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Last updated: 9 November 2026. One page, updated every month: which brands and models are selling, in which region, and how fast the electric shift is moving. Passenger cars only.
Every section carries its own data month, because regions publish on different days. Retail, wholesale and registrations are never mixed in one table — the label under each table says which one it is. A dash (—) means the figure was not confirmed in the sources checked; it is not zero.
At a glance — September 2026
- BYD entered the global top 5 for the first time. Q3 sales of 1.32 million (+18.7%) put it past the Renault–Nissan Alliance, while Hyundai–Kia rose to #3 worldwide (1.76 million) — the first reshuffle of the global top 5 in seven years.
- China: NEVs are now two-thirds of retail sales (67.0%). But the total market shrank 28% year on year in September. Inside the NEV total, battery electrics held up (765,000, −7.4%) while plug-in hybrids fell hard (232,000, −35.6%). BYD sold 463,561 NEVs, its best month of 2026, with 39% sold overseas.
- Europe: BEVs hit a record 416,433 in September (+59.9%), a 30.5% share across the EU, EFTA and the UK. But hybrids are still the #1 powertrain in the EU (36.3% so far this year) — the electric shift runs on two tracks.
- United States: Q3 sales were about 4.1 million. GM is still #1 but down 5.5%. Battery electrics fell to 262,649 (−39.5%, a 6.4% share) after the $7,500 federal tax credit ended — while hybrids hit a record 16% and now outsell BEVs 2.7 to 1.
- Korea: the Model Y was the best-selling car of any make for a third straight month (11,421). Domestic NEVs reached 59% of sales. India’s passenger-vehicle sales rose 20.9% to 457,604.
Global — the top groups, Q3 2026
Quarterly group sales. No single free source publishes a monthly global top 12 for all powertrains, so the global table uses quarterly group data; the EV tables below are monthly.
Source: Korea Herald, 3 November 2026 (company reports).
| Rank | Group | Q3 2026 sales | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Group | 2,740,000 | — |
| 2 | Volkswagen Group | 1,890,000 | — |
| 3 | Hyundai Motor Group | 1,760,000 | — |
| 4 | — (not confirmed in free sources) | — | — |
| 5 | BYD | 1,320,000 | +18.7% |
Rank 4 not confirmed in free sources (GM / Stellantis Q3 global totals). Renault-Nissan Alliance fell out of the top 5, -11.1% YoY. Inside Hyundai-Kia: Kia 829,000 (+6.9%), Hyundai Motor 931,000 (-10.1%). BYD Q3 exports 551,000, about 42% of total.
September was a near-record month for plugins worldwide: about 2,160,000 registrations (+3.0% year on year), just below the all-time record of 2.17 million set in December 2025. Pure electrics set a record of 1,540,000 (+8.0%), while plug-in hybrids fell 9.0%. The Tesla Model Y set its own record at 164,871 units (+17%).
Source: CleanTechnica, 8 November 2026.
| Rank | OEM | Share of plugin sales, Jan–Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYD | 20.2% |
| 2 | Geely | 9.8% |
| 3 | Tesla | 8.7% |
| 4 | Volkswagen Group | 7.0% |
| 5 | SAIC | 6.2% |
| 6 | Leapmotor | 4.4% |
| 7 | Hyundai-Kia | 3.9% |
| 8 | Chery | 3.9% |
| 9 | Toyota | 3.0% |
| 10 | BMW | 2.9% |
Source: CleanTechnica, 8 November 2026.
| Rank | OEM | Share of BEV sales, Jan–Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYD | 15.8% |
| 2 | Tesla | 12.2% |
| 3 | Geely | 8.8% |
| 4 | SAIC | 6.3% |
| 5 | Volkswagen Group | 6.3% |
| 6 | Leapmotor | 4.6% |
| 7 | Hyundai-Kia | 4.4% |
China — September 2026
Retail = cars sold to consumers in China (CPCA). Wholesale = cars shipped by makers, including exports (CPCA). The two are different measures.
