New car registrations in Germany climbed 9.7% year-on-year to 246,439 units in December 2025, following a 2.5% rise in November. Over the full year, total sales reached 2.9 million units, up 1.4% compared with 2024. Commercial registrations accounted for 66.1% of the total, down slightly by 0.6% year-over-year, while private registrations rose 5.1% to 33.6% of the market. source: KBA - Federal Motor Transport Authority, Germany

New Passenger Car Registrations YoY in Germany averaged 3.44 percent from 1959 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 90.00 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -61.10 percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany New Passenger Car Registrations YoY. Germany New Passenger Car Registrations YoY - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-04 10:10 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Nov 2.5% 7.8% 5.1%
2026-01-06 11:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Dec 9.7% 2.5% 3.0%
2026-02-06 11:00 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Jan 9.7% 3.4%


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Germany New Passenger Car Registrations YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.70 2.50 90.00 -61.10 1959 - 2025 percent Monthly
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