By August 2025 year-to-date (YTD), new EU car registrations edged down by 0.1% compared to the same period last year, despite marking a second consecutive month of positive growth.
The battery-electric car market share for August 2025 YTD held at 15.8%, still below the pace needed at this stage of the transition. Hybrid-electric car market remained the most popular power type amongst buyers.
New EU car registrations by power source
Up until August 2025, battery-electric cars accounted for 15.8% of the EU market share, an increase from the low baseline of 12.6% in August 2024 YTD. Hybrid-electric car registrations continue to surge, capturing 34.7% of the market, remaining the preferred choice among EU consumers. Meanwhile, the combined market share of petrol and diesel cars fell to 37.5%, down from 47.6% over the same period in 2024.
Electric cars
In the first eight months of 2025, 1,132,603 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 15.8% of the EU market share. Three of the four largest markets in the EU, accounting for 62% of battery-electric car registrations saw gains: Germany (+39.2%), Belgium (+14.4%), and the Netherlands (+5.1%). This contrasted with France, which saw a decline of 2%, despite a positive 29.3% YOY gain in August 2025. (....)