Overview

• BYD logged 9,130 August registrations in the European Union, tripling year over year, and 11,455 when including the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
• SAIC Motor’s EU registrations rose 59% to 12,822 vehicles in August, marking another strong month for Chinese entrants.
• Tesla’s EU registrations fell 37% to 8,220 vehicles in August, extending a run of weak monthly results this year.
• Battery-electric registrations across Europe increased 30% from a year earlier, highlighted by a 46% jump in Germany, while hybrids rose 14% and plug-in hybrids climbed 54.5%.
• ACEA began including BYD in its monthly tables after reporting the brand outsold Tesla in Europe in July, with August figures confirming continued momentum for Chinese EV brands.