Strong growth in March for passenger car registrations in Europe, which recorded a 12.5% increase, with a total of 1,158,316 units: a result largely driven by new incentives and tax benefits introduced across major European countries.
Germany led the sector among key markets (+16%), followed by France (+12.9%) and Spain (+11.7%), both posting double-digit growth. Italy also performed well, recording a +7.6% increase in March, with 185,257 vehicles registered, around 13,000 more than a year earlier.
The aggregated figure for the first quarter improved by 4%, with a total of 2,822,616 units sold across Europe. From January to March, Italy recorded the strongest performance among major markets, with growth of 9.2% (equal to 484,577 registrations, nearly 41,000 more than in Q1 2025). Spain followed (+7.6%), along with Germany (+5.2%) and France (-2.1%).
The market remains dominated by hybrid vehicles (38.6%), followed by petrol cars (22.6%), electric vehicles (19.4%), plug-in hybrids (9.5%) and diesel cars (7.7%).
