xEVs sales in China over 9 months 2020
- Among the 1,784,293 battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (BEV) vehicles sold worldwide over the nine months of 2020, 772,340 units were sold in Europe and 695,131 units in China. China has fallen this year to the second place in the world for this type of vehicle, following the drop of subsidies granted to electric car customers in 2019. However following the figures recorded in the third quarter of 2020, growth should however pick up again in 2021.
- Among the 695,131 plug-in electric vehicles sold, 496,062 units are BEVs and 199,069 PHEVs. Compared to Europe, there are more BEVs sold in China than in Europe in 2020, but far less PHEVs.
- The current BEV market leader in China is the GM group, thanks to its subsidiaries Wuling and Baojun, which is just ahead of the traditional Chinese leader, BYD. Tesla comes in third, even though its Model 3 is the best-selling BEV in China in 2020. The next positions change regularly depending on the renewal and success of the product offer. In 2020, GAC is fourth, ahead of NIO which makes its entry into the Top 10 this year.
- In the PHEV category, German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW occupy the first places, with BYD. Lixiang made its first entry into the Top 10. Hybrid vehicles (HEVs), represented by Toyota and Honda, reached 159,910 sales.
- The total of xEVs sold in China therefore stands at 855,041 units, or 6.4% of the Chinese market, with 3.7% of BEVs, 1.5% of PHEVs and 1.2% of HEVs.
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