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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท August 2025

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in August 2025 with 71 384 registrations (34.4% of the market), followed by compact (15.8%) and small cars (12.5%). Among the ten largest segments, utilities grew fastest year on year (+42.4%) while mid-size fell furthest (โˆ’11.5%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 38.0% of upper mid-size but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 90.1% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (20.6% 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 384 (34.4%)Compact32 781 (15.8%)Small cars25 811 (12.5%)Off-road22 239 (10.7%)Mid-size15 198 (7.3%)Utilities10 234 (4.9%)Upper mid-size9 560 (4.6%)Motorhomes5 250 (2.5%)Minis5 103 (2.5%)Large vans3 704 (1.8%)Other1 829 (0.9%)Mini vans1 730 (0.8%)Luxury1 260 (0.6%)Sports cars1 146 (0.6%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs71 38434.4%โˆ’21.5%+12.8%618 020+9.5%57.5%27.1%10.4%
20Compact32 78115.8%โˆ’25.1%โˆ’1.1%311 588โˆ’15.0%65.6%12.6%8.8%
30Small cars25 81112.5%โˆ’15.0%โˆ’0.6%218 336โˆ’3.6%62.4%18.8%0.0%
40Off-road22 23910.7%โˆ’22.8%+6.5%205 047โˆ’2.7%77.1%2.6%32.1%
50Mid-size15 1987.3%โˆ’23.7%โˆ’11.5%144 555โˆ’19.1%78.4%17.3%17.9%
60Utilities10 2344.9%โˆ’23.2%+42.4%93 253+22.1%75.3%9.6%9.4%
70Upper mid-size9 5604.6%โˆ’23.9%+2.4%100 290+57.4%82.7%38.0%24.5%
80Motorhomes5 2502.5%โˆ’26.5%โˆ’5.7%54 747โˆ’4.7%20.6%0.0%0.2%
90Minis5 1032.5%โˆ’15.2%โˆ’2.2%39 989โˆ’33.9%50.1%36.2%0.0%
100Large vans3 7041.8%โˆ’27.7%โˆ’8.7%37 583โˆ’9.2%68.3%5.2%0.2%
11+2Other1 8290.9%+17.3%+22.6%11 583โˆ’12.0%79.4%25.4%3.9%
12+2Mini vans1 7300.8%+11.6%+19.5%12 689โˆ’6.4%43.4%10.6%4.0%
13โˆ’1Luxury1 2600.6%โˆ’25.2%โˆ’13.5%11 941โˆ’18.8%90.1%36.4%19.7%
14โˆ’3Sports cars1 1460.6%โˆ’42.6%+4.7%15 199โˆ’23.9%54.7%5.7%6.8%

SUVs 138

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC7 0019.8%โˆ’25.5%+22.7%55 02439.5%
20BMWX13 4974.9%โˆ’29.3%+31.4%31 09159.8%
30MERCEDESGLK, GLC2 3423.3%โˆ’33.1%โˆ’14.0%23 62566.5%
40VWT-CROSS2 2023.1%โˆ’34.1%โˆ’14.1%21 20871.5%
5+7MERCEDESGLA2 0222.8%โˆ’9.8%+8.7%15 11749.8%
6+11SEATFORMENTOR1 9882.8%+26.6%+33.2%19 36556.4%
7โˆ’2SKODAKAROQ1 9432.7%โˆ’37.9%โˆ’11.0%18 50840.6%
8โˆ’1VWID.4, ID.51 8142.5%โˆ’32.4%+124.5%19 56871.5%
90SKODAELROQ1 7312.4%โˆ’27.3%โ€“13 50644.3%
10โˆ’2SKODAKAMIQ1 6212.3%โˆ’37.6%+8.0%15 29534.8%

Compact 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF4 63214.1%โˆ’34.1%+8.8%55 36583.1%
2+2SEATLEON3 1209.5%โˆ’0.3%+60.9%26 20471.2%
3+2AUDIA32 9018.8%โˆ’0.5%+105.5%20 89783.2%
4โˆ’2SKODAOCTAVIA2 5597.8%โˆ’46.3%โˆ’33.3%30 09480.6%
5+1VWID.32 3507.2%โˆ’19.2%+170.4%19 88043.2%
6โˆ’3OPELASTRA2 3337.1%โˆ’43.8%โˆ’45.9%23 37793.4%
70BMW1ER2 1246.5%โˆ’10.9%+216.5%15 71156.4%
8+1DACIASANDERO1 8405.6%โˆ’14.1%โˆ’10.6%18 11614.5%
9โˆ’1BMW2ER1 4074.3%โˆ’34.7%โˆ’18.2%12 58470.3%
10+2MERCEDESA-KLASSE1 3544.1%โˆ’16.2%+0.7%10 94234.6%

