Overview

• New-car registrations across the EU, UK and EFTA rose 5.9% in July to 1.09 million, according to ACEA.
• BYD’s sales jumped 225% to a 1.2% market share, surpassing Tesla’s 0.8% after a 40.2% slide in Tesla registrations.
• Electrified powertrains reached 59.8% of EU registrations, with battery electric, hybrids and plug-in hybrids all posting double-digit gains.
• Country performance diverged as Germany rose 11.1% while the UK fell 5.0%, France 7.7% and Italy 5.1%.
• Brand results were mixed, with Volkswagen up 11.6% and Renault up 8.8% as Stellantis dipped 1.1%.