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China Drives Global EV Sales to Record High
Global electric vehicle sales hit a record 2.1 million in September 2025, led by strong government incentives and a 66% sales surge in North America, Rho Motion reported.
- During September, global EV sales reached 2.1 million, with China accounting for over half, Rho Motion, EV research house, reported.
- Registration cycles and local subsidies across the US, UK, South Korea and China fuelled the global boom, with US consumers rushing to claim incentives before September 30 and the UK boosted by new registration plates and the Electric Car Grant.
- China reported 1.3 million deliveries in September, driven by BEV demand, while Europe sold 427,000 EVs, up 36% year-on-year; BEV sales rose 30% and PHEVs jumped nearly 60%.
- Several automakers have already reacted, including General Motors taking a $1.6 billion charge and warning adoption will slow, while Nissan scrapped US EV manufacturing and Volkswagen halted ID.4 production in Tennessee.
- Rho Motion expects Q4 2025 demand to dip sharply as federal credits disappear, even as Germany’s 3-billion-euro subsidy package and China’s nearly 9 million YTD sales sustain growth.
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Global sales of electric vehicles rose to a record high of 2.1 million in September, driven by Chinese demand which accounted for over half of that global total, Rho Motion reported today. EV sales in China last month hit 1.3 million, with the number for the first nine months of the year at 9 million cars. This was 24% higher on the first nine months of 2024. The global total of EV sales since January reached 14.7 million, up by 26% on the year.…
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Global EV sales hit record 2.1 million in September, research firm says
By Jesus Calero (Reuters) -Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 26% in September from a year ago to a record 2.1 million units, driven by strong demand in China and a late U.S. tax-credit rush, market research firm Rho Motion said on Wednesday. China accounted for about two-thirds of global sales with about 1.3 million units, while North America also hit a record as U.S. buyers moved to secure incentives before they ex…
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