Tesla slipped behind VW in European EV sales last year (arstechnica.com)
from gedaliyah@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 05 Feb 19:04
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Last year, overall vehicle sales in Europe barely ticked up, rising 2.2 percent from 2024. EV sales, meanwhile, increased by 29 percent, bringing market share to an impressive 19.5 percent.

That’s according to data from automotive analyst JATO Dynamics, which finds that the big winner has been Volkswagen. Last year, its EVs outsold those from Tesla for the first time as sales of VW’s electric offering grew by 56 percent, while Tesla’s shrank by 27 percent.

To put that into concrete numbers, VW sold 274,278 EVs to Tesla’s 236,357. And that’s just the VW brand itself—the automaker also owns Skoda (in 4th place, with 171,703 sales), Audi (5th place, 153,845 sales), Cupra (15th place, 79,269 sales), and Porsche (21st place, 32,715 sales). Not a bad effort, considering just over a decade has passed since VW’s Dieselgate scandal.

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flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz on 05 Feb 19:09 next collapse

Imagine losing to VW in the EV game after a 10+ year headstart. Humiliating.

whereIsTamara@lemmy.org on 05 Feb 19:20 collapse

The only thing Tesla ever had going for it was that big screen, which ended up triggering a horrible era of buttonless cars. I’ll be happy when they die.

rafoix@lemmy.zip on 05 Feb 20:14 collapse

Don’t forget that Tesla also provides cremation services for the whole family.

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 05 Feb 19:17 next collapse

To put that into concrete numbers, VW sold 274,278 EVs to Tesla’s 236,357. And that’s just the VW brand itself—the automaker also owns Skoda (in 4th place, with 171,703 sales), Audi (5th place, 153,845 sales), Cupra (15th place, 79,269 sales), and Porsche (21st place, 32,715 sales).

274,278+171,703+153,845+79,269+32,715 = 711,813
711,813 / 236,357 = 3,01

So VW group has 3 times the sales in Europe that Tesla has. That’s a bit more than “slipped behind”.
Even main VW brand by itself is almost 14% higher than Tesla!

In Denmark with 70% EV sales, No Tesla model is even in top 10 anymore! And that’s despite Tesla basically only sell 2 models!

dxgsthrr@feddit.uk on 05 Feb 19:46 next collapse

With the whole Greenland thing, I can imagine that people in Denmark especially would be against buying a car from an American brand

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 05 Feb 19:53 collapse

Yes that is true, but this trend started already late 2024, and in 2025 Tesla sales were consistently 50% below 2024. Even before Greenland became an issue.
Sweden, Germany and France have had similar decline to Denmark in Tesla sales. And finally sales in Norway are declining for Tesla too. IDK why, but for some reason Tesla remained a darling in Norway longer than for any other European country.
But apparently the bubble is bursting in Norway now:
carscoops.com/…/tesla-sales-collapse-evs-january/

Asetru@feddit.org on 05 Feb 20:01 collapse

The real question is who those 236,357 cars were sold to. Which European buys a car from a guy who did a Hitler salute live on stage, twice?

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 05 Feb 20:10 collapse

I suppose people who are fascists or don’t give a shit or are extremely ignorant.

lambipapp@lemmy.world on 05 Feb 20:03 collapse

Saddest part is that WV group is struggling, closing factories and doing layoffs. All the while Elon swimming around In new investments every day.

green_red_black@slrpnk.net on 05 Feb 20:36 collapse

Isn’t most of the investments just from his other businesses though?