S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
Germany’s new car registrations rose 2.6% year-on-year to 212,563 units in August 2026. Private registrations surged 16.9%, accounting for 40.5% of the market, while commercial registrations fell 5.3%, representing 59.4%. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) recorded the strongest growth, with registrations jumping 75.1% to 68,930 units, lifting their market share to 32.4%. By contrast, gasoline registrations plunged 37.9% to a 16.7% share, while diesel registrations fell 17.3%, accounting for 10.6%. In the first eight months of 2026, total new car registrations reached 1.97 million, up 4.8% from the same period a year earlier.
