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Germany car production, new registrations and electric car market, monthly

Germany's largest manufacturing industry measured from output to sale: passenger car production and new registrations from the Bundesbank, the VDA breakdown of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars including production and exports, new registrations of light and heavy commercial vehicles, buses and trailers, and the KBA split of new petrol and diesel cars by WLTP CO₂ emissions band with the average emissions of each fuel type.

Source: Deutsche Bundesbank, Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) and Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA)Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 22:52Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

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Production and registrations (Bundesbank)2
Output2
Unadjusted322,700378,875309,582352,966403,394359,811305,747260,582390,312352,502391,740239,186343,166357,344366,879365,369388,583355,942337,231225,155390,819366,585379,324300,964318,585349,310305,554396,427360,821374,140301,538258,254401,407322,843359,613253,507
Calendar and seasonally adjusted332,912340,708340,947338,495333,622343,875345,163335,908351,274334,942340,842347,831355,119365,377357,716350,184350,978331,922357,821298,841345,050347,151351,634410,190330,273342,826311,969356,999338,215335,931312,532329,513332,986324,810333,914323,692
Vehicle registrations2
Cars, total, unadjusted2268,068296,378239,448249,163294,161211,262193,981246,439250,671250,133235,528207,229264,802256,193239,297242,728253,497203,434207,640224,721244,544231,992208,848197,322238,263297,329236,425243,102263,844217,388213,553241,883245,701218,959224,502273,417
Cars - private cars, unadjusted98,667108,45385,15588,182103,02066,46658,56779,55585,81885,95580,52573,66291,34284,34878,53581,47884,33765,97868,43472,56077,92376,86068,75068,59081,15493,94476,65780,55883,95270,37362,40187,75685,94778,79274,11883,739
Cars - commercial cars, unadjusted169,401187,925154,293160,981191,141144,796135,414166,884164,853164,178155,003133,567173,460171,845160,762161,250169,160137,456139,206152,161166,621155,132140,098128,732157,109203,385159,768162,544179,892147,015151,152154,127159,754140,167150,384189,678
Cars, total, calendar and seasonally adjusted2245,655247,150246,697244,765242,183239,306230,955247,338253,924257,370247,527248,238243,260230,034228,049238,274219,381226,791237,889234,874246,003240,309227,413228,011218,987259,556230,661229,421232,802236,674239,442245,502239,590236,581243,760305,754
Cars - private cars, calendar and seasonally adjusted89,57289,82388,01584,27483,32179,00873,52581,93290,05887,12284,85182,50082,78276,42474,05677,57872,41877,03782,17678,61680,95178,15975,72373,53273,37382,46174,28772,98273,88980,06073,63991,87285,61384,00781,55585,891
Cars - commercial cars, calendar and seasonally adjusted156,083157,327158,682160,491158,862160,298157,430165,406163,866170,248162,676165,738160,478153,610153,993160,696146,963149,754155,713156,258165,052162,150151,690154,479145,614177,095156,374156,439158,913156,614165,803153,630153,977152,574162,205219,863
Electric passenger cars (VDA)3
