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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท December 2024

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in December 2024 with 71 404 registrations (31.8% of the market), followed by compact (17.1%) and off-road (12.0%). Among the ten largest segments, upper mid-size grew fastest year on year (+55.1%) while minis fell furthest (โˆ’58.5%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 48.9% of luxury but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 85.5% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (29.1% 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

SUVs71 404 (31.8%)Compact38 325 (17.1%)Off-road26 902 (12.0%)Small cars25 966 (11.6%)Mid-size19 270 (8.6%)Upper mid-size11 771 (5.2%)Utilities11 341 (5.0%)Large vans5 464 (2.4%)Minis5 009 (2.2%)Motorhomes3 057 (1.4%)Mini vans2 103 (0.9%)Luxury1 827 (0.8%)Other1 248 (0.6%)Sports cars1 034 (0.5%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs71 40431.8%โˆ’6.3%โˆ’5.2%849 815โˆ’0.7%61.9%24.0%9.0%
20Compact38 32517.1%โˆ’11.3%โˆ’10.9%526 519+13.2%66.7%9.9%2.9%
3+1Off-road26 90212.0%โˆ’2.2%โˆ’3.8%318 507โˆ’1.6%73.7%4.2%23.5%
4โˆ’1Small cars25 96611.6%โˆ’10.6%โˆ’11.3%337 045โˆ’0.2%65.4%6.8%0.0%
50Mid-size19 2708.6%โˆ’13.1%โˆ’18.1%253 732โˆ’15.4%78.9%11.2%11.9%
60Upper mid-size11 7715.2%โˆ’15.0%+55.1%112 248+30.5%77.6%34.5%19.3%
70Utilities11 3415.0%+2.9%+41.0%116 599+5.2%75.4%8.0%2.2%
80Large vans5 4642.4%โˆ’6.5%+11.0%63 122+6.4%72.6%3.3%0.0%
90Minis5 0092.2%โˆ’8.2%โˆ’58.5%80 319โˆ’43.0%74.3%16.6%0.0%
100Motorhomes3 0571.4%โˆ’18.0%โˆ’12.1%73 496+9.0%29.1%0.0%0.0%
11+1Mini vans2 1030.9%+29.7%+19.9%21 057+11.7%31.2%14.6%4.8%
12โˆ’1Luxury1 8270.8%โˆ’8.3%โˆ’21.6%21 913โˆ’26.2%85.5%48.9%15.4%
130Other1 2480.6%โˆ’17.9%โˆ’8.1%18 237โˆ’6.5%77.1%33.3%3.6%
140Sports cars1 0340.5%โˆ’22.3%โˆ’13.4%24 722โˆ’17.2%61.0%0.0%3.0%

SUVs 127

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC5 5067.7%โˆ’14.2%+13.5%75 39852.7%
2+1BMWX14 1485.8%+16.0%โˆ’12.9%37 15457.3%
3+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 7035.2%+7.6%+65.1%32 33567.2%
4+12TESLAMODEL Y3 2394.5%+83.1%+19.0%29 89634.6%
5+6HYUNDAITUCSON2 3713.3%+15.8%+24.6%21 75456.3%
6โˆ’1SKODAENYAQ2 2823.2%โˆ’25.6%โˆ’28.4%25 26384.7%
7+3SEATFORMENTOR2 1733.0%โˆ’5.4%โˆ’31.4%29 40650.2%
8โˆ’2SKODAKAROQ2 1463.0%โˆ’21.3%+3.0%31 14541.8%
9+3OPELGRANDLAND X1 8952.7%โˆ’1.6%+83.3%19 75692.7%
10โˆ’3VWT-CROSS1 8862.6%โˆ’28.2%โˆ’9.5%28 78966.5%

Compact 32

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF7 92220.7%โˆ’10.9%โˆ’8.8%100 18372.1%
20SKODAOCTAVIA3 1788.3%โˆ’20.7%+19.9%50 81772.1%
3+3DACIASANDERO3 1588.2%+32.4%+38.9%30 69334.3%
40SEATLEON3 0037.8%+3.8%+4.2%37 12960.5%
5โˆ’2OPELASTRA2 7727.2%โˆ’23.1%โˆ’11.1%47 60192.8%
6โˆ’1AUDIA32 4296.3%โˆ’7.8%โˆ’22.6%30 68875.3%
7+2SEATBORN1 8424.8%โˆ’3.4%โˆ’27.0%16 64022.7%
8+2BMW1ER1 8034.7%+5.3%โˆ’14.5%19 70555.4%
9+2FORDFOCUS1 3373.5%โˆ’12.8%+16.4%21 89682.4%
10+6KIACEED1 3243.5%+12.0%โˆ’13.9%20 45774.7%

