In the first quarter of 2025, new battery-electric car sales grew by 23.9%, to 412,997 units, capturing 15.2% of 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 (+38.9%), Belgium (+29.9%), and the Netherlands (+7.9%). This contrasted with France, which saw a decline of 6.6%.

Q1 2025’s figures also showed new EU registrations of hybrid-electric cars rising by 20.7%, driven by significant growth in the four biggest markets: France (+47.5%), Spain (+36.6%), Italy (+15.3%), and Germany (+10.5%). This led to 964,108 units registered in the first quarter of 2025, representing 35.5% of the EU market share.

Registrations of plug-in-hybrid electric cars grew by 1.1% in Q1 2025, with a total of 207,048 units. This was by significant increases in volume for key markets such as Germany (+41.8%) and Spain (+30.7%). As a result, plug-in-hybrid electric cars represent 7.6% of total car registrations in the EU, up from 7.4% in Q1 2024.

Furthermore, in March 2025 YOY variation showed a rise of 17.1% for battery-electric and 23.9% for hybrid-electric cars, while plug-in-hybrid electric recorded 12.4% growth.