Europe October 2025: Sales up 4.9%, BEVs up 32.9%, Skoda Elroq & Renault 5 break records
The Renault 5 is up to a record #25 in Europe in October.
Preliminary data from ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.9% year-on-year in October to 1,091,904 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 1.9% to 11,020,514. Spain (+15.9%) remains the best performer of the Top 5, followed by Germany (+7.8%), France (+2.9%), the UK (+0.5%) and Italy (-0.5%). Other great performers include Lithuania (+41.3%), Bulgaria (+27.4%), Latvia (+18.4%) and Croatia (+17.3%). Through October, Spain is up 14.9%, the UK up 3.9%, Germany up 0.5%, Italy down -2.6% and France off -5.4%.
This month, BEV sales surge 32.9% year-on-year to 225,399 and 20.6% share vs. 16.3% in October 2024. Year-to-date BEV volumes are up 26.2% to 2,022,173 and 18.4% share vs. 14.8% over the same period in 2024. The biggest markets for BEVs are Germany (52,435, +47.7%), the UK (36,830, +23.6%), France (34,108, +63.2%), the Netherlands (13,968, +27.4%), Belgium (12,360, -3%), Denmark (11,405, +29.3%) and Norway (10,852, -0.1%).
The Skoda Elroq is inside the European Top 20 for the first time in October.
In the OEM charts, the Volkswagen Group (+6.8%) outpaces the market to over 300,000 sales, followed by Stellantis (+4.5%) and the Renault Group (+11.1%). The BMW Group (+6.4%) leapfrogs past Hyundai-Kia (-3.4%) and the Toyota Group (-11.9%) to land in 4th place. The Geely Group (+2.2%) stays at #9 while SAIC (+35.3%) delivers the biggest gain in the Top 10.
Brand-wise, Volkswagen (+5.3%) is sturdy in first place, while Skoda (+10%) excels and climbs back up to #2, overtaking Toyota (-11.7%) in difficulty. BMW (+2.9%) stays at #4 while Renault (+13.1%) passes Mercedes (-0.9%) to complete the Top 5. Dacia (+9.6%) and Audi (+6.1%) also post satisfying gains below, whereas Peugeot (-10.1%) struggles. Further down, notice MG (+35.5%), Citroen (+32%), Cupra (+26.4%), Fiat (+15.4%) and Opel (+12.2%) but BYD (+208.1%) remains the best performer at #20 with 17,514 sales vs. just 7.731 for Tesla (-45%).
The Dacia Sandero (-5.8%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date for the first time since last February and despite slowing down year-on-year. The VW T-Roc (+26.8%) continues to be boosted by rebates on the outgoing generation (up to 35% in some markets) and climbs back up two spots on September to #2. The Renault Clio (-0.5%) is stable but pushed down to #3 ahead of the VW Golf (-1.2%) and Toyota Yaris Cross (-2.2%). The VW Tiguan (-21.1%) and Peugeot 208 (-25.2%) are hit full frontal below. Reversely the Citroen C3 (+32.3%) and Peugeot 2008 (+25.9%) are in great shape. The Skoda Elroq breaks into the Top 20 at #17 and the Renault 5 spectacularly cracks the Top 50 for the first time, landing directly at #25, with 47% of its volume coming from France.
Complete models ranking will be added to this article once made available to us.
Previous month: Europe September 2025: Tesla Model Y back to #1, Chinese at 7.4% share
One year ago: Europe October 2024: Skoda, Volvo, Volkswagen impress
Full October 2025 Top 10 OEMs, Top 80 All brands and Top 50 models below.
