In August, the EU passenger car market saw 708,211 new registrations, with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) accounting for 27.7 per cent of the total. Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) added another 11.1 per cent, bringing the combined share of rechargeable vehicles to nearly 39 per cent.
Year-on-year growth for BEVs reached 62.7 per cent in August, with 196,486 units registered. Major markets drove this performance: Germany recorded 68,930 registrations, France 36,159, and Denmark 13,887. PHEV registrations also rose by 10.8 per cent to 78,426 vehicles.
From January to August, 1.641 million BEVs were registered in the EU, a 44.9 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2025. The market share for fully electric cars grew from 15.8 per cent to 21.7 per cent, while PHEVs reached a 10.0 per cent share.
Chinese manufacturers reported significant growth in the EU/EFTA/UK region. BYD registrations rose by 144.1 per cent to 234,099 units, while Chery grew by 279.7 per cent to 207,871. Leapmotor saw a 449.9 per cent increase to 73,297, and Tesla reached 191,787 registrations, up 43.3 per cent.
Conventional combustion engines continue to decline, with registrations for both petrol and diesel models falling by 18.6 per cent over the first eight months. Petrol cars now hold a 21.7 per cent market share in the EU, while diesel vehicles account for 7.3 per cent.
