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As electric cars continue to enter the mainstream, the tug-of-war between EV startups and legacy giants is intensifying. With federal EV tax credits now expired, how will EV sales trend? Will Tesla hold its lead, or will Ford, General Motors and the rest catch up? Bookmark this page for the latest quarterly and monthly sales and market share updates for electric vehicles in the United States.
Q3 2025 EV sales numbers reflect the rush to get ahead of the federal tax credit expiration on September 30, 2025:
- U.S. EV market share was 10.5% in Q3 2025, a new record high.
- EV sales volume climbed sharply to a new high of 437,487 fully-electric vehicles sold.
- Tesla dropped further to 41% of U.S. EV market share.
- General Motors doubled EV sales since Q2 2024, while Ford’s EV sales were down.
- Among the nearly 90 EV models on sale, only nine posted sales above 10,000 units.
In the third quarter of 2025, battery electric vehicle market share reached 10.5% of all new car sales in the United States. This is down slightly from 8.9% one year prior, and nearly unchanged from 7.2% of the market in Q2 2025.
Q3 2025 EV Sales Totals
Here’s how U.S. EV sales totals in Q3 2025 compare to the past three years:
| Automaker | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla (estimate) | 129,743 | 130,047 | 114,000 | 131,574 | 161,630 | 175,262 | 156,621 | 161,375 | 140,187 | 164,264 | 166,923 | 154,900 | 128,100 | 143,535 | 179,525 |
| Ford Motor Company | 6,734 | 15,273 | 18,257 | 20,339 | 10,866 | 14,843 | 20,962 | 25,937 | 20,223 | 23,957 | 23,509 | 30,176 | 22,550 | 16,438 | 30,612 |
| General Motors | 457 | 7,217 | 15,156 | 16,150 | 20,670 | 15,652 | 20,057 | 19,469 | 16,169 | 21,930 | 32,095 | 43,982 | 31,887 | 46,280 | 66,501 |
| Honda Motor Co | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,873 | 15,291 | 18,838 | 14,374 | 12,278 | 22,236 |
| Nissan | 4,371 | 3,251 | 1,276 | 3,308 | 5,214 | 4,215 | 6,074 | 5,113 | 5,284 | 7,128 | 10,066 | 8,546 | 6,471 | 9,073 | 3,934 |
| Volkswagen Group | 7,932 | 8,961 | 11,893 | 15,193 | 15,723 | 13,977 | 20,295 | 20,403 | 13,806 | 11,904 | 11,900 | 9,755 | 19,827 | 11,043 | 37,400 |
| Hyundai Group (incl. Kia) | 15,480 | 17,979 | 9,796 | 9,641 | 14,346 | 21,696 | 30,757 | 25,447 | 22,936 | 37,044 | 29,609 | 39,649 | 22,995 | 21,493 | 48,650 |
| Subaru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 919 | 1,359 | 1,613 | 2,791 | 3,109 | 1,147 | 4,238 | 3,752 | 3,310 | 3,131 | 3,370 | 3,471 |
| Toyota Motor N.A. | 0 | 0 | 240 | 985 | 1,840 | 2,893 | 4,221 | 5,718 | 3,500 | 11,607 | 6,851 | 6,309 | 7,064 | 5,964 | 5,032 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2,091 | 1,959 | 2,717 | 5,656 | 5,053 | 9,029 | 10,423 | 10,767 | 12,250 | 9,270 | 9,447 | 3,763 | 3,472 | 4,611 | 5,973 |
| Mazda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 15 | 51 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMW Group | 1,171 | 1,082 | 4,337 | 7,099 | 6,585 | 11,990 | 13,594 | 15,364 | 11,455 | 14,081 | 13,028 | 13,876 | 14,234 | 11,094 | 10,950 |
| Jaguar | 0 | 114 | 0 | 298 | 8 | 80 | 86 | 78 | 256 | 1,188 | 779 | 763 | 381 | N/A | N/A |
| Stellantis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 235 | 531 | 4,990 | 2,352 | 6,939 |
| Volvo-Polestar | 3,092 | 4,518 | 3,510 | 5,616 | 5,228 | 7,608 | 7,797 | 6,531 | 3,279 | 2,285 | 3,913 | 3,028 | 2,718 | 2,898 | 3,058 |
| Rivian | 1,227 | 4,467 | 6,584 | 8,054 | 7,946 | 12,640 | 15,564 | 13,553 | 13,588 | 13,790 | 10,018 | 8,503 | 8,640 | 10,599 | 13,201 |
| Lucid | 460 | 482 | 1,398 | 1,060 | 1,368 | 1,659 | 1,618 | 1,512 | 1,967 | 1,855 | 2,781 | 3,099 | 2,400 | 2,635 | 4,078 |
| Vinfast | - | - | - | - | 110 | 740 | 1,159 | 1,120 | 927 | 1,225 | N/A | 1,800 | 525 | N/A | N/A |
| Additional EV Models | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,930 | 3,508 | 2,288 |
| TOTAL US EV sales | 173,561 | 196,788 | 188,924 | 226,789 | 258,882 | 295,355 | 313,086 | 317,168 | 268,909 | 330,463 | 346,309 | 348,879 | 296,227 | 310,839 | 437,487 |
Data source: Cox Automotive
Data for Q3 2025 will be available as automaker sales totals are finalized in October.
| Automaker | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla | 74.8 | 66.1 | 60.3 | 58.0 | 62.4 | 59.3 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 52.1 | 49.7 | 48.2 | 44.4 | 43.5 | 46.2 | 40.9 |
| Ford | 4.4 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| General Motors | 0.3 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 15.2 |
| Honda Motor Co | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| Nissan | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
| Volkswagen Group | 4.6 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 8.5 |
| Hyundai Motor Group (incl. Kia) | 8.9 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 11.1 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Mazda | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Toyota Motor N.A. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Subaru | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| BMW | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Stellantis | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Jaguar | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rivian | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Lucid | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Vinfast | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Volvo/Polestar | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Other EV Sales | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Data source: Cox Automotive
In Q3 2025, Tesla was down to 41% of EV market share in America. Tesla remains the dominant player in an increasingly crowded field, even with falling market share. According to analyses by Cox Automotive, Tesla sales accounted for 49% of all EVs sold in the US in 2024, down from 55% in 2023, and 62% in 2022. At the start of 2022, Tesla had a 75% EV market share in America.
Ford, GM, and Hyundai Motor Group continue to fight for second place. Hyundai and Kia EV sales soared in 2024, but have waned this year. Last year, Ford’s EV sales were overtaken by GM somewhat unexpectedly. GM is now running away from Ford, outselling their chief rival nearly three to one.
Historical Data
| Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | |
| Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 7.4% |
| Electrified (HEV, PHEV, BEV) | 14.5% | 16.0% | 17.7% | 16.0% | 17.8% | 19.1% | 21.2% | 30.7% | TBD | TBD |
In 2024, the US EV market share reached 8.1% of all light vehicle sales, up from 7.3% of sales in 2023. In 2022, 5.8% of the new cars Americans bought were fully electric, which was a sharp increase from 3.2% in 2021.
According to EIA.gov, Combined sales of hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and battery electric vehicles in the United States rose to 16.3% of total new light-duty vehicle sales in 2023. In 2022, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and BEV sales were 12.9% of total sales.
Electrified powertrains continue to see rapid growth, despite less growth in the electric-only segment.
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