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Car market — October 2025

In brief

In October 2025, 250,133 new passenger cars were registered in Germany, according to KBA. Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 33.3 % of registrations. Volkswagen is the leading brand (19.3 % of the market), ahead of Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

Registrations of the month · October 2025

Passenger cars

250,133

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

33.3 %

share of new passenger cars

Passenger cars · October 2025

Total market : 250,133 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Volkswagen48,27419.3 %
  2. 2Mercedes-Benz24,2259.7 %
  3. 3BMW23,5639.4 %
  4. 4Skoda22,2258.9 %
  5. 5Audi19,0917.6 %
  6. 6Opel13,3455.3 %
  7. 7SEAT13,2465.3 %
  8. 8Ford8,3213.3 %
  9. 9Hyundai8,2153.3 %
  10. 10Toyota7,3102.9 %
  11. 11Dacia5,8762.3 %
  12. 12Kia5,1682.1 %
  13. 13Renault5,1062.0 %
  14. 14Peugeot4,9792.0 %
  15. 15Volvo Cars4,4921.8 %

Source : KBA

Power sources · October 2025

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Diesel30,46212.2 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)70,65228.2 %—
Plug-in hybrid30,94612.4 %—
Battery electric52,42521.0 %—

Total : 250,133

Source : KBA

Sources and original documents

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