Tesla in January-July 2019 had more than a quarter of car sales in Europe

21 August 2019

For 7 months of 2019 in the Old world implemented 49,2 thousand American electric vehicles

The website hevcars.com reports that according to industry analyst Matthias Schmidt for the first seven months of 2019, Tesla sold in Western Europe, about 49.2 thousand passenger cars, which means a 27% share of the market as a whole amounting to 182 thousand At the current rate of growth of sales of Tesla will continue to sell cars at such a pace, the result of 2019 will exceed 80 000. For the first time in 2019, the total volume of electric car sales in Western Europe could be around 300,000 units.

Last year the race for the lead took place between Renault and Nissan. This year Nissan started to lag behind, while Renault is still struggling to keep up with the leader. The final annual result of the French brand will depend heavily on the success (or failure – ed.) the updated Renault electro hatchback costs ZOEthat will hit the market by the end of this year.

Top 5 manufacturers of electric cars in Western Europe for 7 months 2019:
• Tesla: 49,2 thousand (market share of about 27%)
• Renault: 28 million (about 15%)
• Hyundai Group (Hyundai and Kia): about 25 thousand
• Volkswagen Group: about 23 thousand
• Nissan: about 20 thousand