Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 14, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Global EV sales rose 24% in June, driven by China and Europe, despite a 1% decline in the US market due to policy changes.
By Alessandro Parodi
(Reuters) -Global sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles jumped 24% in June from a year ago, as a switch to electric vehicles maintained momentum in China and Europe, market research firm Rho Motion said on Tuesday.
Still, EV sales in the United States were down 1% in the month and will struggle to pick up this year, after President Donald Trump's spending bill cut tax credits sooner than anticipated, Rho Motion's data manager Charles Lester said.
North America, also weighed by slowing sales in Canada, lagged for the first time behind the "rest of the world" countries, which include emerging markets in Southeast Asia and South and Central America, Lester said.
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
Global automakers face a 25% import tariff in the United States, the world's second-largest car market, causing many of them to withdraw their outlooks for 2025.
In Europe, incentives for retail and fleet buyers in key markets such as Germany and Spain, alongside a growing availability of cheap EVs, are expected to support electric car sales through the second half of the year.
While some of the most successful EVs in the small vehicle segment are produced by European carmakers such as Volkswagen and Renault, those by Chinese brands including BYD are taking up market share in the continent and driving growth in emerging markets, Lester said.
BY THE NUMBERS
Global sales of battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids rose to 1.8 million units in June, Rho Motion data showed.
Sales in China jumped 28% from the same month last year to 1.11 million vehicles.
Europe posted a 23% increase to about 390,000 units, while North American sales fell 9% to over 140,000.
Sales in the rest of the world surged 43% to exceed 140,000 vehicles.
KEY QUOTE
"There's been reports over the last few months of a slowdown potentially in China" due to some cities running out of subsidies, Lester said.
"But overall, we'd expect in (the second half) for more subsidy amounts to be available," leading to a "big boost" in volumes towards the end of the year, he added.
(Reporting by Alessandro Parodi in Gdansk; Editing by Matt Scuffham and Bernadette Baum)
Global sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles jumped 24% in June from a year ago.
EV sales in the United States were down 1% in June and are expected to struggle this year due to changes in tax credits.
Sales in China jumped 28% to 1.11 million vehicles, while Europe posted a 23% increase to about 390,000 units.
Global automakers face a 25% import tariff in the United States, leading many to withdraw their outlooks for 2025.
Analysts expect more subsidy amounts to be available, which could lead to a significant boost in volumes towards the end of the year.
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