Source: China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), final figures, 12 October 2026.
| Measure | September 2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Retail sales (passenger cars) | 1,618,000 | -28.0% |
| NEV retail sales | 1,084,000 | -16.7% |
| NEV share of retail | 67.0% | — |
| Wholesale (passenger cars) | 2,549,000 | -8.9% |
| NEV wholesale | 1,666,000 | +11.3% |
| Exports (all passenger cars) | 917,000 | +73.7% |
| NEV exports | 558,000 | +163.5% |
Source: CPCA via CnEVPost, 12 October 2026.
| Rank | Brand | NEV retail, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYD | 246,816 |
| 2 | Geely | 119,682 |
| 3 | Leapmotor | 78,202 |
| 4 | Tesla China | 64,800 |
| 5 | Changan | 61,700 |
| 6 | Chery | 46,860 |
| 7 | SAIC Passenger Vehicle | 40,280 |
| 8 | Xiaomi | 40,015 |
Source: CPCA, 12 October 2026. Note: BYD’s China retail (246,816) is not the same as its global wholesale (463,561) — the gap is exports plus dealer stock.
| Rank | Brand | NEV wholesale, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYD | 455,100 |
| 2 | Geely | 188,800 |
| 3 | Chery | 126,700 |
| 4 | Leapmotor | 96,100 |
| 5 | Tesla China | 95,300 |
BYD spotlight. September NEV sales of 463,561 (+17.0% year on year) were BYD’s best month of 2026: 273,143 battery electrics (+33.2%) and 183,570 plug-in hybrids (-2.4%). Domestic sales fell 13.0% to 282,861, but overseas sales jumped 154.0% to 180,700 — 39.0% of the total. January–September total: 3,131,576 (-3.94%). By sub-brand: Dynasty | Ocean 394,945, Fangchengbao 43,181, Denza 18,198, Yangwang 389.
Powertrain split (retail). Battery electrics: 765,000 (47.3% of all retail, −7.4% year on year). Plug-in hybrids: 232,000 (14.3%, −35.6%). Extended-range EVs: 88,000 (5.4%, −19.3%). Non-NEVs (combustion + conventional hybrids): about 534,000 (33.0%). Wholesale tells the other side: BEV wholesale rose 18.3% to 1,126,000 while PHEV wholesale was flat (423,000, −0.1%) and EREV fell 4.0% (117,000) — the export boom is mostly battery-electric. See section 8 for the full powertrain breakdown.
Europe — September 2026
Registrations (ACEA). EU = 971,048 (+9.3%); EU + EFTA + UK = 1,363,210 (+10.2%).
September was a record month for battery electrics: 290,117 in the EU alone (+72.9%, a 29.9% share), and 416,433 across the EU, EFTA and the UK (+59.9%, a 30.5% share). So far this year, BEVs are 22.7% of the EU market (up from 16.1% a year ago). Germany registered 256,774 cars in September (+9.0%); the UK 350,536 (+12.0%).
Source: ACEA, 22 October 2026.
| Rank | OEM group | Sep 2026 registrations | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volkswagen Group | 304,382 | -2.8% |
| 2 | Stellantis | 171,819 | +5.1% |
| 3 | Renault | 112,432 | — |
| 4 | Hyundai-Kia | 93,959 | — |
| 5 | Toyota | 86,811 | — |
| 6 | BMW | 84,297 | — |
| 7 | Mercedes | 66,988 | — |
| 8 | Tesla | 66,035 | +71.1% |
| 9 | Chery | 56,552 | +187.0% |
| 10 | Geely | 51,493 | — |
| 11 | BYD | 49,374 | +102.0% |
| 12 | SAIC | 41,707 | — |
Source: ACEA via Best Selling Cars Blog, September 2026. Top 11 shown — the 12th brand was not confirmed in the sources checked.
| Rank | Brand | Sep 2026 registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volkswagen | 118,816 |
| 2 | Toyota | 78,319 |
| 3 | Skoda | 76,891 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 66,988 |
| 5 | Renault | 66,880 |
| 6 | BMW | 66,520 |
| 7 | Tesla | 66,035 |
| 8 | Audi | 58,402 |
| 9 | Kia | 54,433 |
| 10 | Peugeot | 54,240 |
| 11 | BYD | 49,340 |
Source: CleanTechnica, September 2026.
| Rank | BEV model | Sep 2026 registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 41,987 |
| 2 | Tesla Model 3 | 26,770 |
| 3 | BYD Seal U | 12,779 |
| 4 | Skoda Elroq | 12,592 |
| 5 | BYD Atto 2 | 11,111 |
Source: ACEA, 22 October 2026.
