%
40PEUGEOT50084459.0%โˆ’15.2%+189.0%4 45976.2%
50FORDS-MAX1933.9%+82.1%โˆ’40.2%2 12189.6%
60RENAULTESPACE1202.4%+44.6%+233.3%72749.2%
70FORDGALAXY761.5%+111.1%+31.0%86789.5%
8โ€“FIATULYSSE40.1%โ€“โˆ’88.9%4950.0%
9โ€“MAXUSMIFA 920.0%โ€“โ€“24100.0%
10โ€“SEATALHAMBRA00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%3610.0%

Motorhomes 26

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO1 01529.2%โˆ’4.2%+70.6%20 23134.1%
20VWTRANSPORTER76922.1%+18.5%+96.2%10 06159.3%
30CITROENJUMPER37910.9%โˆ’8.5%โˆ’1.0%9 06931.1%
4+1MERCEDESSPRINTER2236.4%โˆ’16.5%โˆ’17.1%4 91624.2%
5+1VWCRAFTER2176.2%+11.3%+4.8%3 99177.9%
6โˆ’2FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO2106.0%โˆ’43.9%+16.0%7 96321.4%
7โ€“FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1825.2%โ€“โ€“18258.2%
8โˆ’1PEUGEOTBOXER1133.3%โˆ’4.2%โˆ’28.9%2 77921.2%
9โˆ’1MERCEDESV-KLASSE581.7%โˆ’18.3%โˆ’52.1%1 61351.7%
10โˆ’1IVECODAILY401.2%โˆ’27.3%โ€“78032.5%

Luxury 24

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1PORSCHETAYCAN49121.1%+29.6%โˆ’32.2%5 24587.8%
2โˆ’1MERCEDESS-KLASSE41617.9%โˆ’22.4%โˆ’15.3%7 80884.6%
30BMW7ER37316.0%+28.6%+92.3%3 06789.8%
4+1AUDIA829312.6%+31.4%โ€“2 46986.3%
5+1AUDIE-TRON GT2309.9%+21.1%โˆ’47.1%2 05178.7%
6โˆ’2AUDIA72249.6%โˆ’5.9%โ€“2 24187.5%
7+2BMW8ER944.0%+56.7%+9.3%1 63376.6%
80TESLAMODEL S853.6%+3.7%โˆ’75.0%1 24044.7%
9โˆ’2PORSCHEPANAMERA652.8%โˆ’27.0%โˆ’45.8%1 38267.7%
100BENTLEYCONTINENTAL220.9%โˆ’33.3%โ€“49654.5%

Mini vans 5

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT300886649.4%+13.5%+3.5%7 78570.7%
20MERCEDESB-KLASSE67338.4%+10.1%โˆ’44.7%9 18321.5%
3โ€“RENAULTSCENIC18110.3%โ€“+112.9%1 29896.1%
4โˆ’1KIASOUL341.9%+6.3%โˆ’76.9%55650.0%
5โ€“DACIALODGY00.0%โ€“โ€“230.0%

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Sports cars 29

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91130925.9%โˆ’47.0%โˆ’22.8%9 31450.2%
20AUDITT26221.9%+9.2%+11.0%2 87985.5%
3+2TOYOTAGR 8618215.2%+102.2%+68.5%71939.0%
4โˆ’1BMWZ4917.6%โˆ’33.6%โˆ’26.6%3 29242.9%
5+1MERCEDESSL554.6%+5.8%โˆ’43.9%2 69574.5%
6+1PORSCHEBOXSTER494.1%โˆ’3.9%โˆ’34.7%1 23936.7%
7โˆ’3MERCEDESE-KLASSE COUPE383.2%โˆ’57.8%โˆ’87.7%2 34936.8%
8+2ALPINEA110373.1%+2.8%+23.3%40513.5%
90PORSCHECAYMAN312.6%โˆ’31.1%โˆ’52.3%1 16958.1%
10โ€“AUDIR8292.4%โ€“โ€“29272.4%

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).