Europe October 2025 – OEMs:
| Pos | OEM | Oct-25 | /24 | Sep | 1-10 2025 | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Volkswagen Group | 309,565 | + 6.8% | 1 | 2,957,726 | + 4.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stellantis | 159,350 | + 4.5% | 2 | 1,646,497 | – 4.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Renault Group | 114,378 | + 11.1% | 3 | 1,121,232 | + 7.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | BMW Group | 82,176 | + 6.4% | 6 | 800,216 | + 5.8% | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Hyundai-Kia | 81,367 | – 3.4% | 4 | 888,179 | – 2.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Toyota Group | 74,988 | – 11.9% | 5 | 780,980 | – 6.3% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 61,129 | – 0.9% | 7 | 591,040 | + 0.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Ford Motor | 37,409 | – 5.0% | 8 | 418,012 | + 5.3% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Geely Group | 34,752 | + 2.2% | 9 | 325,970 | – 4.3% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | SAIC Motor | 23,925 | + 35.3% | 12 | 250,024 | + 26.6% | 11 | 12 |
Europe October 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-25 | /24 | Sep | 2025 | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 122,265 | + 5.3% | 1 | 1,203,522 | + 6.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 78,922 | + 10.0% | 3 | 698,679 | + 10.3% | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Toyota | 69,006 | – 11.7% | 2 | 716,529 | – 7.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | BMW | 66,446 | + 2.9% | 4 | 660,735 | + 3.5% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Renault | 63,402 | + 13.1% | 6 | 613,701 | + 8.0% | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 61,129 | – 0.9% | 5 | 591,040 | + 0.2% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Audi | 58,158 | + 6.1% | 7 | 543,819 | – 3.3% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Peugeot | 52,254 | – 10.1% | 8 | 557,602 | + 1.8% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Dacia | 50,043 | + 9.6% | 9 | 499,459 | + 6.0% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 41,038 | – 0.7% | 11 | 441,997 | – 1.5% | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Kia | 40,219 | – 5.6% | 10 | 444,019 | – 2.9% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Ford | 37,409 | – 5.0% | 12 | 418,012 | + 5.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Opel/Vauxhall | 35,292 | + 12.2% | 14 | 341,061 | – 5.4% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Citroën | 31,002 | + 32.0% | 18 | 301,660 | – 4.7% | 14 | 15 |
| 15 | Volvo | 28,905 | – 4.9% | 16 | 272,367 | – 10.8% | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | Cupra | 25,108 | + 26.4% | 19 | 246,893 | + 36.5% | 18 | 21 |
| 17 | MG | 23,896 | + 35.5% | 15 | 249,566 | + 26.9% | 16 | 20 |
| 18 | Fiat | 22,347 | + 15.4% | 21 | 240,662 | – 12.7% | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | Nissan | 19,841 | – 5.3% | 17 | 248,523 | – 4.5% | 17 | 17 |
| 20 | BYD | 17,514 | + 208.1% | 20 | 137,857 | + 288.7% | 24 | 31 |
| 21 | Seat | 17,007 | + 2.2% | 22 | 180,872 | – 19.2% | 21 | 19 |
| 22 | Mini | 15,648 | + 24.9% | 23 | 138,656 | + 18.5% | 23 | 24 |
| 23 | Suzuki | 13,836 | – 4.8% | 24 | 147,114 | – 16.7% | 22 | 22 |
| 24 | Mazda | 11,567 | – 7.0% | 25 | 127,106 | – 12.1% | 25 | 23 |
