EU Car Registrations Fall 7.3% in June

2025-07-24 04:16 By Chusnul Chotimah 1 min. read

Passenger car registrations in the European Union fell by 7.3% year-on-year to 1.01 million units in June 2025, reversing a 1.6% rise in May.

This marked the first decline since April, with sales falling in three of the EU’s four largest markets: Italy (-17.4%), Germany (-13.8%), and France (-6.7%).

In contrast, registrations in Spain rose by 15.2%.

In the battery electric vehicle (BEV) segment, registrations increased by 7.8%, driven notably by a surge in Spain (+103.2%).

Significant gains were also recorded in Germany (+8.6%) and the Netherlands (+6.4%), while declines occurred in Belgium (-6.9%) and France (-3.3%).

For H1 of 2025, total EU car registrations fell by 1.9% year-on-year.

However, BEV sales rose by 12.5% to 869,271 units, accounting for 15.6% of the EU market.

Three of the four largest BEV markets—Germany (35.1%), Belgium (19.5%), and the Netherlands (6.1%)—collectively accounted for 60% of total BEV registrations.

In contrast, France saw a 6.4% decline in BEV sales.



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