Tesla Model 3 was again the best-selling car in Europe. In December 2021, Elon Musk’s electric sedan beat all other cars in terms of registrations in the Old Continent. We are not talking about the electricity segment but the entire market. The Tesla Model 3 (27.358) outperformed the Peugeot 208 (20.186) and the Renault Clio (18.397) by no means.
A really important result that he had already achieved in September 2021 and which was certainly favored by the fact that the American car manufacturer significantly pushed deliveries in the last part of 2021, work that allowed to obtain a new record in the last quarter of 2021 that we have already talked about extensively in the past.
This new important result was certified by Jato Dynamics who shared the data of the European car market for the last month of 2021 which was very difficult for the automotive sector as we have seen recently. As Jato Dynamics points out, Tesla has emerged as one of the few brands able to improve its position in the market, with 35,230 new registrations in December.
This is the highest monthly volume for the US producer since its arrival in Europe. As a result, Tesla had a record market share of 3.71%, up from 2.23% in December 2020 and from 1.93% in December 2019. Felipe Munoz, the Global Analyst at JATO Dynamics, commented:
Tesla has weathered the current crisis of the European auto industry better than any other manufacturer. Model 3 led the model rankings while Model Y also secured a spot in the top 40 in December. The success of these two models has allowed Tesla to sell more than established brands including Kia (12 models available), Citroen (10) and Fiat (7).
THE DECEMBER RANKINGS
We have already seen that Tesla Model 3 beat everyone in December, preceding Peugeot 208, Renault Clio, Dacia Sandero and Peugeot 2008 in the general classification. Looking at the electric segment, in the first place we obviously find the American electric sedan that precedes the Renault Zoe and the Dacia Spring. Well, the Model Y is in fifth place. Among the Plug-ins, however, Peugeot 3008 takes the lead in this ranking. In second and third place Volvo XC60 and Volvo XC40.