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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท January 2025

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in January 2025 with 63 458 registrations (30.6% of the market), followed by compact (17.4%) and off-road (13.4%). Among the ten largest segments, upper mid-size grew fastest year on year (+98.8%) while minis fell furthest (โˆ’40.3%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 42.2% of upper mid-size but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 82.8% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (28.7% 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

SUVs63 458 (30.6%)Compact36 041 (17.4%)Off-road27 796 (13.4%)Small cars22 713 (10.9%)Mid-size15 936 (7.7%)Utilities11 197 (5.4%)Upper mid-size11 040 (5.3%)Large vans5 073 (2.4%)Minis4 529 (2.2%)Motorhomes3 582 (1.7%)Mini vans1 838 (0.9%)Sports cars1 508 (0.7%)Luxury1 504 (0.7%)Other1 425 (0.7%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs63 45830.6%โˆ’11.1%+5.9%63 458+5.9%59.1%27.3%7.2%
20Compact36 04117.4%โˆ’6.0%โˆ’16.6%36 041โˆ’16.6%62.8%12.8%4.1%
30Off-road27 79613.4%+3.3%โˆ’2.5%27 796โˆ’2.5%71.2%3.8%22.5%
40Small cars22 71310.9%โˆ’12.5%โˆ’7.5%22 713โˆ’7.5%59.9%8.6%0.0%
50Mid-size15 9367.7%โˆ’17.3%โˆ’18.8%15 936โˆ’18.8%76.3%9.3%13.6%
6+1Utilities11 1975.4%โˆ’1.3%+36.6%11 197+36.6%67.4%6.8%4.3%
7โˆ’1Upper mid-size11 0405.3%โˆ’6.2%+98.8%11 040+98.8%75.0%42.2%19.9%
80Large vans5 0732.4%โˆ’7.2%โˆ’3.4%5 073โˆ’3.4%70.5%4.5%0.0%
90Minis4 5292.2%โˆ’9.6%โˆ’40.3%4 529โˆ’40.3%60.9%25.8%0.0%
100Motorhomes3 5821.7%+17.2%โˆ’3.6%3 582โˆ’3.6%28.7%0.0%0.0%
110Mini vans1 8380.9%โˆ’12.6%+6.7%1 838+6.7%31.8%11.0%4.2%
12+2Sports cars1 5080.7%+45.8%โˆ’35.4%1 508โˆ’35.4%54.5%3.3%4.9%
13โˆ’1Luxury1 5040.7%โˆ’17.7%โˆ’17.5%1 504โˆ’17.5%82.8%40.4%21.9%
14โˆ’1Other1 4250.7%+14.2%โˆ’10.3%1 425โˆ’10.3%73.7%27.0%5.4%

SUVs 123

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC6 45910.2%+17.3%+47.5%6 45948.1%
2+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 1435.0%โˆ’15.1%+29.9%3 14371.2%
3+3SKODAENYAQ3 0564.8%+33.9%+109.7%3 05675.0%
4+7VWID.4, ID.52 6784.2%+44.1%+256.6%2 67882.3%
5+2SEATFORMENTOR2 6054.1%+19.9%+18.5%2 60551.8%
6โˆ’4BMWX12 4903.9%โˆ’40.0%+46.0%2 49066.8%
7+3VWT-CROSS2 3433.7%+24.2%+13.4%2 34365.4%
80SKODAKAROQ1 8793.0%โˆ’12.4%โˆ’34.1%1 87934.8%
9+10VWTAIGO1 6962.7%+31.9%โˆ’19.1%1 69651.8%
10+5SKODAKAMIQ1 6192.6%+3.2%โˆ’17.9%1 61931.7%

Compact 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF7 68721.3%โˆ’3.0%โˆ’22.6%7 68767.7%
20SKODAOCTAVIA4 07811.3%+28.3%โˆ’8.6%4 07871.0%
3+1SEATLEON3 92210.9%+30.6%+23.7%3 92263.3%
4โˆ’1DACIASANDERO2 3336.5%โˆ’26.1%โˆ’33.3%2 33321.7%
5+1AUDIA32 3216.4%โˆ’4.4%โˆ’9.5%2 32172.6%
6+5VWID.32 0145.6%+55.4%+297.2%2 01468.1%
70SEATBORN1 8935.3%+2.8%+856.1%1 89311.7%
8โˆ’3OPELASTRA1 8745.2%โˆ’32.4%โˆ’52.3%1 87487.2%
9โˆ’1BMW1ER1 4634.1%โˆ’18.9%โˆ’3.8%1 46370.4%
100KIACEED1 3723.8%+3.6%โˆ’12.4%1 37267.6%

