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.

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Full October 2025 Top 10 OEMs, Top 80 All brands and Top 50 models below.

Europe October 2025 – OEMs:

PosOEMOct-25/24Sep1-10 2025/24PosFY241Volkswagen Group309,565+ 6.8%12,957,726+ 4.6%112Stellantis159,350+ 4.5%21,646,497– 4.6%223Renault Group114,378+ 11.1%31,121,232+ 7.5%334BMW Group82,176+ 6.4%6800,216+ 5.8%565Hyundai-Kia81,367– 3.4%4888,179– 2.2%446Toyota Group74,988– 11.9%5780,980– 6.3%657Mercedes61,129– 0.9%7591,040+ 0.2%778Ford Motor37,409– 5.0%8418,012+ 5.3%889Geely Group34,752+ 2.2%9325,970– 4.3%9910SAIC Motor23,925+ 35.3%12250,024+ 26.6%1112

Europe October 2025 – brands:

PosBrandOct-25/24Sep2025/24PosFY241Volkswagen122,265+ 5.3%11,203,522+ 6.2%112Skoda78,922+ 10.0%3698,679+ 10.3%343Toyota69,006– 11.7%2716,529– 7.0%224BMW66,446+ 2.9%4660,735+ 3.5%435Renault  63,402+ 13.1%6613,701+ 8.0%566Mercedes61,129– 0.9%5591,040+ 0.2%657Audi58,158+ 6.1%7543,819– 3.3%878Peugeot52,254– 10.1%8557,602+ 1.8%789Dacia50,043+ 9.6%9499,459+ 6.0%9910Hyundai41,038– 0.7%11441,997– 1.5%111011Kia40,219– 5.6%10444,019– 2.9%101112Ford  37,409– 5.0%12418,012+ 5.3%121213Opel/Vauxhall35,292+ 12.2%14341,061– 5.4%131314Citroën31,002+ 32.0%18301,660– 4.7%141515Volvo28,905– 4.9%16272,367– 10.8%151416Cupra25,108+ 26.4%19246,893+ 36.5%182117MG23,896+ 35.5%15249,566+ 26.9%162018Fiat22,347+ 15.4%21240,662– 12.7%191819Nissan19,841– 5.3%17248,523– 4.5%171720BYD17,514+ 208.1%20137,857+ 288.7%243121Seat17,007+ 2.2%22180,872– 19.2%211922Mini15,648+ 24.9%23138,656+ 18.5%232423Suzuki13,836– 4.8%24147,114– 16.7%222224Mazda11,567– 7.0%25127,106– 12.1%252325Jeep9,647– 18.3%26112,448– 0.9%262526Tesla7,731– 45.0%13181,983– 29.6%201627Porsche7,659– 25.8%3078,123– 11.2%282728Land Rover7,007– 9.1%2891,524– 8.5%272629Lexus5,982– 14.5%3164,444+ 2.4%292830Jaecoo5,960+ 844.5%2742,057+ 4762.1%325331Omoda5,896+ 142.6%3240,927+ 317.9%334132Honda5,132– 3.8%2961,131– 7.1%302933Alfa Romeo5,104+ 44.8%3452,061+ 40.8%313234Leapmotor3,959+ 1621.3%3520,469+ 4359.5%376335Polestar3,844+ 46.4%3338,180+ 56.4%343536Xpeng2,205+ 93.1%4014,803+ 165.9%404237Mitsubishi2,183– 43.7%3638,147– 25.5%353038DS2,134– 26.4%3725,164– 21.2%363339KG Mobility2,061+ 23.3%3820,344+ 1.6%383740Chery 1,885new393,922new50 –41DR Automobiles1,529– 11.7%4214,583– 7.9%414042Smart1,259– 32.4%4310,299– 52.8%423643Subaru1,163– 38.1%4117,224– 8.8%393944Lancia1,101+ 26.0%459,825– 68.3%433445Alpine933+ 222.8%448,072+ 137.3%454846Lynk & Co890+ 264.8%477,513+ 34.7%464547EVO852+ 15.4%466,558+ 16.8%474348DFSK798+ 74.6%n/a8,807+ 115.9%446549Zeekr589+ 133.7%483,613+ 124.0%515650Beijing/BAIC504+ 15.1%n/a5,285+ 123.7%485751Ferrari376– 7.8%494,580– 6.4%494652Geely325+ 125.7%502,154+ 168.2%576753Maserati278– 21.5%553,262– 20.0%534754Sportequipe255+ 537.5%571,768+ 212.4%627455Dongfeng253+ 2430.0%n/a1,964+ 2921.5%608456Lamborghini224– 8.6%513,399+ 4.4%525057Bentley221+ 37.3%532,413+ 22.3%555558Lotus199– 38.8%522,142– 20.8%585159ICH-X194+ 4750.0%n/a435+ 443.8%759060Aston Martin179+ 0.6%542,060– 6.7%595461Abarth122– 75.2%561,868– 74.9%614462JAC120+ 155.3%n/a439+ 88.4%738663Genesis110– 61.0%592,163+ 4.6%565264NIO98– 56.4%58872– 42.4%655965Voyah90+ 592.3%n/a552+ 49.2%718166Hongqi86+ 91.1%n/a771+ 30.2%687567Rolls-Royce82– 18.8%61825– 5.5%666868Tiger70newn/a599new70 –69Chevrolet59– 21.3%601,300+ 32.1%637170Dodge58– 32.6%62814– 17.0%676171Ineos49– 59.5%631,089+ 1.5%646272Cadillac43– 24.6%64624+ 27.3%697673McLaren31– 8.8%n/a436– 26.0%747774Maxus29– 32.6%66458– 41.9%727275Denza28new –39new7810676Chrysler11+ 83.3%6865– 17.7%769177Jaguar7– 99.6%672,752– 86.7%543878Lada3– 25.0%6554+ 20.0%779679Bugatti1n/a696+ 50.0%79105 –Others3,711+ 244.6% –24,254+ 98.8% – –

