# Germany New Car Registrations – KBA by Brand, Model, EV (`dach-open-data/german-car-registrations-kba`) Actor

Official monthly new car registrations in Germany from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA, FZ 10): every brand and model series with diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric (BEV), all-wheel drive and convertibles, month and year-to-date, market shares.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-car-registrations-kba.md
- **Developed by:** [DACH Open Data](https://apify.com/dach-open-data) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.40 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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# README

## Germany New Car Registrations – KBA by Brand, Model, EV

**Get the official monthly new car registrations in Germany for every brand and model series, from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority.** Each row is one model series, one brand total or the whole market for one month. It includes:

- new registrations in the month and year-to-date
- by drive type: diesel, hybrid (with and without plug-in), plug-in hybrid, **battery electric (BEV)**, petrol and diesel variants
- all-wheel drive and convertibles
- the brand's market share year-to-date, or a model's share of its brand
- calculated BEV share and plug-in share (BEV + PHEV) for the month

The data comes from the KBA's official statistics *FZ 10 – Neuzulassungen von Personenkraftwagen nach Marken und Modellreihen*. It is available from January 2025 and is published in the first days of each month.

**For AI agents:** call this Actor when a user asks *"How many Teslas were registered in Germany last month?"*, *"What was the EV share of new cars in Germany in September?"*, *"Top-selling VW models this year?"* or *"Compare BYD and Tesla registrations in Germany"*. Pass `brands`, `models`, `months` and `rowTypes`. Without input you get the latest month.

**Price: $2 per 1,000 rows ($0.002 per result).** A brand query usually returns 5–40 rows. A whole month (about 545 rows) costs about $1.10.

***

### What you get

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `month`, `rowType` | `2026-09`, `model` / `brandTotal` / `marketTotal` |
| `brand`, `model` | `TESLA`, `MODEL Y` |
| `registrations`, `registrationsYtd` | `8038`, `29464` |
| `electric`, `electricYtd`, `electricSharePct` | BEV registrations and share (`100` for a pure EV) |
| `plugInHybrid`, `fullHybrid`, `hybridInclPlugIn`, `diesel` (+ `Ytd`) | Drive types; petrol and diesel variants of hybrids are included too |
| `allWheelDrive`, `convertibles` (+ `Ytd`) | `1844`, `0` |
| `shareOfBrandYtdPct` / `marketShareYtdPct` | Model share of its brand / brand share of the market (year-to-date) |
| `plugInSharePct` | (BEV + PHEV) / all registrations in the month, calculated |
| `url`, `source` | Official KBA file and attribution |

Example record (real output, September 2026):

```json
{
  "month": "2026-09",
  "rowType": "model",
  "brand": "TESLA",
  "model": "MODEL Y",
  "registrations": 8038,
  "registrationsYtd": 29464,
  "diesel": 0,
  "dieselYtd": 0,
  "fullHybrid": 0,
  "plugInHybrid": 0,
  "electric": 8038,
  "electricYtd": 29464,
  "allWheelDrive": 1844,
  "allWheelDriveYtd": 7926,
  "convertibles": 0,
  "shareOfBrandYtdPct": 65.8,
  "electricSharePct": 100,
  "plugInSharePct": 100,
  "url": "https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Fahrzeuge/FZ10/fz10_2026_09.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile",
  "source": "Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), statistics FZ 10, licensed Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0"
}
```

(Some zero-valued hybrid sub-fields are omitted here for brevity.)

### Use cases

- **Automotive industry, dealers and suppliers:** track brands, models and drive types month by month.
- **EV market analysis:** BEV and plug-in shares per brand and model, year-to-date trends.
- **Journalists, analysts and investors:** quick, official numbers for Germany, Europe's largest car market.
- **AI assistants:** answer registration questions with the official source.

