Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 38% in April 2022 compared to April 2021. Despite several disturbing factors happening all at once (the invasion of Ukraine, Covid-19 lockdowns in China, chip and battery shortages, supply
chain disruptions …), the truth is that there were 542,000 registrations last month, representing 10.2% share of the overall auto market . Considering the steep drops in the overall market, and that plugless hybrids werefor the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown months of April and May 2020, that should be considered an amazing result.
Despite such a challenging month, there were other record performers in the top half of the table. The #10 Kia EV6 scored a record 9,085 registrations, highlighting a positive month for the new generation of South Korean EVs, and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 ended the month in #9, with 9,748 registrations. The Korean models were the best selling EVs from a legacy OEM, proving that Hyundai–Kia have won the bet with these two models.
In the year-to-date table, the top positions remained stable. The top five positions had enough distance between each other for them not to change much. In the coming month, looking at our notes below, there are quite a few changes:, with the Dolphin in 6th, the Han EV in 7th, and the Tang PHEV in 8th. That makes it 5 BYDs in the top 10!
Elsewhere, the Hozon Neta V climbed one position, to #18. Also, we have two new faces in the top 20 — theBYD in the table. Meanwhile, in #20, we now have the Ford Mustang Mach-E. After a few months of falling close to a top 20 position, in April, it profited from a slower month from its Chinese competitors to finally join the best seller list. Will it be here to stay?In April, BYD looked immune to the Covid-19 lockdowns and scored a record result, with BYD close to 106,000 registrations.