| Rank | OEM group | Share, Jan–Sep 2026 (EU) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volkswagen Group | 26.2% |
| 2 | Stellantis | 15.8% |
| 3 | Renault | 10.4% |
| 4 | Hyundai-Kia | 7.0% |
| 5 | Toyota | 7.0% |
| 6 | BMW | 6.9% |
| 7 | BYD | 2.4% |
| 8 | Tesla | 2.2% |
| 9 | Chery | 1.6% |
| 10 | Leapmotor | 0.9% |
Powertrain (EU, January–September). Hybrids are still the #1 powertrain at 36.3% (3,090,530 units). Battery electrics are second at 22.7% (1,931,465, +48.5%). Petrol has fallen to 21.2% (1,802,078, −19.1%) and diesel to 7.1% (602,206, −19.5%) — combined combustion is 28.2%, below 30% for the first time in European history. Plug-in hybrids crossed 10% (860,257, +18.6%). See section 8 for the full breakdown.
United States — Q3 2026
US makers report quarterly, not monthly, so this section is Q3 2026. Q3 total was about 4.09 million vehicles (derived from reported shares; Cox Automotive forecast 4.12 million).
Source: GoodCarBadCar, Q3 2026 (company reports).
| Rank | Group | Q3 2026 sales | YoY | Q3 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Motors | 670,413 | -5.5% | 16.4% |
| 2 | Toyota Motor Corp | 633,223 | +0.6% | 15.5% |
| 3 | Ford Motor Co | 507,395 | -6.6% | 12.4% |
| 4 | Hyundai-Kia | 506,200 | +5.6% | — |
| 9 | Tesla | 144,300 | — | 3.5% |
Tesla’s year-on-year change is not shown: the Q3 2025 base differs between estimates (GoodCarBadCar −0.3%, Automotive News −3.5%). Tesla does not report US-only sales; all figures are estimates.
Source: GoodCarBadCar, Q3 2026.
| Rank | Brand | Q3 2026 sales | YoY | Q3 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 540,167 | +0.5% | 13.2% |
| 2 | Ford | 487,907 | -6.0% | 11.9% |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 436,771 | -4.5% | 10.7% |
| 4 | Honda | 358,388 | +9.3% | 8.7% |
| 5 | Hyundai | 246,896 | +3.3% | 6.0% |
| 6 | Kia | 236,659 | +7.8% | 5.8% |
| 7 | GMC | 157,103 | -4.7% | 3.8% |
| 8 | Tesla | 144,300 | — | 3.5% |
| 9 | Mercedes | 85,800 | +3.4% | 2.1% |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 78,179 | -10.9% | 1.9% |
Source: Cox Automotive / Kelley Blue Book, estimates as of 13 October 2026. US BEV total: 262,649 (-39.5% YoY), a 6.4% share of new-vehicle sales. Tesla holds about 54% of US BEV sales.
| Rank | EV brand | Q3 2026 BEV sales | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 144,094 | -19.7% |
| 2 | Rivian | 19,239 | +45.7% |
| 3 | Toyota | 12,904 | +328.0% |
| 4 | Hyundai | 12,185 | -57.7% |
| 5 | Kia | 9,575 | -35.3% |
Correction. Cox/KBB revised its first estimate (266,630, 12 Oct) to 262,649 (13 Oct). Tesla YoY base differs between estimates, so Tesla YoY is not shown.
Source: GoodCarBadCar, Q3 2026.
| Rank | Passenger car model | Q3 2026 sales | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Camry | 81,640 | +3.2% |
| 2 | Toyota Corolla | 63,738 | +6.4% |
| 3 | Honda Civic | 62,695 | +10.0% |
| 4 | Hyundai Elantra | 48,764 | +17.7% |
| 5 | Nissan Sentra | 36,890 | -5.2% |
| 6 | Tesla Model 3 | 29,000 | -40.9% |
Powertrain (Q3 2026, light-duty sales). Battery electrics fell to 6.0% (from 10.0% a year earlier) after the $7,500 federal tax credit ended. Hybrids hit a record 16.0%. Plug-in hybrids nearly vanished at 0.7% (from 1.8%). Combined electrified sales were 23.0% (from 24.0%): hybrids outsell BEVs 2.7 to 1. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 19 Oct 2026 (Omdia estimates). See section 8.
Korea — September 2026
Domestic sales (5 makers) and import registrations (KAIDA) are counted together by the industry ministry — the Model Y leads the combined ranking.
