Germany - New car sales in 2026 by OEM, model, vehicle type

*The numbers shown are the units at the time of the announcement, and may differ if revisions are later made to past data.

Sales data by OEM/model in Germany

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Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2026

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Flash report, February 2026

Mar 5, 2026

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German passenger car sales up 3.8% in February 2026; Tesla sales rebound as Chinese makers continue to leap
On March 4, the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) announced that new passenger car registrations in February 2026 increased 3.8% over the previous year to 211,262 units, led by strong sales of electrified and commercial vehicles. While many German makers saw their sales decline, sales of Skoda, Opel as well as Chinese makers, mostly EV makers, grew significantly.
Looking at passenger car registrations by brand in February, VW fell 2.1% to 40,174 units (19.0% share), Skoda surged 26.5% to 19,034 units (9.0% share), BMW increased 0.3% to 17,134 units (8.1% share), Mercedes dropped 9.9% to 16,931 units (8.0% share), Audi fell 2.3% to 15,519 units (7.3% share), SEAT declined 11.1% to 11,367 units (5.4% share) and Opel soared 44.4% to 11,038 units (5.2% share).
Tesla, whose sales in Germany had been sluggish, recovered in February, up 59.3% to 2,276 units (1.1% share). Among Japanese carmakers, Toyota, excluding Lexus, dropped 14.3% to 4,828 units (2.3% share). Chinese makers’ sales continued to grow: BYD sold 3,053 units (1.4% share), Leapmotor sold 1,091 units (0.5% share) and XPeng sold 331 units (0.2% share). Nevertheless, the combined sales of the top three Chinese brands are still below those of Toyota.
Sales of gasoline vehicles were down 14.9% to 48,404 units (22.9% share), hybrid vehicles (HEVs) were up 9.2% to 84,838 units with 40.2% share (of which plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) were up 24.5% to 24,328 units (11.5% share), electric vehicles (EVs) were up 28.7% to 46,275 units with a 21.9% share, diesel-powered vehicles were down 2.4% to 31,338 units with a 14.8% share, LPG-powered cars plummeted 48.2% to 397 units with a share of 0.1%, and three fuel-cell vehicles were newly registered. There were no new registrations for natural gas and hydrogen drive types.
Average CO2 emissions fell 6.5% to 102.6 g/km.
Truck sales in February fell 5.0% y/y to 19,997 units, while bus sales surged 25.1% to 549 units.
According to the German Association of the Automobile Manufacturers (VDA), domestic passenger car production in February was up 1% to 358,600 units, while exports of passenger cars remained roughly unchanged at 271,300 units. Production fell 4% to 664,300 units and exports decreased 5% to 490,500 units in the first two months of 2026.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type		Feb. 2026	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2026	Y-o-Y
Passenger Cars		211,262	3.8%	405,243	-1.4%
Commercial Vehicles	Buses	549	25.1%	1,237	49.2%
Commercial Vehicles	Trucks	19,997	-5.0%	38,735	-13.7%

Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)

Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars

		Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2026	Jan.-Feb. 2025	Y-o-Y
VW	Total	40,174	41,037	-2.1%	78,456	87,418	-10.3%
VW	Share	19.0%	20.2%	-1.2 pt	19.4%	21.3%	-1.9 pt
Skoda	Total	19,034	15,041	26.5%	37,584	31,567	19.1%
Skoda	Share	9.0%	7.4%	1.6 pt	9.3%	7.7%	1.6 pt
BMW	Total	17,134	17,079	0.3%	34,239	33,307	2.8%
BMW	Share	8.1%	8.4%	-0.3 pt	8.4%	8.1%	0.3 pt
Mercedes	Total	16,931	18,792	-9.9%	35,385	38,519	-8.1%
Mercedes	Share	8.0%	9.2%	-1.2 pt	8.7%	9.4%	-0.6 pt
Audi	Total	15,519	15,891	-2.3%	29,573	30,536	-3.2%
Audi	Share	7.3%	7.8%	-0.5 pt	7.3%	7.4%	-0.1 pt
SEAT	Total	11,367	12,789	-11.1%	21,083	26,635	-20.8%
SEAT	Share	5.4%	6.3%	-0.9 pt	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3 pt
Opel	Total	11,038	7,645	44.4%	19,867	14,575	36.3%
Opel	Share	5.2%	3.8%	1.5 pt	4.9%	3.5%	1.4 pt
Ford	Total	7,574	9,398	-19.4%	14,394	17,066	-15.7%
Ford	Share	3.6%	4.6%	-1.0 pt	3.6%	4.2%	-0.6 pt
Hyundai	Total	7,262	6,247	16.2%	13,433	12,410	8.2%
Hyundai	Share	3.4%	3.1%	0.4 pt	3.3%	3.0%	0.3 pt
Fiat	Total	5,993	2,811	113.2%	10,483	5,210	101.2%
Fiat	Share	2.8%	1.4%	1.5 pt	2.6%	1.3%	1.3 pt
Toyota	Total	4,828	5,632	-14.3%	8,423	11,062	-23.9%
Toyota	Share	2.3%	2.8%	-0.5 pt	2.1%	2.7%	-0.6 pt
Peugeot	Total	4,723	4,595	2.8%	9,209	9,553	-3.6%
Peugeot	Share	2.2%	2.3%	0.0 pt	2.3%	2.3%	-0.1 pt
Citroen	Total	4,590	3,866	18.7%	8,092	7,225	12.0%
Citroen	Share	2.2%	1.9%	0.3 pt	2.0%	1.8%	0.2 pt
Kia	Total	4,288	4,296	-0.2%	8,204	9,256	-11.4%
Kia	Share	2.0%	2.1%	-0.1 pt	2.0%	2.3%	-0.2 pt
Dacia	Total	4,077	4,821	-15.4%	7,218	10,549	-31.6%
Dacia	Share	1.9%	2.4%	-0.4 pt	1.8%	2.6%	-0.8 pt
Volvo	Total	3,982	5,659	-29.6%	7,949	11,044	-28.0%
Volvo	Share	1.9%	2.8%	-0.9 pt	2.0%	2.7%	-0.7 pt
Renault	Total	3,836	3,877	-1.1%	7,197	7,944	-9.4%
Renault	Share	1.8%	1.9%	-0.1 pt	1.8%	1.9%	-0.2 pt
Mazda	Total	3,263	3,038	7.4%	6,078	5,328	14.1%
Mazda	Share	1.5%	1.5%	0.1 pt	1.5%	1.3%	0.2 pt
BYD Auto	Total	3,053	185	1550.3%	5,682	420	1252.9%
BYD Auto	Share	1.4%	0.1%	1.4 pt	1.4%	0.1%	1.3 pt
MINI	Total	2,949	1,976	49.2%	5,594	4,215	32.7%
MINI	Share	1.4%	1.0%	0.4 pt	1.4%	1.0%	0.4 pt
Nissan	Total	2,813	2,267	24.1%	4,872	4,485	8.6%
Nissan	Share	1.3%	1.1%	0.2 pt	1.2%	1.1%	0.1 pt
Porsche	Total	2,583	2,348	10.0%	5,525	4,734	16.7%
Porsche	Share	1.2%	1.2%	0.1 pt	1.4%	1.2%	0.2 pt
Tesla	Total	2,276	1,429	59.3%	3,577	2,706	32.2%
Tesla	Share	1.1%	0.7%	0.4 pt	0.9%	0.7%	0.2 pt
MG Roewe	Total	2,160	1,753	23.2%	3,618	3,398	6.5%
MG Roewe	Share	1.0%	0.9%	0.2 pt	0.9%	0.8%	0.1 pt
Suzuki	Total	1,919	2,065	-7.1%	3,428	3,437	-0.3%
Suzuki	Share	0.9%	1.0%	-0.1 pt	0.8%	0.8%	0.0 pt
Leapmotor	Total	1,091	186	486.6%	1,780	341	422.0%
Leapmotor	Share	0.5%	0.1%	0.4 pt	0.4%	0.1%	0.4 pt
Land Rover	Total	1,014	870	16.6%	2,123	2,092	1.5%
Land Rover	Share	0.5%	0.4%	0.1 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Jeep	Total	750	1,114	-32.7%	1,532	2,111	-27.4%
Jeep	Share	0.4%	0.5%	-0.2 pt	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	716	1,406	-49.1%	1,680	3,331	-49.6%
Mitsubishi	Share	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4 pt	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4 pt
