Hybrid-electric vehicles surged, capturing 35.3% of the market and remaining the preferred choice among EU consumers. Meanwhile, the combined market share of petrol and diesel cars fell again to 38.2%, down from 48.4% over the same period in 2024, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.
In the first four months of 2025, new battery-electric car sales grew by 26.4%, to 558,262 units, capturing 15.3% of the total EU market share. Three of the four largest markets in the EU, accounting for 63% of all battery-electric car registrations, recorded robust gains: Germany (+42.8%), Belgium (+31.3%), and the Netherlands (+6.4%). This contrasted with France, which saw a decline of 4.4%, despite the recovery seen in April 2025.
April 2025's YTD figures also showed new EU registrations of hybrid-electric cars rising by 20.8%, driven by significant growth in the four biggest markets: France (+44.9%), Spain (+35.8%), Italy (+15%), and Germany (+11%). This led to 1,285,486 units being registered in the first four months of 2025, representing 35.3% of the total EU market share.
Registrations of plug-in-hybrid electric cars grew by 7.8% in April 2025 YTD, to a total of 287,850 units. This was driven by significant increases in volume for key markets such as Germany (+46.6%) and Spain (+42.8%). As a result, plug-in-hybrid electric cars now represent 7.9% of total car registrations in the EU, up from 7.2% in April 2024 YTD.
Furthermore, in April 2025's YOY variation showed a rise of 34.1% for battery-electric and 20.8% for hybrid-electric cars, while plug-in-hybrid electric recorded a strong 31.2% growth.
