The European Union (EU) exported 10% more electric and hybrid cars in 2025, according to Eurostat data, while imports rose by 4% in value.
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13/10/2026
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A In 2025, the European Union (EU) imported 4% more in value for electric and hybrid cars and exported 10% more than in the previous year, according to data released today by the European statistical service, Eurostat.
In 2025, the EU imported EUR 45.1 billion (ME) into electric and hybrid cars, an increase of 4% compared to 2024 (43.4 thousand ME).
On the other hand, exports rose to 64.7 thousand ME, an annual growth of 10% (58.7 thousand ME).
According to Eurostat, there has been a significant increase in this trade since 2017, when the share of electric and hybrid cars represented only 10% of total imports and 3% of total car exports, respectively.
The share of fully electric cars in 2025 was 20% for imports of EU cars and 18% for exports (0.8% and 1.1% in 2017).
The ‘plug-in’ hybrid cars accounted for 17% of imports and 9% of car exports (1.2% and 1.8% in 2017), while the share of non-plug-in hybrid cars was 23% for imports and 14% for exports (8% and 0.3% in 2017).
The newsletter also shows that of the 12.6 million cars produced in the EU in 2025, almost 40% were hybrid or electric cars (4.8 million), an increase of almost one million compared to 2024 (3.9 million).
Last year 17% of cars produced in the EU were electric, 7% were plug-in hybrids and 14% were non-plug-in hybrids.
In terms of production value of electric and hybrid cars, production amounted to 139 thousand ME in 2025, compared to the 123,000 ME of the previous year.
China was the EU's main import partner, with 42% of total imports of electric cars, followed by South Korea (27%) and Japan (9%).
The three main electric car export partners were the United Kingdom (35%), the United States and Norway (both 14%).