France vs Germany: Number of new cars sold, by type

France

450,000 cars

in 2025

Germany

860,000 cars

in 2025

France rank

5th

Germany rank

3rd

Number of new cars sold, by type over time

Germany currently reports 860,000 cars against 450,000 cars in France, a difference of 410,000 cars.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was France ahead.

France ranks 5th and Germany ranks 3rd of 58 countries.

Indicator: Number of new cars sold, by type
Unit: cars
Source: International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 752 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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