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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท April 2025

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in April 2025 with 77 019 registrations (31.7% of the market), followed by compact (16.8%) and small cars (11.3%). Among the ten largest segments, upper mid-size grew fastest year on year (+83.5%) while mid-size fell furthest (โˆ’26.2%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 40.2% of upper mid-size but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 84.6% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (44.5% 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

SUVs77 019 (31.7%)Compact40 774 (16.8%)Small cars27 441 (11.3%)Off-road26 180 (10.8%)Mid-size18 594 (7.7%)Upper mid-size14 460 (6.0%)Utilities11 845 (4.9%)Motorhomes10 065 (4.1%)Minis5 056 (2.1%)Large vans4 665 (1.9%)Sports cars2 449 (1.0%)Luxury1 484 (0.6%)Mini vans1 388 (0.6%)Other1 308 (0.5%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs77 01931.7%โˆ’8.9%+12.3%287 548+7.3%60.1%28.4%10.0%
20Compact40 77416.8%+0.1%โˆ’14.5%152 679โˆ’16.1%67.0%15.0%6.2%
30Small cars27 44111.3%โˆ’6.6%โˆ’1.7%102 546โˆ’7.5%64.3%16.6%0.0%
40Off-road26 18010.8%โˆ’1.1%โˆ’2.1%104 237โˆ’4.7%73.4%4.1%24.3%
50Mid-size18 5947.7%โˆ’11.3%โˆ’26.2%73 138โˆ’19.7%81.4%9.2%18.4%
60Upper mid-size14 4606.0%+3.1%+83.5%51 288+93.8%80.7%40.2%17.6%
70Utilities11 8454.9%โˆ’0.6%+21.0%45 803+24.8%74.5%11.7%10.1%
80Motorhomes10 0654.1%+27.1%+9.5%26 282โˆ’8.4%44.5%0.0%0.2%
9+1Minis5 0562.1%+1.8%โˆ’23.5%18 743โˆ’41.1%63.8%35.3%0.0%
10โˆ’1Large vans4 6651.9%โˆ’11.5%โˆ’4.7%19 012โˆ’5.3%69.1%4.6%0.0%
110Sports cars2 4491.0%+1.0%โˆ’32.9%8 139โˆ’33.9%57.0%1.1%5.2%
12+1Luxury1 4840.6%โˆ’3.1%โˆ’30.1%5 993โˆ’18.2%84.6%40.2%21.4%
13โˆ’1Mini vans1 3880.6%โˆ’28.0%+35.2%6 288โˆ’0.7%50.6%11.5%3.5%
140Other1 3080.5%โˆ’6.2%โˆ’27.3%5 603โˆ’17.4%55.6%16.7%4.8%

SUVs 130

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC5 9377.7%โˆ’18.8%โˆ’20.0%25 13866.6%
2+1BMWX14 4645.8%+11.6%+40.2%14 23161.3%
3+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC2 7883.6%โˆ’9.5%+10.0%11 89566.3%
4+1VWT-CROSS2 7203.5%โˆ’3.5%โˆ’9.5%9 54273.3%
5+1VWID.4, ID.52 6293.4%+1.4%โˆ’18.7%10 40783.9%
6+2VWTAYRON2 5613.3%+8.0%โ€“5 18888.8%
7โˆ’5SEATFORMENTOR2 4413.2%โˆ’44.7%โˆ’0.4%12 00256.1%
8+19SKODAELROQ2 4023.1%+112.2%โ€“4 26738.2%
9+1SKODAKAROQ2 2142.9%โˆ’3.8%+28.7%8 30636.9%
10+3VWTAIGO2 0202.6%โˆ’4.3%+7.7%7 22773.6%

Compact 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF6 86116.8%โˆ’6.3%โˆ’41.3%28 86176.4%
2+3OPELASTRA3 7699.2%+33.0%โˆ’1.4%10 46294.6%
3โˆ’1SKODAOCTAVIA3 5748.8%โˆ’5.9%โˆ’14.4%15 26869.8%
4โˆ’1SEATLEON3 2798.0%โˆ’12.0%+5.1%13 82567.9%
5+2VWID.32 9897.3%+38.9%+50.1%9 16361.1%
60AUDIA32 4446.0%โˆ’10.1%โˆ’20.6%9 73774.7%
7+1BMW1ER2 1305.2%+10.2%+3.0%6 98155.9%
8โˆ’4DACIASANDERO1 9904.9%โˆ’32.2%โˆ’15.9%9 27022.4%
90SEATBORN1 8704.6%+6.7%+167.1%7 11111.7%
10+1FORDFOCUS1 7774.4%+25.0%+8.3%6 28983.8%

