Global electric vehicle sales fell 2% in September from a year earlier, ending a six-month growth streak.
Worldwide sales were about 2.15 million vehicles. Sales for the year so far totalled 15.5 million, up 3%.
China fell 18% to 1.11 million vehicles, and North America dropped 44%. Europe set a record of around 600,000 vehicles.
The data comes from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The electric vehicle industry faces different challenges across markets, with demand weak in China and North America while Europe stayed comparatively strong.