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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท July 2026

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in July 2026 with 95 834 registrations (35.7% of the market), followed by compact (13.8%) and small cars (13.3%). Among the ten largest segments, minis grew fastest year on year (+25.0%) while large vans fell furthest (โˆ’16.4%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 60.6% of minis but only 0.1% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 89.7% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (21.6% 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

SUVs95 834 (35.7%)Compact37 073 (13.8%)Small cars35 738 (13.3%)Off-road27 438 (10.2%)Mid-size20 589 (7.7%)Upper mid-size14 297 (5.3%)Utilities12 751 (4.8%)Minis7 522 (2.8%)Motorhomes6 021 (2.2%)Large vans4 282 (1.6%)Mini vans1 934 (0.7%)Other1 791 (0.7%)Sports cars1 455 (0.5%)Luxury1 343 (0.5%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs95 83435.7%โˆ’13.8%+5.4%622 753+13.9%59.1%36.8%11.2%
2+1Compact37 07313.8%โˆ’1.5%โˆ’15.3%239 354โˆ’14.2%70.0%19.3%6.2%
3โˆ’1Small cars35 73813.3%โˆ’6.5%+17.7%227 485+18.2%49.5%36.2%0.0%
40Off-road27 43810.2%โˆ’7.8%โˆ’4.8%185 746+1.6%76.1%10.9%29.1%
50Mid-size20 5897.7%โˆ’15.5%+3.3%146 328+13.1%77.2%24.6%19.7%
6+1Upper mid-size14 2975.3%+3.8%+13.9%85 395โˆ’5.9%80.9%46.0%21.5%
7โˆ’1Utilities12 7514.8%โˆ’13.5%โˆ’4.3%85 756+3.3%76.2%16.3%14.5%
80Minis7 5222.8%โˆ’13.2%+25.0%38 561+10.5%31.9%60.6%0.0%
90Motorhomes6 0212.2%โˆ’9.1%โˆ’15.7%48 509โˆ’2.0%21.6%0.1%0.0%
100Large vans4 2821.6%โˆ’16.5%โˆ’16.4%30 241โˆ’10.7%71.4%9.6%1.8%
110Mini vans1 9340.7%โˆ’10.0%+24.8%12 577+14.8%55.1%33.1%3.2%
120Other1 7910.7%+6.6%+14.9%10 677+9.5%63.4%21.9%10.3%
130Sports cars1 4550.5%+3.3%โˆ’27.1%11 293โˆ’19.6%57.0%2.0%4.9%
140Luxury1 3430.5%+31.3%โˆ’20.2%7 786โˆ’27.1%89.7%38.3%15.2%

SUVs 154

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC6 1266.4%โˆ’10.0%โˆ’34.8%38 56863.0%
2+1BMWX15 5295.8%+2.6%+11.8%30 09348.4%
3+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC5 3715.6%+13.9%+53.4%26 74073.9%
4+3SKODAELROQ3 5413.7%+6.8%+48.7%23 68045.2%
5+3SKODAKAROQ3 4603.6%+16.6%+10.6%17 96146.3%
6+15VWID.4, ID.53 2413.4%+93.6%+20.8%13 60079.9%
7โˆ’1SKODAENYAQ2 8683.0%โˆ’15.2%+23.5%19 35379.4%
8โˆ’3VWT-CROSS2 7122.8%โˆ’32.0%โˆ’18.8%19 82775.2%
9+1HYUNDAITUCSON2 6552.8%+6.1%+36.4%17 04237.9%
10โˆ’1VWTAYRON2 3352.4%โˆ’13.2%โˆ’23.2%18 82090.8%

Compact 34

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF9 00124.3%+10.9%+28.1%53 62677.9%
20SKODAOCTAVIA4 60612.4%โˆ’2.3%โˆ’3.3%29 00078.7%
3+2AUDIA33 2438.7%+14.9%+11.2%17 06885.0%
40SEATLEON2 6957.3%โˆ’20.5%โˆ’13.9%18 49476.3%
5โˆ’2VWID.32 2206.0%โˆ’36.8%โˆ’23.6%20 46063.1%
6+1OPELASTRA2 0495.5%โˆ’1.2%โˆ’50.7%15 24085.6%
7+1SEATBORN1 9785.3%+8.1%+4.4%10 59324.4%
8โˆ’2BMW1ER1 7404.7%โˆ’31.4%โˆ’27.0%13 41467.0%
90BMW2ER1 4724.0%โˆ’10.5%โˆ’31.7%11 15978.5%
10+2MG ROEWE41 2123.3%+66.5%+175.5%2 75516.1%