Europe October 2025 – models:

PosModelOct-25/24Pos2025/24PosFY241Dacia Sandero20,480– 5.8%3207,043– 7.4%112VW T-Roc18,241+ 26.8%4179,071+ 4.8%353Renault Clio16,896– 0.5%2187,371+ 4.7%224VW Golf16,261– 1.2%5164,054– 9.4%535Toyota Yaris Cross16,181– 2.2%9157,442– 3.1%776VW Tiguan15,632– 21.1%6165,311+ 3.5%4127Peugeot 20815,256– 25.2%12160,619– 3.8%668Peugeot 200815,012+ 25.9%14148,696+ 5.9%8149Skoda Octavia14,697+ 2.3%15135,450– 11.7%13810Toyota Yaris14,360– 10.1%13138,874– 6.8%11911Citroen C312,771+ 32.3%27137,782+ 1.0%121512Ford Puma12,334+ 11.1%7128,409– 0.5%151713Dacia Duster12,309– 13.5%17146,056+ 1.8%91014Kia Sportage12,301– 16.2%8128,944– 10.8%141115Hyundai Tucson11,688– 1.0%16124,860– 3.4%161616Opel/Vauxhall Corsa11,650– 16.2%10143,694+ 4.3%101317Skoda Elroq11,467new3070,780new4352418Renault Captur11,045– 7.3%20115,530– 5.5%181819Audi A310,916+ 29.9%21100,767– 0.0%232520Mercedes GLC9,999+ 69.4%2890,674+ 67.2%306421Peugeot 30089,858+ 6.7%26105,548+ 29.7%203522Skoda Kodiaq9,852+ 11.9%3491,028+ 24.4%293923Skoda Fabia9,755+ 5.9%3192,119+ 6.2%282824Nissan Qashqai9,671– 0.5%11119,430+ 0.6%171925Renault 59,606+ 576.0%6060,191+ 2130.1%n/a20226BMW X19,421– 19.6%5996,696+ 1.1%262427VW Polo9,397– 11.8%1890,335– 22.2%312028Dacia Bigster9,265new5248,855newn/a –29Skoda Kamiq9,176+ 1.3%3588,127+ 3.2%323030MG ZS9,168+ 57.6%25104,138+ 31.5%213431Toyota Corolla8,916– 17.2%2997,318– 10.8%242132VW T-Cross8,882– 2.9%5694,876+ 0.1%272633Toyota C-HR8,676– 22.4%2397,104– 1.8%252234Mini Cooper8,522+ 6.0%3979,059+ 3.3%373735Toyota Aygo X8,446+ 15.6%2480,752– 1.2%363136Fiat Panda8,238– 2.2%44101,567– 3.9%222337Hyundai Kona8,225+ 3.3%3883,503+ 0.2%353238Skoda Karoq8,096– 8.7%4276,699– 7.1%383339Citroen C3 Aircross8,030+ 524.9%5838,711– 24.1%n/a8340Jeep Avenger7,985– 3.8%3684,106+ 28.6%335141BMW X37,951+ 101.4%4060,749+ 31.7%n/a7642Ford Kuga7,812– 19.1%4583,909– 7.1%342943Volvo XC607,662– 4.2%4673,078+ 0.3%404344Audi A57,374+ 347.7%6153,840+ 178.5%n/a13945Mercedes CLA7,297+ 78.9%5445,683+ 3.6%n/a8546Cupra Formentor7,133+ 3.6%6971,646– 11.3%413647BMW 1 Series7,101+ 13.1%3276,233+ 8.0%394748VW ID.47,043+ 2.2%6764,838+ 23.5%476649VW ID.76,984+ 31.0%6460,799+ 183.5%n/a12250Opel/Vauxhall Frontera6,939+ 12992.5%7231,019+ 40184.4%n/a479

Source: Dataforce