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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท March 2026

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in March 2026 with 109 115 registrations (37.1% of the market), followed by compact (13.5%) and small cars (12.2%). Among the ten largest segments, suvs grew fastest year on year (+29.0%) while large vans fell furthest (โˆ’3.3%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 48.1% of upper mid-size but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 86.8% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (37.7% 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

SUVs109 115 (37.1%)Compact39 841 (13.5%)Small cars35 884 (12.2%)Off-road30 168 (10.3%)Mid-size25 220 (8.6%)Upper mid-size14 037 (4.8%)Utilities13 070 (4.4%)Motorhomes8 872 (3.0%)Minis5 333 (1.8%)Large vans5 093 (1.7%)Mini vans2 243 (0.8%)Sports cars2 199 (0.7%)Other1 830 (0.6%)Luxury1 256 (0.4%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs109 11537.1%+52.9%+29.0%243 525+15.7%58.5%33.0%8.5%
20Compact39 84113.5%+33.1%โˆ’2.2%99 281โˆ’11.3%72.2%15.0%6.1%
30Small cars35 88412.2%+30.2%+22.1%87 960+17.1%58.3%21.3%0.0%
40Off-road30 16810.3%+28.6%+13.9%77 558โˆ’0.6%77.0%7.4%28.4%
50Mid-size25 2208.6%+44.8%+20.4%58 663+7.6%72.7%26.2%17.8%
6+1Upper mid-size14 0374.8%+40.4%+0.1%34 642โˆ’5.9%84.3%48.1%19.2%
7โˆ’1Utilities13 0704.4%+19.2%+9.6%34 099+0.4%75.3%15.0%13.5%
80Motorhomes8 8723.0%+7.8%+12.0%21 105+30.1%37.7%0.0%0.1%
9+1Minis5 3331.8%+40.8%+7.4%12 594โˆ’8.0%48.4%36.1%0.0%
10โˆ’1Large vans5 0931.7%+33.5%โˆ’3.3%12 677โˆ’11.6%74.2%4.8%3.3%
110Mini vans2 2430.8%+43.9%+16.4%5 208+6.3%51.4%14.8%5.6%
120Sports cars2 1990.7%+85.4%โˆ’9.3%4 802โˆ’15.6%47.7%1.9%2.1%
130Other1 8300.6%+67.0%+31.2%4 046โˆ’5.8%73.1%19.3%7.8%
140Luxury1 2560.4%+37.7%โˆ’18.0%3 244โˆ’28.1%86.8%47.3%23.3%

SUVs 143

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+17TESLAMODEL Y6 8416.3%+410.5%+379.1%9 30014.8%
2โˆ’1VWT-ROC5 8555.4%+34.8%โˆ’19.9%14 05868.1%
30BMWX14 6204.2%+46.7%+15.5%10 61856.9%
4+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 9623.6%+56.4%+28.6%9 63674.3%
5โˆ’3SKODAELROQ3 8723.5%+13.7%+242.0%10 39948.2%
6+4HYUNDAITUCSON3 7323.4%+83.6%+136.4%7 13731.7%
7โˆ’1SKODAENYAQ3 3923.1%+46.9%+41.8%7 54282.1%
8+3VWT-CROSS3 3243.0%+91.0%+18.0%6 99360.3%
9+18AUDIQ23 2593.0%+219.2%+221.7%4 72694.9%
10+5SEATATECA2 9282.7%+92.0%+149.6%5 83651.4%

Compact 32

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF8 81922.1%+32.9%+20.4%21 98477.4%
20SKODAOCTAVIA4 41811.1%+17.3%+16.3%12 17875.0%
30VWID.33 2988.3%+34.3%+53.3%8 15870.8%
4+1SEATLEON2 9497.4%+35.0%โˆ’20.9%7 38269.5%
5+1OPELASTRA2 8747.2%+32.3%+1.4%6 78296.2%
6โˆ’2AUDIA32 3675.9%โˆ’2.4%โˆ’12.9%6 81977.7%
70BMW1ER2 3145.8%+47.7%+19.7%5 35551.8%
80BMW2ER1 8324.6%+32.4%+30.3%4 73974.2%
9+1SEATBORN1 7854.5%+70.3%+1.8%3 88732.3%
10+1KIACEED1 4123.5%+42.2%+6.5%3 33775.8%

