ROME – The electric vehicle market continues its global growth. Although there are still reluctance on the part of many users, the increase in the number of cars on tap continues and the car manufacturers are focusing decisively on the new fully electrified models.
According to the sales ranking of EV Volumes, with the elaboration of CleanTechnica, in 2021, Tesla placed first in the first position with 936,172 units sold and a 21% market share. Behind the Californian house we find, well spaced, the Chinese giant Saic with 609,730 registrations and a 13% share, followed by the first European house, or the Volkswagen group with 451,131 cars sold and 10% of the market. Off the podium are placed the other Asian giant BYD with 323,143 registrations and a 7% share, and the Korean group Hyundai-Kia with 216,562 units registered and a slice of 5% of the market.
In short, last year the Elon Musk factory maintained its leadership in the global market of electric vehicles but its leadership begins to creak so much so that on Wall Street, after the quarterly, the stocks lose 8.06% despite the count above expectations. According to analysts, what weighs heavily on Tesla is the fact that it has noted how problems with supply chains could slow production in 2022. Even more significant on the evolution of the electricity market is the concern of investors aware of the increase in competition. with large investments in the electrical sector by “traditional” car manufacturers. A striking example, just to stay in the United States, comes from General Motors which recently announced a huge seven billion dollar investment to increase its production of electric vehicles in the US.