The number of new car registrations recorded in 2025 was 1.6% higher than in 2024, up to 182,518 units, a margin in which electrified cars had a share of 55.2% of the total, according to data from the General Directorate of Driving Licenses and Registrations (DGPCI), analyzed by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA).

“The final data for 2025 indicate a relatively stable automotive market, with 182,518 registered vehicles, up 1.6% compared to 2024, a result very close to the APIA forecast of 179,000 units, formulated at the beginning of the year, a performance all the more relevant as this estimate was made in a context marked by a high degree of unpredictability, volatility of public decisions and multiple political adjustments, which significantly influenced the market’s behavior during the year. Passenger cars generated this evolution, with 155,855 units, marking an increase of 4.7% compared to the previous year, above the forecast level (…) Regarding electromobility, 2025 confirms the accelerated advance of electrified engines, which reached 55.2% of total passenger car registrations, becoming the dominant segment of the market. At the same time, fully electric passenger cars recorded a setback, both in volume and in weight, with a decrease of 9%. This dynamic highlights the major impact of the dysfunctions of the Rabla program, marked by delays, successive postponements and unpredictable cuts decided at the government level, which failed to coherently support the transition to 100% electric vehicles, in contrast to the positive evolution of the hybrid segments”, declared APIA President Dan Vardie, according to Agerpres.

According to official statistics, in December of the previous year, passenger cars (which represent approximately 88% of the total market) reported a volume of 21,203 units, 58.4% more than in the same period in 2024.

In terms of market share, the SUV segment is in first position, with a share of 51.7% (+88.7%), followed by Class C – with a share of 25% (+35.8%) and Class B – with a share of 16.7% (+62.5%).

At the same time, depending on the type of fuel of the registered passenger cars, in December of 2025, gasoline engines recorded a jump of 48.5% compared to December of the previous year, to a share of 38.9%, while diesel engines increased by 1%, to a share of the total market of 4.6%.

On the other hand, “electrified” cars, namely electric cars (which can be charged from an external source of electricity – BEV and PHEV), as well as mild-hybrid and full hybrid cars (which also have electric propulsion without charging from an external source of electricity) held, in December 2025, a market share of 56.5%, above the share held by gasoline and diesel engines.

According to the cited source, full electric cars had a share of 6.4% of the market, and plug-in hybrid cars, 8.2%.

In 2025, the top three best-selling 100% electric cars are: Dacia Spring – with 1,596 units (a decrease of 51% compared to the previous year), Hyundai Kona (618 units) and Tesla Model 3 – with 604 units.

In the Plug-In car segment, the top three places are, in order: Ford Kuga – with 845 units (+42.5%, year-on-year), Volkswagen Tiguan (769 units) and Hyundai Tucson (719).

Also, hybrid cars, without recharging from external sources, are led by Toyota Corolla – with 4,442 units and an increase of 35.4% compared to the previous year, followed by Dacia Duster, with 4,097 units and Toyota Yaris Cross (2,866).

At the same time, in the mild hybrid car category, the first position is occupied by Dacia Duster, with 6,823 units, followed by Ford Puma (1,691) and Skoda Octavia (1,519).

The cited data shows that light commercial vehicles registered a 32.9% decrease in December 2025 compared to December 2024, of which light commercial vehicles without minibuses a decrease of 28.2%. Last year as a whole, electric light commercial vehicles reached a volume of 651 units, compared to 552 units a year earlier.

In contrast, registrations of heavy commercial vehicles and buses increased, in the last month of the previous year, by 96.8% compared to December 2024, of which those of heavy commercial vehicles over 16 tons plus tractors increased by 106%.