(Motorsport-Total.com/Motor1) – In February 2026, new passenger car registrations in Germany rose by 3,8 percent to a total of 211.262 vehicles, with the majority (68,5 percent) accounted for by commercial owners (+5,4 %), while private registrations almost stagnated at 31,5 percent (+0,7 %). This was announced by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).
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Among German brands, Mini (counted as part of the BMW Group by the KBA) secured the strongest growth with an increase of 49,2 percent, followed by significant increases at Opel, Smart, and Porsche. BMW recorded slight gains, whereas Ford, Mercedes, Audi, and VW suffered setbacks; nevertheless, VW remained the strongest domestic brand with a 19,4 percent market share.
In the importer segment, Skoda shone as the leader with a significant increase of 26,5 percent, while Seat recorded losses. Among other high-volume import brands, Fiat stood out in particular with a doubling of registration numbers (+113,2 %), but Hyundai, Citroen, and Peugeot also saw gains, while Toyota, Kia, and Dacia remained below the previous year’s level.
A clear shift is evident in the types of drive: Hybrids (including mild hybrids) represent the largest group at 40,2 percent, with plug-in hybrids (+24,5 %) and pure electric cars (+28,7 %) in particular showing strong growth. The latter reached a market share of 21,9 percent.
In contrast, classic internal combustion engines lost ground; new registrations of gasoline cars fell by 14,9 percent to a share of 22,9 percent, and diesel vehicles also declined slightly to 14,8 percent. LPG and hydrogen played almost no role with minimal registration numbers, while no new registrations were recorded for natural gas. Overall, the trend toward alternative drives led to a 6,5 percent decrease in the average CO2 emissions of new cars to 102,6 g/km.
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Let’s take a look at the most popular vehicle models. As usual, VW is in the lead here, with the Golf well ahead of the T-Roc. The recent model change for the T-Roc may play a role here. The Tiguan is just behind. The most popular pure electric car is the Skoda Elroq, and the only newcomer in the top 10 is the BMW X3.
New registrations February 2026
01. VW Golf: 6.636
02. VW T-Roc: 4.344
03. VW Tiguan: 4.334
04. Skoda Octavia: 3.767
05. Skoda Elroq: 3.406
06. BMW X1: 3.150
07. Opel Corsa: 3.144
08. VW Passat: 3.106
09. Audi A6: 2.941
10. BMW X3: 2.597
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