{"id":500866,"date":"2026-10-19T08:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/500866\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T08:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:20:14","slug":"california-hybrid-market-share-hits-record-as-ev-registrations-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/500866\/","title":{"rendered":"California Hybrid Market Share Hits Record as EV Registrations Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hybrid vehicles accounted for a record 22.8% of new vehicle registrations in California through the first nine months of the year, a new report shows.<\/p>\n

However, the Q3 2026 California Auto Outlook<\/a>, published by Auto Outlook Inc. for the California New Car Dealers Association, shows that zero-emission vehicle registrations fell 26.1% from a year earlier.<\/p>\n

The report shows strong hybrid demand, as market share rose from 19.5% in 2025 to 24.1% in the third quarter of 2026. Hybrid registrations increased 13.8% through September compared with a year earlier.<\/p>\n

Zero-emission vehicle registrations fell to 215,467 through September, accounting for 16.4% of California\u2019s new vehicle market. The ZEV market share fell from 24.9% in the third quarter of 2025 to 13.8% in the first quarter of this year before recovering to 17.9% in the second quarter and 17.3% in the third, the report shows.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s ZEV market share remained more than twice the national figure of 6.2%. The state accounted for 28.9% of all ZEV registrations nationwide, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Tesla\u2019s ZEV registrations declined 10% through September, but its share of California\u2019s ZEV market rose from 46.4% to 56.5%. Toyota\u2019s ZEV registrations rose 132.5%, while Chevrolet and Ford saw declines of 55.1% and 55%.<\/p>\n

ZEVs and plug-in hybrids accounted for 59% of small luxury SUV registrations and 42.9% of luxury car registrations, compared with 2.3% of non-luxury passenger car registrations. Hybrids accounted for 45.3% of the non-luxury passenger car segment.<\/p>\n

The Tesla Model Y was California\u2019s most registered new vehicle model with 86,099 registrations, followed by the Toyota Camry with 52,224.<\/p>\n

The report also shows California\u2019s used vehicle market outperformed the new vehicle market. Used vehicle registrations rose 2.9% through September, while registrations for used vehicles three years old or newer rose 12%. Registrations for used vehicles four to six years old fell 8%.<\/p>\n

The quarterly report examines California new and used vehicle registration trends using data from Experian Automotive.<\/p>\n

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