For November 2025, the Western European passenger vehicle (PVs - cars) market grew for a fifth consecutive month. Sales were up nearly 2% YoY, with a total of circa 950k units. YTD sales are up over 1% compared to the same period in 2024, at 10.7 million units. Supported by the recent positive results, GlobalData now expects 2025 will eclipse 2024 by 1%.

Across the five largest Western European markets, the trend in sales remains similar to October’s result with Spain leading the way as the strongest market, while Germany saw modest growth. In contrast, France, Italy, and the UK all saw broadly flat or weak results.

The UK PV market saw subdued results in November as sales fell nearly 2% YoY to 151k units. That said, the selling day count was lower in the most recent month, and the monthly selling rate improved 8% to 2.3 million units/year. YTD sales stand at 1.87 million units, up over 3% from the same period in 2024. Despite the implementation of the Electric Car Grant (ECG) incentives, November represented the weakest month for BEV growth in almost two years. In France, the PV market remained broadly flat in November 2025. Sales totaled 133k units (-0.3% YoY) while the monthly selling rate grew 8%. YTD sales now stand at 1.46 million units, down 5% compared to the same period in 2024. Despite the new “Coup de pouce” incentive scheme, PV sales remain weak with consumer confidence in France still low.

The Spanish PV market grew for a 15th consecutive month in November as sales reached 94k units, up 13% from November 2024. The monthly selling rate also improved 7% to 1.29 million units/year. YTD sales now stand at 1.05 million units, up nearly 15% YoY. Purchase incentives, specifically the current MOVES Plan, as well as new entrants into the Spanish PV market characterized by highly competitive prices, are fuelling demand. The German PV market grew for a fifth consecutive month. PV registrations were up 2.5% YoY, as sales totaled 251k units. The monthly selling rate reached its second highest level, only behind that of July, as it grew over 5% to 3.07 million units/year.

The Italian PV market remained flat for a second consecutive month as sales were down 0.1% YoY as sales totalled 124k units. YTD sales are down 2.5% YoY with 1.42 million units sold so far this year. The Italian economy is struggling as the country narrowly avoided a recession in Q3. Private consumption is set to remain muted in the near-term; however, the newly introduced incentives at the end of October should continue to provide some uplift to a floundering PV market.