Sales of electric and plug-in cars in the first quarter of 2023 exceeded 2.5 million: here are the top 5 manufacturers
THE sale of electric cars (that’s to say BEV + PHEV) exceeded 2.5 million units in the first quarter of 2023. In the following paragraphs, we see in detail the Top 5 best-selling plug-in electric cars in the world in Q1 2023. Among the major manufacturers of battery and plug-in electric cars, it is not only market share that matters, but also the strategy for consolidating position.
ELECTRIC CARS AND PLUG-INS: GLOBAL SALES Q1 2023 – 2022
2023 officially marks a change of course for manufacturers in the main automotive markets. Has weakened the effect of purchase incentives and the gods green credits we officially started price war evidence of this, in China on the supply of CATL batteries, in many regions with the Tesla price drop and in the USA with the price of the Mustang Mach-e reduced twice in a few months. It is also thanks to these strategies that sacrifice profits to capture volume than global sales of plug-in cars in Q1 2023 I am 2,569,127, or 13% total sales, according to data from EV Volumes, and +127% compared to the previous year. Looking back, sales of battery electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the first quarter of 2022 were around 1.1 million units, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
TOP 5 ELECTRIC AND PLUG-IN CARS: Q1 2023 SALES
If you consider the sales sum of plug-in cars (i.e. 100% electrical + connections), in the Top 5 there are Manufacturers, which cover 56% of volumes in Q1 2023. In detail:
- BYD: 548,148 and 21.3% (+7% vs Q1 2022);
- You’re here: 422,873 and 16.5% (+1%);
- Volkswagen Group: 189,093 and 7.4% (-1.4%);
- Geely-Volvo: 156,475 and 6.1% (-1.5%);
- SAIC: 141,661 and 5.5% (-3%).
TOP 5 ELECTRIC CARS: Q1 2023 SALES
In the calculation of the sun sales of electric cars in Q1 2023Instead You’re here jumps to mind, however it is also present in the Top 10 best-selling cars in the world in 2022 with 2 models. In detail, the Top 5 Builders IV for worldwide sales:
- You’re here: 422,873 and 23.6% (+2% vs Q1 2022);
- BYD: 264,300 and 14.7% (+4%);
- Volkswagen Group: 133,933 and 7.5% (+1.7%);
- SAIC: 133,269 and 7.4% (-3.3%);
- Geely-Volvo: 102,018 and 5.7%.
Source : Sicur Auto
