Germany: Passenger car sales

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 Germany

New passenger car sales, numbers per year

 Latest value 2,857,591
 Year 2025
 Measure passenger cars
 Data availability 2005 - 2025
 Average 3,130,802
 Min - Max 2,622,132 - 3,807,175
 Source OICA
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The latest value from 2025 is 2857591 passenger cars, an increase from 2817331 passenger cars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 1198142 passenger cars, based on data from 57 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 2005 to 2025 is 3130802 passenger cars. The minimum value, 2622132 passenger cars, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 3807175 passenger cars was recorded in 2009. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Germany: Passenger car sales
 2025 2,857,591
 2024 2,817,331
 2023 2,844,609
 2022 2,651,357
 2021 2,622,132
 2020 2,917,678
 2019 3,607,258
 2018 3,435,778




Definition: The indicator estimates the number of new passenger car registrations and sales that took place within a country in a year. Passenger cars are road motor vehicles, other than a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).

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