Germany’s new car sales increased 16.0% year-on-year to 294,161 units in March 2026. In the first three months of the year, registrations totaled 699,404 vehicles, marking a 5.2% rise compared with the same period last year. source: KBA - Federal Motor Transport Authority, Germany

New Passenger Car Registrations YoY in Germany averaged 3.44 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 April of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-06 11:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Feb 3.8% -6.6% -4.4%
2026-04-09 09:40 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Mar 16% 3.8% 1.0%
2026-05-06 10:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Apr 16%


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Ifo Business Climate 86.40 88.40 points Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization 77.40 77.70 percent Mar 2026
Car Production 400800.00 356811.00 Units Mar 2026
Car Registrations 294161.00 211262.00 Units Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 21.01 20.55 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.35 101.27 points Mar 2026
Corporate Profits 210.63 207.12 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Corruption Index 77.00 75.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 10.00 15.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Price 81.46 81.46 EUR/MWh Apr 2026
Factory Orders MoM 0.90 -11.10 percent Feb 2026
Ifo Current Conditions 86.70 86.70 points Mar 2026
Ifo Expectations 86.00 90.20 points Mar 2026
Industrial Production 0.00 -0.90 percent Feb 2026
Industrial Production MoM -0.30 0.00 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production -0.20 -0.60 percent Feb 2026
Mining Production -14.00 -6.20 percent Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 247.08 247.08 TWh Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 153.67 311.14 GWh/d Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 57.24 57.20 TWh Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 105.70 90.50 GWh/d Apr 2026
New Orders 88.30 87.50 points Feb 2026
New Car Registrations YoY 16.00 3.80 percent Mar 2026
Steel Production 2800.00 3100.00 Thousand Tonnes Feb 2026
ZEW Current Conditions -62.90 -65.90 points Mar 2026
ZEW Economic Sentiment Index -0.50 58.30 points Mar 2026


Germany New Passenger Car Registrations YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
16.00 3.80 90.00 -61.10 1959 - 2026 percent Monthly
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