New registrations: electric passenger cars2116,27087,89091,898100,66070,60664,48485,03388,17683,37173,18163,34275,81272,79068,25169,85869,07755,48652,21252,67255,77854,84249,45440,60645,58458,81643,75644,80847,42142,06236,87372,55463,06853,69847,100101,252
New registrations: battery-electric passenger cars (BEV)84,05759,96964,35070,66346,27542,69254,77455,74152,42545,49539,36748,61447,16343,06045,53542,52135,94934,49833,56135,16735,49134,47927,02430,76243,41229,70829,66831,38427,47922,47454,65444,94237,33431,71486,649
New registrations: plug-in hybrid passenger cars (PHEV)32,21227,92127,54629,99624,32821,79030,25932,43330,94627,68523,97327,19725,60825,18124,31726,55319,53417,71219,10320,60419,33714,93613,56514,81115,39114,03815,13516,01614,57514,39417,89418,12416,36115,38314,552
Domestic production: electric passenger cars2165,551119,939132,616165,169138,969118,551110,285162,520132,739173,33091,401131,723142,769148,159152,454152,067135,680132,98175,274154,668142,485139,317110,703102,613108,56491,288120,029104,988112,90086,66377,862120,721103,517115,57988,674
Domestic production: battery-electric passenger cars (BEV)130,39688,13897,187127,042104,60587,93683,390121,49596,355122,64768,72989,285101,767105,040110,595113,091101,420103,17171,910119,465108,655109,93687,66377,49286,40473,65397,11378,96382,45863,35856,37086,29570,98085,23966,704
Domestic production: plug-in hybrid passenger cars (PHEV)35,15531,80135,42938,12734,36430,61526,89541,02536,38450,68322,67242,43841,00243,11941,85938,97634,26029,8103,36435,20333,83029,38123,04025,12122,16017,63522,91626,02530,44223,30521,49234,42632,53730,34021,970
Exports from domestic passenger-car production1274,765241,925271,034314,066271,363219,244217,815283,675273,182286,353191,338269,570268,526285,078279,345301,872272,411245,688206,198295,250279,123298,019233,741264,827261,601259,463300,880282,598288,607213,104214,791295,974250,122275,312177,105
Exports: electric passenger cars2110,55887,62299,688125,749102,67283,31491,230119,020104,492125,85774,352104,830105,471118,580118,065120,566105,190100,65574,897120,162107,515107,74884,47184,66878,87076,79797,94085,58690,71768,08467,67796,07782,61292,96465,360
Exports: battery-electric passenger cars (BEV)85,92864,40474,78997,57077,34562,53470,24190,27980,74890,97756,61273,23675,82285,84086,56887,13579,97981,51569,30494,19482,37685,66567,45365,25162,65561,59679,88965,39566,53251,77348,75170,19258,85569,63849,711
Exports: plug-in hybrid passenger cars (PHEV)24,63023,21824,89928,17925,32720,78020,98928,74123,74434,88017,74031,59429,64932,74031,49733,43125,21119,1405,59325,96825,13922,08317,01819,41716,21515,20118,05120,19124,18516,31118,92625,88523,75723,32615,649
Commercial vehicles (VDA)3
Commercial vehicle registrations, total234,77126,21727,71030,56624,50823,44928,70631,57230,90630,13827,08131,87032,15727,61127,54529,77924,75128,00629,01630,70931,49624,44823,25129,12547,34529,75533,15834,98332,17029,24426,88831,80828,43527,09937,033
Commercial vehicles up to 6 tonnes (excluding buses)326,02720,38021,17123,56018,98417,29422,33424,73324,34423,80421,48525,09724,65721,17121,42623,72619,58921,90924,21824,40425,21119,28518,48521,95634,85922,64524,59327,15624,53121,46821,41624,54721,74221,32924,713
Commercial vehicles up to 2 tonnes (excluding buses)2923144064752631822912893283693474013193194074653345964225166896105788321,0057327929266526671,027765658712821
Commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tonnes (excluding buses)24,67919,22620,03922,29918,08016,58721,20123,72723,22622,69620,40523,70823,44620,24020,50122,69918,75720,73023,13223,16823,87818,23017,45720,46932,82221,39823,12625,64223,06720,26819,81823,14520,55720,14423,142
Commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tonnes (excluding buses)1,0568407267866415258427177907397339888926125185624985836647206444454506551,032515675588812533571637527473750
Commercial vehicles over 6 tonnes (excluding buses)28,0445,2955,9106,4164,9755,4675,5876,0665,9955,8544,9896,1376,9965,8185,5595,5264,7235,7074,4085,8815,9414,8634,4396,71311,8076,7038,1067,3337,1297,1844,8646,7266,2545,47611,751
Commercial vehicles over 6 to 16 tonnes (excluding buses)1,5921,0111,0421,1469831,1281,5391,3151,3671,2891,2881,6161,2301,1611,2951,1731,1501,3891,3741,4841,5221,2961,1021,9823,0511,7362,0111,7701,5191,4471,2631,3891,3511,0212,757
Commercial vehicles over 16 tonnes (excluding buses)6,4524,2844,8685,2703,9924,3394,0484,7514,6284,5653,7014,5215,7664,6574,2644,3533,5734,3183,0344,3974,4193,5673,3374,7318,7564,9676,0955,5635,6105,7373,6015,3374,9034,4558,994
Buses700542629590549688785773567480607636504622560527439390390424344300327456679407459494510592608535439294569
Trailers, total226,91922,62225,58128,81617,73414,04314,35918,01521,33322,52319,17125,82022,90524,49826,54125,61719,14016,27412,87917,77322,62521,72820,44526,14826,32524,75928,75425,98921,78916,77113,02019,47820,78422,01522,445
Semitrailers3,1422,3542,2682,8012,2541,9342,0662,6122,4262,4311,8302,4352,1351,9782,1422,3731,7131,9731,1482,0503,1072,3381,6532,3082,9762,0542,3852,5522,7302,9071,8242,4152,0602,4462,392
Caravans2,3592,0052,1252,6461,2736635748461,1461,2671,4272,0391,8002,2232,5902,2641,4999337331,1151,4521,6241,7342,3892,2362,4842,7302,5171,5788676181,0901,4071,7241,867
New petrol and diesel cars by CO₂ emissions band (KBA)4
Diesel passenger cars2
Registrations, total1122,51631,70333,86230,54732,43737,66431,33827,30927,08829,47130,46228,87127,21940,52935,66535,10637,64937,89032,11632,95631,03136,51036,17231,11529,97443,10752,68844,89346,31748,36542,15340,93637,40339,47034,88139,90039,668
Up to 90 g/km1111112132121213111
91–120 g/km5181,1217546818191,0558726716005315775734668127136036097348791,0479341,2751,1261,2831,5291,6753,1643,7224,8994,5024,1623,8303,2792,6832,4143,8103,205
121–140 g/km6,2239,55410,0728,8759,23410,6848,2178,3658,4019,81711,0179,3987,55512,37910,4519,3689,89511,25010,47510,2229,76412,45112,0499,9968,82713,26716,91013,10313,52714,71114,08813,77311,07712,80811,14612,86012,595
141–160 g/km3,6465,0135,9465,3945,7866,9355,8365,8135,2656,2976,2776,1545,4127,9626,3266,2426,2126,9356,5357,2416,9568,4508,2387,0285,9548,79711,1698,7137,7908,2167,9769,3578,0968,3957,2617,9317,613
161–180 g/km2,1543,3733,6833,2243,5704,2233,2473,7123,7393,7183,5863,4452,9674,3864,0844,1624,6364,9573,8754,3743,5663,7354,0813,7583,0694,6014,7933,7494,3924,1923,7093,6473,6134,3174,1215,0524,146
181–200 g/km3,2293,4813,7733,0983,1003,3422,6012,3182,5652,4892,4722,1482,7763,5593,2043,0763,0562,9262,5652,8353,0312,9592,3701,8822,3323,2703,4332,4172,2362,4282,0402,0742,0051,9571,6991,7232,340
201–240 g/km2,6233,4563,4712,9723,2794,1283,4522,9323,0962,9682,5272,7303,1094,6484,2973,9254,1703,7513,2513,6633,2383,3363,3572,7663,1624,6985,7875,3034,9325,1354,8124,3734,2894,2363,9384,2835,129
