Passenger car registrations in the European Union increased 5.8% year-on-year to a six-month high of 963,319 units in December 2025, following a 2.1% rise in November. This marked the sixth consecutive month of growth, with two of the EU’s four largest markets recording gains. Registrations in Germany rose by 9.7%, while those in Italy increased by 2.3%. Meanwhile, registrations in Spain fell 2.2%, while those in France dropped 5.8%. In the battery electric vehicle (BEV) segment, registrations surged 51.0%, supported particularly by jumps in the Netherlands (80.1%), Germany (63.2%), Belgium (52.3%), France (42.5%), and Spain (26.8%). For the entire of 2025, total EU car registrations rose 1.8% compared with 2024. Meanwhile, BEVs totaled 1.9 million registrations, capturing 17.4% of the EU market, up from a low baseline of 13.6% in the year to December 2024. source: European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA)

Car Registrations in European Union increased to 963319 Units in December from 887491 Units in November of 2025. Car Registrations in European Union averaged 1091980.00 Units from 2003 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1890664.00 Units in March of 2017 and a record low of 270682.00 Units in April of 2020. This page provides - European Union Car Registrations- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. European Union New Passenger Car Registration - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-23 05:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Nov 2.1% 5.8% 1.9%
2026-01-27 05:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Dec 5.8% 2.1% 1.0%
2026-02-24 05:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Jan 5.8% -4.8%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Car Registrations - Germany 193981.00 246439.00 Units Jan 2026
Electric Car Registrations 217898.00 188730.00 Units Dec 2025

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies QoQ 4.40 3.40 percent Sep 2025
Business Confidence -7.30 -8.60 points Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.00 78.00 percent Dec 2025
New Car Registrations YoY 963319.00 887491.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 39.20 39.56 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Industrial Production 1.40 2.00 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom -0.80 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production 1.80 1.80 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 3.10 5.80 percent Dec 2025
Steel Production 9900.00 10200.00 Thousand Tonnes Dec 2025


European Union New Passenger Car Registration
The automotive industry contributes to more than 7% of the European Union's GDP and provides over 13 million jobs.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
963319.00 887491.00 1890664.00 270682.00 2003 - 2025 Units Monthly
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EU Car Registrations Rise to Six-Month High
Passenger car registrations in the European Union increased 5.8% year-on-year to a six-month high of 963,319 units in December 2025, following a 2.1% rise in November. This marked the sixth consecutive month of growth, with two of the EU’s four largest markets recording gains. Registrations in Germany rose by 9.7%, while those in Italy increased by 2.3%. Meanwhile, registrations in Spain fell 2.2%, while those in France dropped 5.8%. In the battery electric vehicle (BEV) segment, registrations surged 51.0%, supported particularly by jumps in the Netherlands (80.1%), Germany (63.2%), Belgium (52.3%), France (42.5%), and Spain (26.8%). For the entire of 2025, total EU car registrations rose 1.8% compared with 2024. Meanwhile, BEVs totaled 1.9 million registrations, capturing 17.4% of the EU market, up from a low baseline of 13.6% in the year to December 2024.
2026-01-27
EU Car Registrations Rise 2.1% in November
Passenger car registrations in the European Union climbed 2.1% year on year to 887,491 units in November 2025, following a 5.8% rise in October. This marked the fifth consecutive month of growth, with two of the EU’s four largest markets recording gains. Registrations in Spain rose 12.9%, while those in Germany increased by 2.5%. Meanwhile, registrations in France edged down 0.3%, and they remained unchanged in Italy. In the battery electric vehicle (BEV) segment, registrations jumped 44.1%, boosted particularly by surges in Spain (60.9%), Germany (58.5%), France (47.5%), and the Netherlands (26.5%). For the first eleven months of 2025, total EU car registrations grew 1.4% compared with the same period last year. Meanwhile, BEVs totaled 1.7 million registrations, capturing 16.9% of the EU market, up from a low baseline of 13.4% in the year to November 2024.
2025-12-23
EU Car Registrations Hit 4-Month High
Passenger car registrations in the European Union increased 5.8% year-on-year to a four-month high of 916,609 units in October 2025, following a 10.0% rise in September. This marked the fourth consecutive month of growth, with three of the EU’s four largest markets recording gains. Registrations in Spain rose 15.9%, followed by Germany (7.8%) and France (2.9%), while they edged down in Italy (-0.5%). In the battery electric vehicle (BEV) segment, registrations surged 38.6%, driven particularly by jumps in Spain (90.1%), France (63.2%), Germany (47.7%), and the Netherlands (27.4%). For the first ten months of 2025, total EU car registrations grew 1.4% compared with the same period last year. Meanwhile, BEVs totaled 1.5 million registrations, capturing 16.4% of the EU market, up from a low baseline of 13.2% in the year to October 2024.
2025-11-25