Off-road 44

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN6 65723.9%+26.6%+4.1%6 65770.4%
20VOLVOXC602 78310.0%โˆ’2.1%+74.6%2 78359.4%
3+2SKODAKODIAQ2 0927.5%+40.3%+20.9%2 09268.1%
4โˆ’1BMWX31 9477.0%โˆ’1.3%โˆ’5.4%1 94772.0%
5โˆ’1AUDIQ51 8566.7%โˆ’4.0%+43.8%1 85675.2%
6+1AUDIQ31 2154.4%+1.8%โˆ’38.5%1 21566.8%
7โˆ’1BMWX59993.6%โˆ’20.4%โˆ’5.6%99983.7%
8+1AUDIQ89133.3%โˆ’5.8%โˆ’24.9%91384.3%
9+2MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE8393.0%+9.0%โˆ’56.1%83979.9%
10+5MERCEDESG-KLASSE8122.9%+26.9%โˆ’9.0%81266.3%

Small cars 25

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1OPELCORSA2 46410.8%โˆ’25.6%โˆ’11.1%2 46474.8%
2+2VWPOLO2 45810.8%+13.0%โˆ’37.3%2 45846.6%
30MINIMINI2 2399.9%โˆ’14.6%+3.8%2 23963.3%
4+1PEUGEOT2081 9488.6%+5.1%+171.3%1 94859.4%
5+1SKODAFABIA1 7707.8%โˆ’3.9%โˆ’24.1%1 77036.7%
6โˆ’5TOYOTAYARIS1 7037.5%โˆ’48.8%โˆ’10.2%1 70369.6%
7+4FORDPUMA1 4196.2%+37.4%โˆ’26.7%1 41944.5%
80SEATIBIZA1 1575.1%โˆ’4.0%โˆ’17.9%1 15757.7%
9โˆ’2AUDIA11 0864.8%โˆ’15.4%+83.1%1 08675.0%
10โˆ’1RENAULTCLIO9974.4%โˆ’8.6%+86.7%99768.4%

Mid-size 25

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT3 77623.7%+9.9%+21.1%3 77687.8%
20BMW3ER2 04612.8%โˆ’25.6%โˆ’28.4%2 04686.2%
30MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 97912.4%โˆ’1.8%โˆ’26.7%1 97957.7%
40BMW4ER1 4419.0%โˆ’26.9%โˆ’10.1%1 44178.6%
50AUDIA51 4168.9%โˆ’27.7%+180.4%1 41680.3%
60SKODASUPERB1 3288.3%+3.6%+27.2%1 32880.4%
7+1CITROENC59165.7%โˆ’14.9%โˆ’17.9%91668.1%
8โˆ’1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE7384.6%โˆ’39.6%โˆ’31.4%73848.5%
90AUDIA44793.0%โˆ’52.1%โˆ’80.3%47967.6%
10+1VOLVO603432.2%โˆ’32.3%โˆ’25.9%34368.5%

Utilities 29

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 52722.6%+1.7%+15.0%2 52757.9%
2+1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 96017.5%+75.0%+948.1%1 96074.9%
3โˆ’1VWCADDY1 89016.9%+6.9%+43.4%1 89073.2%
4+3MERCEDESCITAN5895.3%+0.5%โˆ’7.5%58967.9%
5+3CITROENBERLINGO4794.3%โˆ’15.1%+594.2%47961.0%
60MERCEDESVITO4774.3%โˆ’19.2%โˆ’41.8%47775.1%
7+2FORDTRANSIT CONNECT4053.6%โˆ’12.5%+7.7%40568.4%
8โˆ’3VWID. BUZZ3903.5%โˆ’39.8%+75.7%39063.3%
9โˆ’5TOYOTAPROACE3773.4%โˆ’48.1%+18.2%37765.5%
10+2FORDTRANSIT COURIER3393.0%0.0%โ€“33958.1%

Upper mid-size 12

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+2VWID.73 14028.4%+41.7%+2111.3%3 14082.6%
20MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 75124.9%โˆ’6.8%+11.0%2 75167.0%
3โˆ’2BMW5ER2 55923.2%โˆ’31.2%+94.5%2 55980.1%
40AUDIA61 71115.5%โˆ’11.1%+51.6%1 71181.4%
50MERCEDESCLE6806.2%+2.1%+167.7%68038.7%
6+1SUBARUOUTBACK890.8%+43.5%โˆ’2.2%8947.2%
7โˆ’1VOLVO90890.8%โˆ’46.7%โˆ’2.2%8991.0%
8โ€“DS970.1%โ€“โ€“7100.0%
9โˆ’1LEXUSES60.1%โˆ’86.4%โ€“683.3%
10โ€“XPENGP750.0%โ€“โ€“580.0%

