Tesla's European Sales Crash, Total Sales in 4 Countries Not as High as China's Zero Point
August 6th, the #Tesla Europe sales crash# topic topped Weibo's hot search.
According to data from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority KBA, Tesla sold only 1110 cars in Germany in July, a decrease of 55.1% compared to last year. Cumulative sales for the first 7 months of this year were 10,000 units, a decline of 57.8% compared to the same period last year. #Tesla's European sales in 4 countries are not as high as China's zero point#
Data from the UK Automotive Manufacturers and Trade Association shows that Tesla registered only 987 vehicles in July, a decline of 60% compared to last year.
Furthermore, Tesla's registrations in France dropped by 27% to 1,307 vehicles in July; in Sweden, it plummeted by 86% to 163 vehicles; and in Belgium, it decreased by 58% to 460 vehicles.
In Italy, Tesla's new car registrations for the first 7 months of this year were down 34.74% compared to last year. However, the markets in Spain and Norway showed a positive trend, with registrations increasing by 27% and 83%, respectively.
According to data from the Passenger Car Association, Tesla sold 67,886 vehicles in China in July, a decrease of 5.2%. This also means that the total sales of Tesla's European sales in 4 countries (Germany, UK, France, and Sweden) was only 3,567 units, which is still lower than China's zero point.
Recently, a car expert selected over 20 popular car brands and nearly 40 models with advanced driver assistance functions, including Zhiji, Weilai, Xiaomi, XPeng, BYD, Ideal, Avita, and Tesla, to simulate city and highway scenarios for 15 types of high-risk accidents. Among them, Tesla performed the best.
On July 25th, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reposted an evaluation video and wrote on his WeChat account: "Since data export is prohibited by law, Tesla achieved the highest score in China without local training data."