Electric vehicle sales surge across EU as overall car market stalls

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Electric vehicle sales surge across EU as overall car market stalls  Battery-electric and hybrid models are gaining ground in the EU, while diesel and petrol car sales continue to lose momentum.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/25/electric-vehicle-sales-surge-across-eu-as-overall-car-market-stalls  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Electric vehicles are rapidly gaining share in the EU car market, even though hybrid

00:05electric models remain the most popular category, according to the latest figures.

00:10From January to August this year, sales of electric cars grew by nearly 25 percent, while

00:15hybrid sales went up over 16 percent.

00:18In contrast, the number of newly registered petrol and diesel cars collapsed by nearly

00:2320 and 26 percent respectively.

00:26Volkswagen led the sales of new cars in the EU for the first eight months of 2025, securing

00:32over a quarter of the market share.

00:34The German car giant's sales were boosted by its Skoda and Cupra brands, while the French

00:40Renault Group also saw its sales grow.

00:43However, Toyota and Stellantis saw their sales drop, while Tesla's sales continued to plummet

00:49by more than 42 percent, cutting its market share to just 1.2 percent.

00:55Meanwhile, Chinese competitors are conquering the European market, with BYD sales surging

01:00by 244 percent, and Saik Motors boosting sales by over 33 percent.

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