Car Registrations in Germany decreased to 193981 Units in January from 246439 Units in December of 2025. Car Registrations in Germany averaged 221440.45 Units from 1958 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 552865.00 Units in July of 1991 and a record low of 43460.00 Units in January of 1958. source: KBA - Federal Motor Transport Authority, Germany

Car Registrations in Germany is expected to be 258900.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany New Car Registrations is projected to trend around 251000.00 Units in 2027 and 259000.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.


Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Electric Car Registrations 42692.00 54774.00 Units Jan 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 1794.00 2108.00 Companies Nov 2025
Ifo Business Climate 88.60 87.60 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.00 77.30 percent Dec 2025
Car Production 305900.00 263500.00 Units Jan 2026
Car Registrations 193981.00 246439.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 21.01 20.55 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.40 101.26 points Jan 2026
Corporate Profits 205.48 210.51 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Electricity Price 97.75 97.08 EUR/MWh Feb 2026
Factory Orders MoM 7.80 5.70 percent Dec 2025
Ifo Current Conditions 86.70 85.70 points Feb 2026
Ifo Expectations 90.50 89.60 points Feb 2026
Industrial Production -0.60 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM -1.90 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production -0.30 1.00 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 2.40 3.20 percent Dec 2025
New Orders 100.10 92.90 points Dec 2025
New Car Registrations YoY -6.60 9.70 percent Jan 2026
Steel Production 3100.00 2700.00 Thousand Tonnes Jan 2026
ZEW Current Conditions -65.90 -72.70 points Feb 2026
ZEW Economic Sentiment Index 58.30 59.60 points Feb 2026


Germany New Car Registrations
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
193981.00 246439.00 552865.00 43460.00 1958 - 2026 Units Monthly
Volume, NSA