As reported in recent days, BYD’s passenger cars didn’t have their best sales results in September or the 3rd quarter overall. The company’s plug-in hybrid electric cars dropped off considerably. On the plus side, BEV sales were still up quite a lot. However, BYD is not just selling cars. The … [continued]
There were 1.7 million plugin vehicles registered worldwide in August. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 14% in August 2025 compared to August 2024. There were over 1.7 million registrations. BEVs grew 23% YoY to over 1.1 million units, while plugin hybrids were actually down(!), even if by only 1%, … [continued]
Leapmotor T03 wins the City Car category for the first time ever! EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 246,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in August. That’s up 36% year over year (YoY), above the yearly growth rate of 27%. This is a positive sign when considering … [continued]
BYD didn’t have the best month last month, with its overall passenger car sales down 5.9% in the month year over year. That was its first monthly decline in quite a while. Though, the good news is that the company’s full electric vehicle (BEV) sales did rise. They were up … [continued]
I spent much of the week writing about how much EV sales growth several automakers scored in the 3rd quarter in the US. As a short recap, year over year: Audi EV sales grew 232% Volkswagen EV sales grew 231% Cadillac EV sales grew 146% Hyundai EV sales grew 103% … [continued]
GMC is not the company that comes to mind at first when you think about electric vehicles, but it is actually doing quite well on moving them out the door. In fact, GMC sells just 5 models, and two of them are full electrics. Its legendary Hummer is now only … [continued]
Covering the big EV sales growth from various auto brands yesterday, I thought I got the biggest growth stories. However, apparently, I did not! While Volkswagen EV sales grew 231% year over year, sibling Audi one-upped that — literally — growing 232%. One commenter under that article did point me … [continued]
As expected, Tesla had a big quarter of sales in the 3rd quarter. With the US EV tax credit being phased out, many buyers rushed to get their Teslas while they could benefit from the financial subsidy. Some headlines have cheered Tesla’s record quarter, but I have to admit that … [continued]
Volkswagen certainly benefited from the 3rd quarter EV sales surge in the US. It’s main electric model, the ID.4, saw its sales jump 176% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2024. Adding in sales of the ID. Buzz, which was not yet on the market in the US at this … [continued]
Another auto company has clearly seen its EV sales jump as a result of the expiring US EV tax credit and the consumer rush to buy EVs before October 1st. That company is Ford. 3rd Quarter Sales Ford’s most popular electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, saw the most growth. With … [continued]
