Chinese manufacturers and battery electric vehicles drove modest growth in Europe’s recent automobile market in November, in line with recent data from JATO Dynamics.
Despite an overall decline in Tesla registrations and a 39% year-on-year drop for the Model Y, the Tesla Model 3 still held onto the highest spot as probably the most registered battery electric vehicle (BEV) in November.
BYD greater than doubled its registrations compared with November 2024, recording 21,043 units.
Leapmotor registered 6,022 units in November and 26,538 12 months thus far, matching volumes achieved by DS and overtaking Lancia, Maserati and Abarth throughout the Stellantis portfolio.
Outside China, Cupra continued to grow, registering 25,536 units in November, up 26% 12 months on 12 months.
Volkswagen was probably the most registered BEV manufacturer with 23,507 units, while Renault saw registrations rise 90% to 18,826 units, driven by demand for the Renault 5.
Brands recording the biggest declines compared with November 2024 included Porsche, Jeep and Land Rover.
Other high-performing BEV models included the Skoda Elroq, Tesla Model Y and Renault 5. The one recent entrant in the highest ten was the BYD Dolphin Surf, which ranked tenth with 5,890 registrations.
BEV led demand across Europe
A complete of 1,075,922 recent passenger cars were registered across Europe in November 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of two.3%.
Battery electric vehicles were the foremost contributor to demand.
BEV registrations reached 252,336 units in November, up 37% 12 months on 12 months and greater than 27,000 units higher than in October.
BEVs accounted for 23.5% of all registrations, a rise of 5.9 percentage points compared with November 2024.
Plug-in hybrids recorded the second strongest growth by powertrain, with registrations up 35% to 113,019 units, giving the segment a ten.5% market share.
Growth was supported by models including the Volkswagen Golf and Tayron, Audi A5 and A3 PHEV, BYD Seal U and Jaecoo 7.
Internal combustion engine vehicles were the one powertrain to say no.
Registrations fell 20% 12 months on 12 months, although ICE models still accounted for 30.6% of the market with 329,064 units registered.
Daniele Ministeri, senior consultant at JATO Dynamics, said: “Though EU CO2 penalties are actually being assessed over a three-year period, OEMs are continuing to prioritise BEVs because they’re essential for lowering average fleet emissions and avoiding regulatory fines.
“Meanwhile, countries akin to Italy have introduced recent EV incentives, and EV charging infrastructure is repeatedly improving, albeit slowly.
“These aspects are increasing the quantity of BEV registrations. Despite ICE vehicles being probably the most registered powertrain in November 2025, registrations are continuing to say no.”
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