Large vans 7

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1MERCEDESV-KLASSE2 19843.3%+21.0%+56.4%2 19879.8%
2+1VWTOURAN1 27625.2%+17.6%โˆ’15.9%1 27681.2%
3โˆ’2DACIAJOGGER1 20123.7%โˆ’38.5%โˆ’10.6%1 20141.0%
4+1PEUGEOT50082474.9%โˆ’11.2%โˆ’69.9%24777.3%
5โˆ’1RENAULTESPACE1262.5%โˆ’55.9%+11.5%12666.7%
60LEXUSLM240.5%โˆ’44.2%โ€“2483.3%
7โ€“FIATULYSSE10.0%โ€“โ€“1100.0%

Minis 9

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1HYUNDAII 101 11724.7%โˆ’9.3%+16.7%1 11771.9%
2โˆ’1TOYOTAAYGO1 08924.0%โˆ’42.4%โˆ’11.4%1 08976.5%
30KIAPICANTO88719.6%+8.2%+127.4%88765.5%
40DACIASPRING86819.2%+49.7%+190.3%86817.7%
5+1FIATPANDA2565.7%+65.2%โˆ’27.5%25684.0%
6โˆ’1FIAT5001693.7%โˆ’11.5%โˆ’94.3%16960.4%
7+1LEAPMOTORT031272.8%+135.2%โ€“12744.1%
8โˆ’1RENAULTTWINGO80.2%โˆ’88.6%โˆ’95.7%8100.0%
9โ€“VWUP80.2%โ€“โˆ’98.5%850.0%

Motorhomes 31

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO1 32537.0%+42.8%+29.3%1 32522.3%
2+1CITROENJUMPER49713.9%+29.1%+19.8%49718.7%
3โˆ’1VWTRANSPORTER3259.1%โˆ’25.1%โˆ’59.4%32565.2%
40MERCEDESSPRINTER2968.3%+10.0%+6.9%29617.2%
50FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO2817.8%+20.6%+8.1%28129.9%
60VWCRAFTER1454.0%โˆ’31.0%โˆ’16.2%14538.6%
7+1MERCEDESV-KLASSE1303.6%+52.9%+132.1%13063.8%
8+1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1143.2%+44.3%โˆ’52.1%11436.0%
9โˆ’2PEUGEOTBOXER1093.0%+11.2%+2.8%10919.3%
10+2CITROENJUMPY531.5%+32.5%โ€“5349.1%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESB-KLASSE1 02455.7%โˆ’16.7%+69.0%1 02411.8%
20PEUGEOT300866436.1%+11.2%โˆ’38.5%66453.5%
30RENAULTSCENIC1437.8%โˆ’43.5%โ€“14372.7%
4โ€“KIASOUL70.4%โ€“โˆ’78.1%757.1%

Sports cars 21

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91185957.0%+102.1%โˆ’20.3%85950.8%
20BMWZ41288.5%โˆ’12.3%+42.2%12857.8%
3+2FORDMUSTANG1238.2%+115.8%+119.6%12350.4%
4โˆ’1MERCEDESAMG GT694.6%โˆ’32.4%โˆ’11.5%6969.6%
5โ€“MG ROEWECYBERSTER493.2%โ€“โ€“4998.0%
6โ€“PORSCHECAYMAN453.0%โ€“โˆ’65.4%4537.8%
7โ€“FERRARI296422.8%โ€“โˆ’4.5%4271.4%
8โ€“MERCEDESSL332.2%โ€“โˆ’52.9%3351.5%
9โˆ’3ALPINEA110281.9%โˆ’15.2%โˆ’34.9%2857.1%
10โ€“FERRARISF90191.3%โ€“โ€“1947.4%

Luxury 16

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1MERCEDESS-KLASSE42428.2%+18.4%โˆ’12.6%42484.0%
2โˆ’1PORSCHETAYCAN20913.9%โˆ’58.7%โˆ’21.4%20977.5%
3+2AUDIA817611.7%+8.0%+45.5%17686.4%
40BMW7ER16410.9%โˆ’22.6%โˆ’20.8%16490.2%
5โˆ’2AUDIA71499.9%โˆ’39.2%+22.1%14982.6%
60PORSCHEPANAMERA1419.4%โˆ’10.2%โˆ’56.6%14170.2%
7+1AUDIE-TRON GT1067.0%+165.0%+29.3%10684.9%
8โˆ’1BMW8ER432.9%โˆ’6.5%โˆ’61.3%4390.7%
90BENTLEYCONTINENTAL422.8%+27.3%+7.7%4276.2%
10โ€“LUCIDAIR191.3%โ€“โ€“1994.7%

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

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).