Global BEV sales over 9 months 2024: Tesla still the leader
- Out of a global total of 7,488,144 battery electric vehicles (passenger cars and light utility vehicles) sold in the first 9 months of 2024 (12.5% of the market for all engines combined), Tesla remains the leading BEV carmaker (1,469,383 units in the first 9 months of 2024), ahead of BYD (1,296,090 units). The significant difference between the two carmakers is that Tesla only produces battery electric vehicles while BYD also produces plug-in hybrids (PHEV), which allows it to overtake Tesla worldwide if we combine all types of engines. Tesla and BYD alone represent nearly 37% of global BEV sales, including 19.6% for Tesla and 17.3% for BYD.
- The other carmakers are largely left behind. In third place, the Geely group – thanks to a set of brands dedicated to the production of BEVs – sold 545,547 BEVs in the first 9 months of 2024 (7.3% of the global BEV market), ahead of the VW groups (491,243 units, 6.6%), GM (455,489 units, 6.1%), Hyundai-Kia (292,988 units, 3.9%) and BMW (271,447 units, 3.6%). Among the top 20 BEV carmakers, there are 10 Chinese carmakers, 5 European carmakers (if we consider Stellantis as a European carmaker), 3 American carmakers, 1 Japanese carmaker and 1 Korean carmaker.
- An analysis by model shows that the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 monopolize the first two places in the global BEV ranking. The Model Y reached 893,000 units in the first 9 months of 2024 (11.9% of the global BEV market) and the Model 3 nearly 510,000 units (6.8% of the market). The two Teslas are followed at a distance by three BYDs: the BYD Seagull (312,000 units), the BYD Atto3 (252,000 units) and the BYD Dolphin (168,000 units). Behind, the VW ID4 (122,000 units) supplants the Wuling Bingo (117,000 units) and the Wuling Mini EV (112,000 units) which resists. Among the 20 best-selling BEVs in the world, there are 15 Chinese models including 7 BYDs. The first European model is the VW ID4 (6th place) which is ahead of the VW ID3 (11th place) and Audi Q4 (20th place).