Overview
- Germany registered about 2.86–2.9 million new cars in 2025, up 1.4% year over year, with December up 9.7% from a year earlier.
- Battery-electric cars rose 43.2% to 545,142 for a 19.1% share, with hybrids up 19.0% and plug-in hybrids up 62.3% to a 10.9% share.
- Gasoline registrations fell 21.6% to 777,641 and diesels dropped 18.3% to 395,022, as average new-car CO2 emissions declined 11.7% to 105.8 g/km.
- Volkswagen led with a 19.6% share and the Golf was the top model at 85,023; BYD jumped 706% to 23,306 as Tesla fell 48.4% to roughly a 0.7% share.
- Industry commentary highlights intensified cost-cutting and strategic resets by German automakers heading into a tougher 2026 competitive landscape.