Germany took first place in Europe in car sales in April 2026, overtaking the UK, France and Italy. This was reported by Autostat with reference to data from GlobalData.
📊 Who and how many cars sold in Europe
According to the results of April, the German market showed confident growth:
- 🇩🇪 Germany – 249,163 cars (+2.7% compared to April 2025)
- 🇮🇹 Italy – 155 210 cars
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain — 149,247 cars
- 🇫🇷 France — 138,339 cars
Germany has significantly outpaced its closest competitors, strengthening its status as Europe’s largest car market.
🇷🇺 Russia has risen to fifth place
If the Russian market is taken into account in the pan-European ranking, it occupies fifth place:
- 🇷🇺 Russia — 117,541 new passenger cars
For comparison, in February and March the country was in sixth position, but in April it was able to improve the result and overtake Spain.
- 🇪🇸 Spain — 106,862 cars
🚗 Imports to Russia are growing
An increase in the supply of new cars to the Russian Federation is noted separately.
From January to April 2026, the following were imported into the country:
- 112.3 thousand new passenger cars (up to 3 years)
- Growth amounted to +6% compared to the same period in 2025
- Almost 70% of imports came from China
📌 Total
The European car market continues to restructure: Germany strengthens its leadership, and Russia demonstrates growth in both sales and imports, gradually strengthening its position in the regional ranking.
Source:ufocar