Off-road 46

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN5 26019.6%โˆ’12.8%โˆ’2.4%67 05775.5%
20VOLVOXC602 84310.6%+31.8%+13.3%21 81067.9%
30BMWX31 9737.3%โˆ’5.8%โˆ’21.5%27 54863.8%
4+1AUDIQ51 9347.2%+15.1%+50.0%17 29481.5%
5โˆ’1SKODAKODIAQ1 4915.5%โˆ’25.7%โˆ’21.2%22 65274.0%
60BMWX51 2554.7%โˆ’2.9%โˆ’2.1%13 29176.9%
70AUDIQ31 1934.4%โˆ’6.9%โˆ’45.2%21 28563.0%
8+1VOLVOXC901 1054.1%+9.7%+42.0%9 44883.6%
9+2AUDIQ89693.6%+29.9%โˆ’49.5%9 48084.8%
10โˆ’2VOLVOXC408373.1%โˆ’21.9%โˆ’32.7%11 30050.9%

Small cars 27

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10TOYOTAYARIS3 32612.8%โˆ’19.5%+76.4%33 04873.5%
20OPELCORSA3 31212.8%โˆ’16.3%โˆ’26.3%43 46785.9%
30MINIMINI2 62110.1%โˆ’14.0%โˆ’36.7%32 57159.0%
4+1VWPOLO2 1768.4%โˆ’15.0%โˆ’43.8%36 75758.5%
5โˆ’1PEUGEOT2081 8547.1%โˆ’28.9%+393.1%16 59565.6%
60SKODAFABIA1 8417.1%โˆ’21.1%+14.6%27 43845.7%
70AUDIA11 2834.9%โˆ’13.7%+7.8%13 46367.6%
80SEATIBIZA1 2054.6%โˆ’17.0%+28.7%21 08956.0%
9+2RENAULTCLIO1 0914.2%+11.4%โˆ’34.8%11 13255.9%
100SUZUKISWIFT1 0674.1%+1.2%+106.0%9 09169.3%

Mid-size 26

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT3 43717.8%โˆ’16.3%+12.4%47 72093.7%
20BMW3ER2 75014.3%โˆ’16.0%+0.4%35 49176.7%
30MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 01610.5%โˆ’25.1%โˆ’14.9%27 39070.0%
40BMW4ER1 97110.2%โˆ’4.2%โˆ’48.8%21 97174.4%
5+2AUDIA51 95910.2%+23.8%+119.4%12 72288.5%
6โˆ’1SKODASUPERB1 2826.7%โˆ’28.2%+24.2%16 81785.7%
7โˆ’1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 2226.3%โˆ’27.0%+1.3%16 82551.3%
80CITROENC51 0775.6%โˆ’21.3%+106.7%10 00379.9%
90AUDIA41 0015.2%โˆ’17.8%โˆ’60.1%29 76783.9%
10+1TESLAMODEL 36423.3%+54.3%โˆ’43.2%7 01243.3%

Upper mid-size 14

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10BMW5ER3 72031.6%โˆ’0.7%+98.7%26 66983.0%
20MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 95225.1%โˆ’17.2%+10.7%33 72664.2%
3+1VWID.72 21618.8%โˆ’15.2%+661.5%14 55491.9%
4โˆ’1AUDIA61 92516.4%โˆ’34.3%โˆ’8.5%25 83781.9%
50MERCEDESCLE6665.7%โˆ’14.5%+119.1%7 53343.2%
6+1VOLVO901671.4%+135.2%โˆ’28.3%1 96099.4%
7โˆ’1SUBARUOUTBACK620.5%โˆ’23.5%โˆ’13.9%1 19645.2%
8โ€“LEXUSES440.4%โ€“โ€“34495.5%
9โ€“TOYOTAMIRAI80.1%โ€“โ€“14887.5%
10โ€“XPENGP750.0%โ€“โ€“3280.0%

Utilities 32

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 48421.9%+19.5%+46.5%26 32972.8%
20VWCADDY1 76815.6%โˆ’0.2%+44.8%19 07477.9%
30FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 1209.9%+2.4%+155.1%6 98980.4%
4+1TOYOTAPROACE7276.4%+7.4%+118.3%5 94178.3%
5+1VWID. BUZZ6485.7%+4.3%+118.9%4 76765.9%
6โˆ’2MERCEDESVITO5905.2%โˆ’24.6%โˆ’33.0%8 21284.6%
7+1MERCEDESCITAN5865.2%+9.3%โˆ’5.3%4 36973.7%
8+5CITROENBERLINGO5645.0%+131.1%+840.0%2 76477.0%
9โˆ’2FORDTRANSIT CONNECT4634.1%โˆ’16.6%+137.4%5 88874.7%
10+4RENAULTTRAFIC3663.2%+84.8%โˆ’2.1%2 76288.8%

