The Polish market broke its September record. Only 3,478 electric vehicles sold, marking the fifth consecutive decline.
In September 2026, Poles registered a record number of new cars, but electric vehicles showed the opposite trend. Only 3,478 new BEVs were registered, 21.9% fewer than the previous year. This marked the fifth consecutive month of decline.
Data from the Central Vehicle Registry shows 56,354 registrations for passenger cars, 13% more than in September 2025. Including commercial vehicles, the total reached 62,489 units, representing a 12.5% increase and the best September since 2005.
Samaru’s figures vary slightly, showing 56,357 and 62,492 registrations respectively. This is likely due to differences in when the data was retrieved from the CEPiK database.
Electric vehicles are declining while plug-in hybrids grow by 46%
The share of electric cars in the passenger vehicle market dropped from 8.9% in September 2025 to 6.1% in September 2026. PZPM attributes this result to “a lack of government support for sales.” This is the view of the industry organization, but the trend is clear even without commentary: the overall market grew by 13%, while BEVs lost more than one-fifth of their registrations.
On October 1, NFOŚiGW allocated an additional 82 million zł for conditional applications under the NaszEauto program. However, this does not mean a new round of applications will be launched.
The situation for plug-in hybrids is quite different. 4,891 PHEVs were registered in September, 46% more than the previous year. Classical hybrids reached 14,535 units, representing a 26.9% increase, while mild hybrids totaled 12,826 units, up by 8.6%. In addition, there were 67 EREV vehicles with an internal combustion engine acting as a generator. Just one year earlier, there were only seven such vehicles.
Benzine still accounted for 27.5% of the market with 15,492 vehicles. Diesel remained at 3,007 units, representing 5.3% of the market.
After Nine Months, BEVs Are Still Below Par
From January to September, 24,404 electric vehicles were registered, 4.4% fewer than the previous year. PHEVs saw 40,796 registrations during this period, marking a surge of 86.3%. The number of EREV vehicles reached 701, while the overall passenger car market grew by 10% to 470,497 units.
Individual consumers saw a strong increase, with registrations rising by 27%. For companies and other institutional entities, the growth was 7%. Chinese brands captured 15.6% of the market, slightly below their August record of 15.9%. MG improved its performance by 89%, becoming the seventh most popular brand of the month, with the MG ZS being the eighth most frequently registered model.
A detailed ranking of electricians and data on EV suppliers are still pending. The September eRejestracje from PZPM and the Licznik Elektromobilności from PSNM have not been published yet.
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