{"id":84706,"date":"2026-01-23T20:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84706"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:18:13","slug":"bmw-x6-x7-diesel-share-germany-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84706","title":{"rendered":"BMW Diesel Slips Under 30% in 2025 as EV Share Tops 20%"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>BMW Germany diesel share fell below 30% in 2025, down from 70%+ about ten years ago.<\/li>\n<li>Diesel volume concentrated in fleets: only the 3 Series and 5 Series hit five-figure diesel registrations in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>BMW still beats the overall market on diesel: Germany-wide diesel share projected at 20.3% in 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>Europe\u2014and Germany in particular\u2014has long served as a diesel stronghold compared to most global markets. Even there, the direction has stayed clear for years: diesel passenger cars have moved past their peak in sales and, with it, their relevance in the market. That\u2019s reflected in the latest sales numbers as well. In 2025, the diesel share of new BMW registrations in Germany fell below 30 percent for the first time, after sitting at 70 percent or more ten years ago.<\/p>\n<h3>Diesel Models Down in 2025<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-BMW-330d-Touring-test-drive-17.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348414\" title=\"2019-BMW-330d-Touring-test-drive-17\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-BMW-330d-Touring-test-drive-17-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"BMW 330d Touring on the road\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-BMW-330d-Touring-test-drive-17-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-BMW-330d-Touring-test-drive-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-BMW-330d-Touring-test-drive-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-BMW-330d-Touring-test-drive-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-BMW-330d-Touring-test-drive-17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The slide accelerated late in the year. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, diesel models accounted for only 26.6 percent of new BMW registrations in the fourth quarter of 2025, pulling the annual average down further. The absolute numbers reinforce the trend. Across the full 2025 calendar year, only the 3 Series and 5 Series\u2014both traditionally buoyed by company-car and fleet demand\u2014reached five-figure diesel registrations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/01\/20\/bmw-x1-best-selling-bmw-europe-2025\/\">The best-selling BMW X1<\/a> in Germany recorded a diesel share of just 18.8 percent, resulting in 8,879 diesel registrations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-review-50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-392909\" title=\"bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-review-50\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-review-50-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"BMW X5 M50d Final Edition side view\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-review-50-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-review-50-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-review-50-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-review-50-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-review-50.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, diesel demand doesn\u2019t fade evenly across the lineup. Larger model series continue to attract significantly higher diesel take-rates. In 2025, at least a third of 7 Series and X3 customers still chose diesel. The big SUVs remain the clearest outliers. BMW\u2019s largest utility vehicles in Germany continue to post the highest diesel shares by far: for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2020\/12\/25\/bmw-x5-m50d-final-edition-test-drive\/\">BMW X5<\/a> and X4, diesel sits over 50 percent, while the X6 and X7 land at just over 75 percent. The X6 leads the range, with 78.2 percent of customers opting for diesel in 2025.<\/p>\n<h3>Still Important For Some European Markets<\/h3>\n<p>Even with the decline, BMW diesels continue to outperform diesel demand in the broader German market. Across all brands, diesel\u2019s share in Germany is projected to reach only 20.3 percent in 2025. At the same time, the way official statistics categorize powertrains can distort long-term comparisons\u2014especially around electrification.<\/p>\n<p>The statistics from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for 2020 can mislead: diesel vehicles equipped with 48-volt electrical systems only began appearing as a separate category starting in 2021. Before that change, officials simply counted them as \u201chybrids\u201d regardless of engine type, which blurred diesel\u2019s footprint inside the data.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bimmertoday.de\/2026\/01\/23\/bmw-deutschland-diesel-anteil-2025-erstmals-wieder-unter-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BimmerToday<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary BMW Germany diesel share fell below 30% in 2025, down from 70%+ about ten years ago. Diesel volume concentrated in fleets: only the 3 Series and 5 Series hit five-figure diesel registrations in 2025. BMW still beats the overall market on diesel: Germany-wide diesel share projected at 20.3% in 2025. 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