Small cars 29

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA4 29515.7%+11.3%+90.0%13 78288.5%
2+1MINIMINI2 78210.1%+11.8%+10.7%9 48564.2%
3+1VWPOLO2 2148.1%โˆ’5.2%โˆ’28.2%8 79758.0%
4+1SKODAFABIA2 2068.0%โˆ’5.4%โˆ’1.7%8 10242.2%
5โˆ’3TOYOTAYARIS2 0857.6%โˆ’17.9%โˆ’24.4%8 07363.3%
6+4CITROENC31 8136.6%+50.7%โˆ’18.6%4 59071.9%
70PEUGEOT2081 6235.9%+19.4%+38.0%6 17071.7%
8+7FORDPUMA1 2914.7%+40.3%โˆ’31.2%5 32759.7%
90SEATIBIZA1 1424.2%โˆ’7.8%โˆ’39.3%4 71476.2%
10โˆ’4SUZUKISWIFT1 0974.0%โˆ’28.8%+73.0%4 46964.9%

Off-road 46

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN6 17723.6%โˆ’1.0%+8.6%24 41174.5%
20SKODAKODIAQ2 5559.8%+5.2%+40.4%9 24975.8%
3+2BMWX31 8527.1%+36.1%โˆ’9.7%6 58271.3%
4+2VOLVOXC401 6036.1%+21.7%+37.0%4 90151.6%
5โˆ’2VOLVOXC601 4595.6%โˆ’20.6%โˆ’27.2%8 28766.3%
6โˆ’2AUDIQ31 3725.2%โˆ’16.8%โˆ’28.1%5 44167.2%
7+1BMWX51 0604.0%+11.0%+4.7%3 69684.2%
8โˆ’1AUDIQ58993.4%โˆ’31.2%โˆ’11.4%5 54575.2%
9+5VOLVOXC908533.3%+28.9%+44.1%3 10476.4%
10โˆ’1MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE7833.0%โˆ’5.4%โˆ’28.6%3 12480.2%

Mid-size 27

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT4 02721.7%โˆ’13.8%โˆ’1.8%16 57595.7%
20BMW3ER3 09316.6%โˆ’2.4%โˆ’21.1%10 44387.2%
3+1MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 70214.5%+21.9%+23.2%9 07259.8%
4+1BMW4ER2 34112.6%+8.2%โˆ’6.3%7 82579.5%
5โˆ’2AUDIA51 6138.7%โˆ’32.7%+39.9%7 37986.5%
60SKODASUPERB1 4767.9%+1.0%+4.5%5 16391.1%
70MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 2246.6%โˆ’13.6%โˆ’34.7%4 37165.0%
80CITROENC53972.1%โˆ’53.0%โˆ’60.5%3 36286.9%
9+1VOLVO603922.1%โˆ’28.3%โˆ’25.9%1 86668.9%
10+1PEUGEOT4083521.9%+7.0%+245.1%1 41969.0%

Upper mid-size 14

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA63 80226.3%+9.7%+108.8%11 51289.3%
20BMW5ER3 27422.6%โˆ’3.8%+86.7%12 09383.9%
30VWID.73 13321.7%โˆ’2.9%+584.1%12 46988.9%
40MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 75919.1%+2.8%โˆ’10.7%10 64669.7%
50MERCEDESCLE1 2448.6%+33.8%+207.9%3 55251.1%
60VOLVO901000.7%โˆ’31.5%โˆ’46.8%48398.0%
70SUBARUOUTBACK830.6%โˆ’33.6%โˆ’27.2%37927.7%
8โ€“LEXUSES250.2%โ€“โ€“5192.0%
9โ€“XPENGP7210.1%โ€“โ€“5090.5%
10โ€“DS980.1%โ€“โ€“1887.5%

Utilities 31

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 27819.2%โˆ’4.3%โˆ’3.2%9 36170.8%
20FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 83615.5%โˆ’1.2%+555.7%7 68976.9%
30VWCADDY1 76814.9%+2.0%+1.8%6 88273.2%
40VWID. BUZZ9538.0%+8.3%+295.4%2 96683.0%
50MERCEDESVITO7886.7%+51.2%+18.1%2 22493.3%
60MERCEDESCITAN4543.8%โˆ’7.0%+13.8%1 98773.8%
7+7TOYOTAPROACE4233.6%+33.9%+20.2%1 36868.3%
8+3CITROENJUMPY3613.0%+3.4%โ€“1 26764.5%
9+3MERCEDESSPRINTER3563.0%+2.9%+23.6%1 23991.6%
10โˆ’2FORDTRANSIT COURIER3543.0%โˆ’14.7%โˆ’7.6%1 43962.4%

