Automotive industry association VDA has reported that German manufacturers made 2.5 million passenger cars in the first seven months of 2025. It said this was an increase of 5% compared to the same period last year.

Electric vehicles contributed 864,000 to the total. VDA said this was a new record. This gives electric vehicles a 40% share of domestic production so far this year, compared to 30% at the same point last year.

VDA said it expects the total number of electric vehicles Germany produces this year to reach 1.7 million.

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