Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines reached 18,439 units in the first eight months of 2025, accounting for 6 percent of the industry’s 305,381 total sales, according to data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
The local automotive industry began tracking EV sales separately in 2025, following a growing trend of EV purchases, CAMPI said.
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) dominated the segment with 14,585 units, or nearly 80 percent of total EV sales. August sales for HEVs, however, slipped 46.1 percent to 1,295 units from 2,401 a year earlier. Toyota Motor Philippines led the HEV market with 11,461 units, followed by Honda Cars Philippines with 1,324.
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) followed with 3,278 units, representing 17.8 percent of total EV sales. Tesla Motors Philippines cornered more than half the BEV market with 1,808 units, trailed by Nissan Philippines with 705 and new entrant Vinfast with 115.
Monthly BEV sales hit 661 units in August, up 271 percent from 178 a year earlier and nearly four times July’s 178.
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) contributed 576 units, led by Chery with 284 and Changan with 118. August PHEV sales rose 125 percent year-on-year to 288 units, more than double last year’s 128.
Overall EV sales in August reached 2,244 units, or 17.1 percent lower than July’s 2,707.
CAMPI and TMA reported that total vehicle sales in the first eight months reached 305,381 units, a slight 0.2 percent increase from the same period in 2024.
Commercial vehicles continued to anchor demand, increasing by 8.7 percent to 244,023 units from 224,438 units last year. Passenger car sales dropped 23.6 percent to 61,358 units from 80,327 units.
Month-on-month and year-on-year sales dropped 5.5 percent to 36,174 units from 38,295 units in July 2025 and 7.6 percent from 39,155 units in the same month last year.
Toyota Motor Philippines remained the overall market leader with 146,357 units sold from January to August, cornering 47.9 percent of the market.
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines followed with 57,908 units, or 19 percent, while Nissan Philippines sold 15,160 units, Ford Motor Company Philippines 14,940 and Suzuki Philippines 14,519.
Industry leaders noted that the sales mix reflects a steady shift toward sustainable mobility, with electrified vehicles gradually gaining a foothold in the domestic market.
