24 Sep 26
New EU passenger-car registrations increased 5.3% year on year in January-August 2026, according to ACEA data published on 24 September.
Battery-electric registrations reached 1.64 million vehicles during the first eight months, giving BEVs a 21.7% share of the EU new-car market, compared with 15.8% in the same period of 2025. France recorded a 74.2% increase in battery-electric registrations, Germany 53.1%, Denmark 40.9% and Belgium 13.1%.
Hybrid-electric vehicles remained the largest powertrain segment, with 2.76 million registrations and a 36.6% market share. Plug-in hybrids accounted for 10% of registrations after volumes increased to 758,082 vehicles.
Petrol registrations fell 18.6% during January-August, reducing their market share to 21.7% from 28% a year earlier. Diesel registrations also declined 18.6%, with their share falling to 7.3% from 9.4%.
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