Small cars 30

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA4 81513.4%+53.1%+24.8%11 66490.3%
20MINIMINI3 5409.9%+20.0%+42.3%9 13461.1%
3+4TOYOTAYARIS2 7187.6%+83.6%+7.1%5 23074.3%
4+2SKODAFABIA2 5217.0%+49.2%+8.1%5 85747.2%
5+3DACIASANDERO2 3266.5%+64.5%โ€“4 83532.1%
6โˆ’2VWPOLO2 1536.0%โˆ’5.2%โˆ’7.8%6 74752.6%
7โˆ’2CITROENC32 1506.0%+27.0%+78.7%5 54750.0%
8+5SUZUKISWIFT1 7915.0%+94.3%+16.3%3 55871.1%
9+7HYUNDAII 201 7234.8%+106.3%+81.2%3 19236.8%
10โˆ’1FORDPUMA1 7084.8%+33.2%+85.7%3 92641.6%

Off-road 42

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN5 70518.9%+31.6%โˆ’8.6%14 26783.0%
20BMWX33 79512.6%+46.1%+178.8%9 19175.6%
30SKODAKODIAQ2 9369.7%+28.1%+20.9%7 79274.5%
4+1AUDIQ31 9176.4%+28.0%+16.3%4 63262.2%
5โˆ’1VOLVOXC601 7485.8%+5.1%โˆ’4.9%5 25371.4%
6+1AUDIQ51 5945.3%+51.5%+22.1%4 02582.5%
7+1BMWX51 2584.2%+28.0%+31.7%3 38079.6%
8+2VOLVOXC401 1853.9%+21.8%โˆ’10.0%3 15163.3%
9โˆ’3MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE1 0083.3%โˆ’7.0%+21.7%3 13177.7%
10+5NISSANX-TRAIL9543.2%+87.1%+24.5%1 92281.9%

Mid-size 24

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT3 61814.3%+16.5%โˆ’22.5%9 79290.4%
2+1AUDIA53 40013.5%+49.6%+41.8%7 40390.7%
3โˆ’1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE3 32013.2%+37.4%+134.5%8 15549.1%
40BMW3ER2 4999.9%+19.1%โˆ’21.2%6 50377.9%
5+2BMW4ER2 3999.5%+84.7%+10.9%5 08977.6%
6+2TESLAMODEL 32 3569.3%+170.2%+206.8%3 39019.4%
7โˆ’2SKODASUPERB2 1498.5%+39.7%+47.0%5 20690.6%
8โˆ’2MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 0108.0%+47.8%โˆ’9.3%5 18369.2%
9+1BYDSEAL1 3395.3%+84.7%+938.0%2 92887.3%
10โˆ’1CITROENC58543.4%+17.5%+1.2%1 95581.1%

Upper mid-size 13

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA63 99628.5%+35.9%+15.3%10 30091.1%
20BMW5ER3 11722.2%+31.0%โˆ’8.4%7 88983.9%
30VWID.73 03921.6%+35.3%โˆ’5.8%7 91793.5%
40MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 81720.1%+51.3%+5.0%6 25573.8%
50MERCEDESCLE8426.0%+106.4%โˆ’9.5%1 76958.4%
60VOLVOES901020.7%+27.5%โ€“18295.1%
70SUBARUOUTBACK820.6%+32.3%โˆ’34.4%18337.8%
8โ€“XPENGP7230.2%โ€“โ€“28100.0%
9โ€“LEXUSES110.1%โ€“โ€“2490.9%
10โ€“VOLVO9030.0%โ€“โˆ’97.9%8466.7%

Utilities 34

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 59119.8%+15.6%+8.9%7 17379.4%
20VWCADDY1 75913.5%+7.1%+1.5%4 78477.9%
30FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 63712.5%+12.2%โˆ’11.9%4 34465.0%
40VWID. BUZZ9167.0%+32.2%+4.1%2 17481.4%
5+3OPELZAFIRA LIFE7105.4%+78.4%+410.8%1 29081.1%
6โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT CONNECT5714.4%+17.7%+33.1%1 84182.5%
70CITROENJUMPY5163.9%+20.6%+47.9%1 34275.8%
8โˆ’2MERCEDESCITAN4583.5%โˆ’5.4%โˆ’6.1%1 42957.0%
9+3FORDTRANSIT COURIER4393.4%+38.5%+5.8%1 13564.7%
100MERCEDESVITO4353.3%+29.5%โˆ’16.5%1 11488.3%

