Overview
- EU new-car registrations rose 1.8% to about 10.8 million in 2025, still well below the roughly 13 million reached in 2019, according to ACEA and EY.
- Battery-electric registrations climbed to roughly 1.88 million (+29.9%) for a 17.4% share, hybrids became the largest powertrain at about 34.5%, and petrol/diesel-only fell to around 35.5% with plug‑in hybrids at 9.4%.
- Adoption remained uneven: Denmark and the Netherlands posted very high BEV shares, Germany’s BEV sales jumped about 43%, while many eastern and southern EU markets stayed in single digits.
- Manufacturer standings shifted as Tesla’s EU registrations fell to 150,504 (−37.9%) and BYD more than tripled to 128,827, while Volkswagen Group led with 27.6% and German groups together held about 39.9% market share.
- Globally, BEV sales reached about 13.7 million in 2025 (+30%) led by China at nearly 9 million, and Tesla reported a full‑year revenue decline of roughly 3% with net profit down 46%.