New car registrations in the first 8 months of 2026 by brand and alternative propulsion types

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The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has released data on new car registrations over the first eight months of 2026.

Vehicles with alternative powertrains accounted for 66.5% of total new car registrations, amounting to 1,306,190 units out of 1,965,024 total new cars registered.

The number of new vehicles with alternative powertrains (electric/BEV, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell, gas, hydrogen) was 22.2% higher than in the first eight months of the previous year.

735,364 new vehicles, or 37.4 percent, were equipped with electric drive systems (electric/BEV, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell), representing a 39.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025.

515,545 electric/BEV cars were newly registered during the reporting period. This accounts for 26.2 percent of the total registrations, marking a 53.1 percent increase from the same period last year.

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