Small cars 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA4 00715.5%โˆ’18.7%+11.6%32 09179.6%
20MINIMINI2 86111.1%โˆ’27.0%+9.2%22 01360.9%
3+3VWPOLO2 66010.3%+56.7%โˆ’26.1%17 94060.7%
4โˆ’1TOYOTAYARIS2 5329.8%โˆ’22.6%+1.9%18 75868.4%
50SEATIBIZA1 8607.2%โˆ’6.5%+3.2%11 66274.8%
6โˆ’2SKODAFABIA1 6186.3%โˆ’33.6%โˆ’14.3%16 77844.3%
7+1CITROENC31 4835.7%+16.1%+217.6%10 02567.4%
8โˆ’1FORDPUMA1 3815.4%โˆ’12.7%โˆ’2.7%10 77843.0%
9+1AUDIA11 0584.1%โˆ’7.0%โˆ’16.2%8 30971.9%
10+4PEUGEOT2089153.5%+6.0%โˆ’24.5%10 11956.7%

Off-road 46

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN4 38919.7%โˆ’13.5%โˆ’2.9%43 56384.1%
2+1BMWX32 1299.6%โˆ’1.3%+7.3%14 86874.0%
3โˆ’1SKODAKODIAQ1 9788.9%โˆ’37.0%+23.1%19 38976.4%
4+2AUDIQ51 6387.4%โˆ’5.9%+13.8%11 27678.3%
50VOLVOXC601 6057.2%โˆ’15.2%+53.0%15 14269.1%
6โˆ’2AUDIQ31 2965.8%โˆ’34.0%โˆ’14.8%11 34275.3%
7+1BMWX51 2855.8%โˆ’11.1%+41.5%8 27777.3%
8โˆ’1VOLVOXC409754.4%โˆ’39.7%+17.0%10 58457.5%
90MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE9314.2%โˆ’22.0%+12.0%7 66081.3%
10+1AUDIQ85392.4%โˆ’21.4%+15.2%5 79577.4%

Mid-size 28

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT2 61917.2%โˆ’38.9%โˆ’18.4%30 74493.0%
20BMW3ER2 47316.3%โˆ’21.4%+3.8%21 07781.6%
3+2AUDIA51 70511.2%โˆ’16.1%+107.4%15 49290.6%
4+3MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 60810.6%+8.0%+19.6%9 72962.2%
5โˆ’2MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 3779.1%โˆ’41.0%โˆ’42.6%17 55566.4%
6โˆ’2BMW4ER1 3669.0%โˆ’33.5%โˆ’17.1%15 09976.1%
7โˆ’1SKODASUPERB1 1197.4%โˆ’43.4%+6.8%11 64789.5%
8+1TESLAMODEL 37545.0%+60.4%+93.8%3 69020.8%
9โˆ’1CITROENC56814.5%โˆ’3.8%+17.6%6 38682.4%
100PEUGEOT4083552.3%โˆ’10.6%+104.0%2 86670.1%

Utilities 35

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER1 91918.8%โˆ’25.3%+31.6%18 81076.2%
20FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 70216.6%โˆ’20.8%+195.5%14 70878.5%
30VWCADDY1 23312.0%โˆ’28.6%+7.2%13 23976.9%
40MERCEDESVITO7617.4%โˆ’39.9%โˆ’1.4%6 32093.8%
5+1FORDTRANSIT CONNECT5165.0%โˆ’25.8%+13.2%3 77869.2%
6โˆ’1VWID. BUZZ5105.0%โˆ’28.5%+151.2%5 72682.7%
70MERCEDESCITAN4023.9%โˆ’19.0%+226.8%3 76569.4%
8+3FORDTRANSIT COURIER3473.4%+4.2%โˆ’2.5%2 73464.3%
9โˆ’1RENAULTKANGOO3463.4%โˆ’28.8%+36.8%2 81147.4%
10+6PEUGEOTEXPERT3433.4%+55.2%โ€“1 49953.4%

Upper mid-size 14

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+3AUDIA62 51726.3%+0.2%+3.4%24 00389.5%
20MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 43025.4%โˆ’15.9%+8.7%21 15672.5%
3โˆ’2BMW5ER2 27923.8%โˆ’30.5%+4.2%23 69284.2%
4โˆ’1VWID.71 71718.0%โˆ’37.9%+19.4%22 49991.4%
50MERCEDESCLE4775.0%โˆ’50.4%โˆ’39.0%7 19461.0%
60SUBARUOUTBACK630.7%โˆ’8.7%โˆ’33.7%71460.3%
70VOLVO90530.6%0.0%โˆ’54.3%71596.2%
8โ€“XPENGP7130.1%โ€“โ€“104100.0%
9โ€“LEXUSES70.1%โ€“โ€“9757.1%
10โ€“TOYOTAMIRAI20.0%โ€“โ€“34100.0%

