Germany Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-Feb)

Registrations were up 4% in February but down 1% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year. Volkswagen is where you would expect it to be in a country that supports its car industry. VW owned Škoda is doing well to elbow out of the way Merc and BMW. 

Toyota fell out of the top ten, with a 32% decline of market share. It needs to up its game. Chinese brands are not enjoying the success they are having in many other countries in Germany, but that may gradually change. 

SEAT and Cupra sales are combined by the source, but are separated here. I don't know why they persist in doing it this way. Separation can't be done perfectly, with SEAT sales listed below being slightly better than they should be and Cupra the reverse. 

Data source: KBA. Photo source: Fiat (Grande Panda) Germany.

Nederland Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-Feb)

Registrations were down 19% in February and down 16% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year.

A reduction in EV incentives seems to be part of the reason at least for the precipitous fall in sales. BEVs are down just over a third YTD. It shows that people only buy electric cars in volumes when incentives are sufficient to entice them. Otherwise, they are not practical enough for most motorists. 

Kia leads Volkswagen but with reduced share on top of poor sales overall. Brands such as Tesla are suffering from the electric car sales decline.

Data source: Bovag. Photo: Leapmotor (T03) Nederland.

Ireland Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-Feb)

Registrations were up 7% in February and up 4% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year. Toyota is still top with a slight shrinkage of market share. Hyundai would love to replace the Big T at #1, a position it has never held, but that may be a bridge too far. Oh, and never forget your giraffe.

Data source: SIMI, Photo: Toyota (Corolla Tourer) Ireland.