Electric Vehicles
Explore the companies driving the electric vehicle revolution. Discover key players, compare product lineups, and track the shift from combustion to electric.
Updated 2026-05-05
EV Brand Ownership Map
Stand-alone companies, multi-brand parent groups, and joint ventures across the global auto industry. Toggle between EV-shipping brands only and the full corporate portfolio.
EV onlyAll car companies
Stand-alone
Tesla(TSLA)
Lucid(LCID)
Rivian(RIVN)
Leapmotor(9863.HK)
Xiaomi(XIACY)
Li Auto(LI)
Ownership
Ford(F)
- Ford / Model e
GM
- Chevrolet / GMC
- Cadillac
- Buick
BYD(BYDDY)
- Dynasty / Ocean
- Denza
- Yangwang
- Fang Cheng Bao
Geely Holding(GELYF)
- Geely Auto / Galaxy
- Zeekr
- Lynk & Co
- Volvo Cars
- Polestar
- Lotus
SAIC Motor(SAIC)
- MG
- Roewe
- IM Motors
- RISING Auto
XPeng(XPEV)
- XPeng
- MONA
Chery(private)
- Chery / Jetour
- Omoda / Jaecoo
- Exeed
NIO
- NIO (premium)
- ONVO
- Firefly
Changan(000625.SZ)
- Changan / Nevo
- Deepal
- Avatr (JV)
GAC Group
- GAC Aion (601238.SS)
- Hyper
VW Group(VWAGY)
- Volkswagen
- Audi
- Porsche
- Škoda
- SEAT / CUPRA
Hyundai Motor Group(HYMTF)
- Hyundai
- Kia
- Genesis
BMW Group(BMW.DE)
- BMW + i-series
- MINI
- Rolls-Royce
Stellantis(STLA)
- Fiat / Abarth
- Peugeot / Citroën / DS
- Jeep
- Dodge / Ram
- Maserati / Alfa Romeo / Lancia
- Opel / Vauxhall
Mercedes-Benz Group(MBGAF)
- Mercedes-Benz / AMG
- Maybach
Toyota(TM)
- Toyota / bZ
- Lexus
Renault Group(RNLSY)
- Renault
- Dacia
- Alpine
Nissan(NSANY)
- Nissan
Joint Ventures
Smart
smart Automobile Co., Ltd. — relaunched as EV-only in 2019
- Mercedes-Benz Group· 50%
- Geely Holding· 50%
Avatr
Premium smart-EV brand; restructured as 3-way JV in 2022
- Changan· ~36%
- CATL· ~18%
- Huawei· tech partner
Afeela
Sony Honda Mobility — first deliveries CY2026
- Sony Group· 50%
- Honda· 50%
Wuling · Baojun
SAIC-GM-Wuling — high-volume Chinese mass-market EVs
- SAIC· 50.1%
- GM· 44%
- Liuzhou Wuling· 5.9%
Note on Denza: was a 50/50 BYD / Daimler JV from 2010–2022. Daimler fully exited; Denza is now 100% BYD and appears as a sub-brand under BYD in the Ownership section.
Global EV Sales by Region
Annual electric car sales by region. Counts BEVs (pure battery electrics, no gas engine) plus PHEVs (plug-in hybrids — battery + small gas engine for backup). Excludes regular hybrids that can't plug in. (Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer 2025)
Global EV Market Penetration
EV penetration = electric cars as a percentage of all new cars sold. Combines BEVs (pure battery) and PHEVs (plug-in hybrids). Tracks how fast the world is switching off gasoline, 2015–2025. (Sources: IEA Global EV Outlook 2025, Rho Motion)
Top 10 EV OEM Groups by Annual BEV Sales
BEV = Battery Electric Vehicle (pure electric, no gas engine). OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer — the parent automaker (Tesla, BYD, Volkswagen Group, etc.). Annual pure-EV sales by parent group, 2018–2025.
EV Penetration Rate by Market
Percentage of new cars sold in each country that are electric, 2015–2024. Includes BEVs (pure battery) and PHEVs (plug-in hybrids). Norway is the global leader; the U.S. trails most peers. (Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer)