Dramatic Variations in EV Gross sales Development (& Decline) in Europe — CHART

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We’ve coated T&E’s newest EV progress report for the EU, “EV progress report: Which EU carmakers are on observe for 2025-27 targets?,” and it contains a number of attention-grabbing findings and arguments. Nonetheless, one chart jumped out to me as beautiful and in addition type of misplaced within the broader narratives of the report. That’s the chart above (and under) after all.

So, general, I feel it’s vital to have a look at the large image. The large image is that European carmakers bought 38% extra full-electric automobiles (BEVs) within the first seven months of 2025 than within the first seven months of 2024. That’s large, important BEV gross sales development.

However, WOW, there are some dramatic variations by model. To start with, the largest change is at Volkswagen Group, which had its BEV gross sales shoot up by 90.2% this 12 months! That’s beautiful! Kudos to Volkswagen. Subsequent up was Renault Group, with an additionally superb (if not fairly as superb) 58.9% surge in BEV gross sales 12 months over 12 months.

Nearly as beautiful is that the third largest change in BEV gross sales within the EU got here from Tesla, the world’s BEV chief for a decade, … as a result of its gross sales within the EU declined by 38.7%. Yowch. And, getting a lot much less consideration however not far behind it in 4th, BEV gross sales from Volvo Vehicles dropped 32.8%. What’s going on at Volvo?

BMW returned to the EV dialogue extra critically in 2025 and noticed 31.7% BEV development within the first 7 months of the 12 months (whereas perennial competitor Mercedes-Benz really noticed its BEV gross sales drop by 1.7%).

Then there’s the group getting a lot consideration in 2025 — Chinese language carmakers. Mixed, Chinese language carmakers have bought 19.1% extra BEVs within the EU up to now this 12 months. And that’s regardless of the upper tariffs.

Wrapping issues up from the chart, Stellantis had 9.6% development in BEV gross sales. Its bar appears to be like fairly small and insignificant, however 10% development is rather a lot. It simply doesn’t seem like rather a lot within the context of the opposite carmaker modifications. Properly, additionally, 10% development will not be actually satisfactory to the problem and wishes at hand.

The reward clearly goes to Volkswagen and Renault at this level, however we’ll have a better take a look at how these firms are doing general — not simply by way of development — in our subsequent Europe EV gross sales stories and world EV gross sales stories.