Electric Vehicles

EV Brand Ownership Map

Parent groups and their sub-brands across the global auto industry. Toggle between EV-shipping brands only and the full corporate portfolio.
EV onlyAll car companies

Stand-alone companies

Tesla(TSLA)
Lucid(LCID)
Rivian(RIVN)
Leapmotor(9863.HK)
Xiaomi(XIACY)
Li Auto(LI)

Multi-brand groups

Ford(F)
  • Ford / Model e
GM
  • Chevrolet / GMC
  • Cadillac
  • Buick
BYD(BYDDY)
  • Dynasty / Ocean
  • Denza
  • Yangwang
  • Fang Cheng Bao
Geely Holding(GELYF)
  • Geely Auto / Galaxy
  • Zeekr
  • Lynk & Co
  • Volvo Cars
  • Polestar
  • Lotus
SAIC Motor(SAIC)
  • MG
  • Roewe
  • IM Motors
  • RISING Auto
XPeng(XPEV)
  • XPeng
  • MONA
Chery(private)
  • Chery / Jetour
  • Omoda / Jaecoo
  • Exeed
NIO
  • NIO (premium)
  • ONVO
  • Firefly
Changan(000625.SZ)
  • Changan / Nevo
  • Deepal
  • Avatr (JV)
GAC Group
  • GAC Aion (601238.SS)
  • Hyper
VW Group(VWAGY)
  • Volkswagen
  • Audi
  • Porsche
  • Ε koda
  • SEAT / CUPRA
Hyundai Motor Group(HYMTF)
  • Hyundai
  • Kia
  • Genesis
BMW Group(BMW.DE)
  • BMW + i-series
  • MINI
  • Rolls-Royce
Stellantis(STLA)
  • Fiat / Abarth
  • Peugeot / CitroΓ«n / DS
  • Jeep
  • Dodge / Ram
  • Maserati / Alfa Romeo / Lancia
  • Opel / Vauxhall
Mercedes-Benz Group(MBGAF)
  • Mercedes-Benz / AMG
  • Maybach
Toyota(TM)
  • Toyota / bZ
  • Lexus
Renault Group(RNLSY)
  • Renault
  • Dacia
  • Alpine
Nissan(NSANY)
  • Nissan

EV Brand Joint Ventures

Brands that exist because of a joint venture between two or more parent companies. Stakes shown where publicly disclosed.
Smart
smart Automobile Co., Ltd. β€” relaunched as EV-only in 2019
  • Mercedes-Benz GroupΒ· 50%
  • Geely HoldingΒ· 50%
Avatr
Premium smart-EV brand; restructured as 3-way JV in 2022
  • ChanganΒ· ~36%
  • CATLΒ· ~18%
  • HuaweiΒ· tech partner
Afeela
Sony Honda Mobility β€” first deliveries CY2026
  • Sony GroupΒ· 50%
  • HondaΒ· 50%
Wuling Β· Baojun
SAIC-GM-Wuling β€” high-volume Chinese mass-market EVs
  • SAICΒ· 50.1%
  • GMΒ· 44%
  • Liuzhou WulingΒ· 5.9%
Note on Denza: was a 50/50 BYD / Daimler JV from 2010–2022. Daimler fully exited; Denza is now 100% BYD and appears as a sub-brand under BYD in the ownership map above.

Global EV Sales by Region

Annual BEV + PHEV passenger car sales by region (Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer 2025)

Global EV Market Penetration

EV (BEV + PHEV) share of total global passenger car sales, 2015–2025 (Sources: IEA Global EV Outlook 2025, Rho Motion)

Top 10 EV OEM Groups by Annual BEV Sales

Battery Electric Vehicle sales by OEM group, 2018–2025 (Sources: CleanTechnica / EV Volumes, InsideEVs, company filings)

EV Penetration Rate by Market

EV sales share (%) β€” percentage of new car sales that are EVs (BEV + PHEV) by key market, 2015–2024 (Source: IEA Global EV Data Explorer)

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