EU electric and hybrid car imports reached €45.1 billion in 2025

The European Union imported electric and hybrid cars worth €45.1 billion in 2025, up 4% from the previous year, Eurostat reported in a release published on October 13.

Exports of these vehicles rose by 10% to €64.7 billion. The figures describe the value of trade, rather than the number of cars crossing borders.

Fully electric cars accounted for 20% of EU car imports and 18% of exports. Plug-in hybrids represented 17% and 9%, respectively, while other hybrids made up 23% of imports and 14% of exports.

China was the largest source of electric car imports, with a 42% share, followed by South Korea at 27% and Japan at 9%. The United Kingdom was the leading export destination at 35%.

EU factories produced 4.8 million electric and hybrid cars out of 12.6 million vehicles overall. The production value of electric and hybrid cars rose to €139 billion from €123 billion in 2024.