Overview

• Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) logged 1,085,356 new cars in July, up 5.9% year over year, with the EU alone rising 7.4%, according to ACEA.
• Electrified powertrains powered the monthly gain as BEVs jumped 33.6%, hybrids 11.1% and plug-in hybrids 52.3%, while July petrol and diesel registrations fell roughly 14% and 15%.
• Through January–July, BEVs reached 15.6% of the EU market and hybrids 34.7%, as the combined share of petrol and diesel dropped to 37.7% following sharp year-to-date declines.
• Market-share shifts stood out: BYD’s July registrations in Europe tripled to 13,503 (+225.3%) as Tesla fell 40.2% to 8,837, marking a seventh consecutive monthly decline.
• Stellantis slipped 1.1% in July and is down 8.1% year to date, while Volkswagen Group and Renault Group posted July gains; cumulative Jan–Jul volumes were roughly unchanged and sit about 19% below 2019 levels, a shortfall cited by industry critics who urge a recalibration of EU CO2 targets.