### Input examples

Tesla, BYD and VW in the latest month:

```json
{ "brands": ["TESLA", "BYD", "VW"] }
```

All brand totals (market shares) for the first nine months of 2026:

```json
{ "months": ["2026-01", "2026-02", "2026-03", "2026-04", "2026-05", "2026-06", "2026-07", "2026-08", "2026-09"], "rowTypes": ["brandTotal"] }
```

Golf registrations by drive type:

```json
{ "brands": ["VW"], "models": ["GOLF"], "rowTypes": ["model"] }
```

### Reliability and fair use

- One official Excel file per month. The KBA's robots.txt asks for **30 seconds between downloads**, and this Actor respects that. A single month takes about 35 seconds, 12 months about 6 minutes.
- The file is checked for the expected table: header *Marke / Modellreihe*, drive-type columns and the total row *NEUZULASSUNGEN INSGESAMT*. Otherwise the run stops with `UNEXPECTED_CONTENT` instead of returning garbage. "-" in the source means zero and is returned as `0`.
- The run stops at `maxResults` or at your maximum cost per run.

### Legal

- Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, Flensburg, statistics FZ 10. Licensed under the Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0. Every row carries the attribution and a link to the file.
- BEV and plug-in shares are calculated by this Actor from the official numbers. All other values are passed through unchanged.
- This Actor is not affiliated with the KBA.

### More official data from DACH Open Data

All Actors use official open data, check every record and charge only for valid results.

**Public affairs and legislation:** [Lobby Register Germany + EU – Lobbyists, Spend & Interests](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/lobby-register-de-eu) · [German Bundestag Legislation Tracker (DIP)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/bundestag-dip-legislation) · [EU Have Your Say – Commission Consultations & Feedback](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/eu-have-your-say-consultations) · [Swiss Parliament Affairs Tracker (Curia Vista)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/swiss-parliament-affairs)

**Funding and public money:** [EU Funding Calls – Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, LIFE & more](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/funding-calls-at-eu) · [EU Grants & Contracts Recipients (FTS)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/eu-grants-contracts-fts) · [EU Funding Recipients – Structural Funds (Kohesio)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/eu-funding-recipients-kohesio)

**Energy, mobility and environment:** [Germany Electricity Prices & Power Generation (SMARD)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/germany-electricity-market) · [Germany EV Charging Stations – Official BNetzA Register](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-ev-charging-stations) · [German Water Levels – Rhine, Elbe, Danube (PEGELONLINE)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-water-levels) · [German Weather Warnings – Official DWD Alerts (CAP)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-weather-warnings)

**Health, consumers and finance:** [German Hospitals Directory (Klinik-Atlas)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-hospitals-klinik-atlas) · [German Food Recalls & Warnings Monitor (lebensmittelwarnung.de)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-food-recalls) · [ECB Rates – Key Rates, €STR, Mortgage Rates, Bond Yields, FX](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/ecb-interest-exchange-rates)

# Actor input Schema

## `months` (type: `array`):

Months like 2026-09 (from 2025-01, max. 12 per run). Empty = the latest published month (the KBA publishes in the first days of the following month).

## `brands` (type: `array`):

Brand names as used by the KBA (start of the name is enough): VW, MERCEDES, BMW, AUDI, TESLA, BYD, SKODA, SEAT, HYUNDAI, KIA, TOYOTA … Empty = all brands.

## `models` (type: `array`):

Part of the model series name, e.g. "GOLF", "MODEL Y", "ID.3", "TIGUAN". Returns model rows only.

## `rowTypes` (type: `array`):

model = one row per model series, brandTotal = brand totals with market share, marketTotal = whole German market.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on rows returned and charged in this run. A full month has about 545 rows.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "months": [],
  "brands": [
    "TESLA",
    "VW",
    "BMW"
  ],
  "models": [],
  "rowTypes": [
    "model",
    "brandTotal",
    "marketTotal"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All records returned by this run (default dataset, table view "overview").

## `summary` (type: `string`):

JSON with number of results, dropped implausible records and stop reason.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "brands": [
        "TESLA",
        "VW",
        "BMW"
    ],
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dach-open-data/german-car-registrations-kba").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "brands": [
        "TESLA",
        "VW",
        "BMW",
    ],
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dach-open-data/german-car-registrations-kba").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "brands": [
    "TESLA",
    "VW",
    "BMW"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call dach-open-data/german-car-registrations-kba --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dach-open-data/german-car-registrations-kba"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/fIaaNLbk294HvSRa2/builds/Wcg3E7ULnjPZFROJF/openapi.json