BERLIN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Germany produced 1.67 million electric cars last year, up 23 percent from 2024 and the highest level on record, according to data released by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) on Wednesday.
Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for roughly two-fifths of all cars produced in Germany in 2025, underscoring the country's accelerating shift toward e-mobility even as overall output remained well below pre-pandemic levels.
Total car production stood at 4.15 million units, still in a low range compared with the years before 2019, when annual output regularly exceeded 5 million vehicles.
Of the EVs produced in 2025, about 1.22 million were battery-electric models, while almost the remainder were plug-in hybrids. "Germany once again ranked as the world's second-largest electric vehicle production location after China and ahead of the United States," the VDA said in a statement.
The association expects EV production to rise a further 6 percent in 2026 to 1.76 million units, while total output is forecast to edge down 1 percent to around 4.11 million vehicles.
VDA President Hildegard Mueller said the latest figures underscored Germany's progress in electrifying its auto industry, but urged faster expansion of charging infrastructure, grid upgrades and lower electricity prices for charging to support the sustained expansion of electric mobility in Germany.
Market data from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) point to a similar trend on the demand side. EVs accounted for 30 percent of all new registrations in Germany in 2025, with registrations up nearly 50 percent from a year earlier.
Within this segment, Chinese brands stood out in the growth figures. Registrations of Leapmotor, Lynk & Co and BYD rose by about 3,990 percent, 934 percent and 706 percent year-on-year, respectively, making them the three fastest-growing brands among alternative fuel vehicles in Germany.
