New car registrations in Germany fell 6.6% year-on-year to 193,981 units in January 2026, following a 9.7% rise in December. Last year, total sales reached 2.9 million units, up 1.4% compared with 2024. source: KBA - Federal Motor Transport Authority, Germany

New Passenger Car Registrations YoY in Germany averaged 3.43 percent from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 90.00 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -61.10 percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany New Passenger Car Registrations YoY. Germany New Passenger Car Registrations YoY - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-06 11:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Dec 9.7% 2.5% 3.0%
2026-02-04 11:30 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Jan -6.6% 9.7% 3.4%
2026-03-06 11:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Feb -6.6%


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Car Registrations 193981.00 246439.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 21.22 17.40 EUR Billion Sep 2025
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Corporate Profits 205.48 210.51 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Corruption Index 77.00 75.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 10.00 15.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Price 103.94 103.94 EUR/MWh Feb 2026
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Ifo Current Conditions 85.70 85.60 points Jan 2026
Ifo Expectations 89.50 89.70 points Jan 2026
Industrial Production -0.60 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM -1.90 0.20 percent Dec 2025
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Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 251.14 251.14 TWh Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 45.94 96.62 GWh/d Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 65.86 67.78 TWh Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 1739.10 1040.40 GWh/d Feb 2026
New Orders 92.80 87.90 points Nov 2025
New Car Registrations YoY -6.60 9.70 percent Jan 2026
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ZEW Economic Sentiment Index 59.60 45.80 points Jan 2026


Germany New Passenger Car Registrations YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-6.60 9.70 90.00 -61.10 1959 - 2026 percent Monthly
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