Europe overtakes China in battery electric and plug-in hybrid car sales
- In the first half of 2020, 950,076 battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) were sold worldwide. This represents an increase of 4.1% when the global market fall by 26.2%.
- Europe has become the leading market in this category of vehicles during these first six months. Europe has indeed registered 401,231 BEV and PHEV, representing a market share of 7.9% against 3.5% in 2019. China has not exceeded 360,110 registrations, representing a market share of 4.6% compared to 5.5% in 2019.
- The United States and Japan continue to have little demand for this type of vehicle, with only 128,382 units and 14,500 units respectively (ie 2% and 1% of market share). China remained the leader in BEV and PHEV market from 2015 to 2019.
- By models, we note that in Europe the Renault Zoe took the lead in the ranking ahead of the Tesla Model 3, in the first half of 2020, while in China, the Tesla Model 3 is by far the leader in this market. It is to remind that this model has been produced in China since the beginning of 2020. We note the arrival of many new models in the Top 20, both in Europe in China, and we also observe a drop in sales of some Chinese models yet very well sold in 2019, whose customers have probably partly turned to the Tesla Model 3.
- The second 2020 semester will confirm or not this trend, because from now on, it is to soon to conclude any big changes, as markets were deeply disturbed by the coronavirus crisis and by the implementation of CO2 regulations, especially in Europe.
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