Rho Motion, a Benchmark Mineral Intelligence company specialised in EV supply chain research and insights, is today revealing that the number of electric vehicles sold globally in the first half 2025 was 9.1 million. The EV market grew by 24% year-on-year in June 2025 compared to June 2024 and increased by 7% compared to May 2025.
Rho Motion Data Manager, Charles Lester, commented:
“Today’s EV sales figures of the first half of 2025 show that China and Europe are steaming ahead in terms of the electric transition. Over one in two electric vehicles sold in the world are being bought in China and around half of purchased new cars in the country are electric. Despite some nervousness over subsidies, we expect this strong EV sales trend to continue over the course of the year. European growth, while strong, hasn’t been uniform across the region. The UK and Germany are leading the way, leaving France in their dust as price-sensitive drivers continue to be at the mercy of subsidies. North America, and in particular Canada, is experiencing a slowdown of EV sales in 2025. With Trump’s latest cuts in his ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ the USA could struggle to see any growth in the EV market overall in 2025.”
Snapshot electric vehicle sales in H1 2025 vs H1 2024, Year-to-Date (YTD)%:
- Global: 9.1 million, +28%
- China: 5.5 million, +32%
- Europe: 2.0 million, +26%
- North America: 0.9 million, +3%
- Rest of World: 0.7 million, +40%.
