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New car registrations: +0.9% in September 2025 year-to-date; battery-electric 16.1% market share

The first nine months of 2025 continued to prove challenging for the EU's commercial vehicle market, with significant registration declines in key markets amid an already challenging economic context. The only exception was the bus segment, which recorded growth. While the electrically-chargeable share increased, the growth trajectory is still not fast enough, as market uptake continues to be constrained by the near absence of key enabling conditions. 

Overview of current registrations

Automotive industry seeks a new engine of growth. The defence sector offers an opportunity

The European automotive sector is entering a period of significant change. In the context of a market slowdown and rapidly growing defence expenditure, dual-use solutions, meaning technologies with both civilian and military applications, are emerging as one of the most promising development paths. They open up new opportunities for the industry to diversify its operations, foster innovation, and leverage its expertise and production potential in the defence sector.

The report by KPMG and the Polish Automotive Industry Association (PZPM) also summarizes the results for the first half of 2026. During this period, the number of plug-in hybrid registrations increased by 97.3% year-on-year, driven, among other factors, by the end of the “NaszEauto” subsidy programme for electric vehicles and changes to the tax deductibility limit for vehicle-related costs.

At the same time, Chinese manufacturers are strengthening their presence in the market. For the second time, two Chinese brands ranked among the top 10 best-selling mainstream car brands in Poland.

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We present data of production of motor vehicles and engines for motor vehicles in Poland according to CSO data - JUNE 2026

In the first half of 2026, total production of vehicle engines reached 1,091.5 thousand units , down 3.2% year-on-year . Diesel engines remained the dominant category, with 1,090.5 thousand units produced , while petrol engine production decreased significantly to 1.0 thousand units .

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We present data of production of motor vehicles in Poland according to CSO data - JUNE 2026

Passenger car production reached 134.8 thousand units in the first half of 2026, down 14.0% year-on-year . At the same time, production of light commercial vehicles, heavy vehicles and road tractors increased to 166.1 thousand units , while bus production rose to 3,565 units .

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