In the first half of 2025, new car registrations in the EU fell by 1.9% compared to the same period last year, according to a press release by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) on Thursday 24 July.
According to ACEA, “the sharp year-on-year fall of 7.3% recorded in June is also indicative of the challenging global economic environment for auto makers”. The market share of battery electric cars increased slightly to 15.6%, “but this is still far from the target set at this stage of the transition”. Of the 869,271 vehicles sold, over 60% were registered in three of the EU’s four largest markets: Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, with increases of 35.1, 19.5 and 6.1% respectively. This contrasts with France, which saw a fall of 6.4%.
Hybrid electric models continue to grow in popularity and remain the most popular type of powertrain with buyers, accounting for 34.8% of the market. The combined market share of petrol and diesel cars has fallen to 37.8%, compared with 48.2% in 2024. (Original version in French by Anne Damiani)