Large vans 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+2DACIAJOGGER1 95235.7%+63.5%+47.5%15 15862.3%
20MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 81733.3%โˆ’2.2%+23.2%19 66277.6%
3โˆ’2VWTOURAN1 08519.9%โˆ’49.1%โˆ’15.6%20 10487.0%
4+1RENAULTESPACE2865.2%+29.4%+138.3%2 45038.8%
5โˆ’1PEUGEOT50082785.1%โˆ’32.7%โˆ’37.5%5 43985.6%
6โ€“LEXUSLM430.8%โ€“โ€“181100.0%
7โ€“MAXUSMIFA 930.1%โ€“โ€“20100.0%
8โ€“FIATULYSSE00.0%โ€“โ€“200.0%
9โ€“FORDGALAXY00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%210.0%
10โ€“FORDS-MAX00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%660.0%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10TOYOTAAYGO1 89037.7%โˆ’0.3%+99.2%18 06083.3%
20HYUNDAII 101 23224.6%โˆ’3.2%+20.5%15 04371.7%
30KIAPICANTO82016.4%โˆ’26.7%+85.5%9 90475.6%
4+1DACIASPRING58011.6%+101.4%โˆ’49.0%3 65557.6%
5+1FIAT5001913.8%+41.5%โˆ’95.9%20 61841.4%
6โˆ’2FIATPANDA1553.1%โˆ’74.3%โˆ’35.7%4 66189.7%
7โ€“RENAULTTWINGO701.4%โ€“โˆ’91.6%2 58397.1%
8โˆ’1LEAPMOTORT03541.1%โˆ’48.6%โ€“15918.5%
9โ€“VWUP170.3%โ€“โˆ’99.1%2 49870.6%
10โ€“SMARTFORTWO00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%3 1370.0%

Motorhomes 27

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO92830.4%โˆ’31.9%โˆ’8.6%26 36816.1%
2+3VWTRANSPORTER43414.2%+88.7%โˆ’43.6%7 98872.6%
3โˆ’1CITROENJUMPER38512.6%โˆ’33.7%+1.6%9 40614.3%
40MERCEDESSPRINTER2698.8%โˆ’12.7%+20.6%5 06820.1%
5โˆ’2FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO2337.6%โˆ’25.3%+11.0%6 91215.0%
60VWCRAFTER2106.9%+8.8%โˆ’3.2%3 51051.9%
70PEUGEOTBOXER983.2%โˆ’31.0%โˆ’13.3%2 70421.4%
80MERCEDESV-KLASSE852.8%โˆ’32.5%+46.6%1 52261.2%
90FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM792.6%โˆ’10.2%โˆ’56.6%2 95715.2%
10+1IVECODAILY602.0%+15.4%+50.0%91025.0%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1MERCEDESB-KLASSE1 22958.4%+265.8%+82.6%8 41712.0%
2โˆ’1PEUGEOT300859728.4%โˆ’42.0%โˆ’31.1%10 26959.3%
30RENAULTSCENIC25312.0%+9.1%+39.8%1 69853.8%
4โ€“KIASOUL241.1%โ€“โˆ’29.4%67279.2%

Luxury 21

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHETAYCAN50627.7%+3.5%+3.1%3 89189.5%
20MERCEDESS-KLASSE35819.6%โˆ’3.0%โˆ’13.9%5 57582.7%
3+1AUDIA724513.4%+22.5%+9.4%1 63082.9%
4โˆ’1BMW7ER21211.6%โˆ’31.6%โˆ’43.2%2 91785.8%
5+1AUDIA81638.9%+23.5%โˆ’44.4%1 56091.4%
6โˆ’1PORSCHEPANAMERA1578.6%+0.6%+141.5%2 04686.6%
7+1BMW8ER462.5%โˆ’34.3%โˆ’51.1%1 28676.1%
8+1AUDIE-TRON GT402.2%โˆ’28.6%โˆ’82.6%1 31377.5%
9+1BENTLEYCONTINENTAL331.8%โˆ’38.9%โ€“45972.7%
10โˆ’3LUCIDAIR201.1%โˆ’82.8%โ€“39290.0%

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Sports cars 28

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91142541.1%โˆ’37.5%+37.5%9 66467.5%
20BMWZ414614.1%+8.1%+60.4%3 17335.6%
30MERCEDESAMG GT1029.9%+9.7%โ€“1 32075.5%
4โ€“LEXUSLC767.4%โ€“โ€“19294.7%
50FORDMUSTANG575.5%โˆ’23.0%โ€“1 44140.4%
6โ€“ALPINEA110333.2%โ€“โˆ’10.8%42536.4%
70PORSCHECAYMAN282.7%โˆ’6.7%โˆ’9.7%1 07728.6%
8โˆ’2MERCEDESSL232.2%โˆ’36.1%โˆ’58.2%1 04556.5%
9โ€“TOYOTASUPRA222.1%โ€“โ€“22268.2%
10โ€“AUDIR8201.9%โ€“โ€“59875.0%

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).