Car Europe closes 2025 with 2.4 per cent growth. Electric outperforms petrol in December
Volume gap 16% on 2019, electrics at 19.5%. Stellantis lose 3.9% of volumes but Alfa Romeo grows by over 30%
Car Europe in 2025 is growing, albeit slightly, compared to 2024 - in the area (EU plus Efta and UK) 13 million 271,270 cars were registered, an increase of 2.4% - but with a gap of 16% compared to pre-crisis levels (2019). This confirms a loss of volumes that is affecting one of the most strategic industries of the Old Continent, ranging from a low of 8.7% in Spain to a high of 26.3% in France, with Italy at -20.5% on 2019.
The transition to electric mobility desired by Brussels has affected demand, slowing the pace of renewal of the circulating fleet in the face of a change in usage patterns, but without the right transversal measures to support the industry and the market itself. In this context, Centro Studi Promotor reports, electric cars sold in 2025 were two million 585,187, 19.5% of total registrations, up almost 30% on 2024. With peaks, among the major markets, of 23.4% in the UK to the lowest figure in Italy, which has an electric penetration of only 6.2% of registrations.
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In December, for the first time, full electric cars overtook petrol-powered cars with a market share in Europe of 22.6 per cent against 22.5 per cent.
Among manufacturers, Volkswagen closed 2025 with a 5% increase in volumes, while Stellantis lost 3.9%, with Alfa Romeo increasing its sales for the year by more than 30%, the only brand with a positive performance for the year. Renault, for its part, improved volumes by 5.9% and exceeded the 10% market share for the year. Among luxury brands, Bmw did well, while Mercedes remained at 2024 levels. Toyota lost 6.9% in volumes for the year and fell below the 1 million registered car mark.
First among the Chinese players is Saic Motor, just behind Volvo, with 2.3% market share and volumes up 24%, while Byd achieves 1.4% market share and multiplies sales volumes by 3.5. Tesla lost 0.7 points of market share in one year to 1.8%.
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