Overview
- Germany registered 545,142 new battery‑electric cars in 2025 for a 19.1% share, with VW’s ID.7, ID.3 and ID.4/5 leading the KBA rankings as Tesla’s Model Y fell out of the top ten.
- Volkswagen Group delivered about 8.98–8.99 million vehicles worldwide in 2025, down 0.5% year over year, as China fell 8% to 2.69 million and North America dropped 10.4% to 946,800, while Europe rose 3.8% to 3.38 million.
- Group BEV deliveries climbed 32% to 983,100 in 2025, led by a 66% jump in Europe, lifting pure EVs to roughly 11% of the group’s global mix.
- Mercedes‑Benz reported about 2.16 million cars and vans sold in 2025 (−10%), including 1.8 million cars (−9%) and 168,800 BEVs (−9%), with the company citing strong late‑year demand for the new electric CLA.
- SUVs gained ground in Germany with roughly one third of new registrations, or 44.2% when combined with off‑roaders, as the compact segment contracted and Chinese brands recorded triple‑ to quadruple‑digit growth from low bases.