(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JAN 27 - The Western European car market is down 16% from pre-crisis levels (2019), while the rest of the world has long reached and surpassed this level. The Promotor Research Centre emphasises this, attributing the delay to the EU's energy transition policy in the automotive sector, "carried out with measures unrivalled anywhere else in the world and which, in terms of environmental protection, have so far produced modest results." Electric vehicles sold in 2025 totalled 2,585,187 out of 13,271,270 registered vehicles, accounting for only 19.5%. However, the CSP explains that in 2025, electric vehicle registrations increased by 29.7% over 2024, reaching 2,585,187. Registrations for plug-in hybrids increased significantly (+33.4%). Furthermore, with the measures announced on December 16 to smooth the energy transition, they should be able to be registered well after 2035. On the other hand, the plug-in hybrid is a brilliant solution that deserves to be recognised. For the entire year of 2025, in the five major markets of the region, Spain had the best result with an 8.7% decline compared to the pre-crisis situation, followed by the United Kingdom (-12.6%), Italy (-20.5%), Germany (-20.8%), and France (-26.3%). The ranking of the major countries in terms of the share of electric cars is also interesting, with the United Kingdom having the highest share at 23.4%, followed by France (20%), Germany (19.1%), Spain (8.8%), and Italy (6.2%). (ANSA).