Sources: company reports via GlobalData; KAIDA; Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy via Yonhap, October 2026. September was hit by fewer business days (Chuseok) and exhausted EV subsidies.
| Measure | September 2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic sales, 5 makers | 99,843 | -19.8% |
| Hyundai domestic | 49,022 | -25.7% |
| Kia domestic | 45,705 | -6.7% |
| Total market (incl. imports) | 135,000 | -14.3% |
| Import registrations | 34,904 | +6.3% |
| EV share of imports | 52.1% | — |
Source: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy via Yonhap. The Model Y was Korea’s best-selling car of any make for a third straight month; 8,690 of its 11,421 units were the six-seat Model Y L.
| Rank | Model | Sep 2026 sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 11,421 |
| 2 | Hyundai Grandeur | 8,898 |
| 3 | Hyundai Avante | 7,305 |
| 4 | Kia Sorento | 6,957 |
Powertrain. Domestic NEV sales were 79,665 (-4.4% year on year), 59.0% of all domestic sales (up from 53.0% a year ago). Hybrids are still the bigger NEV segment at home: 46,229 (-11.1%), but battery electrics grew +10.4% to 31,768 and now take 40.0% of domestic NEV sales (from 35.0% a year ago). Among imports, the mix is even more electric: BEV 52.1%, HEV 39.0%, petrol 8.2%, diesel 0.7%.
January–September: domestic NEV sales 727,289 (+18.9%); BEV 299,894 (+76.7%), HEV 412,733 (-3.2%). Across all new registrations in Korea this year, hybrids are the #1 fuel type at 34.1% (421,199), ahead of gasoline at 31.3% (386,533), EVs at 24.0% (296,801), and diesel at 2.4% (29,712). Source: KAMA, 13 October 2026.
Emerging markets — September 2026
India reports wholesale dispatches (factory to dealer); South Africa reports domestic sales. Southeast Asia is not in v1 — no single reliable monthly source was confirmed; it will be added when one is.
Source: SIAM / AutoPunditz, October 2026. Total PV wholesale: 457,604 (+20.9% YoY).
| Rank | Brand | Sep 2026 wholesale | YoY | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 181,838 | +36.9% | 39.7% |
| 2 | Tata Motors | 68,810 | +15.3% | 15.0% |
| 3 | Mahindra | 64,092 | +14.0% | 14.0% |
| 4 | Hyundai | 57,166 | +10.9% | 12.5% |
| 5 | Kia | 32,017 | +41.0% | 7.0% |
Source: FADA retail registrations, October 2026. Total PV retail: 427,213 (+32.1% YoY). January–September PV sales: 3,950,000 (+22.9%). Tata led India EV sales with 14,973 units (42.5% of the EV segment).
| Rank | Brand | Sep 2026 retail | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 169,132 | 39.59% |
| 2 | Mahindra | 57,343 | 13.42% |
| 3 | Tata Motors | 57,254 | 13.4% |
| 4 | Hyundai | 50,201 | 11.75% |
| 5 | Toyota | 28,050 | 6.57% |
| 6 | Kia | 26,663 | 6.24% |
South Africa (naamsa). Total domestic sales 61,645 (+12.7%) — 24th consecutive month of year-on-year growth. Passenger cars 44,291 (+14.7%); light commercial vehicles 14,361 (+9.6%); exports 31,473 (-18.8%). Toyota (incl. Lexus and Hino) led with 15,366 units (+11.2%), a 24.9% share. New-energy vehicle sales reached 18,945 in the first eight months of 2026, already above the whole of 2025 (16,703).
Powertrain mix — BEV vs PHEV vs HEV vs NEV
The dashboard used to read as an EV story. The real story is a powertrain split: battery electrics are winning in China, hybrids are winning in Europe and the US, and plug-in hybrids are losing almost everywhere.
- BEV: Battery electric vehicle — runs only on electricity, charged from a plug. No combustion engine.
- PHEV: Plug-in hybrid — a combustion engine plus a battery you can charge from a plug. Short trips on electricity, longer trips on fuel.
- EREV: Extended-range EV — an electric motor drives the wheels; a small combustion engine works only as a generator to recharge the battery. Counted as an NEV in China.
- HEV: Hybrid (no plug) — a combustion engine plus a small battery that charges itself while driving. You never plug it in.
- NEV: New energy vehicle — China's official term for BEV + PHEV + EREV + fuel-cell vehicles.
- ICE: Internal combustion engine — petrol or diesel only.
