WorldTekhno.com: Tesla still dominates the US market by controlling the segment by 43.5 percent. Tesla Y contributed the largest figure for Tesla with 65,051 units in January-March 2025, in fact, sales fell 33.8 percent compared to the same period last year.
Quoted from Kelley Blue Book EV Q1 2025, as many as 296,227 electric cars were sold throughout January-March 2025 in the United States (US). This figure is up 11.4 percent from last year which recorded 265,981 units.
BYD, Chery, Wuling are the best-selling Chinese manufacturers in Indonesia thanks to electric car sales. However, these brands are not on the list of best-selling electric cars in the United States.
Model 3 is the backbone of Tesla’s second sales. The entry-level car from Elon Musk’s company was distributed as many as 52,520 units in Q1 or up 70.3 percent compared to the previous year.
Completing the top three comes from a US brand, namely the Ford Mustang Mach E. This electric car was distributed 11,607 units. Followed by the Chevrolet Equinox brand with a reach of 10,329 units, and then the top five are occupied by non-US brands, namely the Honda Prologue with a reach of 9,561 units.
Here are the top 10 best-selling electric car models in the US during the first quarter of 2025:
- Tesla Model Y: 64,051 units
- Tesla Model 3: 52,520 units
- Ford Mustang Mach E: 11,607 units
- Chevrolet Equinox: 10,329 units
- Honda Prologue: 9,561 units
- Hyundai Ioniq 5: 8,611 units
- VW ID.4: 7,663 units
- Ford F-150 Lightning: 7,187 units
- BMW i4: 7,125 units
- Tesla Cybertruck: 6,406 units
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 ranked sixth with sales of 8,611 units, up 26.2 percent from the same period last year.
Next, the top 10 positions are filled by VW ID.4: 7,663 units, Ford F-150 Lightning: 7,187 units, BMW i4: 7,125 units, and Tesla Cybertruck: 6,406 units.
From the best-selling electric car lineup above, why are there no Chinese electric car brands in the US?
Quoted from CNN International, high import tariffs are the reason Chinese brands have not entered the US market.
After dominating its home market in China, the world’s largest car market, BYD has begun to expand globally, with important exceptions such as America.
Although not present in the US, Chinese manufacturers such as BYD are making inroads in other countries.
BYD, a champion of electric cars from China based in Shenzhen, beat Tesla in annual sales last year.
BYD launched a revolutionary battery charging technology that it says can add 250 miles of range in five minutes, surpassing Tesla’s Supercharger, which takes 15 minutes to add 200 miles of range. And last month, BYD launched “God’s Eye,” an advanced driver assistance system that rivals Tesla’s full self-driving features, at no extra cost for most of its cars.
Those are just three examples of how BYD has managed to outdo Tesla. The company that Musk once ridiculed now effectively outperforms Tesla in sales, innovation and price competitiveness.
“They’re not resting on their laurels, as you can see from the God’s Eye announcement and the fast-charging announcement,” Tu Le, founder and managing director of consulting firm Sino Auto Insights, told CNN.
“They’re content to push the envelope and set the pace for the rest of the world,” he added.***
