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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท March 2025

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in March 2025 with 84 564 registrations (33.4% of the market), followed by compact (16.1%) and small cars (11.6%). Among the ten largest segments, upper mid-size grew fastest year on year (+82.8%) while minis fell furthest (โˆ’44.8%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 40.7% of luxury but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 83.8% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (35.7% 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

SUVs84 564 (33.4%)Compact40 728 (16.1%)Small cars29 391 (11.6%)Off-road26 483 (10.4%)Mid-size20 955 (8.3%)Upper mid-size14 024 (5.5%)Utilities11 920 (4.7%)Motorhomes7 919 (3.1%)Large vans5 269 (2.1%)Minis4 966 (2.0%)Sports cars2 425 (1.0%)Mini vans1 927 (0.8%)Luxury1 531 (0.6%)Other1 395 (0.6%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs84 56433.4%+35.3%+9.0%210 529+5.6%61.6%24.2%12.1%
20Compact40 72816.1%+15.9%โˆ’16.6%111 905โˆ’16.7%66.6%12.1%6.3%
3+1Small cars29 39111.6%+27.8%โˆ’13.5%75 105โˆ’9.5%65.0%12.2%0.0%
4โˆ’1Off-road26 48310.4%+11.4%โˆ’5.2%78 057โˆ’5.6%73.6%4.8%23.6%
50Mid-size20 9558.3%+18.7%โˆ’15.1%54 544โˆ’17.2%79.5%11.8%16.2%
60Upper mid-size14 0245.5%+19.2%+82.8%36 828+98.1%80.2%40.1%18.9%
70Utilities11 9204.7%+10.0%+17.1%33 958+26.2%74.1%10.8%7.2%
80Motorhomes7 9193.1%+67.9%โˆ’21.4%16 217โˆ’16.8%35.7%0.0%0.2%
9+1Large vans5 2692.1%+31.6%+10.0%14 347โˆ’5.5%70.3%4.1%0.0%
10โˆ’1Minis4 9662.0%+18.5%โˆ’44.8%13 687โˆ’45.7%63.2%29.8%0.0%
110Sports cars2 4251.0%+38.0%โˆ’33.9%5 690โˆ’34.3%56.8%1.6%4.8%
12+2Mini vans1 9270.8%+69.8%โˆ’0.4%4 900โˆ’7.6%65.0%12.2%4.2%
130Luxury1 5310.6%+3.9%โˆ’9.5%4 509โˆ’13.3%83.8%40.7%20.4%
14โˆ’2Other1 3950.6%โˆ’5.4%โˆ’24.5%4 295โˆ’13.8%63.7%23.6%5.6%

SUVs 130

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC7 3138.6%+34.7%+10.7%19 20169.3%
2+2SEATFORMENTOR4 4175.2%+74.0%+48.9%9 56154.4%
3โˆ’1BMWX13 9994.7%+22.0%+45.1%9 76762.1%
4โˆ’1MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 0803.6%+6.8%+19.8%9 10768.8%
5+5VWT-CROSS2 8183.3%+69.7%+20.2%6 82272.1%
6โˆ’1VWID.4, ID.52 5933.1%+3.4%+15.3%7 77885.4%
7โˆ’1SKODAENYAQ2 3922.8%+23.0%+98.5%7 39385.4%
8+47VWTAYRON2 3712.8%+992.6%โ€“2 62789.4%
9+13SEATTERRAMAR2 3472.8%+130.3%โ€“3 99559.6%
10โˆ’3SKODAKAROQ2 3012.7%+20.3%+4.7%6 09237.7%

Compact 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF7 32218.0%+4.7%โˆ’37.0%22 00076.9%
20SKODAOCTAVIA3 7989.3%โˆ’0.5%โˆ’15.9%11 69472.8%
30SEATLEON3 7289.2%+28.7%+2.8%10 54664.1%
4+1DACIASANDERO2 9347.2%+45.8%+13.1%7 28035.3%
5+2OPELASTRA2 8337.0%+42.6%โˆ’28.1%6 69393.3%
6โˆ’2AUDIA32 7186.7%+20.6%โˆ’8.1%7 29374.2%
7โˆ’1VWID.32 1525.3%+7.2%+81.5%6 17468.3%
8+3BMW1ER1 9334.7%+32.9%+31.0%4 85161.0%
90SEATBORN1 7534.3%+9.9%+41.1%5 24111.0%
10+2MERCEDESA-KLASSE1 6294.0%+29.6%+4.6%3 53143.6%