| 25 | Jeep | 9,647 | – 18.3% | 26 | 112,448 | – 0.9% | 26 | 25 |
| 26 | Tesla | 7,731 | – 45.0% | 13 | 181,983 | – 29.6% | 20 | 16 |
| 27 | Porsche | 7,659 | – 25.8% | 30 | 78,123 | – 11.2% | 28 | 27 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 7,007 | – 9.1% | 28 | 91,524 | – 8.5% | 27 | 26 |
| 29 | Lexus | 5,982 | – 14.5% | 31 | 64,444 | + 2.4% | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | Jaecoo | 5,960 | + 844.5% | 27 | 42,057 | + 4762.1% | 32 | 53 |
| 31 | Omoda | 5,896 | + 142.6% | 32 | 40,927 | + 317.9% | 33 | 41 |
| 32 | Honda | 5,132 | – 3.8% | 29 | 61,131 | – 7.1% | 30 | 29 |
| 33 | Alfa Romeo | 5,104 | + 44.8% | 34 | 52,061 | + 40.8% | 31 | 32 |
| 34 | Leapmotor | 3,959 | + 1621.3% | 35 | 20,469 | + 4359.5% | 37 | 63 |
| 35 | Polestar | 3,844 | + 46.4% | 33 | 38,180 | + 56.4% | 34 | 35 |
| 36 | Xpeng | 2,205 | + 93.1% | 40 | 14,803 | + 165.9% | 40 | 42 |
| 37 | Mitsubishi | 2,183 | – 43.7% | 36 | 38,147 | – 25.5% | 35 | 30 |
| 38 | DS | 2,134 | – 26.4% | 37 | 25,164 | – 21.2% | 36 | 33 |
| 39 | KG Mobility | 2,061 | + 23.3% | 38 | 20,344 | + 1.6% | 38 | 37 |
| 40 | Chery | 1,885 | new | 39 | 3,922 | new | 50 | – |
| 41 | DR Automobiles | 1,529 | – 11.7% | 42 | 14,583 | – 7.9% | 41 | 40 |
| 42 | Smart | 1,259 | – 32.4% | 43 | 10,299 | – 52.8% | 42 | 36 |
| 43 | Subaru | 1,163 | – 38.1% | 41 | 17,224 | – 8.8% | 39 | 39 |
| 44 | Lancia | 1,101 | + 26.0% | 45 | 9,825 | – 68.3% | 43 | 34 |
| 45 | Alpine | 933 | + 222.8% | 44 | 8,072 | + 137.3% | 45 | 48 |
| 46 | Lynk & Co | 890 | + 264.8% | 47 | 7,513 | + 34.7% | 46 | 45 |
| 47 | EVO | 852 | + 15.4% | 46 | 6,558 | + 16.8% | 47 | 43 |
| 48 | DFSK | 798 | + 74.6% | n/a | 8,807 | + 115.9% | 44 | 65 |
| 49 | Zeekr | 589 | + 133.7% | 48 | 3,613 | + 124.0% | 51 | 56 |
| 50 | Beijing/BAIC | 504 | + 15.1% | n/a | 5,285 | + 123.7% | 48 | 57 |
| 51 | Ferrari | 376 | – 7.8% | 49 | 4,580 | – 6.4% | 49 | 46 |
| 52 | Geely | 325 | + 125.7% | 50 | 2,154 | + 168.2% | 57 | 67 |
| 53 | Maserati | 278 | – 21.5% | 55 | 3,262 | – 20.0% | 53 | 47 |
| 54 | Sportequipe | 255 | + 537.5% | 57 | 1,768 | + 212.4% | 62 | 74 |
| 55 | Dongfeng | 253 | + 2430.0% | n/a | 1,964 | + 2921.5% | 60 | 84 |
| 56 | Lamborghini | 224 | – 8.6% | 51 | 3,399 | + 4.4% | 52 | 50 |
| 57 | Bentley | 221 | + 37.3% | 53 | 2,413 | + 22.3% | 55 | 55 |
| 58 | Lotus | 199 | – 38.8% | 52 | 2,142 | – 20.8% | 58 | 51 |
| 59 | ICH-X | 194 | + 4750.0% | n/a | 435 | + 443.8% | 75 | 90 |
| 60 | Aston Martin | 179 | + 0.6% | 54 | 2,060 | – 6.7% | 59 | 54 |
| 61 | Abarth | 122 | – 75.2% | 56 | 1,868 | – 74.9% | 61 | 44 |
| 62 | JAC | 120 | + 155.3% | n/a | 439 | + 88.4% | 73 | 86 |
| 63 | Genesis | 110 | – 61.0% | 59 | 2,163 | + 4.6% | 56 | 52 |
| 64 | NIO | 98 | – 56.4% | 58 | 872 | – 42.4% | 65 | 59 |
| 65 | Voyah | 90 | + 592.3% | n/a | 552 | + 49.2% | 71 | 81 |
| 66 | Hongqi | 86 | + 91.1% | n/a | 771 | + 30.2% | 68 | 75 |
| 67 | Rolls-Royce | 82 | – 18.8% | 61 | 825 | – 5.5% | 66 | 68 |
| 68 | Tiger | 70 | new | n/a | 599 | new | 70 | – |
| 69 | Chevrolet | 59 | – 21.3% | 60 | 1,300 | + 32.1% | 63 | 71 |
| 70 | Dodge | 58 | – 32.6% | 62 | 814 | – 17.0% | 67 | 61 |
| 71 | Ineos | 49 | – 59.5% | 63 | 1,089 | + 1.5% | 64 | 62 |
| 72 | Cadillac | 43 | – 24.6% | 64 | 624 | + 27.3% | 69 | 76 |
| 73 | McLaren | 31 | – 8.8% | n/a | 436 | – 26.0% | 74 | 77 |
| 74 | Maxus | 29 | – 32.6% | 66 | 458 | – 41.9% | 72 | 72 |
