EU car registrations fell 1.2% in early 2026, while EVs grew to 18.8% share. Hybrids lead the market as petrol and diesel continue to decline.
EU car registrations fell 3.9% in January 2026, but battery-electric vehicles reached a 19.3% market share. Hybrids lead, while petrol and diesel sales continue to decline across Europe.
EU car registrations rose 1.8% in 2025 as EVs reached 17.4% market share. Hybrid and electric sales surged while petrol and diesel declined.
EU electric vehicle adoption continues to accelerate, with November registrations jumping over 44% year-over-year to 188,730 units, accounting for 21.3% of the market.
In the first ten months of 2025, 1,473,447 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 16.4% of the EU market share, an increase from the low baseline of 13.2% in October 2024 YTD.
Registrations of pure electric cars totaled 1,300,188 units, securing a 16.1% YTD market share—a decent rise from 13.1% last year.
New battery-electric car registrations hit 1,132,603 units, now accounting for 15.8% of the EU market share. While this is a healthy jump from the 12.6% market share recorded in August 2024 YTD, the pace of transition is still considered a bit slow.
Year-to-date, 1,011,903 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 15.6% of the EU market share, an increase from the low baseline of 12.5% in July 2024.
Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) captured a 15.6% market share in H1 2025, up from 12.5% in H1 2024, with 869,271 units registered.
Sales of battery-electric vehicles jumped by 25 percent in Europe in May compared to the same month last year, capturing 15.4% of the total EU market share.