Tesla
24,255 cars
18.9%
−1.2 pp
Market overview
2024The car market in Norway, explained.
Tesla leads with 18.9% of new car registrations in Norway in 2024.
New passenger car registrations · EEA · 2024
How big is the market?
128,583+1.3% vs 2023How many are electric?
89.0%Fully electric, excluding plug-in hybridsWho is gaining share?
Volvo+1.6 pp vs 2023The brands people choose
Which car brands are biggest in Norway?
Market share shows how much of the new-car market each brand accounts for. The change is measured in percentage points against 2023.
Volkswagen
13,936 cars
10.8%
+0.1 pp
Toyota
13,678 cars
10.6%
−1.8 pp
Volvo
11,118 cars
8.6%
+1.6 pp
BMW
6,957 cars
5.4%
+0.7 pp
Škoda
6,535 cars
5.1%
−1.0 pp
Electric, hybrid or combustion?
Are all new cars electric?
No. Fully electric cars account for 89.0% of new registrations. The powertrain mix below shows the other types too.
Share of new registrations in Norway, 2024.
Plug-in cars
91.7%
117,887 new cars
+1.3 pp vs previous year
Non-plug-in cars
8.3%
10,696 new cars
−1.3 pp vs previous year
Plug-in cars can be charged from the grid: fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Split by powertrain:
Battery electric
89.0%
114,398 new cars
+6.6 pp vs previous year
Hybrid (incl. mild hybrids)
6.0%
7,691 new cars
−0.7 pp vs previous year
Plug-in hybrid
2.7%
3,489 new cars
−5.3 pp vs previous year
Combustion engine
2.3%
2,996 new cars
−0.5 pp vs previous year
Fuel cell
<0.1%
9 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
Norway
Lighter bars are provisional. Some periods have incomplete coverage, see the table.
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| Period | Norway |
|---|---|
| 2010 incomplete | – |
| 2011 incomplete | – |
| 2012 incomplete | – |
| 2013 incomplete | – |
| 2014 incomplete | – |
| 2015 incomplete | – |
| 2016 incomplete | – |
| 2017 incomplete | – |
| 2018 incomplete | – |
| 2019 | 141,879 |
| 2020 | 140,888 |
| 2021 | 175,852 |
| 2022 | 174,106 |
| 2023 | 126,930 |
| 2024 | 128,583 |
| 2025 provisional | 179,394 |
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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.