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Legacy automakers across the United States<\/strong>, Japan<\/strong>, and Europe<\/strong> risk falling further behind new market leaders, finds the fourth annual Global Automaker Rating<\/strong>, published today by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Global electric vehicle (EV) sales reached one in four new vehicles sold globally in 2025 \u2014 up from one in five in 2024. Yet even as almost all car manufacturers increased their EV sales share year-over-year, the ratings also revealed a deepening divide between automakers doubling down on electrification and those hedging their bets amid short-term market and policy shifts.<\/p>\n As the only all-electric automakers in the rating, Tesla and BYD, once again came out ahead. The margin is shrinking between the two, however, as BYD surpassed Tesla\u2019s global battery-electric vehicle sales for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n Several Chinese companies were also among the top performers for the second year in a row, recording EV sales share increases of 5 to 10 percentage points. SAIC and Geely each reached a sales share of at least 50% or above, followed closely by ChangAn. However, Chinese automakers saw plug-in hybrid electric vehicles as the majority of their EV sales, while most other manufacturers sold a larger proportion of battery-electric vehicles.<\/p>\n In contrast, Stellantis<\/strong>, Honda, and GM recorded sharp rating declines in 2025, driven primarily by downward revisions to their 2030 EV sales targets. A continuing trend among global legacy automakers \u2014 particularly those based in the U.S. and Japan \u2014 shows a pivot towards plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and flexible platforms while also arguing for more flexibilities and relaxed timelines in regulation.<\/p>\n On the other side of the transition, market leaders from China, including Geely and SAIC, have broken from this trend and outperformed their own electrification targets a full year ahead of schedule. Great Wall is the exception amongst China-based automakers as the only company to fall from \u201ctransitioner\u201d to \u201claggard\u201d this year after a sharp pivot to plug-in hybrids.<\/p>\n \u201cThe rating shows a growing gap between the frontrunners who are expanding their global EV offerings to reach new markets and those still wavering on their electric commitments,\u201d said Irem Kok, senior researcher at the ICCT and co-author of the report. \u201cThe window for some legacy automakers to catch up is narrowing, particularly as their long-term investments for electrification are shrinking.\u201d<\/p>\n Expansion in class coverage assisted Hyundai-Kia in rising from the \u201claggard\u201d to \u201ctransitioner\u201d status, the only automaker to move into a higher category this year. Stellantis entered the top 5 in the same metric, which was previously occupied entirely by Chinese manufacturers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe see from the data that most U.S.- and Japan-based automakers continued to offer electric models in fewer than a third of the vehicle segments analyzed,\u201d said Rachel Muncrief<\/strong>, Acting Executive Director and CEO of the ICCT. \u201cLegacy automakers risk ceding their leadership in major markets where they historically dominate if they fail to adapt.\u201d<\/p>\n This hesitation by some of the largest global automakers offers an opportunity for new EV-only players to enter the scene, like VinFast, Togg, and Rivian, while slow-moving legacy automakers risk any potential long-term competitive gains that early electrification commitments might have secured.<\/p>\n The ICCT\u2019s Global Automaker Rating provides a data-driven analysis of automakers\u2019 progress toward a zero-emission future based on their 2025 sales, technology\u00a0performance, and strategic commitments. The full report and detailed results for all 22 automakers are available on the ICCT website.<\/p>\n Title:<\/em> The Global Automaker Rating 2025: Who is leading the transition to electric vehicles? Report authors are available for public interview and further comment.<\/em> The ICCT is an independent, nonprofit research organization founded to provide exceptional, objective, timely research and technical and scientific analysis to environmental regulators. Our work empowers policymakers and others worldwide to improve the environmental performance of road, marine, and air transportation to benefit public health and mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n PDFs accompanying this announcement is available at AGENCIA EFE S.A.U.,S.M.E. shall not be liable for any information contained in this message and assumes no responsibility towards third parties in relation to its contents, being expressly exempt from any liability that the author may have in relation to the information in question. 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\nAuthors:<\/em> Chang Shen, Ilma Fadhil, Irem Kok, Dale Hall, Anh Bui, Marta Negri, Stephanie Searle
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\nDale Hall, Program Lead
\nIrem Kok, Senior Researcher<\/p>\nAbout the International Council on Clean Transportation:<\/h2>\n
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