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New: The new passenger car market was up by +0.5% in August compared to August 2024.

In the first eight months of 2025, 99,959 new passenger cars have been registered compared to 98,374 the year before (+1.6%).

Hybrid passenger car registrations reached 4,194 units (51.2%), followed by 2.100 petrol cars (25.6%), 813 plug-in hybrid cars (9.9%), 428 electrical ones (5.2%) and 375 diesel cars (4.6%). 53.9% of total passenger car registrations are cars with engine size up to 1,400 cc.

New: The light commercial vehicle market was down by -3,9% in August compared to August 2024.

Since January 2025, 6,961 light trucks have been registered compared with 7,016 the same period in 2024(-0.8%). Pick-ups represent the highest share in the market (41.3%) followed by Vanettes with a market share of 32.5%.

In August 2025 Vanettes represent the highest share in the light commercial vehicle market (45.7%), followed by Pick-ups with a market share of 33.6%.

Light commercial vehicles market posted 740 registrations in August 2025 compared to 770 the year before (-3.9%).

New: The commercial vehicle market was up +20.0% compared to August 2024.

Since the beginning of the year, 427 units were registered as compared to 699 the year before, suggesting a decrease of -38.9%.

In August 2025, 30 trucks were sold in total, compared with 25 the year before (+20.0%).

Moreover, imported used commercial vehicles still cover the greatest share of the specific market segment. New CVs represent only a small percentage, pushing the average age of commercial vehicles in Greece to high levels. This, expectedly, generates environmental and road safety issues.

New: The bus market decreased in August by -59.3%, as compared to August 2024.

During the first eight months of the year, 658 buses were registered compared with 660 the year before (-0.3%).

Regarding August 2025, 48 buses were registered compared to 118 buses in August 2024 (-59.3%).