With a strong 7.3 percent year-on-year (YOY) decline for June, also indicative of the challenging global economic environment for auto makers. The battery-electric car market share for H1 2025 stood at 15.6 percent, still far from where it needs to be at this point in the transition. Hybrid-electric models continue to grow in popularity, retaining their place as the most popular power type amongst buyers.
New EU car registrations by power source
Up until June 2025, battery-electric cars accounted for 15.6 percent of the EU market share, an increase from the low baseline of 12.5 percent in H1 2024. Hybrid-electric car registrations continue to surge, capturing 34.8 percent of the market, remaining the preferred choice among EU consumers. Meanwhile, the combined market share of petrol and diesel cars fell to 37.8 percent, down from 48.2 percent over the same period in 2024.
Electric cars
In the first half of 2025, new battery-electric car sales reached 869,271 units, capturing 15.6 percent of the EU market share. Three of the four largest markets in the EU, accounting for over 60 percent of battery-electric car registrations saw gains: Germany (+35.1 percent), Belgium (+19.5 percent), and the Netherlands (+6.1 percent). This contrasted with France, which saw a decline of 6.4 percent.
H1 2025’s figures also showed new EU registrations of hybrid-electric cars rose to 1,942,762 units, driven by growth in the four biggest markets: France (+34.1 percent), Spain (+32.8 percent), Italy (+10 percent), and Germany (+9.9 percent). Hybrid-electric models now account for 34.8 percent of the total EU market share.
Registrations of plug-in-hybrid electric cars in H1 2025 reached 469,410 units. This was driven by increases in volume for key markets such as Germany (+55.1 percent) and Spain (+82.5 percent), but also Italy (+56.3 percent). As a result, plug-in-hybrid electric cars now represent 8.4 percent of total car registrations in the EU, up from 6.9 percent in June 2024 YTD.
Moreover, the YOY variation in June 2025 showed a rise of only 7.8 percent for battery-electric and 6.1 percent for hybrid-electric cars, while plug-in-hybrid electric recorded its fourth consecutive month of strong growth with a 41.6 percent increase.
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Petrol and diesel cars
By the end of June 2025, petrol car registrations had declined by 21.2 percent, with all major markets experiencing decreases. France experienced the steepest drop, with registrations plummeting by 33.7 percent, followed by Germany (-27.8 percent), Italy (-17.2 percent), and Spain (-13.4 percent).
With 1,585,357 new cars registered so far, the market share for petrol dropped to 28.4 percent, down from 35.4 percent. Similarly, the diesel car market declined by 28.1 percent, resulting in a 9.4 percent share for diesel vehicles in June 2025 YTD. Additionally, the June 2025 YOY variation showed a decline of 25.4 percent for petrol and 34.1 percent for diesel.
Source: ACEA