| 75 | Denza | 28 | new | – | 39 | new | 78 | 106 |
| 76 | Chrysler | 11 | + 83.3% | 68 | 65 | – 17.7% | 76 | 91 |
| 77 | Jaguar | 7 | – 99.6% | 67 | 2,752 | – 86.7% | 54 | 38 |
| 78 | Lada | 3 | – 25.0% | 65 | 54 | + 20.0% | 77 | 96 |
| 79 | Bugatti | 1 | n/a | 69 | 6 | + 50.0% | 79 | 105 |
| – | Others | 3,711 | + 244.6% | – | 24,254 | + 98.8% | – | – |
Europe October 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-25 | /24 | Pos | 2025 | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Dacia Sandero | 20,480 | – 5.8% | 3 | 207,043 | – 7.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | VW T-Roc | 18,241 | + 26.8% | 4 | 179,071 | + 4.8% | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Renault Clio | 16,896 | – 0.5% | 2 | 187,371 | + 4.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 16,261 | – 1.2% | 5 | 164,054 | – 9.4% | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 16,181 | – 2.2% | 9 | 157,442 | – 3.1% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | VW Tiguan | 15,632 | – 21.1% | 6 | 165,311 | + 3.5% | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Peugeot 208 | 15,256 | – 25.2% | 12 | 160,619 | – 3.8% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Peugeot 2008 | 15,012 | + 25.9% | 14 | 148,696 | + 5.9% | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | Skoda Octavia | 14,697 | + 2.3% | 15 | 135,450 | – 11.7% | 13 | 8 |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris | 14,360 | – 10.1% | 13 | 138,874 | – 6.8% | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Citroen C3 | 12,771 | + 32.3% | 27 | 137,782 | + 1.0% | 12 | 15 |
| 12 | Ford Puma | 12,334 | + 11.1% | 7 | 128,409 | – 0.5% | 15 | 17 |
| 13 | Dacia Duster | 12,309 | – 13.5% | 17 | 146,056 | + 1.8% | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Kia Sportage | 12,301 | – 16.2% | 8 | 128,944 | – 10.8% | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Hyundai Tucson | 11,688 | – 1.0% | 16 | 124,860 | – 3.4% | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Opel/Vauxhall Corsa | 11,650 | – 16.2% | 10 | 143,694 | + 4.3% | 10 | 13 |
| 17 | Skoda Elroq | 11,467 | new | 30 | 70,780 | new | 43 | 524 |
| 18 | Renault Captur | 11,045 | – 7.3% | 20 | 115,530 | – 5.5% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Audi A3 | 10,916 | + 29.9% | 21 | 100,767 | – 0.0% | 23 | 25 |
| 20 | Mercedes GLC | 9,999 | + 69.4% | 28 | 90,674 | + 67.2% | 30 | 64 |
| 21 | Peugeot 3008 | 9,858 | + 6.7% | 26 | 105,548 | + 29.7% | 20 | 35 |
| 22 | Skoda Kodiaq | 9,852 | + 11.9% | 34 | 91,028 | + 24.4% | 29 | 39 |
| 23 | Skoda Fabia | 9,755 | + 5.9% | 31 | 92,119 | + 6.2% | 28 | 28 |
| 24 | Nissan Qashqai | 9,671 | – 0.5% | 11 | 119,430 | + 0.6% | 17 | 19 |
| 25 | Renault 5 | 9,606 | + 576.0% | 60 | 60,191 | + 2130.1% | n/a | 202 |
| 26 | BMW X1 | 9,421 | – 19.6% | 59 | 96,696 | + 1.1% | 26 | 24 |
| 27 | VW Polo | 9,397 | – 11.8% | 18 | 90,335 | – 22.2% | 31 | 20 |
| 28 | Dacia Bigster | 9,265 | new | 52 | 48,855 | new | n/a | – |
| 29 | Skoda Kamiq | 9,176 | + 1.3% | 35 | 88,127 | + 3.2% | 32 | 30 |
| 30 | MG ZS | 9,168 | + 57.6% | 25 | 104,138 | + 31.5% | 21 | 34 |
| 31 | Toyota Corolla | 8,916 | – 17.2% | 29 | 97,318 | – 10.8% | 24 | 21 |
| 32 | VW T-Cross | 8,882 | – 2.9% | 56 | 94,876 | + 0.1% | 27 | 26 |
| 33 | Toyota C-HR | 8,676 | – 22.4% | 23 | 97,104 | – 1.8% | 25 | 22 |
