The Tesla Model Y outperforms any car with this new record

The enthusiasm around the Tesla Model Y does not weaken. It is even quite the opposite that is happening, as illustrated by the latest figures for the automotive market in Europe. This record proves that the Tesla Model Y is superior to any car, whether gasoline, diesel or electric.

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It’s a new coup for Tesla, which is definitely no longer a niche brand. Over the first six months of the year, its Model Y was the best-selling car in Europe, all engines combined, with just over 125,000 registrations.

By comparison, Tesla had sold about 40,000 copies of its electric SUV in the first half of 2022. Year-on-year, sales therefore increased by 211.7%. The significant price reductions adopted in recent months are obviously not unrelated to this phenomenon.

The performance of the Model Y has an important symbolic aspect, because it is the first time that an electric car ranks number one in sales over a six-month period in Europe. The podium is completed by two thermal models: the Dacia Sandero and the Volkswagen T-Roc.

What is quite remarkable is that the craze around the Model Y is not limited to the European continent alone. The success of this vehicle is indeed worldwide, despite increasingly fierce Chinese competition. This electric car is indeed the best-selling car in the world during the first quarter of 2023. It could therefore become the best-selling car of the year, as Elon Musk predicted in 2022.

A sinusoidal sales curve

As noted Automotive News, Model Y sales in Europe varied greatly from month to month. In January and April, the electric SUV, for example, only ranked 17th in the ranking, while it occupied the top step of the podium in February and March, which was its best month of the semester (more of 46,000 registrations).

This is quite normal, because if the Model Y is produced in Germany, in Berlin, another factory is also running at full speed: that of Shanghai in China. The cars then come by boat, approximately every two months, which explains these monthly variations.

In May, the Model Y finished second in the top sales in Europe, behind the Dacia Sandero. It finally regained its first position in June, its second best month of the year after that of March (29,765 units registered).

The Tesla Model 3 in retreat

The success of the Model Y is not without consequences on the performance of the Model 3, which is clearly relegated to the background. Despite a good month of June, the electric sedan ended the first half in 50th place, with 38,843 registrations on the meter.

Several models present in the top 50 exist both in internal combustion and in 100% electric. This is for example the case of the Peugeot 2008 and 208, the Opel Corsa and Mokka, the Hyundai Kona, the Mini and the Hyundai Kona. However, as the firm behind these figures does not give the sales mix model by model, we do not know what the volumes of the electric versions of these different cars are.

It should also be noted lastly the absence of several important electric models in the ranking. We are thinking, for example, of the Renault Mégane e-tech, the MG4 and the Volkswagen ID.3. The Dacia Spring is not included either, despite its good performance in France.

It should also be noted that the month of June 2023 is historic, since sales of electric cars have exceeded those of diesel cars.

Top 50 cars sold in Europe

Here are the top 50 cars sold in Europe during the first half of 2023.

1	Tesla Model Y	125144
2	Dacia Sandero	118883
3	VW T-Roc	107249
4	Vauxhall Corsa	102082
5	Peugeot 208	101151
6	Renault Clio	96135
7	Toyota Yaris Cross	90135
8	VW Tiguan	88020
9	VW-Golf	85730
10	Dacia Duster	82813
11	Toyota Yaris	78783
12	Peugeot 2008	78058
13	Hyundai Tucson	77706
14	Skoda Octavia	77174
15	Ford Puma	74677
16	Renault Captur	73453
17	Kia Sportage	72488
18	Nissan Qashqai	69045
19	Citroen C3	66777
20	VW Polo	63329
21	fiat-panda	61102
22	MINI One/Cooper	58889
23	Ford Kuga	58267
24	Audi A3 S3	58179
25	Toyota Corolla/ Corolla TS	56399
26	VW T-Cross	55233
27	Ford Focus	54829
28	Fiat 500	54811
29	Peugeot 3008	54639
30	Toyota C-HR	53161
31	Volvo XC40	51785
32	Vauxhall Mokka	51625
33	Cupra-Formentor	49836
34	Peugeot 308	49809
35	Hyundai Kona	45054
36	Skoda Karoq	44916
37	Skoda Kamiq	44268
38	VW Taigo	43870
39	Dacia Jogger	43744
40	Mercedes A-Class	42886
41	BMW 1 Series	42644
42	SEAT Arona	42591
43	Skoda Fabia	41680
44	Mercedes C-Class	41561
45	BMW X1	40874
46	Skoda Kodiaq	40595
47	Mercedes GLC	40478
48	Ford Fiesta	40195
49	BMW 3 Series	39605
50	Tesla Model 3	38843