Tesla remained Australia’s top-selling electric vehicle (EV) brand in 2025, but based on BYD’s trajectory the Chinese brand could overtake it locally in 2026.
Per data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and the Electric Vehicle Council, new EV deliveries totalled 103,269 units last year, up 13.1 per cent on 2024. EVs therefore accounted for 8.3 per cent of all new vehicle deliveries in 2025.
In 2024, they accounted for 7.4 per cent of the overall market, or 91,495 deliveries overall.
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These figures include a small handful of electric heavy commercial vehicles.
Below is a breakdown of Australia’s best-selling EVs by brand and by individual model.
Brands
Tesla remained on top in 2025, despite a 24.8 per cent decline in sales and despite BYD overtaking it in global EV sales.
The American brand will need to keep a close eye on its Chinese rival this year, as just 3569 units separated the two brands in 2025 and BYD has only just started rolling out cut-price EVs like the Atto 1 and Atto 2.
In 2025, Tesla models accounted for 30 per cent of all EV deliveries in Australia, while BYD was just behind at 24.5 per cent. That’s a steep drop for Tesla, which held 42 per cent of the EV market in 2024, and its 53 per cent share in 2023.
A surging Kia pushed past MG and BMW to become Australia’s third best-selling EV brand.
New brands like Geely entered the market in 2025, while others like Deepal commenced reporting their sales figures after a brief delay.
However, some other new brands like Cadillac and GAC have yet to commence reporting sales figures to the FCAI or EVC.
| Brand | EV sales 2025 | % change vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla | 28,856 | -24.8% |
| BYD | 25,287 | +77.3% |
| Kia | 8131 | +125.2% |
| MG | 6447 | -21.8% |
| BMW | 5187 | -33.4% |
| Geely | 3944 | – |
| Mercedes-Benz | 3307 | +27.1% |
| Volvo | 2419 | -37.4% |
| Polestar | 2373 | +38.5% |
| Volkswagen | 2328 | +16528.6% |
| Zeekr | 1994 | – |
| Hyundai | 1882 | -30.0% |
| Mini | 1715 | +52.4% |
| Audi | 1585 | +155.7% |
| Porsche | 1181 | +228.1% |
| Toyota | 1039 | +6.4% |
| Chery | 868 | +340.6% |
| GWM | 763 | -37.7% |
| Cupra | 654 | +40.7% |
| Skoda | 635 | +1222.9% |
| Ford | 577 | -22.2% |
| Deepal | 481 | – |
| Leapmotor | 409 | +539.1% |
| Renault | 246 | -25.5% |
| Subaru | 202 | -47.7% |
| Nissan | 189 | -47.1% |
| Fiat | 176 | +50.4% |
| LDV | 162 | -28.3% |
| Jeep | 97 | +22.8% |
| Alfa Romeo | 94 | – |
| Peugeot | 82 | -73.6% |
| Lexus | 63 | -79.5% |
| Genesis | 52 | -42.9% |
| KGM | 22 | – |
| Rolls-Royce | 16 | -15.8% |
| Lotus | 12 | -29.4% |
| Jaguar | 5 | -58.3% |
| Maserati | 1 | – |
| Mazda | 1 | -66.7% |
Models
No surprise, here – the Tesla Model Y remained Australia’s best-selling EV.
Slumping sales for its Model 3 sibling relegated the electric sedan to third place, with the BYD Sealion 7 – launched early in 2025 – outselling it by more than two to one.
The Kia EV5 finished in fourth, while the Geely EX5 finished in fifth. These are still quite new nameplates, with the EV5 launching here in 2024 and the EX5 following in 2025.
The MG 4, which had been Australia’s third best-selling EV in 2024, fell to ninth place due to a significant decline in sales. The BYD Seal also slumped from fourth to seventh spot.
