The groups with the most registrations · May 2018

Which parent group registers the most electric cars in May 2018, and how much the Chinese brands weigh.

DGT data · May 2018, full month · new BEV passenger cars

New BEV · May 2018 317 electric passenger cars (all groups)
Change vs April ↓-30.5% -139 units · against 456 the previous month
Leading group Smart Automobile Co., Ltd. 29.7% of the month’s new BEV

Market share by group · May 2018

Split of the month’s new BEV by parent group (top 6 + the rest).

Who registers, by origin · May 2018

New BEV by parent group. Tap a group for its page.

  1. +28.8%(+21)
  2. 2. Renault Group 7423.3%
    -22.1%(-21)
  3. -67.8%(-103)
  4. 4. BMW Group 4514.2%
    +32.4%(+11)
  5. 5. Tesla Inc 226.9%
    -29.0%(-9)
  6. +3 units
  7. 7. Stellantis 113.5%
    -70.3%(-26)
  8. 8. Volkswagen Group 30.9%
    -11 units
  9. 9. Tata Motors 10.3%
    -4 units

Change vs April.

New BEV by the brand’s country, as the catalogue assigns it: Cupra counts as Spain and Škoda as Czechia.

  1. 1. China 9429.7%
  2. 2. France 8526.8%
  3. 3. Japan 4915.5%
  4. 4. Germany 4815.1%
  5. 5. United States 226.9%
  6. 6. South Korea 185.7%
  7. 7. United Kingdom 10.3%

New BEV by country of origin, where the brand historically comes from.

  1. 1. Germany 14244.8%
  2. 2. France 8526.8%
  3. 3. Japan 4915.5%
  4. 4. United States 226.9%
  5. 5. South Korea 185.7%
  6. 6. United Kingdom 10.3%

The weight of Chinese brands · May 2018

Chinese brands add up to 29.7% of the month’s new BEV passenger cars (94 registrations). A brand counts as Chinese when the catalogue gives China as its country.

  1. 1. Smart 9429.7%

The full picture is in the yearly view

The Chinese-brand curve and the trend by region of origin are in the yearly view.

See the yearly picture →

Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.

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