For December 2025, the Western European passenger vehicle (PV - cars) market grew for a sixth consecutive month, according to GlobalData. Sales were up 6% YoY, with a total circa one million units. 2025 sales finished with a total of 11.8 million units for the year (+2% YoY), which is well above our earlier-in-the-year expectations, when the market was posting YoY declines and there were major concerns over global trade tension. GlobalData forecast modest growth in the Western European PV market in 2026, a ...