Motorhomes 38

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO4 69046.6%+32.9%+42.8%11 43445.1%
20CITROENJUMPER1 12311.2%+15.4%โˆ’14.9%3 19947.7%
30FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO1 03210.3%+32.5%+9.1%2 55644.9%
40MERCEDESSPRINTER8088.0%+15.6%+25.7%2 24033.4%
50VWTRANSPORTER6396.3%+44.2%โˆ’33.7%1 70157.4%
6+1VWCRAFTER3423.4%+31.5%โˆ’23.7%93153.5%
7โˆ’1PEUGEOTBOXER3093.1%+11.2%โˆ’16.7%83039.5%
80FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM2502.5%+37.4%โˆ’4.6%68135.6%
90MERCEDESV-KLASSE1651.6%+9.3%โˆ’10.3%58157.6%
100CITROENJUMPY1191.2%+17.8%+70.0%35836.1%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10HYUNDAII 101 23124.3%โˆ’6.0%+15.0%4 85564.9%
20TOYOTAAYGO1 08921.5%โˆ’15.4%โˆ’26.7%4 67978.8%
30FIAT5001 04520.7%+46.2%โˆ’21.5%2 02755.6%
40KIAPICANTO85616.9%+31.1%โˆ’6.2%3 27775.5%
50DACIASPRING3066.1%โˆ’30.1%+9.7%1 93130.4%
60LEAPMOTORT032745.4%โˆ’14.4%โ€“88817.9%
70FIATPANDA2424.8%+5.2%โˆ’15.7%1 02978.1%
8โ€“VWUP120.2%โ€“โˆ’95.0%4583.3%
9โ€“RENAULTTWINGO10.0%โ€“โˆ’99.7%110.0%
10โ€“LANCIAYPSILON00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Large vans 8

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 68736.2%โˆ’0.5%โˆ’6.6%7 01574.2%
2+1VWTOURAN1 35929.1%+5.3%+9.8%4 92486.4%
3โˆ’1DACIAJOGGER1 05622.6%โˆ’26.4%โˆ’19.8%4 84735.6%
40PEUGEOT50083607.7%โˆ’37.1%+14.3%1 42482.5%
50RENAULTESPACE1653.5%โˆ’33.2%โˆ’19.1%69053.3%
6โ€“LEXUSLM210.5%โ€“โ€“9195.2%
7โ€“MAXUSMIFA 9170.4%โ€“โ€“20100.0%
8โ€“FIATULYSSE00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Sports cars 25

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE9111 20949.4%+4.3%โˆ’21.7%4 03553.0%
20BMWZ452221.3%โˆ’3.5%โˆ’2.2%1 50458.0%
3+2MERCEDESAMG GT1425.8%+65.1%โˆ’7.8%36991.5%
4โˆ’1FORDMUSTANG1094.5%โˆ’16.8%โˆ’18.0%59961.5%
5โˆ’1MERCEDESSL953.9%โˆ’7.8%โˆ’40.6%28374.7%
60PORSCHECAYMAN833.4%+22.1%โˆ’36.2%24937.3%
70FERRARI296602.4%โˆ’3.2%0.0%21858.3%
8โ€“FERRARIROMA291.2%โ€“โˆ’54.7%10169.0%
9โ€“ALPINEA110281.1%โ€“โˆ’31.7%9532.1%
10โ€“FERRARI12CILINDRI281.1%โ€“โ€“7553.6%

Luxury 17

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESS-KLASSE38025.6%+1.1%โˆ’31.9%1 55790.0%
20PORSCHETAYCAN23415.8%โˆ’22.0%โˆ’21.5%1 00179.1%
3+1PORSCHEPANAMERA21214.3%+12.2%+128.0%69383.5%
4+1BMW7ER1409.4%โˆ’6.7%โˆ’55.3%63990.0%
5โˆ’2AUDIA71379.2%โˆ’27.5%+26.9%66075.2%
60AUDIE-TRON GT1208.1%+23.7%โˆ’0.8%40985.0%
70AUDIA8966.5%+1.1%โˆ’38.9%43884.4%
80BMW8ER845.7%+42.4%โˆ’70.6%25589.3%
9โ€“BENTLEYCONTINENTAL312.1%โ€“โˆ’56.9%14380.6%
10โ€“HYUNDAIG90120.8%โ€“โ€“2391.7%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1MERCEDESB-KLASSE66147.6%+4.3%+41.8%2 75830.0%
2โˆ’1PEUGEOT300862044.7%โˆ’43.8%+21.3%2 93069.7%
30RENAULTSCENIC1057.6%โˆ’43.9%โ€“58766.7%
4โ€“KIASOUL20.1%โ€“โˆ’95.5%13100.0%

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).