08 Apr Opel New Registrations and Market Share up Significantly in first Quarter of 2026
According to the official figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), 13,700 Opel passenger cars were newly registered in March – 43 per cent more than in the same month of last year. The market share increased from 3.8 per cent in 2025 to 4.7 per cent. Not only did the registration figures of the bestselling Opel Corsa – Germany’s most popular small car for more than five years in a row – rise by another 25 per cent. The SUV models Opel Mokka and Opel Grandland also grew by double digits. The especially family-friendly and affordable Opel Frontera only hit dealerships in May 2025 and has also become a bestseller.
According to preliminary internal figures, the share of new Opel battery-electric passenger car registrations in the important German home market in the first quarter was at almost 21 per cent, a considerable increase on the same period of 2025. At the same time, Opel increased its BEV (battery electric vehicle) market share by 1.5 percentage points to 4.3 per cent in the same period. After a transitional year in 2025 with several important model launches, the German OEM recorded almost 33,600 new passenger car registrations from January to March – 39 per cent more than in the same period of last year. The passenger car market share was up by 1.2 percentage points to 4.8 per cent compared to the same period of 2025. Related News
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