| Model | EV sales in 2025 | Total model sales in 2025 | EV share of total sales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model Y | 22,239 | 22,239 | 100% |
| BYD Sealion 7 | 13,410 | 13,410 | 100% |
| Tesla Model 3 | 6617 | 6617 | 100% |
| Kia EV5 | 4787 | 4787 | 100% |
| Geely EX5 | 3944 | 3944 | 100% |
| BYD Atto 3 | 3861 | 3861 | 100% |
| BYD Seal | 3784 | 3784 | 100% |
| BYD Dolphin | 3248 | 3248 | 100% |
| MG 4 | 2986 | 2986 | 100% |
| Kia EV3 | 2597 | 2597 | 100% |
| BMW X1 | 1888 | 5306 | 35.6% |
| MG S5 EV | 1857 | 1857 | 100% |
| Polestar 4 | 1295 | 1295 | 100% |
| Volvo EX30 | 1281 | 1281 | 100% |
| Zeekr 7X | 1206 | 1206 | 100% |
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 1196 | 1196 | 100% |
| BMW X2 | 1194 | 2083 | 57.3% |
| MG ZS | 1122 | 20000 | 5.6% |
| Toyota bZ4X | 1041 | 1041 | 100% |
| Porsche Macan | 1005 | 2194 | 45.8% |
| Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV | 961 | 961 | 100% |
| Audi Q4 e-tron | 939 | 939 | 100% |
| Mercedes-Benz EQA | 913 | 913 | 100% |
| BYD Atto 2 | 896 | 896 | 100% |
| BMW i4 | 886 | 886 | 100% |
| Chery C5/E5 & Omoda 5 | 868 | 5298 | 16.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz EQB | 861 | 861 | 100% |
| GWM Ora | 763 | 763 | 100% |
| Polestar 2 | 746 | 746 | 100% |
| Volvo XC40 | 743 | 2630 | 28.3% |
| Zeekr X | 665 | 665 | 100% |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 626 | 626 | 100% |
| Mini Countryman | 623 | 2235 | 27.9% |
| Mini Aceman | 604 | 604 | 100% |
| Volkswagen ID. Buzz | 552 | 552 | 100% |
| Audi Q6 e-tron | 551 | 551 | 100% |
| Hyundai Kona | 541 | 22769 | 2.4% |
| Mini Cooper | 488 | 2263 | 21.6% |
| BMW i5 | 484 | 484 | 60.6% of total 5 Series/i5 sales |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 483 | 483 | 100% |
| Hyundai Inster | 467 | 467 | 100% |
| BMW iX | 417 | 417 | 100% |
| Volkswagen ID.5 | 386 | 386 | 100% |
| Skoda Enyaq | 382 | 382 | 100% |
| Kia EV6 | 348 | 348 | 100% |
| Leapmotor C10 | 344 | 579 | 59.4% |
| Cupra Tavascan | 339 | 339 | 100% |
| Polestar 3 | 332 | 332 | 100% |
| Cupra Born | 315 | 315 | 100% |
| Deepal S07 | 287 | 287 | 100% |
| Kia EV9 | 269 | 269 | 100% |
| MG IM6 | 260 | 260 | 100% |
| Skoda Elroq | 253 | 253 | 100% |
| BMW X3 | 248 | 4909 | 5.1% |
| Volvo EX90 | 209 | 209 | 100% |
| Renault Megane E-Tech | 207 | 207 | 100% |
| Subaru Solterra | 202 | 202 | 100% |
| Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 200 | 200 | 100% |
| Deepal E07 | 194 | 194 | 100% |
| Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo | 190 | 190 | 100% |
| Fiat/Abarth 500 | 176 | 411 | 42.8% |
| Porsche Taycan | 176 | 176 | 100% |
| Volvo C40 | 165 | 165 | 100% |
| MG IM5 | 164 | 164 | 100% |
| Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV | 145 | 145 | 100% |
| Kia Niro | 130 | 454 | 28.6% |
| Nissan Ariya | 127 | 127 | 100% |
| Zeekr 009 | 123 | 123 | 100% |
| Mercedes-Benz EQE | 117 | 117 | 100% |
| LDV Deliver 7 / eDeliver7 | 101 | 1159 | 8.7% |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 100 | 561 | 17.8% |
| Jeep Avenger | 97 | 97 | 100% |
| BYD Atto 1 | 88 | 88 | 100% |
| Mercedes-Benz Vito / eVito Van | 84 | 543 | 15.5% |
| BMW i7 | 70 | 70 | 64.8% of total 7 Series/i7 sales |
| Leapmotor B10 | 65 | 65 | 100% |
| Ford Transit Heavy | 64 | 1914 | 3.3% |
| Audi Q8 e-tron | 62 | 62 | 100% |
| Nissan Leaf | 62 | 62 | 100% |
| MG Cyberster | 58 | 58 | 100% |
| Mercedes-Benz Vito / eVito Tour | 51 | 124 | 41.1% |
| Peugeot Partner / E-Partner | 51 | 432 | 11.8% |
| Mercedes-Benz EQV | 42 | 42 | 100% |
| Lexus RZ | 41 | 41 | 100% |
| Hyundai Ioniq 9 | 40 | 40 | 100% |
| LDV Deliver 9 / eDeliver 9 | 39 | 2421 | 1.6% |
| Renault Kangoo | 36 | 254 | 14.2% |
| Audi e-tron GT | 33 | 33 | 100% |
| Genesis GV70 | 31 | 1220 | 2.5% |
| Ford Transit Custom | 30 | 3447 | 0.9% |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | 27 | 3685 | 0.7% |
| Lexus UX | 22 | 1211 | 1.8% |
| Volvo ES90 | 21 | 21 | 100% |
| LDV T60/T60 EV 4×2 | 19 | 19 | 0.4% of total T60 sales |
| Rolls-Royce Spectre | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| Genesis GV60 | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| Alfa Romeo Junior | 14 | 94 | 14.9% |
| Peugeot 308/e308 | 14 | 88 | 15.9% |
| Peugeot Expert / E-Expert | 13 | 223 | 5.8% |
| KGM Musso 4×4 | 10 | 2075 | 0.5% |
| Lotus Eletre | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Genesis G80 | 6 | 41 | 14.6% |
| KGM Torres | 6 | 288 | 2.1% |
| KGM Musso 4×2 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Mercedes-Benz EQS | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Jaguar I-Pace | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Hyundai Elexio | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Peugeot 208/e208 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 4 | 314 | 1.3% |
| LDV MIFA 9 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Lotus Emeya | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Renault Scenic E-Tech | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Maserati Coupe/Conv | 1 | 13 | 7.7% |
| Mazda MX-30 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% |
| Renault Trafic | 1 | 757 | 0.1% |
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