Battery and Plug-In Hybrid Sales Surge Amid Market Recovery
Germany’s electric vehicle market staged a strong recovery between January and November 2025, according to the German Energy Agency (dena). After a sharp downturn in 2024, battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations climbed to nearly 490,000 units by November, setting a new record and accounting for 4.1% of the national passenger car fleet. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) also surged, with registrations rising 63% year on year to 281,000 units.
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Together, BEVs and PHEVs represented 30% of all new passenger car registrations in Germany during this period—10 percentage points higher than in 2024. Kristina Haverkamp, dena’s managing director, highlighted that demand for plug-in hybrids is expanding rapidly, while fully electric cars are regaining momentum. Notably, almost one in five new cars registered in 2025 was fully electric, despite the absence of purchase subsidies.
German automakers maintained dominance in the domestic EV market, with four of the five best-selling BEV brands and all top five fully electric models coming from the Volkswagen Group. Chinese manufacturers expanded their presence but remained in lower registration tiers. Meanwhile, conventional powertrains continued to lose ground: petrol car sales fell 22% and diesel registrations dropped 19%. The report concludes that Germany’s transition toward sustainable mobility is firmly underway, with upcoming support measures in 2026 expected to accelerate the trend further..
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