The number of electric vehicles sold globally in October 1.9 million, according the data revealed by leading EV supply chain research and insights company Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
Ongoing efforts by manufacturers to increase supply into the new car market, and rising consumer interest, saw battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake grow faster than any other powertrain – up 44.4% to 80,614 units, as one in 25 buyers make the switch for a record market share of 4.0%.
The current MG EV range in the UK includes the MG4 EV, MGS5 EV, MG IM5, MG IM6 and the flagship MG Cyberster.
Leapmotor has once again shattered its own delivery records, reporting an all-time high of 70,289 vehicles delivered across China, including both domestic and export sales.
Electrified vehicles were the only powertrain technologies to record growth, largely driven by battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake, registrations of which rose by 23.6%, equivalent to 7,028 additional units.
NIO delivered 40,397 vehicles in October 2025, reaching a new monthly record and representing an increase of 92.6% year-over-year.
Chinese premium electric vehicle makers Zeekr and Li Auto announced their electric vehicle delivery numbers for the month of October 2025.
BYD sold 441,706 NEVs in October. This marked a solid 11.47% increase from September, but it was still 12.13% lower than sales from the same period last year.
Chinese leading smart EV maker XPENG announced its electric vehicle delivery numbers for the month of October and the results were an all-time high.
JD Power projects that 54,673 electric vehicles will be sold at retail in October, a 43.1% decline from the 96,085 EVs sold in October 2024.




