A total of 242,728 new passenger cars were registered in Germany in April, 138,247 of which had alternative drive systems (purely electric, hybrids with and without plugs and gas-powered). This is 30.4 percent more than in the same month last year. The international vehicle manufacturers’ market share of alternative drive systems was 43.5% in April 2025. The share of new registrations with alternative drive systems in the overall market rose to 57.0% in April, compared to 43.6% in April 2024.
New registrations of purely battery-electric passenger cars (BEV) once again saw a significant increase of 53.5% to 45,535 units in April. This growth must be seen against the backdrop of a still weak prior-year month following the abrupt end of private e-purchase subsidies at the end of 2023. The BEV share of total new passenger car registrations reached 18.8% in April. International manufacturers were able to increase BEV registrations by 91.4% to 18,420 vehicles. This brings the share of international manufacturers in the BEV market to 40.5 percent.
“Affordability is the decisive criterion for electromobility to be a success in the volume market segment. In recent months, international manufacturers have introduced new and affordable electric cars, particularly in the entry-level segment. This makes it possible for middle and lower income groups to get started with electric mobility. The statistics also show that this is the right approach: “The registration figures of international manufacturers for battery electric vehicles have almost doubled compared to the same month last year,” says VDIK President Imelda Labbé.
Hybrid vehicles without plugs achieved an increase of 12.2 percent in April. 67,379 new registrations correspond to a 27.8 percent share of passenger car registrations (April 2024: 24.7 percent). The international vehicle manufacturers’ market share of hybrids was 46.1% in April 2025.
New registrations of vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive (PHEV) also recorded an increase once again in April. 24,317 PHEVs rolled onto the roads, 60.7% more than in the same month last year. The share of all new passenger car registrations rose to 10.0%, which is the second-highest PHEV market share since the end of the purchase subsidy for plug-in hybrids at the end of 2022. The international vehicle manufacturers’ market share of plug-in hybrids thus rose by 3.7 percentage points to 39.6% in April.
Together, electric vehicles (BEVs, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles) therefore had a market share of 28.8% in April with 69,858 new registrations. This corresponds to an increase of 55.9 percent compared to April last year.
The VDIK regularly updates the list of electric vehicles of its member companies. The VDIK electric list can be accessed here.
In addition, 1,008 LPG passenger cars (-13.1 percent) also rolled onto the roads in April. Since the beginning of the year, new registrations of LPG passenger cars amount to 3,885 units (-29.8 percent).
New registrations of combustion passenger cars reached 104,463 units in April, of which 66,814 were petrol (-26.4%) and 37,649 diesel (-18.7%). Petrol cars accounted for 27.5 percent of passenger car registrations, while diesel cars accounted for 15.5 percent.
| April | January-April | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/- (%) |
Share of total car market (%) |
Share of international brands (%) |
+/- (%) |
Share of total car market (%) |
Share of international brands (%) |
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| BEV | 45.535 | 53,5 | 18,8 | 40,5 | 158.503 | 42,8 | 17,5 | 38,7 |
| PHEV | 24.317 | 60,7 | 10,0 | 39,6 | 88.116 | 46,6 | 9,7 | 43,7 |
| FCEV | 6 | 20,0 | 0,0 | 100,0 | 14 | -64,1 | 0,0 | 100,0 |
| Electric Vehicles (total) |
69.858 | 55,9 | 28,8 | 40,2 | 246.633 | 44,1 | 27,2 | 40,5 |
| HEV including: |
67.379 | 12,2 | 27,8 | 46,1 | 259.644 | 11,0 | 28,6 | 47,6 |
| full-hybrid | 9.670 | -3,8 | 4,0 | 92,6 | 38.136 | 3,0 | 4,2 | 91,9 |
| mild-hybrid | 57.709 | 15,4 | 23,8 | 38,4 | 221.508 | 12,5 | 24,4 | 40,0 |
| CNG | 2 | -92,3 | 0,0 | 50,0 | 3 | -96,7 | 0,0 | 66,7 |
| LPG | 1.008 | -13,1 | 0,4 | 98,7 | 3.885 | -29,8 | 0,4 | 98,4 |
| Alternative Drivetrains (total) |
138.247 | 30,4 | 57,0 | 43,5 | 510.165 | 24,2 | 56,2 | 44,5 |
| Petrol | 66.814 | -26,4 | 27,5 | 40,8 | 256.497 | -26,6 | 28,3 | 40,8 |
| Diesel | 37.649 | -18,7 | 15,5 | 140.611 | -20,9 | 15,5 | ||
| Passenger car (total) |
242.728 | -0,2 | 42,3 | 907.299 | -3,3 | 42,9 | ||
Glossar
Elektrofahrzeuge: BEV, PHEV und FCEV
BEV, Batterieelektrisches Fahrzeug, engl: Battery Electric Vehicle
PHEV, Plug-In-Hybrid, engl: Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
FCEV, Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug / Wasserstofffahrzeug, engl.: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
HEV, Hybride ohne Stecker bzw. nicht aufladbar, engl.: Hybrid Electric Vehicle
CNG, Gasförmiges Erdgas, engl: Compressed Natural Gas
LPG, Flüssiggas bzw. Autogas, engl: Liquified Petroleum Gas
Als Mild-Hybride werden Modelle mit einer maximalen Leistung des E-Motors von 20 KW eingestuft, bei Voll-Hybriden beträgt die maximale Leistung des E-Motors mehr als 20 KW.
