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EU New Car Registrations Turn Positive in May on Hybrid and Electric Growth

May’s 1.6 percent lift narrowed the EU market’s year-to-date loss to 0.6 percent, reflecting petrol and diesel slipping under 40 percent market share.

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Overview

  • New car registrations in the EU rose 1.6 percent in May 2025 after a 1.3 percent increase in April, marking the second straight month of growth.
  • Hybrid vehicles commanded the largest segment with a 35.1 percent share and battery-electric models grew their share from 12.1 percent to 15.4 percent year-on-year.
  • Germany (+43.2 percent), Belgium (+26.7 percent) and the Netherlands (+6.7 percent) drove battery-electric growth while France saw a 7.1 percent decline.
  • Plug-in hybrids reached an 8.2 percent market share, propelled by year-to-date surges of 52.8 percent in Germany and 66.6 percent in Spain.
  • Combined petrol and diesel registrations fell to a 38.1 percent share as petrol sales dropped 20.2 percent and diesel declined 26.6 percent year-to-date.