One in Six New Cars Sold in Brazil Is Now Electrified

Key Facts

—The number. Brazilians bought 215,023 electrified light vehicles between January and June, up 125% on the 95,493 sold a year earlier.

—The pace. The whole light-vehicle market grew 20.1% to 1,359,107 units, so electrified sales expanded roughly six times faster.

—The share. That works out at 15.8% of all new light vehicles over the half, and a record 18.3% in June alone.

—Plug-ins dominate. Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models together accounted for 167,026 units, or 77.7% of the segment.