Small cars 34

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MINIMINI4 67513.1%โˆ’5.3%+19.3%25 84657.6%
20OPELCORSA4 07711.4%โˆ’3.7%โˆ’17.3%28 86287.2%
3+2VWPOLO2 8387.9%+15.5%+67.2%16 63368.5%
4+2CITROENC32 4826.9%+3.1%+94.4%14 48339.5%
5โˆ’2DACIASANDERO2 2476.3%โˆ’25.0%โ€“14 01113.2%
6+1SEATIBIZA1 8885.3%โˆ’12.2%โˆ’5.1%11 22279.7%
7+1FORDPUMA1 8515.2%โˆ’7.2%+17.1%10 41839.7%
8โˆ’4SKODAFABIA1 7364.9%โˆ’30.8%โˆ’28.8%13 82546.1%
90TOYOTAYARIS1 6974.7%+8.2%โˆ’48.2%12 26561.0%
100HYUNDAIINSTER1 2943.6%+8.7%+10.5%8 35425.0%

Off-road 44

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN4 89917.9%โˆ’11.1%โˆ’3.4%34 14172.5%
20BMWX34 40916.1%โˆ’2.4%+104.5%25 35878.9%
30SKODAKODIAQ3 27912.0%+2.9%+4.5%19 61480.0%
40AUDIQ51 8966.9%โˆ’13.0%+9.0%11 37885.8%
5+1AUDIQ31 4505.3%โˆ’5.2%โˆ’26.2%10 31765.6%
6โˆ’1VOLVOXC601 4055.1%โˆ’24.7%โˆ’25.7%11 92371.1%
70BMWX51 3935.1%โˆ’7.9%โˆ’3.6%8 68083.1%
80MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE9553.5%โˆ’8.6%โˆ’19.9%6 92165.7%
90VOLVOXC409363.4%โˆ’5.0%โˆ’42.2%6 93568.3%
10+1PORSCHECAYENNE7332.7%โˆ’14.6%+51.8%5 42076.7%

Mid-size 26

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+3MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE3 70418.0%+28.5%+148.8%20 58769.6%
20VWPASSAT3 17215.4%โˆ’7.0%โˆ’26.0%23 05893.8%
30BMW3ER2 84213.8%โˆ’8.3%โˆ’9.7%16 75577.4%
4โˆ’3AUDIA52 53112.3%โˆ’30.6%+24.6%18 98688.3%
50BMW4ER2 41911.7%โˆ’10.3%+17.8%14 03870.5%
60MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 9349.4%โˆ’1.4%โˆ’17.1%12 82963.2%
70SKODASUPERB1 7538.5%โˆ’5.8%โˆ’11.4%12 09490.1%
8+1BYDSEAL7763.8%โˆ’31.3%+234.5%7 05156.2%
9+1CITROENC54122.0%โˆ’41.3%โˆ’41.8%4 62561.9%
10+4POLESTAR22571.2%+157.0%+72.5%84294.9%

Upper mid-size 15

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA63 77626.4%โˆ’18.9%+50.3%24 76581.3%
20MERCEDESE-KLASSE3 47124.3%+21.2%+20.1%17 35973.2%
3+1VWID.73 24722.7%+44.4%+17.4%17 90593.9%
4โˆ’1BMW5ER2 71919.0%โˆ’2.7%โˆ’17.1%18 30186.1%
50MERCEDESCLE7095.0%โˆ’26.8%โˆ’26.2%5 61846.1%
60VOLVOES901581.1%+42.3%โ€“55789.9%
70XPENGP71531.1%+109.6%โ€“31841.8%
80SUBARUOUTBACK520.4%+52.9%โˆ’24.6%38053.8%
9โ€“MG ROEWEIM550.0%โ€“โ€“9100.0%
10โ€“HYUNDAIG8040.0%โ€“โ€“10100.0%

Utilities 36

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 15016.9%โˆ’21.1%โˆ’16.3%16 43880.9%
20FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 77613.9%โˆ’8.7%โˆ’17.4%10 94375.4%
30VWCADDY1 37810.8%โˆ’22.2%โˆ’20.2%11 01880.7%
40VWID. BUZZ1 0418.2%โˆ’3.3%+46.0%6 29573.1%
50MERCEDESVITO8937.0%โˆ’1.9%โˆ’29.5%3 97495.9%
60FORDTRANSIT CONNECT5614.4%โˆ’30.0%โˆ’19.3%4 44975.2%
7+3TOYOTAPROACE5224.1%+21.7%+26.7%2 44958.8%
8+1PEUGEOTEXPERT4063.2%โˆ’15.1%+83.7%2 57459.6%
9โˆ’2OPELZAFIRA LIFE3732.9%โˆ’37.2%+349.4%3 26172.1%
10+5FORDTRANSIT COURIER3492.7%+17.9%+4.8%2 35563.3%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIAT5001 70922.7%โˆ’14.1%+62.1%9 25643.0%
20LEAPMOTORT031 53520.4%โˆ’19.7%+250.5%6 2416.7%
3+3RENAULTTWINGO1 29517.2%+70.6%โ€“2 87011.7%
40TOYOTAAYGO1 20516.0%โˆ’6.4%โˆ’24.8%8 17560.9%
5โˆ’2DACIASPRING94012.5%โˆ’44.7%+81.5%4 3343.3%
6โˆ’1KIAPICANTO7009.3%โˆ’22.1%โˆ’21.8%4 83577.3%
70FIATPANDA1151.5%+10.6%+19.8%1 23170.4%
8โ€“HYUNDAII 10230.3%โ€“โˆ’98.3%1 61491.3%
9โ€“SMARTFORTWO00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“
10โ€“VWUP00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%4โ€“

