Car sales in the EU increased by 4.5 percent in August compared with the corresponding month a year earlier. This is shown by new figures from industry organization ACEA.
Registrations during the month amounted to 708 211 cars, compared with 677 491 in the same month a year earlier. Among the major markets, Germany increased 2.6 percent, Italy was up 3.2 percent while while France rose 7.4 percent. Spain posted an increase of 11.8 percent.
Registrations of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose by 62.7 percent to 196 486 units. So far this year, BEVs account for 21.7 percent of the market, up from 15.8 percent last year.
So far this year, registrations are up 5.3 percent. In 2025, car registrations in the EU increased by 1.8 percent to just over 10.8 million units.
ACEA, passenger car registrations in the EUYear-on-year changeAugust 20264,5%July 20267,4%June 202613,6%May 20263,2%April 20265,1%March 202612,5%February 20261,4%January 2026-3,9%December 20255,8%November 20252,1%October 20255,8%September 202510%August 20255,3%July 20257,4%June 2025-7,3%May 20251,6%April 20251,3%March 2025-0,2%February 2025-3,4%January 2025-2,6%December 20245,1%November 2024-1,9%October 20241,1%September 2024-6,1%August 2024-18,3%July 20240,2%June 20244,3%May 2024-3,0%April 202413,7%March 2024-5,2%February 202410,1%January 202412,1%December 2023-3,3%November 20236,7%October 202314,6%September 20239,2%August 202321,0%July 202315,2%June 202317,8%May 202318,5%April 202317,2%March 202328,8%February 202311,5%January 202311,3%December 202212,8%November 202216,3%October 202212,2%September 20229,6%August 20224,4%July 2022-10,4%June 2022-15,4%May 2022-11,2%April 2022-20,6%March 2022-20,5%February 2022-6,7%January 2022-6,0%December 2021-22,8%November 2021-20,5%October 2021-30,3%September 2021-23,1%August 2021-19,1%July 2021-23,2%June 20110,4%May 202153,4%April 2021218,6%March 202187,3%February 2021-19,3%January 2021-24,0%December 2020-3,3%November, 2020-12,0%October, 2020-7,8%September, 20203,1%August, 2020-18,9%July, 2020-5,7%June, 2020-22,3%May, 2020-52,3%April, 2020-76,3%March, 2020-55,1%February, 2020-7,4%January, 2020-7,5%December, 201921,7%November, 20194,9%October, 20198,7%September, 201914,5%Augusti, 2019-8,4%July, 20191,4%June 2019-7,8%May 20190,1%April 2019-0,4%March 2019-3,9%February 2019-1,0%January 2019-4,6%December 2018-8,4%November 2018-8,0%October 2018-7,3%September 2018-23,5%August 201831,2%July 201810,5%June 20185,2%May 20180,8%April 20189,6%March 2018-5,3%February 20184,3%January 20187,1%December 2017-4,9%November 20175,9%October 20175,9%September 2017-2,0%August 20175,6%July 20172,7%June 20172,1%May 20177,6%April 2017-6,6%March 201711,2 %February 20172,2%January 201710,2%Annual figures:20251,8%20240,8%202313,9%2022-4,6%2021-2,4%2020-23,7%
