49% of Survey Respondents Assume Tesla Will Promote Fewer than 200,000 Automobiles in Europe This 12 months

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Tesla gross sales have dropped dramatically in Europe at the start of this 12 months (in comparison with the start of final 12 months). As José Pontes reported yesterday, they have been down 45% 12 months over 12 months. It was the bottom month-to-month whole for Tesla in Europe since January 2023. Consequently, within the EV gross sales model competitors, Tesla was ranked twenty sixth throughout Europe.

There are numerous potential causes for Tesla’s sluggish begin to the 12 months. The least problematic purpose for Tesla would most likely be clients ready for the brand new Tesla Mannequin Y, and thus merely delaying gross sales till that arrives. Different prospects embrace:

• Persons are very upset over Elon Musk’s politics, lobbying for far-right events in Europe, aligning with the Trump administration within the US, and even apparently doing a double Nazi salute throughout Trump’s inauguration (one thing that might truly align with a few of Musk’s household historical past). Now we have seen many reviews of longtime Tesla followers and house owners saying they gained’t purchase a/one other Tesla due to this stuff.
• Tesla’s product lineup has gotten too stale, and there aren’t sufficient new choices to select from.
• The competitors has gotten significantly better. Many, many extra electrical automobiles have been rolled out in Europe previously 12 months from different auto manufacturers, they usually maintain getting higher and higher. It might simply be that the rising shopper selection throughout the continent is resulting in extra patrons discovering one thing they like extra elsewhere.
• The entire above.

We must wait to see what occurs with Tesla gross sales in Europe, and causes for the traits, however within the meantime, we surveyed CleanTechnica readers to seek out out what you count on from Tesla in 2025 in Europe. Right here’s what we discovered:

The end result from a whole lot of responses is that:

• 49% of you suppose Tesla will promote fewer than 200,000 vehicles in Europe in 2025,
• 22% suppose Tesla will promote 200,001–250,000
• 14% suppose Tesla will promote 250,001–300,000
• 9% suppose Tesla will promote 300,001–350,000
• 3% suppose Tesla will promote 350,001–400,000
• Lower than 1% suppose Tesla will promote 400,001–450,000
• 3% suppose Tesla will promote greater than 450,000 vehicles

Word that Tesla offered about 325,000 items of the Mannequin Y plus Mannequin 3 in Europe in 2024.

We’ll see what occurs in Europe within the the rest of the 12 months and report again.