New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2025 up 15.1% y/y

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61% : January to December 2025 figures also showed new EU hybrid-electric car registrations rising to 3 733 325 units, driven by growth in the four biggest markets:
59% : In 2025, new EU car registrations increased by 1.8 per cent compared to the same period last year, ACEA said.
59% : Therefore, plug-in-hybrid electric cars now represent 9.4 per cent of EU car registrations, up from 7.2 per cent last year.
58% : The battery-electric car market share in the EU reached 17.4 per cent, in line with projections for the year, yet still a level that leaves room for growth to stay on track with the transition.
58% : Hybrid-electric car registrations captured 34.5 per cent of the market, remaining the preferred choice among consumers in the EU.
58% : Hybrid-electric models account for 34.5 per cent of the total EU market.
57% : In 2025, a total of 1 880 370 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 17.4 per cent of the EU market share.
57% : The four largest markets in the EU, which together account for 62 per cent of batteryelectric car registrations, saw growth: Germany (+43.2 per cent), the Netherlands (+18.1 per cent), Belgium (+12.6 per cent), and France (+12.5 per cent).
55% : Battery-electric cars accounted for 17.4 per cent of the EU market share in 2025, an increase from the low baseline of 13.6 per cent one year earlier.

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