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BYD and Chery posted record UK sales in September, according to the source. The result highlights the rapid expansion of Chinese EV, hybrid and plug-in hybrid brands in the UK new-car market.
According to Electric Cars Report, the JAECOO 7 topped the UK car sales charts again in September. The source also says Chinese automakers are gaining market share and that plug-in hybrid demand continues to rise.
Global sales of gas cars dropped below half of the market for the first time since the 1920s. The shift matters because it points to a stronger opportunity for electric vehicles as the decline continues.
Gasoline shortages in Russia are pushing buyers toward electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The shift matters because most of these vehicles are coming from China.
Battery-electric vehicle registrations in the UK rose to a new monthly high in September, according to preliminary SMMT figures. The record volume lifted BEV market share to 28.3%, indicating continued growth in the road EV market.
JBM Auto said it registered 892 electric buses in India between April and September 2026. The company said this represented about 24% of the market in the first half of FY2026-27.
Norway recorded 18,511 new electric car sales in September, and the EV share of new vehicle sales rose to 98.8 percent. The source says the result was largely thanks to Tesla's electric SUVs, and that electric passenger cars now lead across the country's existing fleet.
Electric Autonomy Canada reported, citing StatsCan data, that light-duty vehicle ZEV market share grew by 27.7 per cent and was 3.5 per cent by the end of the year. Quebec and B.C. led Canada, according to the summary.
EU electric car sales reached 21.7% market share through August 2026, according to the source. The shift matters because it shows continued growth in EV adoption while hybrids remained the market leader and petrol and diesel declined.