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Published 9 Sept 2026
How many passenger cars are registered in Germany each year?
Approximately 2.86 million new passenger cars were registered in Germany in 2025.
- This represented a 1.4% increase compared to 2024, when approximately 2.82 million new passenger cars were registered.
- Total registrations remained about 20.8% below the peak in 2019, when approximately 3.61 million new passenger cars were registered.
How much of the German passenger car market is made up of plug-in electric vehicles?
Plug-in electric vehicles accounted for approximately 30% of all new passenger car registrations in Germany in 2025.
- In 2025, 545,142 battery-electric vehicles and 311,398 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were registered in Germany, making combined plug-in electric vehicle registrations 856,540.
How do new passenger car registrations compare with used car transfers in Germany?
The used car market significantly outpaces new car registrations in Germany, with more than 6.5 million passenger cars changing hands in 2025 compared to approximately 2.86 million new passenger car registrations.
- For every new passenger car registered in Germany, approximately 2.3 used passenger cars changed hands.
What are the top-selling passenger car brands in Germany?
- For the full year 2025, Volkswagen maintained its position as Germany’s leading passenger car brand, with 560,796 registrations and a 19.6% market share.
- Mercedes-Benz followed with 260,415 registrations.
- BMW ranked third with 253,712 registrations.
- Skoda and Audi rounded out the top five, with 226,472 and 205,862 registrations respectively.
Note: Brand rankings are based on new passenger car registrations by marque/brand, not manufacturer-group sales.
What are the most popular passenger car models in Germany?
The Volkswagen Golf remained Germany’s best-selling passenger car model in 2025.
- The top-selling passenger car model in Germany in 2025 was the Volkswagen Golf, with 85,023 registrations.
- It was followed by the Volkswagen T-Roc and Volkswagen Tiguan, which recorded 78,264 and 63,316 registrations respectively.
- Other leading models included the Opel Corsa with 48,581 registrations, the BMW X1 with 47,143, and the Skoda Octavia with 44,890.
| Most Popular Passenger Car Models In Germany (2023–2025) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 2025 | Registrations 2025 | Model 2024 | Registrations 2024 | Model 2023 | Registrations 2023 |
| VW Golf | 85,023 | VW Golf | 100,183 | VW Golf | 81,117 |
| VW T-Roc | 78,264 | VW T-Roc | 75,398 | VW T-Roc | 68,678 |
| VW Tiguan | 63,316 | VW Tiguan | 67,057 | VW Tiguan | 63,958 |
| Opel Corsa | 48,581 | Skoda Octavia | 50,817 | Opel Corsa | 53,669 |
| BMW X1 | 47,143 | VW Passat | 47,720 | VW Passat | 47,494 |
| Skoda Octavia | 44,890 | Opel Astra | 47,601 | Fiat 500 | 47,166 |
Source · Note: Models are ordered from most to least registered within each year. The table includes the 2025 models with exact published registration counts.
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Economic Impact Of Automotive Trade And Service In Germany
In terms of revenue, the German automotive trade sector generated total turnover of €210.8 billion in 2025, down 3.65% from €218.8 billion in 2024. This included:
- New passenger car sales: €63.9 billion, down 2.0% from €65.2 billion in 2024.
- Used passenger car sales at franchised dealers: €59.4 billion, down 16.5% from €71.1 billion in 2024.
- Used passenger car sales at independent dealers: €34.3 billion, up 16.4% from €29.5 billion in 2024.
- New truck sales: €9.8 billion, down 3.9% from €10.2 billion in 2024.
- Used truck sales: €6.7 billion, up 4.7% from €6.4 billion in 2024.
- Passenger car service: €36.6 billion, up 0.8% from €36.3 billion in 2024.
Note: The German Federation for Motor Trades and Repairs (ZDK) automotive trade total includes passenger-car trade, commercial-vehicle trade, and passenger-car service.
