According to the data of the European Car Manufacturers Association ACEA, there were 5.8% more cars registered in October compared to the same month in 2024. Year-to-date, there’s a slight progress of 1.4%, mainly due to the positive last four months.

The battery-electric car market share reached 16.4% YTD, yet it is still below the pace needed at this stage of the transition. Hybrid-electric vehicles lead as the most popular power type choice among buyers, with plug-in hybrids continuing to gain momentum.

By power source

Up until October 2025, battery-electric cars accounted for 16.4% of the EU market share, an increase from the low baseline of 13.2% in October 2024 YTD. Hybrid-electric car registrations captured 34.6% of the market, remaining the preferred choice among EU consumers, while PHEVs rose to more than 9%.

Meanwhile, the combined market share of petrol and diesel cars fell to 36.6%, down from 46.3% over the same period in 2024. This means that more than three-fifths of all cars sold in the EU are now electrified.

Electric

In the first ten months of 2025, 1,473,447 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 16.4% of the EU market share. The four largest EV markets in the EU, which together account for 62% of battery-electric car registrations, saw gains: Germany (+39.4%), Belgium (+10.6%), the Netherlands (+6.6%), and France (+5.3%). The YOY variation in October 2025 showed a 38.6% increase in BEV sales.

Hybrid

October 2025 YTD figures also showed new EU hybrid-electric car registrations rising to 3,109,362 units, driven by growth in the four biggest markets: Spain (+27.1%), France (+26.3%), Germany (+10.3%), and Italy (+8.9%). Hybrid-electric models account for 34.6% of the total EU market. In October, HEVs rose 9.4% year over year.

Registrations of plug-in-hybrid electric cars (PHEVs) continue to grow, reaching 819,201 units during the same period. This was driven by increases in volume across key markets, including Spain (+109.6%), Italy (+76.5%), and Germany (+63.4%). As a result, plug-in hybrid electric cars now account for 9.1% of EU car registrations, up from 7% last year. PHEVs recorded an impressive 43.2% year-over-year increase in October.

Petrol and diesel

By the end of October 2025, petrol car registrations declined by 18.3%, with all major markets experiencing decreases. France experienced the steepest drop, with registrations plummeting by 32.3%, followed by Germany (-22.5%), Italy (-16.9%), and Spain (-13.7%).

With 2,459,151 new cars registered so far, the market share for petrol dropped to 27.4% from 34% the same period last year. Similarly, the diesel car market declined by 24.5%, resulting in a 9.2% share for October 2025 YTD. Additionally, the October 2025 YOY variation showed a 14.3% decline in petrol and a 21.9% decline in diesel.

In the U.K. and the EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland), we see practically the same tendencies, except that in Norway, almost all cars sold are now battery electric. Of the 11,138 cars sold in Norway in October, 10,852 were BEVs.

By make

The Volkswagen group is still increasing its sales (+7.9%) and its market share (now 28.8%) in October. Serious growers are Skoda and Cupra, the only loser is Porsche (-28% in October). Number two, Stellantis, seems to have stopped the decline, with 6.6% more sales and a 0.1% higher market share (15.2%). Strong winners within the group are Citroën, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Lancia/Chrysler; losers are (again) DS and Jeep.

Renault Group, number three, continues its ascent. Sales rose 10% in October, and market share increased to 11.3%. Renault’s sales increase was, unusually, a little bit higher than Dacia’s, while Alpine increased its sales by 155.7% thanks to the A290.

It’s a close battle between Toyota and Hyundai for fifth place, with Toyota winning in October by the smallest of margins: Toyota sold 65,616 cars, Hyundai 65,589, resulting in 7.2% market share for both.

The fourth place, surprisingly, goes to BMW Group, with the same market share of 7.2% but 66,331 cars sold in October (+8.7%). Mini grew by a larger percentage than BMW.

Seventh has been a place for Mercedes-Benz for a long time already. The Stuttgarters increased their sales by 2% but lost slightly in market share (5.3%). Ford remains at eight (2.6% market share), before Volvo (2.3%) and a Chinese newcomer at tenth place: SAIC Motor sold 56% more in October and now has 2.1% market share.

Tesla is stumbling down the ladder even further in October, falling back to 15th place, -48% in sales, and a meager 0.6% market share, practically one-third of BYD’s (12th, 1.5%) market share, which increased its sales by 195% and sold only 70 cars fewer than Nissan (11th).

Cumulative

Looking at the first 10 months of the year (YTD), we see that the VW Group has increased its sales (+5.1%) and its market share (27.6% vs. 26.6%). Number two, Stellantis, sees its market share grow a tiny bit (from 15.1% to 15.2%)  despite a 6.0% sales decrease.

The Renault group occupies third place and continues its growth: +7% in sales, from 10.8% to 11.3% market share. The battle between Toyota and Hyundai for fourth place is won (until now) by the Koreans, who lead the Japanese by 0.1% in market share (7.5% versus 7.4%).

BMW Group is comfortably sixth, with a 6.3% sales increase and a market share growth from6.7% to 7.0%. Mercedes-Benz holds on in seventh position, keeping its 5.1% market share and increasing sales by 2.0%. Here, too, the largest Chinese company, SAIC Motor, is entering the top ten, with a 39.1% sales increase and a climb from 1.4% to 1.9% market share.

The biggest loser here is (again) Tesla, which lost 39.1% of its sales over the first ten months of this year and dropped from 2.2% to 1.3% market share. The biggest winner is its archrival, BYD: sales went up 239.6% from January to October in the EU, and the brand already sold over 94,000 cars, only a good 20,000 less than Tesla.

All that in three years… Tesla may be happy that there are still the EFTA countries and the UK, where sales have been slower to decline.