{"id":42150,"date":"2025-09-25T06:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/42150\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T06:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:41:08","slug":"eu-car-market-expands-in-august-as-ev-sales-continue-to-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/42150\/","title":{"rendered":"EU car market expands in August as EV sales continue to rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISTANBUL<\/p>\n

The EU passenger car market grew by 5.3% in August compared to the same month last year, with 677,786 new automobile registrations, according to data released Thursday by the European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association.<\/p>\n

In Europe, including the EU, the European Free Trade Association, and the UK, the new sales also rose 4.7% year-on-year to 791,349 units in the same period.<\/p>\n

Among the EU\u2019s major car markets, Spain led with a 17.2% increase, followed by Germany at 5%. However, the Netherlands and Italy bucked the trend, both posting a decline of 2.7%.<\/p>\n

Electric vehicles continued to drive market growth. Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales surged 30.2% year-on-year in August, reaching 120,797 units and accounting for 17.8% of total new car sales. Spain saw a 160.8% surge in BEV sales, while Germany and France recorded gains of 45.7% and 29.3%, respectively.<\/p>\n

Hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) further cemented their dominance, accounting for 33.9% of the EU market in August. Registrations of HEVs rose 14.1% to 229,970 units.<\/p>\n

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) also showed robust growth, with sales climbing 54.5% to 70,545 units.<\/p>\n

In contrast, traditional internal combustion engine vehicles saw sharp declines. Petrol car registrations fell 16.3%, while their market share was at 26.3%.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, diesel car registrations dropped 17.5%, reducing their market share to 8.8% in August. Double-digit declines were recorded in most EU markets.<\/p>\n


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