September electric vehicle purchases rebound as Europe posts record month
Global electric vehicle sales reached 2.15 million units in September 2026, a 17% increase from August but a 2% decline from a year earlier, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Europe set a monthly record with nearly 600,000 units, while China sold 1.11 million and North America fell 44% year-on-year to 130,000. Year-to-date global sales stood at 15.5 million.
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