The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) announced this Thursday that the registration of new cars in the European Union (EU) recorded a decline of 7.3% in June compared to the same month in 2024.
In a statement, ACEA revealed that the markets in Germany, France, and Italy, in particular, recorded significant declines, thus contributing to a 1.9% drop in European sales in the first half of the year.
Gasoline models (-21.2%) and diesel models (-28.2%) saw a sharp decline in the first six months of 2025, being replaced by hybrid models (+17.1%), which now represent more than one-third of the market (34.8%).
On the other hand, sales of fully electric cars also continue to grow, but at a more moderate pace (+22%) than in recent years, with strong growth in Germany (+35.1%), Belgium (+19.5%), and the Netherlands (+6.1%), contrasting with France, which recorded a decline of 6.4%.
“We are still far from achieving mass adoption”, states ACEA, which calls for a review of CO2 emission standards (which determine electric vehicle sales).
Meanwhile, registrations of hybrid vehicles in the EU rose in the first half to 1,942,762 units, driven by growth in the four largest markets: France (+34.1%), Spain (+32.8%), Italy (+10%), and Germany (+9.9%). Hybrid models now represent 34.8% of the total market share in the EU.
Plug-in hybrid models reached 469,410 units in the first half of the year, benefiting from the increase in the volume of vehicles in key markets such as Germany (+55.1%) and Spain (+82.5%), but also Italy (+56.3%). As a result, plug-in hybrid vehicles now represent 8.4% of total vehicle registrations in the EU.
The Stellantis group, the second largest in Europe, suffered the impact of the decline in June (-16.1%, or 30,000 fewer sales), especially for its Fiat and Citroën brands, which are currently renewing their product lines.
The leader VW also followed the market decline (-7.8%). The third-placed Renault remained steady (-0.5%), but still revised its annual targets downward due to difficulties in the utility vehicle market.
For their part, the Toyota and Hyundai-Kia groups also recorded nearly 10,000 fewer sales in June and a decline in market share in the first half of the year.
