World's new energy passenger car sales from January to June 2021 were 2.35 million units, up 165 percent year-over-year, and China's share was 47 percent, according to Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
China's share of new energy passenger cars reaches 51 percent in 2019, but drops to 41 percent in 2020 due to the policy environment and Covid-19, Cui said in a report released Thursday.
(Data from the China Passenger Car Association. Graphic by CnEVPost)
Global new energy vehicle sales reached 2.35 million units in January-June 2021, up 165 percent year-over-year, a strong performance that exceeded expectations, the report said.
The European new energy market in January-June 2021 was affected by Covid-19, with a larger share decline than in 2020, according to the report.
China's recent new energy vehicle model mix upgrade drove the world model mix upgrade, the report said.
In China, the share of A00-class pure electric vehicles in new energy vehicle sales declined to 38 percent in 2021, and A-class vehicles improved to 23 percent, giving the global A-class vehicle share a significant boost.
China's pure electric vehicle sales accounted for 57 percent of the world market share in the first quarter and 55 percent in the second quarter, according to the report.
Sales of plug-in electric vehicles accounted for 25 percent of the world market share in the first quarter and 26 percent in the second quarter.
And sales of hybrid vehicles accounted for 16 percent of the world market share in the first quarter and 18 percent in the second quarter, the report said.
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