On February 4, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that new passenger car registrations in January 2026 decreased 6.6% over the previous year to 193,981 units, as the economy slows and the effect of the newly announced subsidy program for electric vehicle (EV) purchases takes time. While many Ger

On January 16, the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) announced that in German the sales for alternative-drive vehicles (electric, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and gas-powered cars) increased by 25.5% to 1,684,783 units in 2025. Their share of total new car registrations increased to 59% compa

On January 6, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that new passenger car registrations rose 9.7% over the previous year to 246,439 units in December 2025. The total sales in 2025 rose 1.4% over the previous year to 2,857,591 units.
Looking at passenger car registrations by brand in 2025, VW incre

On December 8, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) announced that the German passenger car market will not recover significantly in 2026. It expects a moderate increase of 2% to 2.90 million new registrations, around one-fifth less than in the pre-crisis year of 2019, citing the macroeconomic weak

The number of November new passenger car registrations in Germany was 250,671 units, up 2.5% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the January-November period of 2025 were 2,611,152 units, up 0.7% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle O

The number of October new passenger car registrations in Germany was 250,133 units, up 7.8% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first ten months of 2025 were 2,360,481 units, up 0.5% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (K

The number of September new passenger car registrations in Germany was 235,528 units, up 12.8% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first nine months of 2025 were 2,110,348 units, down 0.3% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Off

The number of August new passenger car registrations in Germany was 207,229 units, up 5.0% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first eight months of 2025 were 1,874,820 units, down 1.7% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office

The number of July new passenger car registrations in Germany was 264,802 units, up 11.1% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first seven months of 2025 was 1,667,591 units, down 2.5% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (

The number of June new passenger car registrations in Germany was 256,193 units, down 13.8% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first six months of 2025 was 1,402,789 units, down 4.7% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (

The number of new passenger car registrations in May was up 1.2% yoy to 239,297 units and the total sales for the first five months of the year were down 2.4% yoy to 1,146,596 units, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) on June 4.
Looking at May passenger car registratio

The number of new passenger car registrations in April was 242,728 units, down 0.2% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first four months of the year were 907,299 units, down 3.3% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA)

The number of new passenger car registrations in March was 253,497 units, down 3.9% from the same month last year, according to the German Federal Land Transport Authority (KBA).
Looking at March passenger car registrations by brand, VW increased 5.7% to 50,935 units (20.1% share), Mercedes rose 1.6% to 22,057 units

The number of new passenger car registrations in February was 203,434 units, down 6.4% from the same month last year, according to the German Federal Land Transport Authority (KBA).
Looking at February passenger car registrations by brand, VW increased 1.7% to 41,037 units (20.2% share), Mercedes decreased 6.4% to 18

On February 5, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that new passenger car registrations in January 2024 decreased 2.8% over the previous year to 207,640 units.
The weak demand in the German car market continues - this is also due to the general economic situation, which often holds consumers back

On January 6, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that new passenger car registrations in December 2024 decreased 7.1% over the previous year to 224,721 units. The total sales in 2024 fell 1.0% over the previous year to 2,817,331 units.
In 2024, VW sales of 536,888 units (19.1% market share) incr

The number of November new passenger car registrations in Germany was 244,544 units, down 0.5% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the eleven months of the year was 2,592,610 units, down 0.4% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Offi

The number of October new passenger car registrations in Germany was 231,992 units, up 6.0% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first ten months of the year was 2,348,066 units, down 0.4% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Offi

The number of September new passenger car registrations in Germany was 208,848 units, down 7.0% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first nine months of the year was 2,116,074 units, down 1.0% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle

The number of August new passenger car registrations in Germany was 197,322 units, down 27.8% from the same month last year, and the total sales for the first eight months of the year was 1,907,226 units, down 0.3% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle