PHEV sales reached 6.86 million units worldwide in 2025
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PHEV sales reached 6.86 million units worldwide in 2025
- Global sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reached 6.86 million units in 2025 (7.5% of the global market), compared to 6.44 million in 2024 (7.0% of the global market), representing a 6.7% increase. Overall, PHEV sales are almost half those of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) worldwide. It is worth noting that this relatively high sales volume of PHEVs is achieved while the future of PHEVs remains uncertain regarding the European Commission's 2035 targets, specifically whether or not they will be banned from the roads by that date. 5.23 million PHEVs were sold in China in 2025 (compared to 5.1 million in 2024), 1.27 million in Europe (compared to 0.95 million in 2024), 0.33 million in the USA (compared to 0.32 million in 2024) and 42,000 in Japan (compared to 64,000 in 2024).
- The trend observed in China is a rebound in PHEV sales after a collapse in demand in the first half of 2025. PHEV market share rose from 15% in the first half to 20% in the second half, with the full year falling precisely in the middle of these two figures, at 17.5% of the market. It is likely that PHEV sales growth will continue in 2026, reaching 20% of the market for the year.
- The trend observed in Europe (9.5% market share in 2025 compared to 7.5% in 2024) represents accelerated growth in 2025, following a period of stagnation in 2023 and 2024. Chinese PHEVs have undoubtedly played a leading role in reviving the European PHEV market. PHEV sales in Europe could exceed 10% market share by 2026.
- The trend observed in the USA and Japan is a stagnation of PHEV sales at a low level, well below 5% of the market.
BEV sales reached 12.3 million units worldwide in 2025
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BEV sales reached 12.3 million units worldwide in 2025
- Global sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) reached 12.3 million units in 2025 (13.5% of the global market) – nearly one million units per month on average – compared to 10.36 million units in 2024 (11.5% of the global market). This volume represents an 18.7% increase compared to 2024. It is distributed across four main regions: China (8.40 million units compared to 7.04 million in 2024), Europe (30 countries = EU + UK + Switzerland + Norway) (2.58 million units compared to 1.99 million in 2024), the USA (1.27 million units compared to 1.27 million in 2024), and Japan (48,000 units compared to 56,000 in 2024).
- The trend observed in China is uninterrupted growth in BEV sales since 2020, to the point of representing 28% of total sales in this market for the entire year of 2025. However, BEV sales have accelerated in the last months of the year, approaching 35% of the market during this period. It is highly likely that BEV sales growth will continue in China in 2026, reaching between 30% and 33% of the market for the entire year.
- The trend observed in Europe is growth in BEV sales, which accelerated in the last months of 2025, thanks in particular to the arrival of small electric models (such as the Renault 5 E-Tech). This phenomenon is expected to intensify in 2026 with the arrival of new small electric models (notably those from the Volkswagen Group). BEVs could ultimately reach between 20% and 25% of the market for the entire year.
- The trend observed in the USA and Japan is a stagnation of BEV sales at a low level, between 5% and 10% of the US market in 2026 and significantly less than 5% in Japan.
Stellantis discontinues the Ram 1500 BEV in the USA
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Stellantis discontinues the Ram 1500 BEV in the USA
- Like its competitors GM and Ford, which had launched the full-size Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, and Ford F-Series pickups to complement their internal combustion engine lineups, Stellantis decided to add an battery electric version to its full-size pickup, the Ram. Among the many Ram pickup models available, it was decided to offer the battery electric version on the most compact and lightweight model, the Ram 1500, just as GM and Ford had done with the most compact and lightweight versions of the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, and Ford F-Series.
- Stellantis had the good idea of waiting for GM and Ford to work out the kinks, that is to say, to observe whether the electric pickup truck market would develop or not, and to see whether its competitors would succeed or fail in this venture.
- The result is that this market is still not taking off, after several years of presence of GM and Ford, since the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Ford F-Series Lightning have totaled only about 150,000 sales in three years, or 50,000 units per year on average, while their internal combustion engine versions sell in total nearly two million units per year on average. Production of electric versions of these pickup trucks is even slightly down in 2025 compared to 2024.
- Stellantis concluded that the market for electric pickup trucks didn't exist and therefore decided not to market the Ram 1500 BEV pickup, even though it was ready. No units were sold. The carmaker ultimately decided to replace it later with a REEV version of its Ram 1500 pickup.
Mazda launches the CX6 electric SUV on a Chinese platform
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Mazda launches the CX6 electric SUV on a Chinese platform
- Japanese automaker Mazda unveiled the new generation of its D-segment sedan, the Mazda 6, exclusively as a fully electric vehicle and based on a Chinese platform, as the model used a Changan platform (Mazda partners with Changan in China). Mazda is employing the same strategy with its new battery electric D-segment SUV, the CX-6 e, which also uses the Changan platform. This represents a significant shift: in the early 2000s, Chinese carmakers used foreign platforms to design their cars; today, it is the opposite.
- The new CX6e is essentially the SUV version of the Mazda 6e sedan. This SUV, measuring 4.85 m long and 1.62 m high, competes with the Peugeot e-5008 and Tesla Model Y, both of which are 6 cm shorter. Unlike these two rivals, the Mazda CX6e will only be available as a five-seater.
- Despite its Chinese platform, Mazda designers have defined a style reminiscent of other models in the brand's lineup (Kodo style). The silhouette of the CX6 e can thus evoke that of the Mazda 3 sedan, albeit in a more imposing form.
- The motor is a 258 hp electric unit driving the rear wheels, coupled with a 78 kWh LFP battery providing a range of 484 km according to the WLTP cycle. The motor technology apparently comes from Changan, which already produces the Chinese version of the CX-6e, called the EZ-60. Like the Mazda 6e sedan, the Mazda CX-6 e SUV will be produced in China and exported to foreign markets, including European markets.
The VW Group, with nearly one million BEVs sold in 2025, is the 5th largest BEV carmaker in the world
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The VW Group, with nearly one million BEVs sold in 2025, is the 5th largest BEV carmaker in the world
- The Volkswagen Group sold nearly one million battery electric vehicles worldwide in 2025 (985,000 units to be exact), compared to 765,000 in 2024, representing a 30% year-on-year increase. However, the number of BEVs sold by the Volkswagen brand itself decreased.
- Indeed, in 2025, there were 417,000 Volkswagens, 246,000 Audis, 180,000 Skodas, 81,000 Cupras, and 61,000 Porsches. In 2024, there were 438,000 Volkswagens, 169,000 Audis, 82,000 Skodas, 43,000 Cupras, and 33,000 Porsches. It is therefore clear that there were fewer sales of battery electric Volkswagens in 2025 than in 2024, and that the BEV range expanded across other Volkswagen Group brands, such as Audi, Skoda, Cupra, and Porsche.
- Of the 985,000 BEVs sold by the Volkswagen Group worldwide in 2025, the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.6, and ID.7 accounted for 375,000 units, compared to 404,000 in 2024, representing a year-on-year decrease of 29,000 units. This demonstrates the relative success of these models. In percentage terms, the picture is even more striking, as the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.6, and ID.7 represent only 39% of the Volkswagen Group's global BEV sales in 2025, down from 53% in 2024. The ID. Polo, ID. Cross, Skoda Epiq , and CupraRaval B-segment models are expected to launch in 2026.
- With sales of 985,000 vehicles in 2025, the Volkswagen Group ranks fifth among BEV carmakers, behind BYD (2.6 million units), Tesla (1.6 million units), Geely (1.4 million units) and GM (1.1 million units including Wuling), but ahead of Changan(0.58 million units) and Leapmotor (0.52 million units).