Data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has revealed that new EU car registrations rose by 1.4% year-to-date (YTD) through October 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
This marks the fourth consecutive month of growth.
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Despite these recent gains, total vehicle volumes remain lower than levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) made up 16.4% of all new registrations so far this year, an increase from the previous year but not enough for current transition targets.
Hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) remained the most widely selected powertrain among buyers, with plug-in hybrids also expanding their presence in the market.
In the first ten months of 2025, BEVs reached a 16.4% share, up from 13.2% in the same period of 2024.
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By GlobalDataHEVs accounted for 34.6% of new registrations, making them the most common choice for EU consumers.
Petrol and diesel cars together represented a reduced share of 36.6%, which is down from 46.3% one year ago.
A total of 1,473,447 BEVs were registered in this period while HEVs reached 3,109,362 units registered by October 2025.
Plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle registrations rose to 819,201 units during this period.
Looking at annual changes for October 2025, there was a rise of 38.6% for BEVs and a 9.4% increase for HEVs; plug-in-hybrids rose by 43.2% compared to last year.
Petrol vehicle registrations fell by 18.3% across all major EU markets during this period.
A total of 2,459,151 new petrol vehicles were registered YTD through October, accounting for a market share of 27.4%, down from 34% in the previous year.
Diesel car registrations also continued to fall by 24.5%, resulting in a market share of 9.2%.
The annual variation for October showed a decline of 14.3% in petrol and a reduction of 21.9% in diesel registration numbers.
An earlier ACEA report indicated EU new-car registrations were up 0.9% by September 2025 YTD, when compared to the same period a year earlier, marking a third straight month of growth.
