--- title: Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales May 2021 — Ok2Charge News description: Global passenger plug-in electric car sales increased in May by 199% year-over-year to about 442,000, which happens to be the third-highest monthly result ever. image: https://21348614.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21348614/all-ev-chargers-the-same.png --- ![](https://21348614.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21348614/all-ev-chargers-the-same.png) # Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales - May 2021 Published by [ OK2Charge ](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog/author/ok2charge-team) on May 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM Global passenger plug-in electric car sales increased in May by **199%** year-over-year to about **442,000**, which happens to be the third-highest monthly result ever. Plug-ins market share improved to **6.6%**, including: - BEVs: 295,000 (4.4%) - PHEVs: 147,000 (2.2%) *See more of our *[*sales reports for the month May 2021*](https://insideevs.com/news/)*.* Sales are expected to further expand later this year, reaching new all-time highs. During the first five months of 2021, plug-in sales stand at almost 2 million, while the market share increased to 5.8% (3.8% BEVs), compared to 4% a year ago. ### Model rank The Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y were the top-selling models in May, followed by the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV, Volkswagen ID.4 and a Chinese newcomer - the Changan Benni EV. The top-selling models for the month: 1. [Tesla Model 3](https://insideevs.com/tesla/model-3/) - **30,874** and 172,672 YTD (#1) 2. [Tesla Model Y](https://insideevs.com/tesla/model-y/) - **29,378** and 101,674 YTD (#3) 3. [Wuling](https://insideevs.com/tag/wuling/)'s Hong Guang MINI EV - **26,742** and 152,667 YTD (#2) 4. [Volkswagen ID.4](https://insideevs.com/volkswagen/id-4/) - **8,529** and 26,271 YTD (#5) 5. Changan Benni EV - **8,371** (22,819 YTD #12) 6. [Volkswagen ID.3](https://insideevs.com/volkswagen/id-3/) - **6,227** and 23,929 YTD (#10) 7. [Renault ZOE](https://insideevs.com/renault/zoe/) - **6,020** and 22,987 YTD (#11) 8. [Toyota Prius Prime](https://insideevs.com/toyota/prius-prime/) - **5,850** and 20,096 YTD (#20) 9. [BYD Han](https://insideevs.com/tag/byd-han/) EV - **5,764** and 32,865 YTD (#4) 10. [Hyundai Kona Electric](https://insideevs.com/hyundai/kona-electric/) - **5,241** and 24,914 YTD (#7) The top-selling plug-in hybrid was the Toyota Prius Prime (5,850). There were only four PHEVs in top 20. ## World's Top 10 Selling Plug-in Cars - Sales   - Sales January - May 2021 Brand rank [Tesla](https://insideevs.com/tesla/) continues to be the top EV brand globally with a huge advantage both for the month and for the year. In May, we can see strong results also from BYD and Volkswagen. The brands for the month: 1. Tesla - **60,282** and 276,459 YTD (#1) 2. BYD - **31,736** and 110,427 YTD (#4) 3. Volkswagen - **29,203** and 118,856 YTD (#3) 4. SAIC-GM-Wuling - **27,890** and 161,610 YTD (#2) 5. BMW - **21,537** and 105,419 YTD (#5) 6. Mercedes-Benz - **16,044** and 88,186 YTD (#)6 7. SAIC - **15,364** and 73,086 YTD (#8) 8. Volvo - **15,269** and 75,763 YTD (#7) 9. Audi - **13,232** and 60,763 YTD (#9) 10. Toyota - **11,714** and 43,960 YTD (#13) An interesting thing is that Nissan is no longer listed among the top 20 EV brands for the year, as Skoda took #20 with 26,061 units. It's amazing what happened with Nissan, who was an EV pioneer. Among automotive groups, Tesla remains the top player (14% share), followed by Volkswagen Group (13%) and SAIC (12%). Source: [Jose Pontes (EV Volumes) - CleanTechnica](https://cleantechnica.com/2021/06/30/tesla-model-3-model-y-1-and-2-in-global-ev-sales-in-may/) Tags: [Industry News](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog/tag/industry-news) [Back to Blog](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Ready to get started? Let’s talk! ## Related Articles ## [UK Plugin EV Share Above 23% In October, Up 1.9x YoY](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog/news/l8mus8ma8fuyc7yrr72ruj982hbxbl) The UK, Europe’s third largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle share hit a new high... [Read More ](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog/news/l8mus8ma8fuyc7yrr72ruj982hbxbl) ## [38 New EV Battery Gigafactories Planned In Europe](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog/news/blog-post-title-one-2bt7j) Originally posted on EVANNEX. You can’t build EVs without batteries, as Elon Musk... [Read More ](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog/news/blog-post-title-one-2bt7j) ## [EVs are catching on—registrations were up 95% in early 2021](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog/news/8zqunen3llrge6bjw3pbzxl8zbh7t7) Sean Tucker Tesla models dominate, but Chevy, Ford and Nissan EVs are in the top five In the... [Read More ](https://www.ok2charge.com/blog/news/8zqunen3llrge6bjw3pbzxl8zbh7t7)