EU trade in electric and hybrid cars increased in 2025
Import value rose 4% and export value increased 10%.
Event / data period: 2025
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Eurostat reported that the EU imported €45.1 billion of electric and hybrid passenger cars in 2025, up 4% from €43.4 billion in 2024. Exports reached €64.7 billion, an increase of 10% from €58.7 billion. The trade figures cover cars exchanged with countries outside the EU and measure value, not vehicle counts.
Fully electric cars made up 20% of EU car imports and 18% of exports. Plug-in hybrids accounted for 17% and 9%, respectively, while non-plug-in hybrids represented 23% and 14%. The EU produced 12.6 million cars in 2025, of which 4.8 million were electric or hybrid. The source covers passenger cars only; production counts are a separate measure from trade values.
Data
EU electric and hybrid passenger-car trade
Value of extra-EU trade in electric and hybrid passenger cars in 2024–2025; € billions.
| 2024 imports | 43.4 |
| 2025 imports | 45.1 |
| 2024 exports | 58.7 |
| 2025 exports | 64.7 |
Methodology
Values are € billions and cover extra-EU car trade; production counts are not the same measure as trade value.
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