, according to market research firm EU-EVS, from January to April 2024, 15 European countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Britain, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Italy, Belgium) sold 426746 electric vehicles (excluding mixing), down 21.
9% from the same period last year.
From January to April, in the TOP20 brand list, Tesla, BMW and Volkswagen are the three most popular brands in the European pure electric car market, and Tesla’s sales are the same as those of BMW and Volkswagen.
Chinese brands occupied only three seats, of which Volvo ranked fourth with sales of more than 30, 000 vehicles, Mingjue ranked eighth with sales of 18000 vehicles, and BYD sold 7890 vehicles, up fivefold year-on-year and ranked 16th.
The star brand, which was once in the top 10, fell off the list, selling only 5829 vehicles in the first four months.
, among the TOP20 models, Tesla Model Y, Model 3 and Audi Q4 e-tron are the three most popular pure electric cars in the European market.
Among them, Tesla Model Y sold nearly 50, 000 vehicles, more than twice as much as the second Model 3.
Chinese models accounted for only three seats, while Volvo’s XC40 and EX30 ranked fourth and sixth, respectively, while Mingjue MG4 ranked seventh with sales of 12000 vehicles.
None of BYD’s models are on the list, and the star 2, which was once on the list, also fell off the list.
Let’s take a specific look at the sales of Chinese pure electric cars exported to Europe from January to April.
, ▍ Volvo overtook Baroness to become the most popular Chinese brand in the European market.
From January to April, there were 13 brands of pure electric cars exported to 15 European countries.
Volvo, with European “blood”, sold 34000 vehicles, up 67% from the same period last year, surpassing Mingjue to become the most popular Chinese brand in the European market.
Its main models are EX30, XC40 and EX90.
, judging from the trend of Volvo sales, Volvo’s sales of pure electric vehicles in the European market are on a straight rise.
From 4583 in 2020 to 60166 in 2023, it has soared by more than 12 times.
Mingjue, which also has European blood, sold only 18000 vehicles from January to April, down 28% from the same period a year earlier.
Its main models are MG4, MG ZS, MARVEL R and so on.
In the article “April export list: BYD rushes into the top three, approaching Mingjue” released by the first Electric a few days ago, Mingjue’s global exports also fell by nearly 30% in April.
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, from the sales trend of Mingjue, the sales of Mingjue also showed a straight upward trend.
In particular, sales of Mingjue exceeded 99000 in 2023, up 147 per cent from 2022.
But by 2024, sales of Mingjue pure electric cars declined.
With regard to the decline in the export volume of Mingjue, relevant people from SAIC responded as follows: “recently, Mingjue’s production line has made some adjustments, the output has not kept up with the sales volume, and there have been some small fluctuations in the short term, but there are no problems at the end of the market.
” demand is still strong.
” ▍ BYD surged fivefold, surpassing Polar Star.
BYD’s sales of pure electric vehicles in Europe rose rapidly.
From January to April, BYD sold 7890 vehicles, up 532.
7% from the same period last year, surpassing Polar Star and ranking third in European sales of pure electric vehicles in China.
BYD’s export models include Tang, Han, Dolphin, Seal, ATTO 3 (Yuan plus in China), Seal U (Song PIUS EV Champion Edition in China) and so on.
Among them, sales of the main model ATTO 3 were 2816 and seals were 1155.
BYD began to enter the European market in 2013, and its business in the European market has further expanded with the increasing demand for new energy vehicles in the European market.
Since 2018, BYD has been selling its electric cars in Europe, including the Song EV, Tang EV and E5 models.
Recently, the best-selling models in China are packaged and sold to Europe, such as Han, Yuan plus (Atto 3), dolphins, seals and so on.
In September last year, Seal U officially entered the European market, while on May 20 this year, BYD SEAL U DM-i (known as Song PLUS DM-i Champion Edition) was officially launched in the European market, and it is expected that SEAL U DM-i will be gradually delivered to European users from June.
BYD’s new energy product matrix in Europe is further enriched, and sales will further increase.
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, from the picture above, BYD’s pure electric car sales in Europe have doubled every year, especially in 2021 and 2023.
By January to April 2024, BYD had sold 28446 pure electric vehicles in Europe.
▍ polar krypton made its debut on the list, surpassing Euler and Weilai.
It is worth noting that with 001 and X cars, polar krypton sold 576 cars from January to April, surpassing Euler, which has been in the European market for many years.
On august 25th last year, polar krypton 001 was officially shipped to the European market with a pre-price of about 472000 yuan and began delivery within the year Another polar krypton car, the polar krypton X, was officially shipped to Europe in September.
In 2023, polar krypton has opened up markets in Sweden and the Netherlands.
In 2024, polar krypton will expand to 6 European countries, and it is expected to reach 8 countries in 2025.
In 2026, it will cover most of the core countries in Western Europe, such as Norway, Denmark and France.
Sales of 
have grown rapidly since she first went to sea in 2021, and sales in Europe reached 1634 in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 893.3%. As of January-April 2024, Euler sold 2359 vehicles.
Over the next three years, Euler will increase the number of exports to overseas markets to 100.
Euler good cats will quickly enter about 92 countries and regions in eight regions, including Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, North Africa, South Africa, Australia, Eurasia and ASEAN.
Lightning cat has been successfully listed in Thailand and Malaysia, and will be listed in Israel, Germany, Britain, Singapore, Brunei and other countries and regions this year.
On May 6, 2021, Weilai officially entered the Norwegian market.
On September 30th of that year, ES8 went public in Norway and started user delivery.
In August 2022, ET7 set sail for Europe.
So far, except for ES8 and ET7, EL6, EL7 and ET5 have all entered the European market.
, judging from the sales trend of Weilai in the European market, Weilai’s sales showed a straight upward trend, especially after a five-fold year-on-year increase in 2022, the growth rate slowed, growing 93% in 2023, and sales declined in 2024.
As of January to April 2024, Xilai has sold 4309 vehicles in the European market.
On the whole, although the most popular pure electric cars in the European market are still Volvo and Mingjue with European “pedigree”, in recent years, with the acceleration of China’s own brandsChina’s new energy vehicles are developing rapidly in Europe at a rate visible to the naked eye.
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