In 2025, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), more than 3.7 million new cars equipped with hybrid engines were sold in the European Union (EU), a number that corresponds to a market share of 34.5%. Total sales, in comparison to 2024, increased by 1.8%, to 10,822,831 units, still below the figures recorded in the period preceding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cars with hybrid engines, during the period in question, accounted for 3,733,325 units sold, a result that is also due to the growth in demand in the four largest markets in the region: Germany, France, Italy, and Spain (in descending order of volume). In new car sales in 2025, gasoline models achieved the second largest share of the pie, with 26.6% of the total, a figure much lower than that of 2024, which was 33.3%, corresponding to a 18.7% slowdown in demand (sales fell, especially in Germany and France, with declines of 32% and 21.6%, respectively).
In the total for 2025, 1,880,370 electric cars were also sold in the EU. The most significant growth occurred in countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France – the four combined accounted for 62% of the total. The market share, compared to 2024, increased by 3.8%, to 17.4%, a figure that is still below the target.
In fourth place were plug-in hybrids (PHEV), with 1,015,887 units and a 9.4% share. Spain (111.7%), Italy (86.6%), and Germany (62.3%) were the drivers of growth for a technology that represented only 7.2% of new car sales in 2024.
Finally, cars with Diesel engines continue to decline, with a drop of 22.4% in sales from 2024 to 2025, resulting in a market share of only 8.9%. All in all, internal combustion engines accounted for only 35.5% of new car sales, compared to 45.2% in the previous year.
