- Global sales of BEV (battery electric) passenger cars are concentrated in three
- China, where BEV sales increased by 44% over the period, reaching 4.72 million units compared to 3.29 million, alone accounts for 67.6% of global BEV sales. The market share of BEVs in China is now reaching 26% of the passenger car market.
- Europe (30 countries = EU + UK + Switzerland + Norway), where BEV sales increased by 14% over the period, to 1.5 million units compared to 1.32 million, represents 21.5% of global BEV sales. Despite this growth, the market share of BEVs in Europe has remained practically stable at around 17.5% for the past year, never reaching 20%. This poses a real problem with regard to the European Commission's objective of battery electric vehicles by 2035.
- The United States, where BEV sales increased by 8% over the period, reaching 0.88 million units compared to 0.81 million, alone accounts for 12.5% of global BEV sales. In August 2025, the US BEV market reached a record high due to a rush to buy before the federal tax credit expired on September 30. Consumers anticipated the end of this incentive by accelerating their purchases, creating a temporary windfall.
-The Japanese BEV market is still not taking off, it is in fact declining, falling gradually from 1.5% in 2024 to 1.0% in 2025 of the Japanese market as a whole.
