The groups with the most registrations · May 2023

Which parent group registers the most electric cars in May 2023, and how much the Chinese brands weigh.

DGT data · May 2023, full month · new BEV passenger cars

New BEV · May 2023 4,559 electric passenger cars (all groups)
Change vs April ↑+25.0% +912 units · against 3,647 the previous month
Leading group Tesla Inc 25.5% of the month’s new BEV

Market share by group · May 2023

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

Who registers, by origin · May 2023

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

  1. 1. Tesla Inc 1,16125.5%
    +262.8%(+841)
  2. 2. Stellantis 80017.5%
    -21.7%(-222)
  3. 3. Volkswagen Group 54912.0%
    +16.3%(+77)
  4. 4. SAIC Motor 53011.6%
    +13.0%(+61)
  5. 5. Geely Holding Group 3377.4%
    +93.7%(+163)
  6. 6. BMW Group 3026.6%
    +88.8%(+142)
  7. 7. Hyundai Motor Group 2695.9%
    -24.0%(-85)
  8. 8. Renault Group 2595.7%
    -32.0%(-122)
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz Group 1633.6%
    +5.2%(+8)
  10. +14.3%(+7)
  11. 11. Ford Motor Company 471.0%
    +29 units
  12. +3.3%(+1)
  13. 13. BYD Company 280.6%
    +26 units
  14. -15 units
  15. -1 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. United States 1,29028.3%
  2. 2. Germany 96321.1%
  3. 3. United Kingdom 62813.8%
  4. 4. France 47610.4%
  5. 5. Sweden 3377.4%
  6. 6. South Korea 2695.9%
  7. 7. Italy 1844.0%
  8. 8. Spain 1192.6%
  9. 9. China 912.0%
  10. 10. Romania 871.9%
  11. 11. Czech Republic 661.4%
  12. 12. Japan 491.1%

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

  1. 1. United States 1,29028.3%
  2. 2. Germany 1,01922.4%
  3. 3. United Kingdom 62813.8%
  4. 4. France 47610.4%
  5. 5. Sweden 3377.4%
  6. 6. South Korea 2695.9%
  7. 7. Italy 1844.0%
  8. 8. Spain 1192.6%
  9. 9. Romania 871.9%
  10. 10. Czech Republic 661.4%
  11. 11. Japan 491.1%
  12. 12. China 350.8%

The weight of Chinese brands · May 2023

Chinese brands add up to 2.0% of the month’s new BEV passenger cars (91 registrations). A brand counts as Chinese when the catalogue gives China as its country.

  1. 1. Smart 561.2%
  2. 2. BYD 280.6%
  3. 3. Zhidou 40.1%
  4. 4. Aiways 20.0%
  5. 5. DFSK 10.0%

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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