241–280 g/km1,2131,6061,7111,8172,1882,4102,4239708311,0691,1301,2191,3571,8542,1002,2862,6392,0711,2229561,0981,1391,3491,1001,2881,5951,8542,0992,1612,3191,387719643737874852944
281–320 g/km2392913553433343328602792402442903344346516186828397445163443744945765507669899271,2121,2511,443826688713701755772963
321 g/km or more186244201219261216215116127699315117222022826732731818612712613019017518823820124137230317515993136146160165
CO₂ emissions unknown2,4853,5643,8953,9243,8664,3383,6152,1322,2242,2682,4922,7192,9704,0583,6444,4935,2654,2012,6122,1451,9432,5392,8362,5772,8593,9774,4494,3324,7565,1132,9772,3153,5953,5002,5272,4572,567
Average CO₂ emissions169.5165.7165.9167.2168.3167.4172.7162.8163.4161.5159.7162.8168.7166.3169.5171.5173.2168.4163.7162.5163.5160.4161.8161.4166.1165.1161.6165164.1164.4159.4156.6158.9158.8160.8158.8162
Petrol passenger cars2
Registrations, total1135,53650,73260,79651,80653,42066,95948,40443,69561,91761,06764,70663,04757,25372,19273,04167,92166,81470,41456,91162,35869,33377,35274,26467,00970,00783,405111,76889,49890,72999,75377,10681,72474,89481,73471,64678,97975,598
Up to 90 g/km222111111122211
91–120 g/km4,0484,8896,9026,6145,8888,3245,7695,7659,7288,9858,8539,5957,56310,18912,5399,1799,1249,6358,1349,1349,96411,36510,3379,4349,91311,20913,87811,01510,44812,55810,7039,5228,0139,0188,1449,1439,479
121–140 g/km14,49422,11626,79021,48322,50727,58821,67218,29329,60529,95131,85232,13729,01436,29837,04733,35832,00432,92125,86827,99731,60936,38935,40732,06735,16240,14250,93539,12936,80239,16528,57733,60527,24632,86027,39030,09526,810
141–160 g/km6,85010,28512,30810,94011,00613,4749,7808,4158,9729,21010,0238,9898,87911,95210,70411,47711,30813,36711,26812,10413,56515,87815,23914,15413,97617,92325,51720,12521,19724,37619,41020,49517,87818,95018,41521,11421,069
161–180 g/km5,1227,2507,7906,5486,7728,4705,2525,0075,9915,8595,9564,7404,2454,9064,7495,2794,8625,1223,7193,9585,0144,5294,3823,9383,3473,8356,2715,3956,6077,8555,5855,4174,9204,8314,2355,3015,316
181–200 g/km2,4992,9433,5142,8733,3044,0682,7292,9684,0593,6314,0644,0723,9154,1453,5643,8574,1233,9253,4264,3213,7563,6433,6002,4362,4053,9355,8744,8675,2445,3694,3004,2394,2464,3114,5295,1434,690
201–240 g/km1,0431,3761,5271,4861,9152,3941,4131,5401,7241,4931,9061,7031,4772,0892,1672,2702,6162,6392,1242,2143,0882,5782,5422,2732,2032,4374,1214,1434,6304,7093,7143,3863,1593,4102,7213,1463,354
241–280 g/km4735365916126188635254714986215414864606626056827677436886106336655786257679531,4571,7752,5412,4311,9261,7447431,1331,3241,2291,554
281–320 g/km2964064404365946214214814274024934756428307508789729897197245426015235916698821,0789141,1301,0478401,006291427453593792
321 g/km or more111154180144165181135159165143159136241206199186187139141177120173179137187283468463563609656934503566652519463
CO₂ emissions unknown6007757526686509757075967487728587138169147177538519328241,1191,0421,5311,4771,3541,3781,8062,1691,6721,5671,6341,3931,3767,8946,2283,7822,6962,071
Average CO₂ emissions148.5147.7146.3146.9148.7148.1145.9147.9143.5143.3144.3142.8144.9144.2142.3145.1146.3145.6145.4145.3144.4142.7142.8142.4142.1143.7145.4147.8151.1149.8150.6150.1148147.3149148.5150
Petrol and diesel passenger cars1
Registrations, total1158,05282,43594,65882,35385,857104,62379,74271,00489,00590,53895,16891,91884,472112,721108,706103,027104,463108,30489,02795,314100,364113,862110,43698,12499,981126,512164,456134,391137,046148,118119,259122,660112,297121,204106,527118,879115,266
