Hybrid-electric car registrations additionally elevated within the EU in January, primarily due to sturdy French efficiency. Nevertheless, plug-in hybrid electrical car registrations lagged behind.
Passenger automobile registration numbers within the EU fell by 2.6% on an annual foundation in January, hitting a four-month low of 831,201 models, in accordance with the European Vehicle Producers’ Affiliation (ACEA).
France and Italy had been behind a lot of the autumn, with registrations dropping 6.2%, whereas Italian passenger automobile registrations fell 5.8%. Germany additionally skilled a decline of two.8%. However, new automobile registrations in Spain surged by 5.3%.
Battery electrical automobiles (BEVs) gross sales soar in January
Battery electrical automobiles accounted for 15% of the EU automobile market in January 2025, up from 10.9% in the identical month final yr. BEV gross sales surged 34% final month to 124,341 models, primarily pushed by German automobile registrations, which grew 53.5%.
Belgian automobile registrations elevated 37.2%, with registrations within the Netherlands additionally advancing 28.3%. These three international locations collectively made up 64% of general battery electrical car registrations within the EU in January.
EU battery electrical car gross sales have been sturdy, primarily as a consequence of a greater availability of EV fashions, in addition to extra authorities assist and a rising shopper shift in the direction of electrification. Nevertheless, this development could change because the impression of the EU’s not too long ago elevated tariffs towards Chinese language electrical automobiles turns into clearer.
Hybrid-electric automobile registrations soar pushed by robust French efficiency
Hybrid-electric automobiles made up about 34.9% of the entire EU automobile market in January, whereas additionally being the preferred selection for patrons within the bloc. New hybrid-electric car registrations within the EU superior 18.4% in January, primarily pushed by sturdy development in France, the place registrations jumped 52.2%, in addition to Spain, with a rise of 23.5%.
Hybrid-electric car registrations additionally rose 13.7% in Germany in January, in addition to 10.6% in Italy.
Nevertheless, plug-in hybrid electrical automobile registrations declined by 8.5% in January this yr to 61,406 models. This fall was primarily due to important markets equivalent to Belgium, the place registrations dropped 66.6%, in addition to France, which noticed a plunge of 54%. Plug-in hybrid electrical automobiles at the moment account for 7.4% of general EU automobile gross sales.
Petrol and diesel automobile registrations plunge on general weak efficiency
In January, petrol automobile registrations plummeted 18.9% as a consequence of all key markets seeing lagging efficiency. France skilled the most important fall, with registrations dropping 28.2%, whereas Germany noticed petrol automobile registrations drop 23.7% as nicely.
Equally, Italian petrol automobile registrations fell 17%, whereas Spanish petrol automobile registrations additionally declined 11.1%.
In January, 244,763 petrol automobiles had been registered, with the market share for a majority of these automobiles falling to 29.4% of the entire EU automobile market. As compared, petrol automobiles accounted for 35.4% of the market in January 2024. The diesel automobile market additionally dropped by 27% in January.