| Total<\/td> | 49,591<\/td> | +6.3%<\/td> | +2,950<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n\n <\/span>Electric vehicles retreat after subsidy scheme ends<\/span><\/h2>\n The drop in registrations of battery-electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles coincided with the end of the NaszEauto subsidy programme. Although a correction had been expected, its scale \u2014 nearly 30% in monthly terms \u2014 proved deeper than the market had anticipated. At the same time, the wider alternative-powertrain category remains on a growth path due to the momentum of hybrid and plug-in hybrid registrations.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>Commercial vehicles and trucks post double-digit growth<\/span><\/h2>\n May brought strong results outside the passenger car segment. Registrations of light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes rose by 17.0% to 6,195 units, with diesel remaining the main powertrain (5,491 units) and electric and hybrid powertrains more than doubling (+108.2%). In the 3.5\u201316 tonne truck segment, registrations increased by 24.1% to 314 units, while in the category above 16 tonnes they rose by 19.5% to 2,682 units.<\/p>\n\n \n <\/span>Registration growth by vehicle category \u2014 January\u2013May 2026 (y\/y change, %)<\/span><\/h3>\n |