Czech Republic Car Market in 2025 stays on upward trend. Full-year sales rose by 6.9% with Skoda securing top spot, up 7.4% while also showing major EV gains. Dacia and Renault also impressed among best selling brands.
Economic Environment
Czechia’s economic outlook remains relatively solid, with GDP growth projected at 2.4% in 2025, easing to 2.0% in 2026 and stabilising at 2.1% in 2027. Private consumption is expected to remain the main driver of growth, supported by a tight labour market and still-strong wage gains, although consumption growth is likely to moderate as wage increases slow. Investment should pick up through 2026, underpinned by continued absorption of EU Recovery and Resilience funds, before easing in 2027 as these funds are phased out.
Export growth is expected to remain subdued in the near term due to trade restrictions and weak external demand, particularly through European manufacturing supply chains, but should strengthen gradually as demand from key partners such as Germany recovers. Inflation is projected to decline gradually toward the 2% target, while downside risks to the outlook stem from escalating trade and geopolitical tensions and potential fiscal loosening that could reignite inflationary pressures.
Automotive Industry Trend and Outlook
Considering full-year sales for 2025, the Czech car market grew 6.9% year-on-year to 246,318 units. Figures show a consistent upward trend after contracting during the early months of the year.
Brand-wise Skoda ranked 1st (+7.4%), posting a huge lead on the runner-up Hyundai (+1.8%). Toyota ranked 3rd (-1.9%) in front of Volkswagen in 4th (+6.6%) and Dacia -up 1 spot- in 5th (+24.1%).
Kia -down 1 spot- ranked 6th (+1.2%), followed by Mercedes in 7th (+3.8%), Ford in 8th (+18.8%), Renault in 9th (+35.7%) and BMW in 10th (+5.9%).
Looking at specific models, for which there is a dedicated article, Skoda held the top 6 spots. The Skoda Octavia kept its position in 1st despite falling 5.6%. The Skoda Kamiq -up 2 spots- followed in 2nd, up 21.5%.
EV Market Trend and Outlook
Škoda continues to gain EV market share, surpassing Tesla to become country’s sector leader. Factors such as affordability and a flexible market strategy pushed the Elroq and Enyaq models higher in the rankings among the top-performing EU EVs. Full-year sales 2025 show that EV sales in the Czech Republic surged by 34.4%, reaching a 5% market share.
Skoda -up 1 spot- became the new sectoral leader, up 220.4% while Tesla fell 1 spot into 2nd, down 47.6%. Volkswagen closed the top 3, up 17.8%.
Medium-Term Market Trend
The Czech car market experienced overall growth during the decade from 2014 to 2024. Starting at 191,938 units in 2014, it expanded steadily in line with broader macroeconomic improvements, reaching a decade-high of 270,842 units in 2017. This growth was driven by rising consumer confidence, increased disposable income, and strong domestic demand.
However, the market began to contract afterward, declining by 4.5% in 2019 to 248,896 units, as early signs of a cyclical slowdown and global trade uncertainties began to weigh on automotive demand. The COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, causing an 18.9% drop in sales to 201,040 units. Despite this, the Czech market proved more resilient than many other European countries of similar size, managing to remain above the 200,000-unit threshold.
A recovery began in 2021, although it was temporarily disrupted in 2022 with a 6.9% decline due to ongoing supply chain issues and semiconductor shortages. Growth resumed in 2023, with a strong 15.4% rebound to 220,103 units, and continued modestly in 2024, increasing by 4.6% to 230,332 units.
EVs gained meaningful traction only in the latter part of the decade, with the market still representing a small share of total sales. In 2020, EV registrations surged by 283.3% to 1,265 units, spurred by expanding model availability, early incentive schemes, and rising environmental awareness. From there, growth remained in the double digits through to 2024, when the segment posted an impressive 79.7% increase.
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for all Brands, top 10 Manufacturers Group and top 10 models.