Motorhomes 40

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO3 99745.1%+2.2%+13.3%9 48943.5%
2+2VWTRANSPORTER96110.8%+53.0%+116.9%2 07731.6%
30FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO88910.0%+36.3%+14.1%1 82228.8%
4โˆ’2CITROENJUMPER8749.9%โˆ’32.4%โˆ’10.2%2 62833.8%
50MERCEDESSPRINTER7468.4%+73.9%+6.7%1 56226.0%
60FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM3083.5%โˆ’13.0%+69.2%79353.6%
70PEUGEOTBOXER2522.8%โˆ’4.9%โˆ’9.4%62036.5%
80VWCRAFTER1902.1%+49.6%โˆ’26.9%46747.9%
9+1MERCEDESV-KLASSE1501.7%+114.3%โˆ’0.7%32552.7%
10+4RENAULTMASTER1261.4%+129.1%+43.2%22223.8%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10TOYOTAAYGO1 84834.7%+57.7%+43.6%3 75264.7%
20FIAT50090617.0%+13.4%+26.7%2 79917.8%
3+1KIAPICANTO71813.5%+33.0%+10.0%1 77557.4%
4โˆ’1LEAPMOTORT0371113.3%+25.6%+122.2%1 60413.4%
5+1DACIASPRING3987.5%+258.6%โˆ’9.1%64231.7%
6โˆ’1HYUNDAII 103546.6%โˆ’28.3%โˆ’73.0%1 41575.7%
70FIATPANDA3466.5%+332.5%+50.4%52980.3%
8โ€“RENAULTTWINGO490.9%โ€“โ€“7495.9%
9โ€“VWUP20.0%โ€“โ€“30.0%
10โ€“SMARTFORTWO10.0%โ€“โ€“10.0%

Large vans 7

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTOURAN1 78435.0%+28.1%+38.3%4 34589.3%
20MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 53030.0%+23.7%โˆ’9.8%4 24874.0%
30DACIAJOGGER86216.9%+54.5%โˆ’39.9%1 84242.0%
40PEUGEOT500864312.6%+42.9%+12.4%1 60184.6%
50RENAULTESPACE2104.1%+61.5%โˆ’15.0%45947.6%
60FIATULYSSE571.1%+29.5%โ€“16373.7%
7โ€“LEXUSLM70.1%โ€“โ€“19100.0%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT30081 36360.8%+30.3%+23.5%3 36663.4%
20MERCEDESB-KLASSE73132.6%+75.7%+15.3%1 50232.0%
30RENAULTSCENIC1496.6%+53.6%โˆ’20.3%33437.6%
4โ€“KIASOUL00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“

Sports cars 18

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE9111 22255.6%+75.8%+5.4%2 89745.6%
20BMWZ445320.6%+131.1%โˆ’16.3%79540.8%
30FORDMUSTANG1989.0%+195.5%+51.1%31970.7%
4โ€“FERRARI12CILINDRI411.9%โ€“โ€“10351.2%
5โˆ’1MERCEDESAMG GT411.9%โˆ’16.3%โˆ’52.3%12380.5%
6โˆ’1MERCEDESSL411.9%+2.5%โˆ’60.2%10975.6%
7โ€“MG ROEWECYBERSTER411.9%โ€“+2.5%12543.9%
8โˆ’2FERRARIROMA391.8%+2.6%โ€“10125.6%
9โ€“FERRARI296301.4%โ€“โˆ’51.6%6650.0%
10โ€“ALPINEA110271.2%โ€“โ€“3722.2%

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Luxury 15

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+3BMW7ER31825.3%+125.5%+112.0%56086.8%
2โˆ’1MERCEDESS-KLASSE30224.0%+41.1%โˆ’19.7%78292.1%
3โˆ’1PORSCHETAYCAN19015.1%โˆ’8.7%โˆ’36.7%65685.3%
4โˆ’1PORSCHEPANAMERA18414.6%+15.0%โˆ’2.6%53088.0%
50AUDIE-TRON GT1068.4%+76.7%+9.3%23587.7%
6+1AUDIA8594.7%+28.3%โˆ’37.9%22689.8%
7โ€“BENTLEYCONTINENTAL372.9%โ€“โ€“8083.8%
8โˆ’2TESLAMODEL S231.8%โˆ’51.1%โ€“8439.1%
9โ€“BMW8ER110.9%โ€“โˆ’81.4%2245.5%
10โ€“LOTUSEMEYA80.6%โ€“โ€“20100.0%

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).