Honda	Total	522	551	-5.3%	922	979	-5.8%
Honda	Share	0.2%	0.3%	0.0 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo	Total	386	649	-40.5%	825	1,221	-32.4%
Alfa Romeo	Share	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1 pt	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1 pt
Smart	Total	356	281	26.7%	822	771	6.6%
Smart	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
XPeng	Total	331	162	104.3%	658	256	157.0%
XPeng	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1 pt	0.2%	0.1%	0.1 pt
Polestar	Total	296	263	12.5%	828	498	66.3%
Polestar	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.2%	0.1%	0.1 pt
Subaru	Total	258	341	-24.3%	464	622	-25.4%
Subaru	Share	0.1%	0.2%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Lexus	Total	222	345	-35.7%	492	693	-29.0%
Lexus	Share	0.1%	0.2%	-0.1 pt	0.1%	0.2%	0.0 pt
KGM	Total	176	222	-20.7%	339	562	-39.7%
KGM	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	-0.1 pt
DS	Total	144	537	-73.2%	262	794	-67.0%
DS	Share	0.1%	0.3%	-0.2 pt	0.1%	0.2%	-0.1 pt
Alpine	Total	135	18	650.0%	242	97	149.5%
Alpine	Share	0.1%	0.0%	0.1 pt	0.1%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Lamborghini	Total	121	115	5.2%	203	207	-1.9%
Lamborghini	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Ferrari	Total	119	140	-15.0%	232	271	-14.4%
Ferrari	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
GreatWall (GW)	Total	103	110	-6.4%	147	440	-66.6%
GreatWall (GW)	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.1%	-0.1 pt
MAN (TRATON)	Total	93	89	4.5%	224	196	14.3%
MAN (TRATON)	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Iveco	Total	82	84	-2.4%	144	139	3.6%
Iveco	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Lynk & CO	Total	77	29	165.5%	128	33	287.9%
Lynk & CO	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Aston Martin	Total	39	2	1850.0%	74	2	3600.0%
Aston Martin	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Ineos Automotive	Total	34	25	36.0%	62	46	34.8%
Ineos Automotive	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Maserati	Total	32	22	45.5%	62	68	-8.8%
Maserati	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Bentley	Total	31	57	-45.6%	72	118	-39.0%
Bentley	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Rolls-Royce	Total	21	43	-51.2%	48	69	-30.4%
Rolls-Royce	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Togg	Total	16	-	-%	62	-	-%
Togg	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Lotus	Total	16	24	-33.3%	40	66	-39.4%
Lotus	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Deepal	Total	13	-	-%	13	-	-%
Deepal	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
ZEEKR	Total	12	-	-%	22	-	-%
ZEEKR	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Others	Total	690	1,212	-43.1%	1,578	2,452	-35.6%
Others	Share	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3 pt	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2 pt
Grand Total	Total	211,262	203,434	3.8%	405,243	411,074	-1.4%
Grand Total	Share	100.0%	100.0%	0.0 pt	100.0%	100.0%	0.0 pt

Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)

Flash report, January 2026

Feb 5, 2026

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

German passenger car sales down 6.6% in January 2026; Chinese makers gain as Germans struggle
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 German makers saw their sales decline, Chinese makers, mostly EV makers, grew their presence in the country.
Looking at passenger car registrations by brand in January, VW dropped 17.5% to 38,282 units (19.7% share), Skoda jumped 12.2% to 18,550 units (9.6% share), Mercedes fell 6.5% to 18,454 units (9.5% share), BMW increased 5.4% to 17,105 units (8.8% share), Audi fell 4.0% to 14,054 units (7.2% share), SEAT plunged 29.8% to 9,716 units (5.0% share) and Opel surged 27.4% to 8,829 units (4.6% share).
Tesla's decline in German car sales showed some signs of recovery in January, up 1.9% to 1,301 units (0.7% share). Among Japanese carmakers, Toyota, excluding Lexus, plummeted 33.8% to 3,595 units (1.9% share). Meanwhile, Chinese makers grew significantly: BYD skyrocketed 1,018.7% to 2,629 units (1.4% share), Leapmotor soared 344.5% to 689 units (0.4% share) and XPeng surged 247.9% to 327 units (0.2% share).
Sales of gasoline vehicles were down 29.9% to 43,695 units (22.5% share), hybrid vehicles (HEVs) were up 3.9% to 79,996 units with 41.2% share (of which plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) were up 23.0% to 21,790 units (11.2% share), electric vehicles (EVs) were up 23.8% to 42,692 units with a 22.0% share, diesel-powered vehicles were down 17.1% to 27,309 units with a 14.1% share, LPG-powered cars plummeted 67.4% to 280 units with a share of 0.1%, and two fuel-cell vehicles were newly registered. There were no new registrations for natural gas and hydrogen drive types.
On January 19, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany, announced a new EUR 3 billion electric car subsidy program. The subsidy will apply to EVs, PHEVs or range-extender EVs (EREVs) that meet certain conditions registered after January 1, 2026, and will run from 2026 to 2029. With the resumption of EV purchase subsidies, sales of EVs and PHEVs in Germany are expected to continue to increase.
Average CO2 emissions fell 9.9% to 102.4 g/km.
Truck sales in January dropped 21.3% y/y to 18,738 units, while bus sales surged 76.4% to 688 units.
According to the German Association of the Automobile Manufacturers (VDA), domestic passenger car production in January was down 9% to 305,900 units, and exports of passenger cars were also down 8% to 225,300 units.

Registrations of new vehicle by type

Type		Jan. 2026	Y-o-Y
Passenger Cars		193,981	-6.6%
Commercial Vehicles	Buses	688	76.4%
Commercial Vehicles	Trucks	18,738	-21.3%

Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)

