Ford Among Top 10 Most Popular European Automakers In March 2025

April 28, 2025 9:27 am

Though it has faced its fair share of struggles in that market as of late, Ford is still popular among European car shoppers, in general, as well as enthusiasts. In fact, the Ford Puma continues to rank among the top selling new vehicles in the region, and the Ford Explorer EV managed to crack the list of the top 25 best-selling electric vehicles in Europe recently, too. As a whole, Ford was also among the top 10 most popular European automakers in March 2025.

According to new data from JATO Dynamics, Ford ranked eighth in terms of sales among all brands that compete in Europe with 58,324 units – a 12 percent year-over-year increase. Volkswagen Group led the way with a massive 360,070 units registered, followed by Stellantis (214,834 units), Renault Group (137,437 units), Hyundai/Kia (107,648 units), Toyota (96,692 units), BMW Group (96,008 units), and Mercedes-Benz (73,063 units). Nissan (49,412 units registered) and Geely Group (40,458 units) rounded out the top 10 this time around.

As for overall sales, the European car market enjoyed a 3.2 percent year-over-year increase to 1,423,340 units, which more than compensated for declines in January and February. In fact, Q1 sales came in at 3,383,986 units, which is nearly flat compared to the 3,384,614 units registered in the same quarter last year. In terms of individual countries, the UK was the main driver behind this growth with a 13 percent increase in registrations, joining Italy and Spain in that regard. However, Germany and France experienced sales decreases of 3.9 percent and 15 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, electric vehicle sales enjoyed the largest increase at 23 percent compared to March 2024 while gaining 2.7 percent in terms of market share, meaning that EVs now account for 17 percent of new car sales in Europe. “March was a momentous month for BEV registrations in Europe indicating that the positive response we are seeing to the continually broadening offer is finally having a real impact on the overall market,” said Felipe Munoz, Global Analyst at JATO Dynamics.

By Brett Foote

Brett's lost track of all the Fords he's owned over the years and how much he's spent modifying them, but his current money pits include an S550 Mustang and 13th gen F-150.