Volkswagen
1,147,940 cars
10.8%
+0.1 pp
Market overview
2024The car market in EU27, explained.
Volkswagen leads with 10.8% of new car registrations in EU27 in 2024.
New passenger car registrations · EEA · 2024
How big is the market?
10,643,542+0.5% vs 2023How many are electric?
13.6%Fully electric, excluding plug-in hybridsWho is gaining share?
Toyota+1.0 pp vs 2023The brands people choose
Which car brands are biggest in EU27?
Market share shows how much of the new-car market each brand accounts for. The change is measured in percentage points against 2023.
Electric, hybrid or combustion?
Are all new cars electric?
No. Fully electric cars account for 13.6% of new registrations. The powertrain mix below shows the other types too.
Share of new registrations in EU27, 2024.
Plug-in cars
20.9%
2,220,939 new cars
−1.6 pp vs previous year
Non-plug-in cars
79.1%
8,422,583 new cars
+1.6 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
47.1%
5,009,914 new cars
−3.6 pp vs previous year
Hybrid (incl. mild hybrids)
32.1%
3,411,957 new cars
+5.2 pp vs previous year
Battery electric
13.6%
1,451,654 new cars
−1.1 pp vs previous year
Plug-in hybrid
7.2%
769,285 new cars
−0.6 pp vs previous year
Fuel cell
<0.1%
712 new cars
0.0 pp vs previous year
Not reported
<0.1%
20 new cars
0.0 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
EU27
Lighter bars are provisional. Some periods have incomplete coverage, see the table.
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| Period | EU27 |
|---|---|
| 2010 incomplete | 11,135,200 |
| 2011 incomplete | 10,514,315 |
| 2012 incomplete | 9,388,047 |
| 2013 incomplete | 9,590,274 |
| 2014 | 10,082,544 |
| 2015 | 11,158,156 |
| 2016 | 12,036,710 |
| 2017 | 12,600,273 |
| 2018 | 12,894,431 |
| 2019 | 13,039,323 |
| 2020 | 9,965,923 |
| 2021 | 9,731,947 |
| 2022 | 9,288,415 |
| 2023 | 10,589,833 |
| 2024 | 10,643,542 |
| 2025 provisional | 10,640,208 |
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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.