A few days ago, the research institute Clean Technica released the global sales of new energy vehicles in August 2024.
According to the data, the number of new energy vehicles registered worldwide reached 1.
5 million in August, up 19% from the same period last year, 11.
9% from the previous month, accounting for 22% of the global auto market, an increase of 2 percentage points compared with the previous month.
Of these, nearly 1 million pure electric vehicles were sold, up 6 per cent from the same period last year, accounting for 63 per cent of total new energy vehicle sales.
Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles exceeded 500000, up 51 per cent from a year earlier.
From January to August, global sales of new energy vehicles totaled 10.
026 million, accounting for 19% of global vehicle sales (12% for pure electric vehicles).
Among the major auto markets, China’s auto market performed strongly, with sales of new energy vehicles exceeding 1 million, up 42% from the same period last year.
North American markets in the United States and Canada sold 160000 vehicles, up 8% from the same period last year.
European sales fell 33% year-on-year, the lowest level since January 2023.
In August, among the world’s best-selling new energy vehicles, Tesla Model Y continued to take the lead, with sales of about 99000 vehicles, down 15% from the same period last year.
Tesla Model 3 ranked fourth, with sales of about 44000 vehicles, down 10% from the same period last year.
Compared with July, Tesla’s Model 3 ranking rose three places.
And, based on past experience, the Model 3 will have its usual quarter-end peak in September, and the rankings are expected to rise.
BYD’s models occupy 11 places on this month’s TOP20 list.
The biggest bright spot came from BYD Seagull/ Dolphin Mini, which sold a record 49714 vehicles in August and ranked third on the list as a “dark horse” as BYD’s small electric car is still in its infancy in many export markets, so the performance is to be expected.
In addition, BYD Song sold 65274 vehicles, ranking second on the TOP20 best-selling list, while Qin PLUS ranked fifth with 43258 vehicles.
Qin L’s sales continued to grow, reaching 35957 vehicles in its third month on the market, up 10.
8% from July and ranking sixth in the world. No. 7 on the list comes from BYD Seal 06, and No.
8 is BYD Yuan Plus (Atto 3).
In the top 10, besides Tesla and BYD, Wuling Hongguang Mini EV ranked ninth with sales of 26464 vehicles, and ideal L6 ranked 10th with sales of 24897 vehicles.
In addition, Changan Lumin ranked 18th on the August TOP20 list with 15739 sales.
The only best-selling model for traditional manufacturers is the Volkswagen ID.
4, which ranks 17th.
Off the list, Geely just launched the Galaxy E5, which reached 12227 vehicles in its first full month on the market, demonstrating Geely’s emphasis on and commitment to its compact crossover.
Tesla Model Y and BYD Song continued to be the top and second runners-up on the best-selling list from January to August, followed by BYD Qin Plus and Tesla Model 3.
Among the top 20 on the list, there are four small and medium-sized cars (A00, A, B), while large cars (C, D, E, F) occupy the remaining 16 seats.
It shows that consumers prefer large-size models at present.
In terms of best-selling brands in August, BYD once again led the list of best-selling brands with sales of 355000.
The runner-up remained Tesla, with sales falling 11 per cent to 152000 vehicles in August, following a 4 per cent year-on-year increase in July.
In the first eight months of 2024, Tesla had three growth months (January, May and July) and five months of losses (February, March, April, June and August).
The third runner-up changed ownership again, relying on the best-selling models Mini EV and Bingo, Wuling replaced ideal and ranked third among the best-selling brands.
Geely is also on the rise, ranking fifth with sales of 42000 vehicles.
In August, a total of 12 Chinese new energy brands were on the list, of which 28000 were registered, ranking 10th on the list, the best performance so far this year.
And American brand Ford, German brand Audi and other brands have “disappeared” in the list.
In terms of the market share of automakers, BYD ranked first, and its market share continued to grow to 23.
2%, an increase of 0.
4 percentage points from the previous month and 1.
4 percentage points from a year earlier.
Tesla’s market share fell to 11%, down 0.
1% from the previous month and 3.
4% from the same period last year.
The third place is still Geely-Volvo, with a stable market share of 7.8%. Volkswagen, which ranked fourth, and SAIC, which ranked fifth, both saw their market share decline.
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