Germany - Registrations of new passenger cars

		Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Y-o-Y
VW	Total	38,282	46,381	-17.5%
VW	Share	19.7%	22.3%	-2.6 pt
Skoda	Total	18,550	16,526	12.2%
Skoda	Share	9.6%	8.0%	1.6 pt
Mercedes	Total	18,454	19,727	-6.5%
Mercedes	Share	9.5%	9.5%	0.0 pt
BMW	Total	17,105	16,228	5.4%
BMW	Share	8.8%	7.8%	1.0 pt
Audi	Total	14,054	14,645	-4.0%
Audi	Share	7.2%	7.1%	0.2 pt
SEAT	Total	9,716	13,846	-29.8%
SEAT	Share	5.0%	6.7%	-1.7 pt
Opel	Total	8,829	6,930	27.4%
Opel	Share	4.6%	3.3%	1.2 pt
Ford	Total	6,820	7,668	-11.1%
Ford	Share	3.5%	3.7%	-0.2 pt
Hyundai	Total	6,171	6,163	0.1%
Hyundai	Share	3.2%	3.0%	0.2 pt
Fiat	Total	4,490	2,399	87.2%
Fiat	Share	2.3%	1.2%	1.2 pt
Peugeot	Total	4,486	4,958	-9.5%
Peugeot	Share	2.3%	2.4%	-0.1 pt
Volvo	Total	3,967	5,385	-26.3%
Volvo	Share	2.0%	2.6%	-0.5 pt
Kia	Total	3,916	4,960	-21.0%
Kia	Share	2.0%	2.4%	-0.4 pt
Toyota	Total	3,595	5,430	-33.8%
Toyota	Share	1.9%	2.6%	-0.8 pt
Citroen	Total	3,502	3,359	4.3%
Citroen	Share	1.8%	1.6%	0.2 pt
Renault	Total	3,361	4,067	-17.4%
Renault	Share	1.7%	2.0%	-0.2 pt
Dacia	Total	3,141	5,728	-45.2%
Dacia	Share	1.6%	2.8%	-1.1 pt
Porsche	Total	2,942	2,386	23.3%
Porsche	Share	1.5%	1.1%	0.4 pt
Mazda	Total	2,815	2,290	22.9%
Mazda	Share	1.5%	1.1%	0.3 pt
MINI	Total	2,645	2,239	18.1%
MINI	Share	1.4%	1.1%	0.3 pt
BYD Auto	Total	2,629	235	1018.7%
BYD Auto	Share	1.4%	0.1%	1.2 pt
Nissan	Total	2,059	2,218	-7.2%
Nissan	Share	1.1%	1.1%	0.0 pt
Suzuki	Total	1,509	1,372	10.0%
Suzuki	Share	0.8%	0.7%	0.1 pt
MG Roewe	Total	1,458	1,645	-11.4%
MG Roewe	Share	0.8%	0.8%	0.0 pt
Tesla	Total	1,301	1,277	1.9%
Tesla	Share	0.7%	0.6%	0.1 pt
Land Rover	Total	1,109	1,222	-9.2%
Land Rover	Share	0.6%	0.6%	0.0 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	964	1,925	-49.9%
Mitsubishi	Share	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4 pt
Jeep	Total	782	997	-21.6%
Jeep	Share	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1 pt
Leapmotor	Total	689	155	344.5%
Leapmotor	Share	0.4%	0.1%	0.3 pt
Polestar	Total	532	235	126.4%
Polestar	Share	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt
Smart	Total	466	490	-4.9%
Smart	Share	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Alfa Romeo	Total	439	572	-23.3%
Alfa Romeo	Share	0.2%	0.3%	0.0 pt
Honda	Total	400	428	-6.5%
Honda	Share	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
XPeng	Total	327	94	247.9%
XPeng	Share	0.2%	0.0%	0.1 pt
Lexus	Total	270	348	-22.4%
Lexus	Share	0.1%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Subaru	Total	206	281	-26.7%
Subaru	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
KGM	Total	163	340	-52.1%
KGM	Share	0.1%	0.2%	-0.1 pt
MAN (TRATON)	Total	131	107	22.4%
MAN (TRATON)	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
DS	Total	118	257	-54.1%
DS	Share	0.1%	0.1%	-0.1 pt
Ferrari	Total	113	131	-13.7%
Ferrari	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Alpine	Total	107	79	35.4%
Alpine	Share	0.1%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Lamborghini	Total	82	92	-10.9%
Lamborghini	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Iveco	Total	62	55	12.7%
Iveco	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Lynk & CO	Total	51	4	1175.0%
Lynk & CO	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Togg	Total	46	-	-%
Togg	Share	0.0%	-%	-%
GreatWall (GW)	Total	44	330	-86.7%
GreatWall (GW)	Share	0.0%	0.2%	-0.1 pt
Bentley	Total	41	61	-32.8%
Bentley	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Aston Martin	Total	35	-	-%
Aston Martin	Share	0.0%	-%	-%
VinFast	Total	34	28	21.4%
VinFast	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Maserati	Total	30	46	-34.8%
Maserati	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Ineos Automotive	Total	28	21	33.3%
Ineos Automotive	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Rolls-Royce	Total	27	26	3.8%
Rolls-Royce	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Lotus	Total	24	42	-42.9%
Lotus	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors	Total	11	19	-42.1%
Lucid Motors	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Others	Total	853	1,193	-28.5%
Others	Share	0.4%	0.6%	-0.1 pt
Grand Total	Total	193,981	207,640	-6.6%
Grand Total	Share	100.0%	100.0%	0.0 pt

Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)

Germany - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Golf	6,529	7,687	-15.1%
2	VW	Tiguan	4,228	6,657	-36.5%
3	Skoda	Octavia (Laura)	3,993	4,078	-2.1%
4	VW	T-Roc	3,859	6,459	-40.3%
5	Opel (2021-)	Opel Corsa	3,705	2,464	50.4%
6	Audi	Audi A6	3,363	1,711	96.6%
7	Mercedes-Benz (2022-)	GLC-Class (GLK-Class)	3,140	3,143	-0.1%
8	Skoda	Elroq	3,121	280	1014.6%
9	VW	Passat (Santana)	3,068	3,776	-18.8%
10	VW	VW Transporter	2,829	2,852	-0.8%