BMW’s electric car sales in Europe surpass Tesla’s for the first time

Surprisingly, BMW topped the European electric vehicle sales charts for July 2024. The German automaker narrowly outsold Tesla, delivering 14,869 electric vehicles that month. This marked a 35% year-over-year sales increase for BMW and put it ahead of Tesla in the European electric vehicle market for the first time.

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Despite losing the top spot, Tesla retained the crown of the best-selling electric car with 9,544 registrations of the Model Y. The new Volvo EX30 took second place, while the Volkswagen ID.4 and Tesla Model 3 took the top three spots in the European electric car ranking.

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BMW ranked sixth and seventh in the July pure-electric rankings with its iX1 SUV and recently revamped i4 Gran Coupe, respectively. BMW’s other electric models also improved performance, outperforming rivals from Audi and Mercedes.

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According to data provided by JATO Dynamics, European car sales in July 2024 were 1.03 million, up 2% from the previous year. However, pure electric vehicle sales fell by 6%, with registrations of 139,300 units, and market share fell to 13.5%.

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“Uncertainty about EV incentives and future prospects continues to discourage consumers from considering buying an EV,” said Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. “These factors, combined with low residual values ​​for EVs, led to lower sales in July.”

Dacia Sandero remains the best-selling car

In other news, the internal combustion engine version of the Dacia Sandero remained Europe’s best-selling car, with sales of 22,400 units in July, up 34%. It was followed by the Volkswagen T-Roc and Toyota Yaris Cross subcompact SUVs, while the Dacia Duster came in fourth.

In terms of brand sales, Volkswagen ranked first in the market with sales of 108,959 units, followed by Toyota (75,338 units) and BMW (64,012 units).

Not surprisingly, SUVs continue to grow in popularity. In July 2024, SUVs accounted for a record 54% of all car registrations in Europe, with five of the top ten best-selling models being SUVs.

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