Motorhomes 44

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO2 29343.7%โˆ’29.6%+9.0%24 40313.6%
2โ€“FORDTRANSIT TOURNEO56310.7%โ€“โ€“5 46711.5%
3โ€“โ€“MECEDES SPRINTER5229.9%โ€“โ€“4 66914.0%
40CITROENJUMPER4618.8%โˆ’21.6%โˆ’38.3%5 62014.1%
50VWTRANSPORTER3767.2%โˆ’18.8%โˆ’24.5%3 80452.4%
60FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM2785.3%โˆ’8.9%+35.0%1 91944.6%
70VWCRAFTER1553.0%โˆ’36.2%โˆ’49.5%1 87032.9%
80PEUGEOTBOXER1532.9%โˆ’19.0%โˆ’37.0%1 59618.3%
90MERCEDESV-KLASSE921.8%โˆ’44.9%โˆ’7.1%1 17334.8%
10+4MANTGE501.0%+25.0%โˆ’26.5%33658.0%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10TOYOTAAYGO1 24024.3%โˆ’22.6%+5.6%10 27775.1%
20HYUNDAII 101 19323.4%โˆ’13.6%โˆ’15.6%10 16568.6%
30FIAT50092918.2%โˆ’11.9%โˆ’40.6%5 50114.1%
40KIAPICANTO73614.4%โˆ’17.8%โˆ’17.6%6 29659.5%
5+1LEAPMOTORT0360611.9%+38.4%โ€“2 59718.5%
6โˆ’1DACIASPRING3156.2%โˆ’39.2%โ€“3 56523.2%
70FIATPANDA841.6%โˆ’12.5%+20.0%1 43163.1%
8โ€“RENAULTTWINGO00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%14โ€“
9โ€“SMARTFORTWO00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“
10โˆ’2VWUP00.0%โˆ’100.0%โˆ’100.0%137โ€“

Large vans 9

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 36636.9%โˆ’37.4%+13.9%13 91277.3%
20VWTOURAN86923.5%โˆ’38.1%โˆ’39.0%9 90081.0%
30DACIAJOGGER74120.0%โˆ’23.3%โˆ’29.6%8 85827.8%
40PEUGEOT500843111.6%+46.6%+114.4%2 97588.4%
50RENAULTESPACE2276.1%+1.8%+31.2%1 65663.0%
6โ€“FIATULYSSE601.6%โ€“โ€“9251.7%
7โ€“LEXUSLM90.2%โ€“โ€“150100.0%
8โ€“MAXUSMIFA 900.0%โ€“โ€“38โ€“
9โ€“SEATALHAMBRA00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Mini vans 5

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1MERCEDESB-KLASSE94454.6%+45.9%+16.4%5 44117.2%
2โˆ’1PEUGEOT300868039.3%โˆ’12.0%+43.8%5 99675.4%
30RENAULTSCENIC1066.1%โˆ’16.5%โˆ’6.2%1 22071.7%
4โ€“KIASOUL00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%31โ€“
5โ€“RENAULTMODUS00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Luxury 18

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESS-KLASSE38930.9%+31.0%โˆ’3.7%2 97893.3%
20PORSCHETAYCAN18714.8%โˆ’32.2%โˆ’51.3%1 91084.0%
3+1BMW7ER13610.8%โˆ’43.1%โˆ’17.6%1 43391.2%
4+3AUDIA81139.0%+44.9%+41.3%83686.7%
5โˆ’2PORSCHEPANAMERA1058.3%โˆ’59.8%โˆ’32.3%1 37994.3%
60BMW8ER897.1%โˆ’42.6%+45.9%65985.4%
7โˆ’2AUDIA7856.7%โˆ’46.2%โˆ’24.1%1 20592.9%
8+1AUDIE-TRON GT715.6%+54.3%+97.2%77890.1%
9โ€“HYUNDAIG90544.3%โ€“โ€“10996.3%
10โˆ’2BENTLEYCONTINENTAL181.4%โˆ’61.7%โ€“28961.1%

Sports cars 29

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91150744.2%โˆ’54.3%+113.0%7 65154.6%
20BMWZ417215.0%โˆ’35.3%โˆ’15.7%2 61347.1%
3+1MERCEDESAMG GT1018.8%+20.2%+26.3%70384.2%
4โˆ’1FORDMUSTANG887.7%โˆ’44.3%โˆ’36.7%1 13946.6%
50MG ROEWECYBERSTER645.6%+3.2%โ€“29046.9%
6โ€“FERRARI12CILINDRI383.3%โ€“โ€“19952.6%
7โˆ’1PORSCHECAYMAN332.9%โˆ’36.5%โˆ’57.1%46145.5%
8โ€“FERRARIROMA322.8%โ€“โ€“23050.0%
9โˆ’1MERCEDESSL302.6%โˆ’33.3%โˆ’47.4%49473.3%
10โˆ’3FERRARI296292.5%โˆ’38.3%โˆ’12.1%40944.8%

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).