According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), in September 2026 971 048 new passenger cars were registered in EU countries — 9.3% more than in the same month of 2025. Fully electric vehicles (battery electric vehicles, BEV) increased registrations by 72.9% — to 290 117 units, accounting for 29.9% of all new passenger cars in September.
Breakdown of registrations by powertrain type in September
The largest number of new registrations in September fell to hybrids without external charging. Fully electric models surpassed petrol cars in registration numbers.
- Hybrids without external charging (hybrid electric vehicles, HEV) — 330 693 cars, up 7.3%.
- Electric vehicles (BEV) — 290 117 cars, up 72.9%.
- Petrol cars — 168 564 units, down 23.4%.
- Plug-in hybrids (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, PHEV) — 102 267 units, up 11.7%.
- Diesel cars — 50 557 units, down 29.6%.
- Other powertrain types — 28 850 units, down 0.3%.
Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids increased registrations, while petrol and diesel models declined.
New car registrations in the EU, January–September 2026
For January–September 2026, 8.52 million new passenger cars were registered in the European Union, 5.7% more than in the same period in 2025. Over the nine months fully electric vehicles ranked second in registrations — about 1.93 million units, an increase of 48.5% and a market share of 22.7%.
Hybrids remained the leaders with around 3.09 million registrations and a 36.3% share. The share of petrol cars fell to 21.2% from 27.7% a year earlier, while diesel models had 7.1% of the market compared with 9.3% in January–September 2025.
