Sales of the Tesla Model Y remain strong throughout Europe, so much so that it is on track to be the continent’s best-selling new vehicle for the fifth month this year.
Preliminary sales data from Dataforce indicates that Tesla sold a total of 19,725 Model Ys across Europe in August. This represents a significant 189% increase over the 6,817 units that were sold in August last year and is significantly more than the number sold in July 2023 where it was the 17th best-seller in Europe.
Strong demand for the Model Y throughout 2023 means that it is the best-selling new car in Europe through the first eight months of the year. In fact, some 151,191 units have been sold in Europe from January through August, positioning the Model Y slightly above the Dacia Sandero with 148,080 units sold and the VW T-Roc in third place with 138,302 units finding new homes. Sales of the Tesla have soared 198.3% across Europe throughout the course of 2023, easily out-pacing the Sandero and T-Roc which have enjoyed sales increases of 19.2% and 20.7% respectively.
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New car sales across the board in Europe are proving strong this year. In fact, the Peugeot 208 was the only car among the 17 best-sellers to report a decline in sales volumes in 2023, dropping by 6.7%. By comparison, sales of the Renaut Clio have jumped 57.7% to 123,134, VW Tiguan sales are up 33.6% to 113,150 units, Skoda Octavia sales have soared 59.7% to 99,706 and sales of the Toyota Yaris Cross are 38.1% higher, reaching 110,446 sales.
Various other models have also experienced a significant increase in demand this year. For example, sales of the VW ID.4 have jumped 82.7% from 29,811 to 54,479 while sales of the Dacia Jogger are also up 79.6% from 30,640 to 55,038.
Auto News expects sales of the Tesla Model Y to jump even higher this month as the firm usually enjoys its strongest sales in the final month of each financial quarter.
