In July, Tesla surpassed BYD and BAIC Motor topped the global electric vehicle sales chart

According to global electric vehicle sales data released by the EV Sales website, in July, global electric vehicle registrations surged 62% year-on-year to around 145,000 units, the fourth highest monthly sales in history.

In the first seven months of this year, global electric vehicle sales increased by 68% year-on-year to 906,000 units, with a record market share of 1.7%, making it possible for the global electric vehicle market to achieve its annual target of 2 million units (over 2% market share) this year.

In July, Tesla Model 3 delivered a record 14,600 units, becoming the monthly sales champion for two consecutive months. In the first seven months of this year, its global cumulative sales reached 41,240 units, surpassing the BAIC EC series to rank second. The BAIC EC series sold a total of 40,406 units, ranking third. Nissan Leaf once again won the first place with a cumulative sales of 49,419 units. Its monthly sales in July were 7,636 units, ranking second in monthly sales.

The EV Sales website predicts: The new runner-up Tesla Model 3 may surpass the current leader Nissan Leaf to become the champion in August or September, while the BAIC EC series may surpass Nissan Leaf in November/December to win the silver medal, and Nissan Leaf may only rank third.

In July, Tesla set a new record with over 20,000 deliveries, mainly due to the sharp increase in Model 3 deliveries; BYD's sales in July also broke the historical record, with more than 18,000 new cars sold. In the first seven months of this year, Tesla, BYD and BAIC ranked the top three in global electric vehicle sales with cumulative sales of 91,201, 89,670 and 67,527 vehicles respectively.

In 2018, the competition for electric vehicle brand sales will be more intense than that for model sales. Whether Tesla can win the brand sales crown will also depend on whether BYD can increase production at the same rate as Tesla and deliver the newly launched Tang, Qin and Yuan models on a large scale. Similar to Tesla, BYD's problem is not demand, but production capacity.

Roewe surpassed Nissan and Volkswagen to rank fifth, with a total of 51,782 new cars sold in the first seven months, including 9,745 in July, ranking third among all brands in monthly sales. Currently, three of the top five brands in the first seven months are Chinese automakers, and only BMW remains in the top five among high-end brands.

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