Minth: Strong Europe NEV sales in May, on track to achieve double-digit profit growth target

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Minth: Strong Europe NEV sales in May, on track to achieve double-digit profit growth target

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Buy Minth 10 June 2026

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Strong Europe NEV sales in May, on track to

achieve double-digit profit growth target BinResearchWang Analyst

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European Core Markets’ NEV Sales Maintain Strong Momentum in May 2026

Wei Huang The strong sales momentum of new energy vehicles (NEVs; which include pure Research Associate

electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) in Europe continued in May +852-2203-7057

2026. The top five core Western European countries all booked decent NEV sales

in the month.

• Germany NEVs sales increased by 28.9% to 87,890 units, accounting for

36.7% of the total new car sales for May 2026, which reached 239,448 units.

• United Kingdom NEVs sales increased by 30.6% to 66,098 units, accounting

for 41.1% of total new car sales for May 2026, which reached 160,662 units.

• Italy NEVs sales increased by 77.7% to 28,738 units, accounting for 19.1%

of the total new car sales for May 2026, which reached 150,096 units.

• French NEVs sales jumped 63.3% to 45,060 units, accounting for 35.1% the

total new car sales for May 2026, which reached 128,484 units.

• Spain NEVs sales increased by 18% to 25,790 units, accounting for 23.1%

the total new car sales for May 2026, which reached 111,894 units.

Minth's share price highly correlated to vehicle electrification in Europe

With aluminum battery-casing production facilities located in China and Europe

(Serbia, the Czech Republic, Poland, and France), Minth provides a full range of