Sales grow in the EU. With the United Kingdom and EFTA countries, growth rises to 1.5%. Prefer hybrids. The ranking of the 10 most registered cars
Who knows if the Monaco motor show which took place in the first days of September has, in some way, worked as a driving force, the fact is that sales of new cars in the European Union are growing. Not a sudden increase but still a plus sign. From January to September, registrations grew by 0.9% for a total of 8,057,335 new license plates in circulation on European roads according to data disclosed by Acea, the European association of car manufacturers. Growth becomes more sustained if the United Kingdom and the EFTA countries, i.e. Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, join the 27 EU members. In this case the increase is 1.5%, overall 9,928,527. The contribution made by the United Kingdom in terms of volumes is strong, with market growth of 4.2% in the first nine months of 2025 (1,578,172 license plates). As already mentioned at the beginning of the month, however, the Italian market is contracting by 2.9% for a total of 1,167,995 pieces marketed.
hybrid and electric
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As regards the best-selling engines in the European Union, the favorite remains the hybrid, mild and full, with 34.7% of sales, a growing percentage and a volume of 2,793,079; petrol cars attract 27.7% of sales but are down 18.7%; electric cars account for 16.1% of registrations, with a volume of 1,300,188 cars. Diesel cars correspond to 9.3% of the market while plug-in hybrids are 9%.
the 10 best-selling cars
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As regards the types and dimensions of cars, the data per model processed by Dataforce confirms that at the top of the approval rankings in Europe there are cars which on average are between 4 and 4.4 meters long, i.e. they belong to the B and C segments, almost exclusively with internal combustion engines, electrified or otherwise. Below are the models of the 10 best-selling cars in the EU in the first nine months of 2025 with the registration data for this year and, in brackets, that for the same period in 2024.
- Dacia Sandero 185,947 (202,756)
- Renault Clio 170,256 (162,519)
- Volkswagen T-Roc 160,730 (156,823)
- Volkswagen Tiguan 149,506 (140,104)
- Volkswagen Golf 147,705 (165,454)
- Peugeot 208 145.075 (146.210)
- Toyota Yaris Cross 140,919 (146,339)
- Dacia Duster 133.644 (130.084)
- Peugeot 2008 133,308 (128,663)
- Opel Corsa 131,941 (124,260)
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