Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World - June 2026

Key Points:

• Global plugin vehicle registrations reached around 2 million units in June, with BEVs growing 21% year-over-year (YoY) while PHEVs declined 14%, marking the highest BEV growth since September.
• BEVs accounted for 72% of plugin sales in June, pushing the year-to-date (YTD) share to 71%, the highest since 2022, while excluding China and the USA showed a 52% YoY increase in plugin EVs, driven by a 62% surge in BEVs.
• Tesla and Chinese manufacturers dominated the best-selling models, with Tesla Model Y leading (153,813 units, +21% YoY), BYD Song second (62,000 units), and Tesla Model 3 third (60,000 units, +30% YoY), continuing a consistent top-three pattern over five years.
• Leapmotor rose to third place among manufacturers in June with a record 93,376 units, surpassing Geely, while BYD returned to positive growth thanks to exports, and Tesla hit a new record with nearly 220,000 deliveries (+24% YoY).
• BYD leads the market with 19.2% share, followed by Geely (9.9%) and Tesla (8.9%), which is gaining ground on Geely; Volkswagen Group holds fourth place (7.3%), with SAIC and Hyundai-Kia trailing, while Leapmotor’s growth threatens Hyundai-Kia’s position.