Article Abstract
- BMW Germany diesel share fell beneath 30% in 2025, down from 70%+ about ten years in the past.
- Diesel quantity concentrated in fleets: solely the three Collection and 5 Collection hit five-figure diesel registrations in 2025.
- BMW nonetheless beats the general market on diesel: Germany-wide diesel share projected at 20.3% in 2025.
Europe—and Germany particularly—has lengthy served as a diesel stronghold in comparison with most world markets. Even there, the route has stayed clear for years: diesel passenger automobiles have moved previous their peak in gross sales and, with it, their relevance available in the market. That’s mirrored within the newest gross sales numbers as properly. In 2025, the diesel share of latest BMW registrations in Germany fell beneath 30 % for the primary time, after sitting at 70 % or extra ten years in the past.
Diesel Fashions Down in 2025
The slide accelerated late within the 12 months. Based on the Federal Motor Transport Authority, diesel fashions accounted for under 26.6 % of latest BMW registrations within the fourth quarter of 2025, pulling the annual common down additional. Absolutely the numbers reinforce the pattern. Throughout the total 2025 calendar 12 months, solely the three Collection and 5 Collection—each historically buoyed by company-car and fleet demand—reached five-figure diesel registrations. The most effective-selling BMW X1 in Germany recorded a diesel share of simply 18.8 %, leading to 8,879 diesel registrations.
Nonetheless, diesel demand doesn’t fade evenly throughout the lineup. Bigger mannequin sequence proceed to draw considerably larger diesel take-rates. In 2025, a minimum of a 3rd of seven Collection and X3 prospects nonetheless selected diesel. The massive SUVs stay the clearest outliers. BMW’s largest utility autos in Germany proceed to put up the very best diesel shares by far: for the BMW X5 and X4, diesel sits over 50 %, whereas the X6 and X7 land at simply over 75 %. The X6 leads the vary, with 78.2 % of shoppers choosing diesel in 2025.
Nonetheless Essential For Some European Markets
Even with the decline, BMW diesels proceed to outperform diesel demand within the broader German market. Throughout all manufacturers, diesel’s share in Germany is projected to achieve solely 20.3 % in 2025. On the similar time, the best way official statistics categorize powertrains can distort long-term comparisons—particularly round electrification.
The statistics from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for 2020 can mislead: diesel autos outfitted with 48-volt electrical techniques solely started showing as a separate class beginning in 2021. Earlier than that change, officers merely counted them as “hybrids” no matter engine sort, which blurred diesel’s footprint inside the information.
(Supply: BimmerToday)
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