The average share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) among total new registrations in Europe fell to 17% in July 2025, down from 18% in June. Year–to–date (YTD) 2025, the BEV registration share remained stable at 17%, which represents an increase of 4 percentage points compared with the same period of 2024. Several manufacturing pools had significant increases in BEV shares in 2025 YTD compared with the same period in 2024. Kia (20%) and Volkswagen (18%) both recorded increases of 8 percentage points, while BEV shares for the BMW (25%) and Hyundai (17%) pools increased 5 and 6 percentage points, respectively. In contrast, SAIC BEV registration share dropped to 13% in 2025 YTD from 39% over the same period of 2024. In July 2025, the BMW pool led with a 26% registration share, followed by the Mercedes-Volvo-Polestar (22%), Kia (19%), Hyundai (19%), and Volkswagen (18%) pools. Manufacturers with BEV registration shares below the European average were SAIC (14%), the Tesla-Stellantis-Toyota pool (12%), the Renault pool (12%), and Nissan (6%).
Compared with the previous month, manufacturer-level BEV shares in July 2025 were largely stable, except for the Tesla-Stellantis-Toyota pool and SAIC shares, which fell by 5 and 4 percentage points, respectively. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) had an average market share among new registrations in Europe of 9% in the first seven months of 2025 (up 2 percentage points over 2024 YTD), led by the Mercedes-Volvo-Polestar pool (23% share). For full hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), SAIC (40%) and Nissan (38%) recorded the largest shares in 2025 YTD. In the mild hybrid electric (MHEV) segment, the BMW and Mercedes-Volvo-Polestar pools led registration shares, each with a 37% in 2025 YTD.