Record Month — BEVs Reach 31% Market Share! BEVs remain in high demand in Europe, with pure electrics reaching a record 31% share last month thanks to a record 422,000 fully electric passenger cars being registered in Europe, which is not only a 63%(!) increase year over year (YoY), but … [continued]
Something I learned from my trip to China: you can be fast followers if you’re willing to learn from the best. Sometimes a bit of distance can improve your perspective. Walking down the silent streets of Beijing I listened to the future of mobility. Statistics can’t convey the silence of … [continued]
BYD’s big story in the last year or tear and a half has been its rapid growth outside of China. The Chinese electric vehicle company has been selling more and more cars in other countries — across Europe, South America, other parts of Asia, Australia, and Africa (basically, everywhere except … [continued]
BYD launched the new Seagull in China on Tuesday. BYD’s smallest car is not as small now. The EV adds technology and capability, while retaining much of what made it popular. The value is even stronger now, but the potential impact is bigger than the car itself. Overall, the car … [continued]
High gas prices and a never-ending wave of new BEVs has allowed September to reach 67% EV market share, a new record! However, while record market share was achieved in the past thanks to strong EV sales, this time, the record achievement is thanks to a significant ICE (internal combustion … [continued]
Just a week ago, I covered BYD’s September commercial electric vehicle growth, which is up tremendously year over year. BYD’s commercial vehicle sales increased 113% year over year last month. Across the first nine months of the year, sales were up 29% — from 37,578 in 2025 to 48,492 in … [continued]
The proliferation of large, premium SUVs was a major theme of Auto China 2026, also known as the Beijing Auto Show. However, there were also a number of impressive sports cars at the show. While this might not be what many people have traditionally associated with the Chinese market, sports … [continued]
BYD’s passenger vehicle sales have been on the rise, as I showed a few days ago when initially reporting on BYD’s September sales. That’s been fun to track, but our new bonus feature is tracking how many sales BYD has outside of China. Let’s see how September looked. BYD had … [continued]
I recently covered BYD’s passenger vehicle sales, with its BEV sales up 33% year over year in September. That was nice, solid growth. However, looking at the company’s commercial vehicle sales now, things look even much better. As usual, BYD breaks these out by bus sales and non-bus commercial vehicle … [continued]
My colleague José Pontes did a masterful report on the status of electric car sales in Europe last week. The news was all good, but I wanted to focus on one country where the news is particularly heartening for those who support the EV revolution. The bottom line is that … [continued]
