November 2025 brought a modest lift to Germany’s car market: 250,671 new passenger vehicles were registered, up 2.5% year over year. The makeup of demand shifted as well: corporate registrations eased by 1.0% to 65.7% of the market, while private purchases climbed 10.1%. Across January to November, the market as a whole was 0.7% higher than in the same period of 2024, according to the latest KBA report.

The strongest momentum is with electric cars. Pure BEVs reached 55,741 registrations (+58.5%), taking a 22.2% share. Plug-in hybrids accounted for 12.9% (32,433 units), and all hybrids combined (including PHEVs) made up 41.2%. Against that backdrop, petrol models slipped to 24.4% (down 21.1% year on year), and diesels fell to 11.8% (down 19.3%). The average CO₂ figure for new cars dropped by 14.4% to 98.3 g/km. The turn in the fuel mix feels less like a blip and more like a reset: buyers are clearly gravitating toward electrified drivetrains, and the sharp fall in fleet emissions underlines it.

In November’s model rankings, the VW Golf led with 7,407 registrations, followed by the VW T-Roc (5,679) and VW Tiguan (5,334). Next came the BMW X1 (4,743), BMW 5 Series (3,895), Audi A6 (3,885), Skoda Octavia (3,876), Mercedes GLC (3,709), VW Passat (3,707) and Mercedes E-Class (3,667). A notable mention goes to the Mercedes CLA, with a significant share of its registrations attributed to electric versions — a telling detail about where demand is heading even within traditionally ICE-leaning nameplates.