In 2025, around million cars were registered in Germany, a small increase compared to the year before at **** million. Comparing to further back to 1960, numbers have exploded.
New car smell
The German automobile industry has long been one of the most successful and energetic globally, as well as a pillar of the German economy. Based on recent figures, German car sales generated around billion euros. Among drivers, the largest number of registered passenger cars were Volkswagen (VW) vehicles, followed by Mercedes and Opel – all German brands looking back on a long history. The leading car models, meanwhile, were all from Volkswagen: Golf, T-Roc and Tiguan
Winning the race
Globally, the Volkswagen group ranked second in 2021 with sales, making it one of the leading vehicle manufacturers worldwide. German cars were mainly exported to other European countries, though North & South America were also a significant export region for the German automobile industry.
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