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Q3 2025 Update: Automaker sales totals are arriving daily in early October. We’re actively updating automaker sales totals below. Check back for the latest data.
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.
Q2 2025 EV sales numbers showed the strength of the U.S. electric vehicle market during the slowest months of the year for car buying. Here are some standouts that got our attention:
- U.S. EV market share was 7.4% in Q2 2025, down slightly year-over-year.
- EV sales volume was down slightly to 310,839 vehicles sold.
- Tesla’s U.S. EV market share increased slightly to 46%, but sales are down 10% year-over-year.
- General Motors doubled EV sales since Q2 2024, while Ford’s EV sales were down.
- With federal tax credit set to expire, Q3 2025 is expected to see a large jump in EV sales.
In the second quarter of 2025, battery electric vehicle market share reached 7.4% of all new car sales in the United States. This is down slightly from 8.0% EV market share one year prior, and nearly unchanged from 7.5% of the market in Q1 2025.
Q3 2025 EV Sales Totals (In Progress)
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 | 149,500 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Jaguar | 0 | 114 | 0 | 298 | 8 | 80 | 86 | 78 | 256 | 1,188 | 779 | 763 | 381 | N/A | |
| Stellantis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 235 | 531 | 4,990 | 2,352 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Additional EV Models | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,930 | 3,508 | |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Other EV Sales | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Data source: Cox Automotive
In Q1 2025, Tesla is down to 46% of EV market share in America. Tesla remains the dominant player in an increasingly crowded field. 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 the year in Q1 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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