After a series of other articles about the US electric vehicle (EV) market in the second quarter, here’s our last analysis and statistical breakdown for the quarter. This one concerns what percentage of different brands’ and auto groups’ total auto sales were EV sales last quarter. (Note that we’re only … [continued]
Yesterday, I reported on the USA’s top selling electric vehicle models in the 2nd quarter, and also reported that US EV sales were down 6% in Q2 year over year — entirely because of Tesla’s sales drop. But, looking more broadly, how are different auto brands and auto groups ranked … [continued]
The industry-leading Electrical/Electronic architecture (“E/E Architecture”) jointly developed by both parties will be not only integrated into Volkswagen’s electric vehicle platforms, but also deployed across its ICE and PHEV platforms in China, thereby significantly expanding the strategic technical collaboration to broader markets. This Expanded Technical Collaboration on E/E Architecture marks another milestone in … [continued]
July saw plugin EVs at 28.6% share in Germany, up from 19.1% share year-on-year. BEV volume increased by 58% YoY, while PHEVs grew 84%. Overall auto volume was 264,802 units, up some 11% YoY. July’s best-selling BEV was the Volkswagen ID.3. July’s auto sales saw combined EVs at 28.6% share … [continued]
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 361,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in June. That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). This is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market (currently at ~6.8 million units YTD) does not look good this year (5% decline … [continued]
EV sales at Volkswagen Group have been were up strongly in the first half of 2025 in all divisions. PHEV models are also proving popular.
I just reported on the Xpeng G7 launching in China. One element of the highly attractive and competitive looking G7 is that it uses Xpeng’s new Turing AI chip, moving on from Nvidia’s Orin X chip. According to the Financial Times, Xpeng founder, chairman, and CEO He Xiaopeng, Volkswagen will … [continued]
May saw plugin EVs at 28.5% share in Germany, up from 18.5% year on year. BEV volume increased by 45% year on year, while PHEVs grew 79%. Overall auto volume was 239,297 units, almost flat YoY. May’s best-selling BEV, for the 5th consecutive month, was the Volkswagen ID.7. May’s sales … [continued]
Women’s football (aka soccer) is growing. It’s getting more and more popular. This summer, it will get a boost from the UEFA Women’s European Championship (EURO 2025). If you’re not a football fan, you still must know about the World Cup. Nothing compares with the World Cup. However, the next … [continued]
After reporting on the top selling EV models in Europe in April, let’s now take a look at the auto brands and groups selling the most plugin vehicles. Looking at the plugin auto brand ranking, the title could be Premium brands take a beating. Another possible, more predictable title could … [continued]
