The groups with the most registrations · May 2026

Which parent group registers the most electric cars in May 2026, and how much the Chinese brands weigh.

DGT data · May 2026, full month · new BEV passenger cars

New BEV · May 2026 12,343 electric passenger cars (all groups)
Change vs April ↑+22.8% +2,295 units · against 10,048 the previous month
Leading group Tesla Inc 13.7% of the month’s new BEV

Market share by group · May 2026

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

Who registers, by origin · May 2026

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

  1. 1. Tesla Inc 1,69113.7%
    +461.8%(+1,390)
  2. 2. BYD Company 1,64813.4%
    +5.1%(+80)
  3. 3. Hyundai Motor Group 1,54212.5%
    +23.5%(+293)
  4. 4. Volkswagen Group 1,30910.6%
    +13.8%(+159)
  5. 5. Stellantis 1,0638.6%
    +27.3%(+228)
  6. -14.0%(-143)
  7. 7. Renault Group 7345.9%
    -7.2%(-57)
  8. 8. BMW Group 6585.3%
    +14.2%(+82)
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz Group 6014.9%
    -1.0%(-6)
  10. 10. Changan Automobile 4303.5%
    +19.4%(+70)
  11. 11. Leapmotor 3823.1%
    +48.6%(+125)
  12. 12. Geely Holding Group 3052.5%
    -9.8%(-33)
  13. 13. XPeng 2962.4%
    +60.0%(+111)
  14. 14. Ford Motor Company 2241.8%
    -20.6%(-58)
  15. 15. SAIC Motor 1541.2%
    +36.3%(+41)

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 3,04324.7%
  2. 2. United States 1,99216.1%
  3. 3. Germany 1,82314.8%
  4. 4. South Korea 1,58112.8%
  5. 5. France 1,43911.7%
  6. 6. Japan 1,0428.4%
  7. 7. United Kingdom 4954.0%
  8. 8. Czech Republic 3212.6%
  9. 9. Sweden 2422.0%
  10. 10. Spain 1911.5%
  11. 11. Italy 1100.9%
  12. 12. Romania 640.5%

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

  1. 1. China 2,99724.3%
  2. 2. United States 1,99216.1%
  3. 3. Germany 1,86915.1%
  4. 4. South Korea 1,58112.8%
  5. 5. France 1,43911.7%
  6. 6. Japan 1,0428.4%
  7. 7. United Kingdom 4954.0%
  8. 8. Czech Republic 3212.6%
  9. 9. Sweden 2422.0%
  10. 10. Spain 1911.5%
  11. 11. Italy 1100.9%
  12. 12. Romania 640.5%

The weight of Chinese brands · May 2026

Chinese brands add up to 24.7% of the month’s new BEV passenger cars (3,043 registrations). A brand counts as Chinese when the catalogue gives China as its country.

  1. 1. BYD 1,64813.4%
  2. 2. Deepal 4303.5%
  3. 3. Leapmotor 3823.1%
  4. 4. XPENG 2962.4%
  5. 5. Jaecoo 820.7%
  6. 6. Omoda 700.6%
  7. 7. Smart 460.4%
  8. 8. Lynk & Co 400.3%
  9. 9. Dongfeng 180.1%
  10. 10. Zeekr 170.1%
  11. 11. Geely 60.0%
  12. 12. Voyah 40.0%
  13. 13. Yudo 20.0%
  14. 14. JMEV 10.0%
  15. 15. Zhidou 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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