In September 2026, 971,048 new passenger cars were registered in the European Union, 9.3% more than a year earlier. The electric vehicle segment grew fastest: its figure increased by 72.9%. This is reported by Ukravtoprom, citing ACEA.
EU car market: hybrids held the lead in registrations
Most new registrations in September were for hybrids without external charging. Electric vehicles took second place, ahead of petrol cars. Plug-in hybrids also showed growth, while demand for diesel cars fell by almost a third.
Registrations by powertrain type and change versus September last year:
HEV hybrids: 330,693 cars, growth of 7.3%;
BEV electric vehicles: 290,117 cars, growth of 72.9%;
petrol: 168,564 cars, a decline of 23.4%;
plug-in hybrids: 102,267 cars, growth of 11.7%;
diesel: 50,557 cars, a decline of 29.6%;
other: 28,850 cars, a decline of 0.3%.
Electric vehicle sales: the highest growth among all segments
Electric vehicles showed the highest year-on-year increase among the categories listed. At the same time, HEV hybrids remained ahead in the number of registrations: in September, 40,576 more of them were registered than purely electric cars.
In total, from January to September 2026, more than 8.5 million new passenger cars were registered in the European Union. Compared with the same period last year, the market grew by 5.7%.
