Passenger car registrations in the European Union climbed by 5.3% Y/Y to 677,786 units in August 2025, following a 7.4% gain in July.
This marked the 2nd consecutive month of growth, mainly driven by increases in three of the EU’s four largest markets: Spain (17.2%), Germany (5.0%), and France (2.2%). Conversely, registrations in Italy declined by 2.7%.
On a monthly basis, August saw Chinese carmaker BYD (OTCPK:BYDDF) outsell Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in the region for the second consecutive month. BYD achieved a 201.3% Y/Y surge in sales, capturing 1.3% of the EU market, while Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) sales plunged 36.6%, leaving it with just 1.2% market share.
While the company with the highest market share in the area, Volkswagen (OTCPK:VWAGY) saw a 6.3% Y/Y rise, with the market share in August recorded at 28.1%.
In the BEV segment, registrations jumped by 30.2%, boosted particularly by a 160.8% surge in Spain, with gains also recorded in Germany and France.
Year-to-date, BEV sales advanced by 12.6% to 1.13 million units, accounting for 15.8% of the EU market. Three of the four largest BEV markets—Germany (39.2%), Belgium (14.4%), and the Netherlands (5.1%)—collectively accounted for 62% of total BEV registrations.
Year-to-date market share leaders in Europe by registrations are Volkswagen Group (OTCPK:VLKAF) at 27.5%, Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) at 15.9%, Renault Group (OTCPK:RNSDF) at 11.4%, Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) at 8.3%, Hyundai (HYMTF) at 7.6%, BMW (OTCPK:BAMXF) at 7%, Mercedes-Benz (OTCPK:MBGAF) at 5%, Ford Motor (NYSE:F) at 2.9%, Volvo Cars at 2.2%, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) at 1.2%, Nissan (OTCPK:NSANY) at 1.9%, Suzuki at 1.4%, SAIC Motor at 1.9%, and Mazda (OTCPK:MZDAY) at 1.1%. BYD (OTCPK:BYDDF) at 0.9%.