The sale of electric vehicles Almost a quarter of the quarterly increased, which gave the entire European car market a trigger in the first quarter of 2025 Car manufacturing industry Continue handling uncertainty due Business tensions worldwide.
“In the first quarter of 2025New car records in the EU have declined 1.9% compared to the quarter of 2024, and the numbers of March 2025 show a short year -a -year decrease of 0.2%, first Global economic environment This is more difficult and unpredictable for car manufacturers. ” European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (It).
In the first trimester of 2025, sales of new electric vehicles in Europe increased by 23.9% to reach 412,997 units. In the meantime, Vehicle share Battery electricity increased by 15.2% from 15% of January. Three of four EU markets, 63%of all sales, a strong increase in registered: Germany (+38.9%), Belgium (+29.9%) and the Netherlands (+7.9%). On the contrary, France recorded a 6.6%reduction.
Selling of hybrid electric cars They increased significantly, 20.7%, operated by demand in France, where sales were 47.5% in the first three months. Spain, Italy and Germany recorded two -dijit growth in this category. In total, 964,108 units were addedThis means that the EU won a 35.5% market share in the first quarter.
In the same period, the combination of hybrid electric cars increased by 1.1%, which is more interested in this category in Germany and Spain. Petrol cars significantly low. In the same way, Diesel car market is low 27.1%of the first quarter of 2025, with two digit collapse in most EU markets.
What brands recorded a greater increase in their sales?
German motor company Volkswagen A.G. It recorded a strong year stronger than 2024, and the new VW models in the EU had increased 4.8% in the first three months compared to the previous year, and became the most popular model Kabra.
Stelondis -14% recorded in its new registration samples in the EU during the same period, Mercedes Benz also landed 6.2%, BMW increased its statistics slightly (0.4%) and the French group Renault saw how the new registration models rose 9.5%. Chinese State Manufacturer SAIC motor recorded an increase of 52.3% In the number of new models registered in the EU in the three months from 2025. However, Tesla recorded a 45% reduction During the same period.
