Overview

• Tesla and BYD retain the first and second positions in the ICCT’s 2024/2025 Global Automaker Rating based on market dominance, technological performance and strategic vision.
• Geely and SAIC move up to third and fourth place after expanding EV portfolios, boosting battery recycling initiatives and improving fleet efficiency.
• BMW drops to fifth, Mercedes to seventh and Volkswagen to eighth as delayed electric vehicle rollouts and reduced EV sales shares dent their scores.
• The ICCT evaluation applies ten criteria—including market share, green steel production, battery reuse and real-world plug-in hybrid performance—to assess automakers’ progress in the transition to zero-emission vehicles.
• Electric vehicles accounted for nearly 20% of global car sales in 2024 while total EV shipments rose by 27% year-on-year according to ICCT data.