Balgarianovinite.com In January 2026, new EU car registrations fell by 3.9% compared to January last year, marking a second consecutive challenging start to the year for the market, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) representing 17 major Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers, announced on Tuesday.
In Bulgaria, 3,218 new cars were registered in January 2026, which is a decrease of about 19.5% compared to 3,995 cars in January 2025. The share of petrol cars sold in January 2026 was 73.9%, diesel cars – 12.5%, hybrid electric cars – 6.3%, battery-electric cars accounted for 5.7%, and plug-in-hybrid electric cars accounted for 1.4%.
In January 2026, 154,230 new battery-electric cars were registered, which is 19.3% of the EU market share. The four largest markets in the EU, which together account for 60% of battery-electric car registrations, delivered mixed results: France (52.1%) and Germany (23.8%) recorded strong growth, while Belgium (11.5%) and the Netherlands (35.4%) experienced declines.
New EU hybrid-electric car registrations rose to 308,364 units, supported by growth in Italy (24.9%) and Spain (9%), while France remained stable, according to the January 2026 figures. Completing the four major markets, Germany recorded a decline of 1.8% compared with January 2025. Overall, hybrid-electric models accounted for 38.6% of the total EU market.
Registrations of plug-in-hybrid electric cars continue to show strong growth, reaching 78,741 units in the first month of 2026. This was driven by rising volumes in key markets such as Italy (134.2%), Spain (66.7%), and Germany (23%). As a result, new plug-in-hybrid electric cars now represent 9.8% of EU registrations, up from 7.4% in January last year.
In January 2026, petrol car registrations dropped by 28.2%, with all major markets experiencing decreases. France experienced the steepest drop, with registrations plummeting by 48.9%, followed by Germany (29.9%), Italy (25.5%), and Spain (22.5%).
With 175,989 new cars registered last month, the market share for petrol fell to 22% from 29.5% in the same month last year. The diesel car market continued its downward trend, with registrations declining by 22.3% and accounting for 8.1% of new car registrations last January. New Car Registrations in EU Down by 3.9% in January, Decrease in Bulgaria around 19.5% 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-24 10:15:29 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