Small cars 27

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA3 85813.1%+21.9%โˆ’0.6%9 48786.5%
2+3TOYOTAYARIS2 5398.6%+45.4%+10.8%5 98869.9%
3โˆ’1MINIMINI2 4888.5%+25.9%โˆ’26.0%6 70355.4%
40VWPOLO2 3357.9%+30.4%โˆ’3.7%6 58356.8%
5โˆ’2SKODAFABIA2 3327.9%+30.0%โˆ’11.0%5 89644.6%
6+3SUZUKISWIFT1 5405.2%+34.3%+83.1%3 37269.0%
70PEUGEOT2081 3594.6%+9.6%+36.3%4 54762.5%
8+3RENAULTCLIO1 2874.4%+37.4%+68.7%3 22167.9%
9โˆ’1SEATIBIZA1 2384.2%+5.2%โˆ’32.2%3 57273.3%
10+2CITROENC31 2034.1%+35.5%โˆ’68.0%2 77761.8%

Off-road 46

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN6 24123.6%+17.0%+22.8%18 23474.4%
2+1SKODAKODIAQ2 4289.2%+11.7%+27.5%6 69477.8%
3โˆ’1VOLVOXC601 8386.9%โˆ’16.7%โˆ’21.0%6 82869.2%
4+3AUDIQ31 6496.2%+36.8%โˆ’6.3%4 06967.3%
50BMWX31 3615.1%โˆ’4.3%โˆ’44.2%4 73070.9%
60VOLVOXC401 3175.0%+2.1%+2.9%3 29847.9%
7โˆ’3AUDIQ51 3064.9%โˆ’12.0%+20.8%4 64678.8%
8+2BMWX59553.6%+40.0%โˆ’22.0%2 63677.2%
9+2MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE8283.1%+22.8%โˆ’40.4%2 34173.6%
10+8NISSANX-TRAIL7662.9%+109.9%+0.3%1 56182.6%

Mid-size 25

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT4 67122.3%+13.9%โˆ’0.1%12 54886.2%
2+1BMW3ER3 17015.1%+48.5%โˆ’13.5%7 35086.0%
3+1AUDIA52 39711.4%+22.7%+147.9%5 76688.8%
4โˆ’2MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 21610.6%+1.9%+3.8%6 37062.2%
50BMW4ER2 16410.3%+15.2%โˆ’12.1%5 48479.5%
6+2SKODASUPERB1 4627.0%+63.0%+46.2%3 68789.1%
70MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 4166.8%+42.6%โˆ’13.1%3 14759.8%
8โˆ’2CITROENC58444.0%โˆ’30.0%โˆ’30.1%2 96585.5%
9+2TESLAMODEL 37683.7%+108.7%+40.9%1 40845.2%
10โˆ’1VOLVO605472.6%โˆ’6.3%โˆ’1.8%1 47477.0%

Upper mid-size 13

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+2AUDIA63 46724.7%+36.9%+98.2%7 71088.3%
20BMW5ER3 40324.3%+19.1%+63.1%8 81984.1%
3โˆ’2VWID.73 22523.0%+8.5%+1150.0%9 33688.9%
40MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 68319.1%+9.4%โˆ’5.0%7 88764.6%
50MERCEDESCLE9306.6%+33.2%+247.0%2 30851.7%
60VOLVO901461.0%โˆ’1.4%โˆ’40.4%38393.2%
70SUBARUOUTBACK1250.9%+52.4%โˆ’22.4%29657.6%
8โ€“XPENGP7150.1%โ€“โ€“29100.0%
9โ€“LEXUSES110.1%โ€“โ€“2663.6%
10โ€“HYUNDAIG80100.1%โ€“โ€“1370.0%

Utilities 31

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 38020.0%+9.4%+3.2%7 08371.1%
20FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 85915.6%โˆ’8.6%+293.0%5 85381.1%
30VWCADDY1 73314.5%+16.2%+14.8%5 11476.3%
40VWID. BUZZ8807.4%+18.4%+78.1%2 01377.3%
5+1MERCEDESVITO5214.4%+18.9%โˆ’37.7%1 43690.8%
6โˆ’1MERCEDESCITAN4884.1%+7.0%+28.8%1 53367.0%
70FORDTRANSIT CONNECT4293.6%+0.5%โˆ’21.9%1 26177.2%
8+2FORDTRANSIT COURIER4153.5%+25.4%+58.4%1 08566.0%
9โˆ’1CITROENBERLINGO3663.1%โˆ’6.9%+1009.1%1 23864.5%
10+3RENAULTKANGOO3643.1%+31.9%+0.8%92535.7%

