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Car market — August 2025

In brief

In August 2025, 207,229 new passenger cars were registered in Germany, according to KBA. Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 30.6 % of registrations. Volkswagen is the leading brand (18.1 % of the market), ahead of Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

Registrations of the month · August 2025

Passenger cars

207,229

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

30.6 %

share of new passenger cars

Passenger cars · August 2025

Total market : 207,229 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Volkswagen37,46718.1 %
  2. 2Mercedes-Benz19,1489.2 %
  3. 3BMW18,6059.0 %
  4. 4Audi15,3447.4 %
  5. 5Skoda14,4727.0 %
  6. 6SEAT12,7256.1 %
  7. 7Opel10,9405.3 %
  8. 8Ford9,3104.5 %
  9. 9Hyundai7,3853.6 %
  10. 10Toyota6,3543.1 %
  11. 11Dacia5,1982.5 %
  12. 12Kia4,8222.3 %
  13. 13Fiat4,3792.1 %
  14. 14Peugeot4,2852.1 %
  15. 15Renault4,0732.0 %

Source : KBA

Power sources · August 2025

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Diesel27,21913.1 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)58,60528.3 %—
Plug-in hybrid23,97311.6 %—
Battery electric39,36719.0 %—

Total : 207,229

Source : KBA

Sources and original documents

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