Key highlights from the report titled, “European Car Market Monitor: September 2026” published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

  • In September 2026, 31% of new vehicles in Europe were battery electric. This brings the average share for January–September 2026 to 24%, a 7-percentage-point or 45% increase over the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, the market share of plug-in hybrid cars increased 1 percentage point, reaching a 10% share.
  • Registrations of conventional combustion engine cars fell by 10 percentage points to a 28% market share in January–September 2026, while mild hybrids and full hybrids increased their shares to 24% and 14%, respectively, an increase of 1 percentage point for each vehicle type.
  • Germany and France, Europe’s largest car markets, registered battery electric market shares of 28% and 31%, respectively, representing increases of 9 and 13 percentage points compared with January–September 2025.
  • Italy and Spain, the third- and fourth-largest European markets, also saw growth, with battery electric shares reaching 8% and 11%, respectively, both up 3 percentage points from January–September 2025. In Poland, Europe’s fifth-largest market, the market share was 5%, 1 percentage point lower than the same period last year.
  • For the period from January 2025 to September 2026, manufacturer pools on average were on average meeting the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions target for 2025–2027.
  • Among the seven largest automakers in Europe, the BMW Group registered the highest share of battery electric cars (31%) in January–September 2026, while the Mercedes-Benz Group recorded the largest increase, up 10 percentage points from the same period in 2025. The Volkswagen Group, by far the largest manufacturer with a 26% market share, increased both its battery electric and plug-in hybrid shares by 2 percentage points. Toyota nearly tripled its battery electric share from 4% to 11%.
  • More than 1.20 million public chargers had been installed in Europe as of the end of September 2026, up 13% from the year prior. Belgium recorded the strongest growth, with a 34% increase in direct current (DC) chargers and a 26% increase in alternating current (AC) chargers between September 2026 and September 2025.

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