In January 2025, new car regulations in the EU decreased by -2.6%. Specifically, the major EU markets dropped: France (-6.2%), Italy (-5.8%) and Germany (-2.8%). Spain recorded a 0.3%increase in reverse. Electric cars occupied 15% of the market.

In January, Battery (BEV) electric vehicles made up 15% of the market share, from the low comparison level of 10.9% in January 2024. Hybrid electric vehicles increased, conquering almost 34.9% of the market And again they became the first most preferred choice between EU car buyers. Meanwhile, the combined share of gasoline car and diesel market decreased to 39.4% in January 2025, from 48.7% a year ago, The ACEA (European Union of Car Manufacturers), representing the 16 major manufacturers of car, truck and buses in Europe, reports.

Electric cars. In January 2025, sales of new electric cars increased by 34% to 124,341 points, occupying a 15% market share. Three of the four largest markets in the area, together representing 64%of all battery electric car registrations, recorded strong double -digit profits: Germany (+53.5%), Belgium (+37.2%) and the Netherlands (+28 , 2%), while France fell slightly -0.5%.

In January 2025, new hybrid-electric cars in the EU increased by 18.4%, enhanced by significant growth in the four largest markets: France (+52.2%), Spain (+23.5%), Germany (+13.7%) and Italy (+10.6%). This led to the registration of 290,014 units in the first month of 2025, representing 34.9% of the EU market share.

The registrations plug-in hybrid Electric cars decreased by 8.5% in January 2025 to 61,406 points. This is mainly due to significant reductions in basic markets such as Belgium (-66.6%) and France (-54%). As a result, plug-in hybrid electric cars now account for 7.4% of total EU car sales.

Petrol and diesel cars. In January 2025, gasoline -powered car regulations declined significantly 18.9%, with all major markets decreasing. France declined the biggest decline, with registrations falling sharply by 28.2%, followed by Germany (-23.7%), Italy (-17%) and Spain (-11.1%). With 244,763 new cars classified last month, the market share for gasoline decreased to 29.4%, from 35.4% in the same month last year. Similarly, the diesel car market decreased by 27%, resulting in a market share for diesel vehicles in January reaching 10%. Overall, two -digit reductions were observed in most EU markets.

To GreeceIn January 2025, registrations of all categories of new passenger cars declined significantly by 16.4%. Specifically, 10,663 passenger cars were sold, while sales were 12,752 that day. The new trucks (light and heavy) in January 2025 reached 768 points, compared to 1,175 units last year, (-34.6%). The new buses sold reached 133 points, from 47 points in January 2025 (+183.0%).