| 34 | Mini Cooper | 8,522 | + 6.0% | 39 | 79,059 | + 3.3% | 37 | 37 |
| 35 | Toyota Aygo X | 8,446 | + 15.6% | 24 | 80,752 | – 1.2% | 36 | 31 |
| 36 | Fiat Panda | 8,238 | – 2.2% | 44 | 101,567 | – 3.9% | 22 | 23 |
| 37 | Hyundai Kona | 8,225 | + 3.3% | 38 | 83,503 | + 0.2% | 35 | 32 |
| 38 | Skoda Karoq | 8,096 | – 8.7% | 42 | 76,699 | – 7.1% | 38 | 33 |
| 39 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 8,030 | + 524.9% | 58 | 38,711 | – 24.1% | n/a | 83 |
| 40 | Jeep Avenger | 7,985 | – 3.8% | 36 | 84,106 | + 28.6% | 33 | 51 |
| 41 | BMW X3 | 7,951 | + 101.4% | 40 | 60,749 | + 31.7% | n/a | 76 |
| 42 | Ford Kuga | 7,812 | – 19.1% | 45 | 83,909 | – 7.1% | 34 | 29 |
| 43 | Volvo XC60 | 7,662 | – 4.2% | 46 | 73,078 | + 0.3% | 40 | 43 |
| 44 | Audi A5 | 7,374 | + 347.7% | 61 | 53,840 | + 178.5% | n/a | 139 |
| 45 | Mercedes CLA | 7,297 | + 78.9% | 54 | 45,683 | + 3.6% | n/a | 85 |
| 46 | Cupra Formentor | 7,133 | + 3.6% | 69 | 71,646 | – 11.3% | 41 | 36 |
| 47 | BMW 1 Series | 7,101 | + 13.1% | 32 | 76,233 | + 8.0% | 39 | 47 |
| 48 | VW ID.4 | 7,043 | + 2.2% | 67 | 64,838 | + 23.5% | 47 | 66 |
| 49 | VW ID.7 | 6,984 | + 31.0% | 64 | 60,799 | + 183.5% | n/a | 122 |
| 50 | Opel/Vauxhall Frontera | 6,939 | + 12992.5% | 72 | 31,019 | + 40184.4% | n/a | 479 |
Source: Dataforce
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Elroq production shouldn be more than 600 units per day. They are adding shifts. Demand ist high. Export outside Europe is minimal. Skoda’s popularity decreases with distance from the factory. In Portugal or Greece it’s no-name brand. In the Balkans people buy it out of nostalgia because their grandad had one and it drove.
The R5 is a phenomenal success. I have seen it here on the road. Usually I have to go to the dealership to look at these cars. I havent seen R4 yet bud I plan to go to Germany on the end od this year and maybe I will be lucky there.
Tesla has lost a lot of sales. They can lower the price. The TMY Standard version isn’t the right solution for Europe.
The STLA problems seem to be solved. Fiat 500 hybrid will be big comeback. And it will be successful. Good to find the right price for Italy, but customers in Germany aren’t so so price-sensitive. There will be many new 500s soon.
Teslas are priced excellently for what they offer; they’re better and cheaper than any European car. To give you an idea, the R5 with the same equipment as a basic Model 3 costs the same. That’s two segments of difference. The value for money of a Tesla is incredible. Don’t forget that the Model Y and Model 3 are in the top 3 best-selling EVs in Europe. If it weren’t for political reasons linked to Trump and Musk, Tesla could sell twice as much, as in China for example.
“the Renault 5 … cracks the Top 50 …. landing directly at #25, with 47% of its volume coming from France”
Last month, like in France, the E-R5 turned out the bestselling BEV in the UK with 1.300 units. Great to see the success of both the R5 and Elroq, not the least because airquality in urban area’s improved a brutal 0,065% 😉
Interesting, this statics say until end of October 70,780 Skora Elroq soled in Europe.
Skoda recently announced they already produced 100000 Unit of the Elroq.
Where are remaining ones?
Outside of Europe or EU+EFTA+UK countires?
Could be Skoda built 100.000 and sold 70.000 units. Carmakers have months of inventory.