The European light utility vehicle market declined by 8.5% over the first nine months of 2025
- The European market for light utility vehicles (30 countries: EU + UK + Switzerland + Norway) suffered a decline of 8.5% in the first nine months of 2025, to 1,355,508 units compared to 1,481,637 in the first nine months of 2024.
- When comparing these figures with those of the European passenger car market, we observe that the LUV market is in negative territory over nine months, while the passenger car market is stable over the same period.
- It is noted that five major countries account for nearly 75% of European LUV sales in 2025: France (264,366 units in the first nine months of 2025, -8.3% compared to 2024), the United Kingdom (241,783 units, -9.9%), Germany (196,739 units, -6.0%), Italy (141,418 units, -6.1%) and Spain (138,628 units, +13.3%).
- It's worth noting that France is the European country that buys the most light utility vehicles (265,000 units) because it benefits from a vehicle category that is not very popular in other countries: sedans and SUVs with reduced tax rates, adapted for transporting goods and integrated into the LUV category. These models represent 12.5% of the French LUV market (33,000 units).
- By engine type, diesel models still account for the vast majority of LUV sales in Europe during the first nine months of 2025, at 82%. Petrol models represent only 5% of LUV sales in Europe over the same period. Battery electric models reach just 10% of LUV sales in Europe during this period, half the share of passenger cars. The remaining 3% comprises plug-in and full-hybrid LUVs.