Germany Top 50 Models: 2025 (Jan-Oct)

There were 250,133 passenger cars registered in Germany in October, up 7.8%. YTD the total was 2,360,481, up just 0.5%. Going in the right direction.

101,598 were a hybrid or PHEV, achieving a market share of 40.6%. 52,425 were electric or (BEV), securing a market share of 21.0%.  As for fossil fuel cars, 64,706 passenger cars were petrol and 30,462 diesel.

The chart is colour coded to show where the brand originates. Green is Europe and that covers 92% of the list. 

VW has 19.9% of total sales, so no surprise that it is a regular contributor to the top 50 list. It has 13 models in total. The Tayron is pictured above.

BMW has seven models, Mercedes-Benz six and Audi four. Porsche misses out. Škoda is owned by VW and that helps its popularity, with seven models making the list. 

Opel has just under 5% market share but still managed a #4 ranking with the Corsa (photo below). Toyota is not a popular brand here, with 2.9% market share and one model in the top 50. 

Data source: KBA.

Photo source: VW & Opel.

Denmark Top 50 Models: 2025 (Jan-Oct)

Registrations were up 12% in October, but of more interest is that electric cars accounted for 71% of the total. 

By looking over the models we can see electric cars are dominating procedings. When a model listed to the right is of an electric and fossil fuel variant combined, the electric version is the better selling even if listed second. 

The chart is colour coded to show where the brand originated. Europe is Green and clearly is the main source of cars. 

Dark blue is the US and a few found their way onto the list. Light blue is Japan and mustard Asia, that  are likewise not too common. 

The Navor E5 is sourced from DFSK in China and from what I can glean, is a brand for the Scandinavian nations, with Denmark the first market to receive them. 

The photos are of the Škoda Elroq and the VW ID.4., sourced from the respective companies.

Data Source: Mobility Denmark.

Romania Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Oct)

For October, registrations were up 11% but YTD they are down 4%. The year started slowly but is picking up. Local brand Dacia leads the way and then some. Its share is down slightly compared to 2024 but still in a commanding position. 

Toyota's market share of 9.6% is a record for the marque in Romania and Škoda's best since 2019. MG is up to 12th in only its second year in the country, so quite an improvement. Chinese brands have yet to make much impact. 

Sales by model for Dacia were the Logan (11,639), Duster (10,507), Sandero (6,528), Jogger (2,396), the just released Bigster (2,181 - pic above) and Spring (1,189 - pic below) for which sales have gone quiet lately. Škoda's strongest was the Octavia (3,846) with Toyota's best selling model the Corolla (3,831).

Data source: DGPCI. Pictures: Dacia.