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World car market

US sales and price indexes come from official statistics (BEA, BLS, Federal Reserve via FRED); electric car sales by country come from the IEA Global EV Outlook via Our World in Data. Updated daily.

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In 2025 the world bought 21.2 mln electric cars, 25% of all new cars; in China, 53%. The US buys 16.0 mln new vehicles a year, and 84% of them are SUVs, pickups and vans.

US new vehicle sales, annual rate16.0 mln
SUVs, pickups, vans in US sales84%
US used car prices vs 2019+29%
Electric cars sold worldwide21,200,000
EV share of new cars, world25%
EV share of new cars, China53%
US new vehicle sales by year, million (annual rate)
1976
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
17.9 mln
2020
2025
2026
US new vehicle sales, last 36 months, million (annual rate)
2023-11
18.2 mln
2026-10
Share of SUVs, pickups and vans in US sales
1976
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
84%2026
US used car prices (2019 = 100)
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
147
2025
2026
US new car prices (2019 = 100)
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
1222026
Interest rate on a 48-month new car loan, %
9.3%2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2026
Electric cars sold worldwide by year
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
21,200,0002025
EV share of new car sales worldwide
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
25%2025
EV share of new car sales by country (latest year)
  1. Nepal 68%
  2. China 53%
  3. Vietnam 40%
  4. Singapore 37%
  5. Laos 36%
  6. Europe (total) 28%
  7. Thailand 23%
  8. Turkey 22%
  9. Israel 21%
  10. Costa Rica 17%
  11. Australia 15%
  12. Indonesia 15%
  13. Jordan 12%
  14. New Zealand 12%
  15. Canada 11%
  16. South Korea 11%
  17. Colombia 10%
  18. Philippines 10%
  19. USA 10%
  20. Brazil 9.0%
Electric cars sold by country (latest year)
  1. China 13,300,000
  2. Europe (total) 4,300,000
  3. USA 1,530,000
  4. Turkey 237,000
  5. South Korea 217,000
  6. Vietnam 180,077
  7. Brazil 178,000
  8. India 170,100
  9. Canada 168,000
  10. Thailand 138,000
  11. Australia 133,000
  12. Indonesia 115,300
  13. Japan 102,000
  14. Israel 90,000
  15. Mexico 90,000
Electric cars on the road by country
  1. China 44,000,000
  2. Europe (total) 17,100,000
  3. USA 7,800,000
  4. Canada 1,030,000
  5. South Korea 834,000
  6. Japan 720,000
  7. Australia 434,000
  8. Turkey 421,000
  9. India 410,000
  10. Brazil 390,000
  11. Thailand 364,000
  12. Israel 310,000
  13. Vietnam 280,240
  14. UAE 196,000
  15. Indonesia 185,800

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (US BEA, BLS, Federal Reserve Board); Our World in Data based on IEA Global EV Outlook (CC BY 4.0). · Updated: Nov 10, 2026

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