In the third quarter of 2025, Californians purchased 124,755 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), representing 29.1% of new car sales, the highest quarterly sales share ever reported in California.
The number of plug-in vehicles sold globally in September 2.1 million, the highest monthly total on record, according the data revealed by leading EV supply chain research and insights company Rho Motion.
In Q3 2025, U.S. EV sales shattered all previous records, hitting an all-time high 438,487 electric vehicles. EV sales surged 40.7% from the previous quarter and were 29.6% higher than the same period last year.
Stellantis-backed Leapmotor delivered a new record of 66.657 units in China last month and +17% vs August 2025, almost doubling year-on-year performance, and breaking through the 60.000 mark for the first time.
Between January and September, the BMW Group delivered a total of 470,313 electrified vehicles (BEV and PHEV) to customers (+15.0%).
BYD sold over 11,271 cars in September, representing a substantial rise of 880% compared to the same month last year and saw it also overtake legacy brands such as Renault and SEAT.
With 72,779 registrations it was the best month on record for BEV volumes, accounting for 23.3% of the market, driven by manufacturer discounting, an ever-increasing choice of models.
Between July and September, Tesla built 447,450 vehicles and delivered 497,099 EVs—setting a new company record, finally topping the previous high from Q4 2024.
PHEVs made up 23 percent of Volvo Cars’ global sales in the first half of 2025. PHEV sales grew from almost 46,000 units in 2019 to over 177,000 units in 2024, underpinned by strong demand for the XC60 and XC90 PHEV in all three main sales regions.