Motorhomes 37

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO3 52844.6%+86.6%+10.0%6 74435.9%
20CITROENJUMPER97312.3%+60.6%โˆ’22.8%2 07634.6%
30FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO7799.8%+67.9%โˆ’45.3%1 52432.0%
40MERCEDESSPRINTER6998.8%+60.0%+15.5%1 43230.6%
50VWTRANSPORTER4435.6%+50.7%โˆ’55.3%1 06246.5%
6+3PEUGEOTBOXER2783.5%+107.5%โˆ’34.1%52138.1%
7โˆ’1VWCRAFTER2603.3%+41.3%โˆ’46.7%58943.5%
8โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1822.3%+34.8%โˆ’73.3%43128.0%
9โˆ’1MERCEDESV-KLASSE1511.9%+11.9%+1.3%41657.0%
100CITROENJUMPY1011.3%+18.8%+110.4%23933.7%

Large vans 8

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 69632.2%+18.3%+61.1%5 32875.6%
20DACIAJOGGER1 43527.2%+24.2%+27.8%3 79143.3%
30VWTOURAN1 29024.5%+29.1%โˆ’17.3%3 56586.0%
40PEUGEOT500857210.9%+133.5%โˆ’18.2%1 06489.0%
50RENAULTESPACE2474.7%+62.5%โˆ’23.5%52562.3%
6โ€“LEXUSLM270.5%โ€“โ€“7096.3%
7โ€“MAXUSMIFA 920.0%โ€“โ€“350.0%
8โ€“FIATULYSSE00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1HYUNDAII 101 31026.4%+9.4%+24.2%3 62460.8%
2โˆ’1TOYOTAAYGO1 28725.9%+6.0%โˆ’30.1%3 59081.6%
3+4FIAT50071514.4%+629.6%โˆ’73.7%98262.7%
4โˆ’1KIAPICANTO65313.1%โˆ’25.9%โˆ’24.5%2 42163.1%
5โˆ’1DACIASPRING4388.8%+37.3%โˆ’33.9%1 62535.2%
60LEAPMOTORT033206.4%+91.6%โ€“61425.9%
7โˆ’2FIATPANDA2304.6%โˆ’23.6%โˆ’39.8%78781.3%
8โ€“VWUP130.3%โ€“โˆ’96.5%3369.2%
9โ€“LANCIAYPSILON00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“
10โ€“RENAULTTWINGO00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%10โ€“

Sports cars 24

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE9111 15947.8%+43.4%โˆ’15.6%2 82653.1%
20BMWZ454122.3%+72.8%+13.7%98260.4%
30FORDMUSTANG1315.4%โˆ’44.5%+54.1%49071.0%
4+3MERCEDESSL1034.2%+98.1%โˆ’48.8%18884.5%
5โˆ’1MERCEDESAMG GT863.5%+19.4%โˆ’48.8%22775.6%
60PORSCHECAYMAN682.8%+28.3%โˆ’59.5%16644.1%
7โˆ’2FERRARI296622.6%+14.8%โˆ’4.6%15846.8%
8โ€“MG ROEWECYBERSTER401.6%โ€“โ€“11067.5%
9โ€“FERRARISF90351.4%โ€“+6.1%6945.7%
10โ€“SUBARUBRZ311.3%โ€“โˆ’8.8%7732.3%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT30081 10457.3%+103.7%+4.6%2 31083.3%
20MERCEDESB-KLASSE63432.9%+44.4%โˆ’12.7%2 09731.1%
30RENAULTSCENIC1879.7%+23.0%โ€“48271.7%
4โ€“KIASOUL20.1%โ€“โˆ’98.4%11100.0%

Luxury 17

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESS-KLASSE37624.6%โˆ’0.3%โˆ’20.3%1 17785.1%
20PORSCHETAYCAN30019.6%+16.3%+322.5%76781.7%
30AUDIA718912.3%+2.2%+96.9%52386.8%
4+1PORSCHEPANAMERA18912.3%+25.2%+220.3%48177.8%
5โˆ’1BMW7ER1509.8%โˆ’18.9%โˆ’44.6%49988.0%
60AUDIE-TRON GT976.3%+12.8%โˆ’37.8%28980.4%
70AUDIA8956.2%+33.8%โˆ’50.5%34287.4%
80BMW8ER593.9%โˆ’14.5%โˆ’73.4%17188.1%
90BENTLEYCONTINENTAL291.9%โˆ’29.3%โˆ’45.3%11275.9%
10โ€“TESLAMODEL S140.9%โ€“โˆ’70.8%4071.4%

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).