New car registrations: -0.7% in July 2025 year-to-date; battery-electric 15.6% market share

The battery-electric car market share for July 2025 YTD stood at 15.6%, still far from where it needs to be at this point in the transition. Hybrid-electric models continue to grow, retaining their place as the most popular power type amongst buyers.

New EU car registrations by power source

Up until July 2025, battery-electric cars accounted for 15.6% of the EU market share, an increase from the low baseline of 12.5% in July 2024 YTD. Hybrid-electric car registrations continue to surge, capturing 34.7% of the market, remaining the preferred choice among EU consumers. Meanwhile, the combined market share of petrol and diesel cars fell to 37.7%, down from 47.9% over the same period in 2024.

Electric cars

In the first seven months of 2025,1,011,903 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 15.6% of the EU market share. Three of the four largest markets in the EU, accounting for over 60% of battery-electric car registrations saw gains: Germany (+38.4%), Belgium (+17.6%), and the Netherlands (+6.5%). This contrasted with France, which saw a decline of 4.3%, despite a positive 14.8% YOY gain in July 2025.

July 2025 YTD’sfigures also showed new EU hybrid-electric car registrations rising to 2,255,080 units, driven by growth in the four biggest markets: France (+30.5%), Spain (+30.2%), Germany (+10.7%), and Italy (+9.4%). Hybrid-electric models account for 34.7% of the total EU market.

Registrations of plug-in-hybrid electric cars in the same period reached 561,190 units. This was driven by increases in volume for key markets such as Spain (+94.5%) and Germany (+59.2%), but also Italy (+60.3%). As a result, plug-in-hybrid electric cars now represent 8.6% of EU car registrations, up from 6.9%.

The YOY variation in July 2025 showed a rise of 39.1% for battery-electric and 14.3% for hybrid-electric cars, while plug-in-hybrid electric recorded its fifth consecutive month of continuous strong growth with a 56.9% increase.

Petrol and diesel cars

By the end of July 2025, petrol car registrations declined by 20.1%, with all major markets experiencing decreases. France experienced the steepest drop, with registrations plummeting by 33.6%, followed by Germany (-25.9%), Italy (-17.8%), and Spain (-12.6%). With 1,834,375 new cars registered so far, the market share for petrol dropped to 28.3% from 35.1%. Similarly, the diesel car market declined by 26.4%, resulting in a 9.5% share for July 2025 YTD. Additionally, the July 2025 YOY variation showed a 12% decline for petrol and 15.2% for diesel.

In July 2025 year-to-date (YTD), new EU car registrations fell by 0.7% compared to the same period last year. Nonetheless, year-on-year (YOY) registrations for July increased by 7.4%.