# Car market · Germany — 2026

From January to September 2026, 2,221,798 new passenger cars were registered in Germany.
Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 38.3 % of registrations.
Volkswagen is the leading brand (17.8 % of the market), ahead of Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
Year total computed by adding up the published months.

- Web page: https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026

## Month by month

| Month | Passenger cars | Year on year | Electric + plug-in hybrid |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| [January 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-01) | 193,981 | — | 33.2 % |
| [February 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-02) | 211,262 | — | 33.4 % |
| [March 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-03) | 294,161 | — | 34.2 % |
| [April 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-04) | 249,163 | — | 36.9 % |
| [May 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-05) | 239,448 | — | 36.7 % |
| [June 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-06) | 296,378 | — | 39.2 % |
| [July 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-07) | 268,068 | — | 40.7 % |
| [August 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-08) | 212,563 | — | 44.4 % |
| [September 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/de-allemagne/2026-09) | 256,774 | +9.0 % | 45.3 % |

## Passenger cars — January – September 2026 (sum of the months)

Total market: 2,221,798

| # | Brand | Units | Share | Year on year |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 | [Volkswagen](https://mecapress.com/brands/volkswagen) | 396,444 | 17.8 % | — |
| 2 | [Mercedes-Benz](https://mecapress.com/brands/mercedes-benz) | 194,859 | 8.8 % | — |
| 3 | [BMW](https://mecapress.com/brands/bmw) | 189,320 | 8.5 % | — |
| 4 | [Skoda](https://mecapress.com/brands/skoda) | 186,973 | 8.4 % | — |
| 5 | [Audi](https://mecapress.com/brands/audi) | 153,020 | 6.9 % | — |
| 6 | [SEAT](https://mecapress.com/brands/seat) | 117,432 | 5.3 % | — |
| 7 | [Opel](https://mecapress.com/brands/opel) | 105,375 | 4.7 % | — |
| 8 | [Ford](https://mecapress.com/brands/ford) | 74,630 | 3.4 % | — |
| 9 | [Hyundai](https://mecapress.com/brands/hyundai) | 71,400 | 3.2 % | — |
| 10 | [Dacia](https://mecapress.com/brands/dacia) | 53,176 | 2.4 % | — |
| 11 | [Renault](https://mecapress.com/brands/renault) | 51,348 | 2.3 % | — |
| 12 | [Fiat](https://mecapress.com/brands/fiat) | 51,272 | 2.3 % | — |
| 13 | [Kia](https://mecapress.com/brands/kia) | 50,047 | 2.3 % | — |
| 14 | [Toyota](https://mecapress.com/brands/toyota) | 50,022 | 2.3 % | — |
| 15 | [Peugeot](https://mecapress.com/brands/peugeot) | 46,321 | 2.1 % | — |
| 16 | [Tesla](https://mecapress.com/brands/tesla) | 44,810 | 2.0 % | — |
| 17 | [BYD](https://mecapress.com/brands/byd) | 42,788 | 1.9 % | — |
| 18 | [Citroën](https://mecapress.com/brands/citroen) | 40,696 | 1.8 % | — |
| 19 | [Volvo Cars](https://mecapress.com/brands/volvo-cars) | 38,454 | 1.7 % | — |
| 20 | [Mazda](https://mecapress.com/brands/mazda) | 36,083 | 1.6 % | — |
| 21 | [Mini](https://mecapress.com/brands/mini) | 32,811 | 1.5 % | — |
| 22 | [MG](https://mecapress.com/brands/mg) | 27,363 | 1.2 % | — |
| 23 | [Nissan](https://mecapress.com/brands/nissan) | 24,686 | 1.1 % | — |
| 24 | [Porsche](https://mecapress.com/brands/porsche) | 21,675 | 1.0 % | — |
| 25 | [Suzuki](https://mecapress.com/brands/suzuki) | 16,371 | 0.7 % | — |
| 26 | [Leapmotor](https://mecapress.com/brands/leapmotor) | 16,044 | 0.7 % | — |
| 27 | [Land Rover](https://mecapress.com/brands/land-rover) | 10,797 | 0.5 % | — |
| 28 | [Mitsubishi Motors](https://mecapress.com/brands/mitsubishi-motors) | 9,529 | 0.4 % | — |
| 29 | [Jeep](https://mecapress.com/brands/jeep) | 8,777 | 0.4 % | — |
| 30 | [Xpeng](https://mecapress.com/brands/xpeng) | 7,023 | 0.3 % | — |

Source: [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_09.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)

## Power sources — 2026

| Power source | Units | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Diesel | 270,434 | 12.2 % |
| Hybrid (non plug-in) | 632,695 | 28.5 % |
| Plug-in hybrid | 247,489 | 11.1 % |
| Battery electric | 604,144 | 27.2 % |

Total: 2,221,798 (sum of the published months)

## Sources

- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_01.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)
- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_02.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)
- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_03.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)
- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_04.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)
- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_05.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)
- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_06.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)
- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_07.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)
- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_08.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)
- [KBA](https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_09.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile)

Figures copied from the official publications or computed from them (shares, changes, sums), never estimated or written by AI.

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Methodology: https://mecapress.com/methodology