Electric car makers
Fully electric cars and SUVs, led by Tesla Model Y/3, Geely Xingyuan, Wuling HongGuang Mini and BYD Seagull
13 leading companies in electric car makers, one segment of electric vehicles — Over 20 million electric cars sold in 2025, a quarter of all new cars. Chinese makers supplied 60% of them.
new market segment · researched 2026-11-14
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Leading electric car makers companies
13 companies, with the scale each source states. Scale is the whole company's unless the row says otherwise.
| Company | Where | What they do | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYD 1211.HK ↗ | Shenzhen, China since 1995 | World's largest maker of new-energy (BEV + PHEV) cars, plus electric buses and trucks; also an EV battery maker | vehicles produced (BYD Auto): 4,602,436 vehicles (2025) ↗ |
| Tesla TSLA ↗ | Austin, United States since 2003 | Battery-electric cars (Model 3/Y, S, X, Cybertruck) and the Semi truck; also energy storage | vehicle deliveries: 1,636,129 vehicles (2025) ↗ |
| Volkswagen Group VOW3.DE ↗ | Wolfsburg, Germany since 1937 | Legacy automaker's BEV lines (VW ID., Audi, Skoda, Cupra, Porsche); about 27% BEV market share in Europe | BEV deliveries: 983,100 vehicles (11% of group deliveries) (2025) ↗ |
| Geely Automobile 0175.HK ↗ | Hangzhou, China since 1998 | Geely Galaxy BEV/PHEV line (Geely Xingyuan was the #3 BEV model worldwide in 2025); owns Zeekr Group | new energy vehicles produced ("around"): 888,000 vehicles (2024) ↗ |
| Leapmotor 9863.HK ↗ | Hangzhou, China since 2015 | Affordable BEVs and range-extender EVs (e.g. T03), sold in Europe through a Stellantis partnership | vehicles produced: 596,555 vehicles (2025) ↗ |
| Zeekr Group ↗ | Ningbo, China since 2021 | Premium electric cars under the Zeekr and Lynk & Co brands; wholly owned by Geely Auto | vehicles produced: 574,628 vehicles (2025) ↗ |
| XPeng XPEV ↗ | Guangzhou, China since 2014 | Smart BEVs (G6, G9, MONA); 45,008 of its 2025 deliveries were overseas | deliveries: 429,445 vehicles (revenue CN¥76.72 billion 2025) (2025) ↗ |
| Xiaomi Auto ↗ | Beijing, China since 2021 | Electric sedans and SUVs (SU7, YU7) from the smartphone maker | vehicles produced: 411,082 vehicles (2025) ↗ |
| NIO NIO ↗ | Shanghai, China since 2014 | Premium BEVs with battery swapping; brands NIO, ONVO and FIREFLY | deliveries: 326,028 vehicles (+46.9% y/y) (2025) ↗ |
| General Motors GM ↗ | Detroit, United States since 1908 | Legacy automaker's EV line (Chevrolet Equinox/Blazer/Silverado EV, Cadillac, GMC); #2 US EV seller in 2025 | US EV sales: 169,887 vehicles (+48% y/y) (2025) ↗ |
| SAIC-GM-Wuling ↗ | Liuzhou, China since 2002 | Low-cost mini BEVs (Wuling HongGuang Mini, Binguo) and Baojun EVs; assembles in Indonesia | market share (Wuling HongGuang Mini, one model): 3.1 percent of global BEV sales (2025) ↗ |
| Rivian RIVN ↗ | Irvine, United States since 2009 | Electric pickups/SUVs (R1T, R1S, R2) and the EDV delivery van for Amazon (nearly 10,000 electric medium trucks in 2025, per IEA) | revenue: 5.39 USD billions (42,284 vehicles produced) (2025) ↗ |
| Lucid Group LCID ↗ | Newark, United States since 2007 | Luxury BEVs (Air sedan, Gravity SUV) built in Casa Grande, Arizona; supplies powertrains to Aston Martin | revenue: 1.35 USD billions (17,840 vehicles produced) (2025) ↗ |
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The electric vehicles market
The whole market this segment sits in.
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Quick answers
- What are electric car makers?
- Fully electric cars and SUVs, led by Tesla Model Y/3, Geely Xingyuan, Wuling HongGuang Mini and BYD Seagull. They are one segment of the electric vehicles market.
- Who are the leading electric car makers companies?
- BYD (China), Tesla (United States), Volkswagen Group (Germany), Geely Automobile (China), Leapmotor (China), Zeekr Group (China), XPeng (China), Xiaomi Auto (China), NIO (China), General Motors (United States), SAIC-GM-Wuling (China), Rivian (United States), Lucid Group (United States).
- Which electric car makers companies are publicly traded?
- BYD (1211.HK), Tesla (TSLA), Volkswagen Group (VOW3.DE), Geely Automobile (0175.HK), Leapmotor (9863.HK), XPeng (XPEV), NIO (NIO), General Motors (GM), Rivian (RIVN), Lucid Group (LCID).
- How big is the electric vehicles market?
- For the whole electric vehicles market, not this segment alone: units sold (electric cars, BEV+PHEV) (world) 20 million cars ("exceed 20 million"), 2025 — International Energy Agency.