Tesla might have skilled a gross sales hunch in current months, however it’s nonetheless Australia’s primary electrical automobile (EV) model by an enormous margin.
In accordance with information provided by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and the Electrical Automobile Council (EVC), Tesla delivered 14,156 EVs within the first half of 2025, inserting it nicely forward of second-placed BYD at 8556.
BYD is outselling Tesla total too, notching up 23,355 deliveries year-to-date together with its plug-in hybrid autos (PHEVs).
Beneath is a Flourish chart exhibiting all manufacturers that promote EVs in Australia, and what number of they every delivered within the first half of 2025.
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A complete of 624,130 new autos had been delivered in Australia in the course of the first six months of 2025, with a complete of 47,245 of those being EVs – or 7.6 per cent total.
In distinction, in the course of the first half of 2024, Australians took supply of 633,098 new autos, with a complete of fifty,905 of those being EVs – an 8.0 per cent share.
Notably, there are nonetheless some manufacturers that don’t report their supply figures to both the FCAI or the EVC. These embody Cadillac, Sensible, and Xpeng, although holdout Deepal – which commenced buyer deliveries final December – began reporting its figures in Might 2025.
Fashions
The Tesla Mannequin Y stays Australia’s best-selling EV by a rustic mile, and the arrival of a closely up to date mannequin has helped increase gross sales in current months.
Whereas the second-placed BYD Sealion 7 is sort of a bit behind, deliveries of the rival mid-size electrical SUV solely commenced in February and have ramped up, reaching a surprising 1795 in June – simply over half the established Tesla model’s tally.
One other Tesla – the US model’s solely different mannequin in Australia, the Mannequin 3 sedan – sat in third place regardless of a major gross sales decline.
The MG 4 hatch and Kia EV5 mid-size SUV additionally remained within the prime 5 total.
Beneath is a flourish chart exhibiting each EV bought in Australia in the course of the first half of 2025, excluding fashions just like the Cadillac Lyriq, Xpeng G6, and the Sensible lineup, for which gross sales information isn’t obtainable.
We’ve additionally used VFACTS information to calculate how a lot of a nameplate’s gross sales had been attributable to EVs, the place different powertrain sorts can be found.
| Mannequin | Whole deliveries | Whole EV deliveries | EV proportion |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW i5/5 Sequence | 430 | 257 | 59.8% |
| BMW i7/7 Sequence | 39 | 16 | 41.0% |
| BMW X1/iX1 | 2691 | 1110 | 41.2% |
| BMW X2/iX2 | 1199 | 720 | 60.1% |
| BMW X3/iX3 | 2441 | 232 | 9.5% |
| Chery C5/E5/Omoda 5 | 2691 | 434 | 16.1% |
| Fiat/Abarth 500 | 207 | 72 | 34.8% |
| Ford Transit van | 943 | 49 | 5.2% |
| Ford Transit Customized | 1629 | 15 | 0.9% |
| Genesis G80 | 20 | 4 | 20.0% |
| Genesis GV70 | 568 | 13 | 2.3% |
| Hyundai Kona | 11,241 | 337 | 3.0% |
| LDV Ship 7 | 600 | 65 | 10.8% |
| LDV Ship 9 van | 1341 | 29 | 2.2% |
| LDV MIFA | 121 | 3 | 2.5% |
| LDV T60 | 2449 | 8 | 0.3% |
| Leapmotor C10 | 309 | 190 | 61.5% |
| Lexus UX | 531 | 17 | 3.2% |
| Maserati coupe/convertible vary | 10 | 1 | 10.0% |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 202 | 35 | 17.3% |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van | 2026 | 7 | 0.3% |
| Mercedes-Benz Vito | 265 | 40 | 15.1% |
| Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer | 73 | 21 | 28.8% |
| MG ZS | 10177 | 964 | 9.5% |
| Mini Cooper | 1181 | 262 | 22.2% |
| Mini Countryman | 1135 | 352 | 31.0% |
| Peugeot 208 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Peugeot 308 | 51 | 9 | 17.6% |
| Peugeot Skilled | 124 | 11 | 8.9% |
| Peugeot Companion | 210 | 38 | 18.1% |
| Porsche Macan | 1479 | 584 | 39.5% |
| Renault Kangoo | 117 | 18 | 15.4% |
| Renault Trafic | 516 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Volvo XC40/EX40 | 1287 | 365 | 28.4% |
MORE: VFACTS: Australia’s best-selling manufacturers and fashions within the first half of 2025