The battery-electric automobile market share stood at 15.2% market in Q1 2025, nonetheless removed from the place it was anticipated to be. Hybrid-electric fashions proceed to develop in recognition, retaining their place as the most well-liked energy sort amongst patrons.
Up till March 2025, battery-electric automobiles (BEVs) accounted for 15.2% of complete EU market share, signifying a rise from the low baseline of 12% in Q1 2024. Hybrid-electric automobiles surged, capturing 35.5% of the market and remaining the popular selection amongst EU customers. In the meantime, the mixed market share of petrol and diesel automobiles fell to 38.3%, down from 48.3% over the identical interval in 2024.
Within the first quarter of 2025, new battery-electric automobile gross sales grew by 23.9%, to 412,997 items, capturing 15.2% of complete EU market share. Three of the 4 largest markets within the EU, accounting for 63% of all battery-electric automobile registrations, recorded strong good points: Germany (+38.9%), Belgium (+29.9%), and the Netherlands (+7.9%). This contrasted with France, which noticed a decline of 6.6%.
Q1 2025’s figures additionally confirmed new EU registrations of hybrid-electric automobiles rising by 20.7%, pushed by vital development within the 4 greatest markets: France (+47.5%), Spain (+36.6%), Italy (+15.3%), and Germany (+10.5%). This led to 964,108 items registered within the first quarter of 2025, representing 35.5% of the EU market share.
Registrations of plug-in-hybrid electrical automobiles grew by 1.1% in Q1 2025, with a complete of 207,048 items. This was primarily pushed by vital will increase in quantity for key markets akin to Germany (+41.8%) and Spain (+30.7%). Because of this, plug-in-hybrid electrical automobiles symbolize 7.6% of complete automobile registrations within the EU, up from 7.4% in Q1 2024.
Moreover, in March 2025 YOY variation confirmed an increase of 17.1% for battery-electric and 23.9% for hybrid-electric automobiles, whereas plug-in-hybrid electrical recorded 12.4% development.
By the top of the primary quarter of 2025, petrol automobile registrations noticed a big decline of 20.6%, with all main markets exhibiting decreases. France skilled the steepest drop, with registrations plummeting by 34.1%, adopted by Germany (-26.6%), Italy (-15.8%), and Spain (-9.5%).
With 779,817 new automobiles registered to date, the market share for petrol dropped to twenty-eight.7%, down from 35.5% throughout the identical interval final 12 months. Equally, the diesel automobile market declined by 27.1%, leading to a 9.5% market share for diesel automobiles in Q1 2025. Total, double-digit declines had been noticed in most EU markets. Moreover, the March 2025 YOY variation confirmed a decline of 20.7% for petrol and 25.5% for diesel.
In Q1 2025, new EU automobile registrations declined by 1.9% in comparison with Q1 2024, with March 2025 figures exhibiting a slight 0.2% year-on-year (YOY) decline as the worldwide financial context stays significantly difficult and unpredictable for auto makers.