China counts NEVs (BEV + PHEV + EREV). Europe counts each powertrain separately. The US counts BEVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids as shares of light-duty sales. Korea’s row covers imports only, because that is where the full fuel split is published monthly.
Source: ACEA, 22 October 2026. Shares sum to 100.1% due to rounding.
| Powertrain | Units, Jan–Sep 2026 (EU) | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEV (hybrid, no plug) | 3,090,530 | 36.3% | — |
| BEV | 1,931,465 | 22.7% | +48.5% |
| Petrol | 1,802,078 | 21.2% | -19.1% |
| PHEV | 860,257 | 10.1% | +18.6% |
| Diesel | 602,206 | 7.1% | -19.5% |
| Other (LPG, CNG, hydrogen) | 230,000 | 2.7% | — |
Source: CPCA via CnEVPost, 12 October 2026. Non-NEV is derived (total retail 1,618,000 minus NEV retail 1,084,000).
| Powertrain | Retail, Sep 2026 (China) | Share of retail | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEV | 765,000 | 47.3% | -7.4% |
| PHEV | 232,000 | 14.3% | -35.6% |
| EREV | 88,000 | 5.4% | -19.3% |
| Non-NEV (ICE + HEV) | 534,000 | 33.0% | — |
Source: CPCA via CnEVPost, 12 October 2026.
| Powertrain | Wholesale, Sep 2026 (China) | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| BEV | 1,126,000 | +18.3% |
| PHEV | 423,000 | -0.1% |
| EREV | 117,000 | -4.0% |
China is the outlier: two out of three new cars sold are now NEVs. Europe’s BEV share (30.5%) is a September record. Globally, one in three new cars registered in September had a plug. The US is the exception this quarter: EV sales fell 39.5% after the federal tax credit ended, and EVs were just 6.4% of Q3 sales — while hybrids took 16%.
Trends — January to September 2026
One month is a snapshot; nine months is a direction. Every figure below is archived in mobility-dashboard-data.json, so this section grows by one month with each update — and can feed future animations or analysis posts.
BYD started 2026 weak (210,051 in January, 190,190 in February) and then climbed every single month to 463,561 in September — a recovery driven by exports, which rose from 100,482 in January to 180,700 in September while domestic sales fell.
The two bars tell the story: total retail shrank all year (13.33 million in nine months, −21.7% year on year) while NEV retail climbed from 596,000 in January to 1,084,000 in September. NEV penetration rose from 38.6% in January to 67.0% in September — the mix changed inside a shrinking market.
Europe’s BEV share climbed from 17.4% in January to 27.9% in September across the 11 countries evstats tracks every month — a steady rise with no single-month jump, which is what a real trend looks like.
Tesla’s European sales bunch up at quarter ends (30,537 in March, 33,529 in June, 45,523 in September) and nearly vanish in between (1,972 in July). BYD grows steadily month after month (14,469 in January to 39,583 in September) and beat Tesla in January, April, May, July and August. By September the gap was 45,523 to 39,583 — close, and closing.
How this dashboard works
- One living post. This page is updated in place every month; the URL never changes. Each section shows the month its data covers, because regions publish on different days (company releases around the 1st–3rd, CPCA around the 10th–12th, ACEA around the 22nd).
- Retail, wholesale and registrations are different things. BYD’s “sales” are wholesale including exports; CPCA retail is cars sold to consumers in China; ACEA counts new registrations. BYD’s China retail (246,816) is not the same as its global wholesale (463,561).
- Group vs brand. Volkswagen Group is not the Volkswagen brand; Geely Group includes Volvo and Polestar, but the Geely brand table does not. The table label says which one it is.
- Powertrains are not interchangeable. NEV is China’s term (BEV + PHEV + EREV). A hybrid (HEV) never plugs in; a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) does. Europe’s #1 powertrain is the hybrid, not the battery electric — section 8 shows the split.
- Preliminary vs final. Early figures get revised (September China retail was first reported at 1.702 million, then finalised at 1.618 million). This page uses final figures and corrects revisions openly.
- What is missing. No free source publishes a monthly global top 12 for all powertrains — the global table uses quarterly group data. Southeast Asia has no single monthly source yet. Both will be added when a reliable source is confirmed.
- Data archive. Every number on this page is stored in mobility-dashboard-data.json, month by month, so trends can be charted, animated or turned into analysis posts later. New months are added by the daily 1 AM update check.
