(Finance) – In 2022 they were registered in the world 79.4 million cars, 2% less than those of 2021 when they reached 80.7 million. These are the numbers collected by the British institute JATO Dynamics. Positively different emerging markets such as India, the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa which accounted for 24% of global volumes, offsetting the declines recorded in North America, Europe And China, areas that together account for 69% of global sales.
The volume of global sales Of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in 2022 increased by 66% to a total of 7.37 million units which represents a year-over-year increase of 2.9 million units. The result surpassed the increase of 2.4 million units that had been recorded between 2020 and 2021. Last year, the global market share of BEVs increased from 5.5% in 2021 to 9.3% in 2022. At the level of various regional areas, only China And Europe have secured a double-digit electric market share: 15.6% for China and 12.2% for the Old Continent.
There Norway is the country where battery-powered vehicles have achieved the largest market share (71%) while the China Instead, it remains the world’s largest market by volume, accounting for 53% of global sales, a significant margin above the country’s share of overall global light vehicle sales at 32%.
As far as car manufacturers are concerned, it is Toyota the best-selling brand in the world, accounting for 13 new vehicles out of 100 purchased. The Japanese manufacturer increased its global market share by 0.3 percentage points on results in China, the largest market ahead of the US and Japan. Second place for Volkswagen while the group Hyundai-Kia ranked third due to its strong market position in Korea, India, North America and Europe. In fourth place Stellantis which reported volume of 5.8 million units, down 10% on sales reduced by 14% due to supply issues.