Motorhomes 44

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO2 38839.7%โˆ’8.8%โˆ’26.7%20 83120.9%
20CITROENJUMPER80013.3%โˆ’7.0%+36.1%6 03810.4%
3+2FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO66411.0%+3.1%โˆ’17.7%4 82516.6%
40MERCEDESSPRINTER60710.1%โˆ’15.7%โˆ’5.2%4 17318.5%
5โˆ’2VWTRANSPORTER5709.5%โˆ’25.7%+23.1%4 81744.4%
6+2VWCRAFTER1632.7%+1.2%โˆ’32.9%1 26729.4%
70PEUGEOTBOXER1622.7%โˆ’1.8%โˆ’14.3%1 28411.1%
8โˆ’2FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1322.2%โˆ’41.3%โˆ’56.7%1 57434.8%
90RENAULTMASTER1192.0%+5.3%+105.2%67010.1%
10+1MERCEDESV-KLASSE911.5%+11.0%โˆ’45.5%73757.1%

Large vans 9

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESV-KLASSE2 23752.2%+46.8%+2.5%10 22379.0%
20DACIAJOGGER68015.9%โˆ’48.3%โˆ’29.6%5 58130.0%
3+1PEUGEOT500854112.6%โˆ’9.2%+84.0%3 73076.3%
4โˆ’1VWTOURAN50711.8%โˆ’60.5%โˆ’63.9%8 73494.9%
50RENAULTESPACE1613.8%โˆ’39.7%โˆ’27.8%1 31259.6%
60FIATULYSSE882.1%+8.6%โ€“50550.0%
70XPENGX9350.8%0.0%โ€“7057.1%
8โ€“MERCEDESVL290.7%โ€“โ€“53100.0%
9โ€“LEXUSLM40.1%โ€“โ€“3375.0%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT30081 33869.2%+0.3%+73.1%8 11465.6%
20RENAULTSCENIC45023.3%โˆ’31.7%+254.3%2 12820.7%
30MERCEDESB-KLASSE1467.5%โˆ’7.0%โˆ’77.4%2 32965.1%
4โ€“KIASOUL00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Sports cars 20

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91198167.4%+24.8%โˆ’11.6%6 60653.5%
2+1MERCEDESAMG GT1258.6%+0.8%+48.8%58583.2%
3โˆ’1FORDMUSTANG1178.0%โˆ’18.8%โˆ’25.9%87966.7%
40BMWZ4463.2%โˆ’50.0%โˆ’82.7%1 40028.3%
50MERCEDESSL422.9%โˆ’14.3%โˆ’6.7%48071.4%
6+1FERRARI296322.2%โˆ’15.8%โˆ’31.9%19659.4%
7โˆ’1FERRARI12CILINDRI302.1%โˆ’26.8%โ€“25563.3%
8โ€“MG ROEWECYBERSTER292.0%โ€“โˆ’53.2%24548.3%
9โ€“FERRARI849 TESTAROSSA161.1%โ€“โ€“5362.5%
10โ€“FERRARIAMALFI130.9%โ€“โ€“10246.2%

Luxury 17

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESS-KLASSE47435.3%+83.7%+59.6%1 99793.7%
20BMW7ER40330.0%+92.8%+68.6%1 68094.5%
3+1PORSCHETAYCAN19814.7%+42.4%โˆ’28.3%1 39187.4%
4โˆ’1PORSCHEPANAMERA1198.9%โˆ’27.0%โˆ’54.4%1 09579.0%
50AUDIE-TRON GT654.8%โˆ’33.0%+41.3%52275.4%
60AUDIA8292.2%โˆ’67.4%โˆ’62.8%58189.7%
7โ€“BENTLEYCONTINENTAL292.2%โ€“โˆ’38.3%18865.5%
8โ€“LOTUSEMEYA110.8%โ€“โ€“42100.0%
9โ€“TESLAMODEL S70.5%โ€“โ€“16242.9%
10โ€“BMW8ER30.2%โ€“โˆ’98.1%3366.7%

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).