Sources
Every number on this page traces to one of the sources below. Where a URL could not be re-confirmed at build time, the publisher and date are given instead — never a guessed link.
Global
- Korea Herald — “Hyundai Motor Group takes third, BYD breaks into global top five in Q3 sales”, 3 Nov 2026 — Korea Herald link
Global EV
- CleanTechnica — “Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — 32% EV Share in September!”, 8 Nov 2026 — CleanTechnica link
China
- CnEVPost (CPCA data) — “China September NEV retail sales fall 16.7% as penetration hits record 67%, CPCA data shows”, 12 Oct 2026 — CnEVPost (CPCA data) link
- BYD — “Company monthly sales announcement, September 2026”, 1 Oct 2026 — publisher and date verified; URL not re-confirmed at build time
China trends
- evshift (CPCA data) — “China's August NEV retail sales fall 10%, but penetration hits record 65.2%”, Sep 2026 — evshift (CPCA data) link
Europe
- ACEA — “New car registrations: +5.7% in September 2026; battery-electric 22.7% market share”, 22 Oct 2026 — ACEA link
- electrive (ACEA data) — “BEV registrations rose sharply across Europe in September”, 22 Oct 2026 — electrive (ACEA data) link
- EV Wire (ACEA data) — “Battery-electric cars took 24.2% of Europe's new car market through September, outselling petrol, per ACEA”, 28 Oct 2026 — EV Wire (ACEA data) link
Europe trends
- evstats.org — “European EV Registrations by Brand and Model (October 2026)”, Nov 2026 — evstats.org link
United States
- GoodCarBadCar — “2026 U.S. Auto Sales Figures — By Manufacturer / By Brand”, Q3 2026 — GoodCarBadCar link
- Cox Automotive / Kelley Blue Book — “Q3 2026 EV Sales Report (estimates as of 13 Oct 2026)”, 13 Oct 2026 — Cox Automotive / Kelley Blue Book link
- EV News Desk (KBB data) — “KBB puts Rivian second in U.S. Q3 EV sales”, 26 Oct 2026 — EV News Desk (KBB data) link
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (Omdia estimates) — “US EV sales share Q3 2026: 6% EVs, 16% hybrids”, 19 Oct 2026 — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Omdia estimates) link
Korea
- KAIDA via NewsPim — “Tesla and BYD make up 4 of 10 imported cars”, 25 Oct 2026 — KAIDA via NewsPim link
- SMM — “South Korea's NEV share rises despite auto market weakness in September”, 20 Oct 2026 — SMM link
- KAMA via NoCut News — “1 out of 4 new cars is an EV… hybrids lose momentum”, 13 Oct 2026 — KAMA via NoCut News link
- Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy via Teslant — “Korea bought 8,690 long-wheelbase Model Ys in September”, 19 Oct 2026 — Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy via Teslant link
India
- SIAM via AutoPunditz — “India car sales September 2026: dispatches rise 21% to 4.58 lakh units”, 8 Oct 2026 — SIAM via AutoPunditz link
- FADA via DriveSpark — “Car retail sales September 2026: Maruti Suzuki leads, Mahindra pips Tata”, 7 Oct 2026 — FADA via DriveSpark link
South Africa
- naamsa — “September 2026 new vehicle sales media release”, 1 Oct 2026 — naamsa link
Trends
- Road Genius (BYD announcements) — “BYD Sales 2026: 3.13 Million EVs Sold Jan–Sep (Monthly Data)”, 5 Oct 2026 — Road Genius (BYD announcements) link
Changelog
- 9 November 2026 — v1 created. September 2026 data: Global (Q3 groups + EV brands/models), China, Europe, United States (Q3), Korea, India, South Africa, EV transition.
- 9 November 2026 — v1.1. Tables and body text now follow the blog theme (no hardcoded fonts or colors). Added the powertrain section (BEV / PHEV / EREV / HEV / NEV definitions, mix charts and splits by region), the January–September trend charts, and the JSON data archive. Added a table of contents at the top with jump links to all 12 sections. Chart text/background also follow the blog theme (SVG text fill=currentColor, no dark chart background) — fixed after a build check found #9ca3af / #f3f4f6 / #e5e7eb fills still hardcoded in the SVG charts. Corrections: US Q3 BEV total 266,630 → 262,649 (Cox/KBB revision, Rivian added as #2); Europe BEV September 422,000 → 416,433 (ACEA, 30.5% share); China NEV retail top brands updated to precise CPCA figures.