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 automotive 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 keeping with the European Car Producers’ Affiliation (ACEA).
France and Italy have been behind a lot of the autumn, with registrations dropping 6.2%, whereas Italian passenger automotive registrations fell 5.8%. Germany additionally skilled a decline of two.8%. Alternatively, new automotive registrations in Spain surged by 5.3%.
Battery electrical autos (BEVs) gross sales soar in January
Battery electrical autos accounted for 15% of the EU automotive 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 automotive registrations, which grew 53.5%.
Belgian automotive 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 attributable to a greater availability of EV fashions, in addition to extra authorities assist and a rising shopper shift in direction of electrification. Nevertheless, this development could change because the impression of the EU’s lately elevated tariffs towards Chinese language electrical autos turns into clearer.
Hybrid-electric automotive registrations leap pushed by robust French efficiency
Hybrid-electric autos made up about 34.9% of the whole EU automotive market in January, whereas additionally being the most well-liked selection for consumers 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 automotive registrations declined by 8.5% in January this yr to 61,406 models. This fall was primarily due to very important markets similar to Belgium, the place registrations dropped 66.6%, in addition to France, which noticed a plunge of 54%. Plug-in hybrid electrical automobiles at present account for 7.4% of general EU automotive gross sales.
Petrol and diesel automotive registrations plunge on general weak efficiency
In January, petrol automotive registrations plummeted 18.9% attributable to all key markets seeing lagging efficiency. France skilled the most important fall, with registrations dropping 28.2%, whereas Germany noticed petrol automotive registrations drop 23.7% as nicely.
Equally, Italian petrol automotive registrations fell 17%, whereas Spanish petrol automotive registrations additionally declined 11.1%.
In January, 244,763 petrol automobiles have been registered, with the market share for these kind of automobiles falling to 29.4% of the whole EU automotive market. Compared, petrol automobiles accounted for 35.4% of the market in January 2024. The diesel automotive market additionally dropped by 27% in January.
