US EditionHybrid Cars Top Choice for Consumers in Europe in 2025: Data
Hybrid-electric vehicles accounted for 34.5% of new EU car sales in 2025, surpassing petrol cars at 26.6%, while battery-electric vehicles rose to 17.4%.
- Last year, hybrid-electric vehicles surged in the EU, overtaking petrol cars as ACEA reported hybrids at 34.5% and petrol at 26.6%.
- Amid modest overall growth, consumers shifted toward hybrids, battery-electric, and plug-in hybrids, as 1.88 million new vehicles were registered in 2025, ACEA reported.
- ACEA highlighted EV gains and petrol/diesel declines, with battery-electric vehicle sales rising 30% to 17.4% and petrol-diesel share falling to 35.5%.
- European market shifts benefited some makers, as Volkswagen Group's sales rose 5.5 percent last year to lead Europe, while Chinese brands BYD and SAIC Motor saw sales triple and increase by a third, respectively.
- Industry watchers note longer-term challenges because Tesla sales fell nearly 38% last year amid reputational damage tied to Elon Musk, and ACEA warned BEV growth needs to accelerate to meet the EU's transition goals.
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In Europe, buyers of new cars left petrol and diesel models in favour of hybrids last year. Despite a jump of almost 30%, sales of fully electric cars are still far from the target of 2035.
10.8 million cars were sold in the EU last year, up 1.8 percent from the previous year. Hybrid cars were the most popular, overtaking petrol cars, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) announced.
In Europe, fewer and fewer cars with petrol or diesel engines are being sold, according to the annual figures of the industry association ACEA. Hybrid cars were the most popular.
The electricity segment represented 17.4% of the car market in 2025 — 1.88 million cars. Non-rechargeable hybrids represent the highest density: 3.7 million cars sold.
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