Hybrids dominated new car sales in Europe during the first eight months of the year, according to new figures.
They accounted for 34.7% of all sales, according to new data from the Association of European Manufacturers, with 2,485,069 new registrations.
Meanwhile, plug in hybrid sales increased to 631,783 units, which represents 8.8% of the market compared to 6.9% for the same period last year.
Electric vehicles have also enjoyed notable growth in demand in the last 12 months. ACEA figures revealed a rise of 30.2% year-on-year with their market share increasing from 12.6% to 15.8%.
However, petrol and diesel registrations both suffered falling sales, with new petrol registrations down 19.7% to a 28.1% share of the market and diesel falling 25.7% to just a 9.4% share.
Across all fuel types, 2,012,580 new cars were registered in the first eight months of 2025, which represents a marginal decline of 0.1% compared to the same period in 2024. 
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