Škoda
6,352 cars
15.1%
+4.0 pp
Market overview
2024The car market in Bulgaria, explained.
Škoda leads with 15.1% of new car registrations in Bulgaria in 2024.
New passenger car registrations · EEA · 2024
Note: The underlying powertrain data for this country and year contains anomalies, and the figures could not be quality-assured.
How big is the market?
42,006+13.0% vs 2023How many are electric?
4.3%Fully electric, excluding plug-in hybridsWho is gaining share?
Škoda+4.0 pp vs 2023The brands people choose
Which car brands are biggest in Bulgaria?
Market share shows how much of the new-car market each brand accounts for. The change is measured in percentage points against 2023.
Toyota
5,253 cars
12.5%
+0.2 pp
Dacia
4,670 cars
11.1%
0.0 pp
Volkswagen
3,187 cars
7.6%
−1.0 pp
Kia
2,706 cars
6.4%
−0.1 pp
Renault
2,703 cars
6.4%
−0.2 pp
Electric, hybrid or combustion?
Are all new cars electric?
No. Fully electric cars account for 4.3% of new registrations. The powertrain mix below shows the other types too.
Share of new registrations in Bulgaria, 2024.
Plug-in cars
8.2%
3,462 new cars
−1.5 pp vs previous year
Non-plug-in cars
91.8%
38,544 new cars
+1.5 pp vs previous year
Plug-in cars can be charged from the grid: fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Split by powertrain:
Combustion engine
56.0%
23,534 new cars
−6.2 pp vs previous year
Hybrid (incl. mild hybrids)
35.7%
15,010 new cars
+7.7 pp vs previous year
Battery electric
4.3%
1,804 new cars
−2.1 pp vs previous year
Plug-in hybrid
3.9%
1,658 new cars
+0.6 pp vs previous year
Fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids are separate categories. Petrol and diesel can also power hybrids; powertrain and fuel are different classifications. Hybrids include mild hybrids, and the line against combustion cars differs between countries, so compare hybrid shares within a country rather than between countries.
A wider perspective
How has the market changed over time?
Registrations per year
Bulgaria
Lighter bars are provisional.
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| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,908 |
| 2011 | 14,082 |
| 2012 | 13,722 |
| 2013 | 15,058 |
| 2014 | 16,542 |
| 2015 | 17,120 |
| 2016 | 20,311 |
| 2017 | 25,921 |
| 2018 | 28,547 |
| 2019 | 35,143 |
| 2020 | 22,156 |
| 2021 | 24,265 |
| 2022 | 28,244 |
| 2023 | 37,182 |
| 2024 | 42,006 |
| 2025 provisional | 47,813 |
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Source: European Environment Agency (EEA), CC BY 4.0. New passenger car registrations, 2024.
These are new passenger car registrations, not sales contracts or used cars.