The first quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs at 33.7% share in Germany, up from 26.6% in Q1 2025. BEV share grew strongly year on year, and PHEV share grew modestly. Overall, Q1 auto volume was 699,377 units, up some 5% YoY. The Skoda Elroq was the best-selling BEV in … [continued]
China has rapidly electrified its auto market, which is by far the largest auto market in the world. The country accounts for about half of the world’s electric vehicle sales, and 63% of the country’s auto sales were plugin vehicles last month. As the market has ramped up and gotten … [continued]
It’s been a popular topic lately to write about China’s EV sales slump in 2026, growing EV exports from China, and various policy changes and even controversies related to that. But there’s much more going on that isn’t typically acknowledged. First of all, note that while China’s EV sales are … [continued]
Latin America’s small champion is breaking all expectations. Uruguay surpassed Costa Rica as the regional leader in 2025, reaching an impressive 20% BEV market share for the whole year, up from 8.5% in 2024. 2026 has seen the continuation of high growth levels in the Uruguayan market, bringing the yearly … [continued]
Latin America’s giant is waking up. For long a regional leader (ranking consistently in the fourth position in our region), Brazil has shown long periods of relative stagnation followed by sudden bursts of growth triggered by the entrance of new, more competitive models in the country. However, this trend (constant … [continued]
ICE model sales crash 39% in May High gas prices and a never ending wave of new models has allowed May to reach record EV market share, with plugins reaching a record 63%! However, while record market share was achieved in the past thanks to strong EV sales, this time, … [continued]
The first quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs at 35.2% share in the UK, up from 30.0% in Q1 2025. BEV share grew modestly year on year (YoY), whilst PHEV grew more. Overall Q1 auto volume was 614,854 units, up some 6% YoY. Tesla was the best-selling BEV brand in … [continued]
In the recent shareholder meeting, BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu indicated that the company would become the largest automaker by volume in 5 years and would exceed 10 million units by the end of the decade. “Five years from now, BYD will be able to achieve true global leadership in terms … [continued]
Part 1: The New Establishment The Philippine automotive market has moved beyond asking whether electrification will arrive. At the tenth edition of the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS), the question was no longer if alternative powertrains would become mainstream, but which technologies, brands, and business models would define the transition. … [continued]
I recently covered BYD’s monthly sales — passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles — as I’ve been doing for a long time now. However, there’s a sub-story there that I haven’t been covering that seems important to start tracking in more detail. What I’m talking about, of course, is BYD’s vehicle … [continued]
