Tesla Model 3 becomes first electric car to top European sales
EVs are becoming more mainstream as Tesla's Model 3 outsold petrol-powered rivals in September
27 October 2021 - 10:42
byReuters
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Tesla's Model 3 became the first electric vehicle to top European car sales in September.
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Tesla's Model 3 topped European car sales in September, marking the first time an electric vehicle has done so in monthly charts, research group Jato Dynamics said.
At 24,591 cars registered, Tesla's Model 3 recorded year-on-year growth of 58%, followed by Renault's Clio, Dacia's Sandero and Volkswagen's Golf, Jato said.
In the battery electric vehicle segment, Tesla’s Model 3 and Y ranked first and second, with Volkswagen's ID.3 in third place.
“The strong performance of the Model 3 is in part explained by Tesla’s intensive end-of-quarter sales push,” Jato said.
“September has historically been a strong month for the US manufacturer's registration results in Europe, on average accounting for 68% of its third-quarter deliveries since 2018.”
The landmark sales figures come as Tesla awaits final approval for its first European gigafactory in Gruendheide near Berlin, with CEO Elon Musk hoping production can start in 2021.
Tesla surpassed $1-trillion in market value on Monday after landing its biggest-ever order from rental car company Hertz, a deal that reinforced the electric car leader’s ambitions to top the entire auto industry in sales over the next decade.
Tesla is the first carmaker to join the elite club of trillion-dollar companies that includes Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet.
Tesla shares surged as much as 14.9% to $1,045.02, making it the world’s most valuable automaker according to Reuters calculations based on its latest filing.
Most carmakers do not boast about sales to rental car companies, often made at discounts to unload slow-selling models. But for Tesla and its investors, Hertz’s decision to order 100,000 Tesla vehicles by the end of 2022 showed electric vehicles are no longer a niche product, but will dominate the mass car market in the near future.
“Electric vehicles are now mainstream, and we’ve only just begun to see rising global demand and interest,” Hertz interim CEO Mark Fields told Reuters.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set an annual sales growth target of 50%, on average, eventually reaching 20-million vehicles a year. That would be more than twice the volume of current sales leaders Volkswagen and Toyota.
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Tesla Model 3 becomes first electric car to top European sales
EVs are becoming more mainstream as Tesla's Model 3 outsold petrol-powered rivals in September
Tesla's Model 3 topped European car sales in September, marking the first time an electric vehicle has done so in monthly charts, research group Jato Dynamics said.
At 24,591 cars registered, Tesla's Model 3 recorded year-on-year growth of 58%, followed by Renault's Clio, Dacia's Sandero and Volkswagen's Golf, Jato said.
In the battery electric vehicle segment, Tesla’s Model 3 and Y ranked first and second, with Volkswagen's ID.3 in third place.
“The strong performance of the Model 3 is in part explained by Tesla’s intensive end-of-quarter sales push,” Jato said.
“September has historically been a strong month for the US manufacturer's registration results in Europe, on average accounting for 68% of its third-quarter deliveries since 2018.”
The landmark sales figures come as Tesla awaits final approval for its first European gigafactory in Gruendheide near Berlin, with CEO Elon Musk hoping production can start in 2021.
Tesla surpassed $1-trillion in market value on Monday after landing its biggest-ever order from rental car company Hertz, a deal that reinforced the electric car leader’s ambitions to top the entire auto industry in sales over the next decade.
Tesla is the first carmaker to join the elite club of trillion-dollar companies that includes Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet.
Tesla shares surged as much as 14.9% to $1,045.02, making it the world’s most valuable automaker according to Reuters calculations based on its latest filing.
Most carmakers do not boast about sales to rental car companies, often made at discounts to unload slow-selling models. But for Tesla and its investors, Hertz’s decision to order 100,000 Tesla vehicles by the end of 2022 showed electric vehicles are no longer a niche product, but will dominate the mass car market in the near future.
“Electric vehicles are now mainstream, and we’ve only just begun to see rising global demand and interest,” Hertz interim CEO Mark Fields told Reuters.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set an annual sales growth target of 50%, on average, eventually reaching 20-million vehicles a year. That would be more than twice the volume of current sales leaders Volkswagen and Toyota.
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