Up to 90 g/km232121112121415212121331111
91–120 g/km4,5666,0107,6567,2956,7079,3796,6416,43610,3289,5169,43010,1688,02911,00113,2529,7829,73310,3699,01310,18110,89812,64011,46310,71711,44212,88417,04214,73715,34717,06014,86513,35211,29211,70110,55812,95312,684
121–140 g/km20,71731,67036,86230,35831,74138,27229,88926,65838,00639,76842,86941,53536,56948,67747,49842,72641,89944,17136,34338,21941,37348,84047,45642,06343,98953,40967,84552,23250,32953,87642,66547,37838,32345,66838,53642,95539,405
141–160 g/km10,49615,29818,25416,33416,79220,40915,61614,22814,23715,50716,30015,14314,29119,91417,03017,71917,52020,30217,80319,34520,52124,32823,47721,18219,93026,72036,68628,83828,98732,59227,38629,85225,97427,34525,67629,04528,682
161–180 g/km7,27610,62311,4739,77210,34212,6938,4998,7199,7309,5779,5428,1857,2129,2928,8339,4419,49810,0797,5948,3328,5808,2648,4637,6966,4168,43611,0649,14410,99912,0479,2949,0648,5339,1488,35610,3539,462
181–200 g/km5,7286,4247,2875,9716,4047,4105,3305,2866,6246,1206,5366,2206,6917,7046,7686,9337,1796,8515,9917,1566,7876,6025,9704,3184,7377,2059,3077,2847,4807,7976,3406,3136,2516,2686,2286,8667,030
201–240 g/km3,6664,8324,9984,4585,1946,5224,8654,4724,8204,4614,4334,4334,5866,7376,4646,1956,7866,3905,3755,8776,3265,9145,8995,0395,3657,1359,9089,4469,5629,8448,5267,7597,4487,6466,6597,4298,483
241–280 g/km1,6862,1422,3022,4292,8063,2732,9481,4411,3291,6901,6711,7051,8172,5162,7052,9683,4062,8141,9101,5661,7311,8041,9271,7252,0552,5483,3113,8744,7024,7503,3132,4631,3861,8702,1982,0812,498
281–320 g/km5356977957799289531,2817606676467838091,0761,4811,3681,5601,8111,7331,2351,0689161,0951,0991,1411,4351,8712,0052,1262,3812,4901,6661,6941,0041,1281,2081,3651,755
321 g/km or more2973983813634263973502752922122522874134264274535144573273042463033693123755216697049359128311,093596702798679628
CO₂ emissions unknown3,0854,3394,6474,5924,5165,3134,3222,7282,9723,0403,3503,4323,7864,9724,3615,2466,1165,1333,4363,2642,9854,0704,3133,9314,2375,7836,6186,0046,3236,7474,3703,69111,4899,7286,3095,1534,638
Average CO₂ emissions of all new passenger cars8691.292.697.297.6100.1102.6102.498.798.3100.6102.8105107.4107.1109109.3109.8109.7113.6115.1114.8113.5112.8117.9121119.5124124.8124.4122.8125.6103.5111.2114.1119.895.3

Latest reading

Unadjusted stood at 322,700 Value in Jul 2026. That is −14.8% from Jun 2026 and −6.0% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1962 to Jul 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank, Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) and Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA).

Latest
322,700 Value
Jul 2026
vs previous period
−14.8%
Jun 2026
vs a year earlier
−6.0%

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Germany's largest manufacturing industry measured from output to sale: passenger car production and new registrations from the Bundesbank, the VDA breakdown of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars including production and exports, new registrations of light and heavy commercial vehicles, buses and trailers, and the KBA split of new petrol and diesel cars by WLTP CO₂ emissions band with the average emissions of each fuel type.

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