By October 2025 year-to-date (YTD), new EU car registrations increased by 1.4% compared to the same period last year, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth.Despite this recent positive momentum, overall volumes remain far below pre-pandemic levels. The battery-electric car market share reached 16.4% YTD, yet it is still below the pace needed at this stage of the transition. Hybrid-electric vehicles lead as the most popular power type choice among buyers, with plug-in hybrids continuing to gain momentum.
New EU car registrations by power source
Up until October 2025, battery-electric cars accounted for 16.4% of the EU market share, an increase from the low baseline of 13.2% in October 2024 YTD. Hybrid-electric car registrations captured 34.6% of the market, remaining the preferred choice among EU consumers. Meanwhile, the combined market share of petrol and diesel cars fell to 36.6%, down from 46.3% over the same period in 2024.
Electric cars
In the first ten months of 2025, 1,473,447 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 16.4% of the EU market share. The largest four markets in the EU, which together account for 62% of battery-electric car registrations, saw gains: Germany (+39.4%), Belgium (+10.6%), the Netherlands (+6.6%), and France (+5.3%). (....)