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German Vehicles Index delivered their lowest annual return since 2010

The 2025 INREV Annual German Vehicles Index has shown that Spezialfonds outperformed Publikumsfonds for the first time in three years. At 1.70%, Spezialfonds’ performance turned positive from -0.31% in 2024. The performance of Publikumsfonds turned negative to -0.18% in 2025 (from 1.62% in 2024), delivering their lowest and their first negative performance since 2010. 

Key highlights include: 

  • The index posted a total return of 0.68% in 2025, slightly down from 0.75% in 2024. 
  • At 1.49%, German vehicles focused on the domestic market have outperformed the other geographies tracked by the index. 
  • All sector specialists reported a year-on-year improvement in performance, with the residential outperforming the other sectors. 

View a detailed analysis via the German Vehicles Index Analysis Tool or download the report, Excel and snapshots below.