In October 2025, the total car sales in the European automotive market (EU+Nordic+UK) reached 1.092 million, an increase of 4.9%. Supported by China's exports of batteries and electric vehicles, the growth of new energy vehicles in Europe is good, while traditional fuel vehicles continue to decline.

The sales of pure electric vehicles reached 225000 units, a significant increase of 32.9% year-on-year;

The sales volume of plug-in hybrid products reached 116500 units, with a year-on-year increase of up to 40.2%;

The sales of hybrid models reached 373000 units, with a growth rate of 7.5%.

The sales of traditional gasoline vehicles in Europe continue to decline, with gasoline vehicle sales reaching 268500 units, a year-on-year decrease of 14.9%, and diesel vehicle sales reaching 78000 units, a decrease of 22.2%.

Pure electric BEVs are dominated by the three core markets of Germany, the UK, and France, with a combined market share of over half and maintaining strong growth of 20% -60%; High penetration countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark continue to steadily advance, but Norway has experienced a slight decline.

The first tier, with over 10000 units

◎ Germany: 52425 (+47.7%)

◎ UK: 36830 (+23.6%)

◎ France: 34108 (+63.2%)

Approximately 10000 units in the second tier

Netherlands: 13968 (+27.4%)

Belgium: 12360 (-3%)

Denmark: 11405 (+29.3%)

Norway: 10852 (-0.1%)

Spain: 9065 (+90.1%)

Then the third tier

Italy: 6280 (+24.9%)

Austria: 5165 (+29.4%)

Plug in PHEVs have rebounded strongly in Southern and Eastern Europe, with year-on-year growth rates exceeding 100% in countries such as Italy, Spain, and Poland, which is closely related to Chinese car companies providing new product options.

The sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles in the first tier of Germany have maintained high growth

Germany: 30946 (+60%)

The second tier consists of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Spain, while Italy and France are also acceptable.

◎ UK: 17601 (+27.2%)

Spain: 12622 (+145.6%)

Italy: 9086 (+112.1%)

◎ France: 9323 (-14.4%)

The third tier consists of over 5000 units.

Netherlands: 7139 (+42.7%)

◎ Sweden: 7111 (+4.7%)

In most regions of Europe, plug-in hybrid sales do not exceed 5000 units, and the market itself is not large.

Belgium: 3581 (-19%)

Poland: 3514 (+122.7%)

Portugal: 3242 (+25%)

Hybrid HEV maintains stable expansion.

Germany's 70652 vehicles (+7.6%), France's 59182 vehicles (+8%), and Italy's 57629 vehicles (+6.4%) experienced steady growth;

Czech Republic leads with a growth rate of 40.7%, while Greece (+20.9%), Spain (+18.9%) and other countries have significant growth rates;

Poland saw a slight increase of 0.7%, while the UK saw a slight decrease of 50527 vehicles (-1.4%).

In October 2025, the European automotive market:

Volkswagen Group continues to consolidate its absolute leading position, with market share rising to 28.3%,

Renault Group saw a significant increase of 10.6% year-on-year in a single month,

The overall growth rate of Stellantis Group is only 4.6%,

Toyota Group saw a year-on-year decline of 11.9%,

Modern Kia has experienced a slight decline,

Nissan also experienced a decline of around 2%.

The BMW Group continues its growth momentum,

Both Mercedes Benz and Volvo have experienced a pullback.

Overall, the trend of electrification in Europe in October is evident, which is closely related to the export of electric vehicles with Chinese batteries.