Overview

• Germany recorded 235,528 new passenger cars in September 2025, giving battery‑electric models 45,495 registrations and a 19.3% market share as plug‑in hybrids reached 27,685 units and pushed full and partial electrics above 31% combined.
• Volkswagen retained brand leadership in Germany at 19.2% market share, the VW Golf returned to the top model spot with 7,486 registrations, and the average CO2 output of new cars fell 8.8% to 102.8 g/km.
• KBA data show the VW ID.7 leading Germany’s upper mid‑size segment in September, while the VW ID.3 was the month’s best‑selling electric model with 2,979 registrations.
• Austria logged 215,115 new passenger cars in January–September 2025, up 12.6% year over year, with petrol‑hybrids up 48.4%, EVs up 41.4%, diesel down 26.5%, and companies accounting for nearly two‑thirds of registrations.
• VW reported strong European momentum in pure EVs, with deliveries up by more than three quarters in the first nine months and a 27% share of the region’s electric‑vehicle market.