According to industry analyst Matthias Schmidt (schmidtmatthias.de), the Tesla brand and the Tesla Model 3 model were the most popular brand/model in the plug-in market in Western Europe during the first quarter. That is despite the fact that volume deliveries of the Model 3 in Europe started just in February.
Since plug-in electric car sales in Europe (outside of Western Europe are relatively small) we could assume it's true that the Model 3 led the way for all of Europe, too.
In total, Tesla delivered some 19,500 Model 3 in Q1 2019, and only Renault ZOE and Nissan LEAF managed to exceed 10,000 during the same three-month period.
Tesla sales in Europe
Tesla, as a brand, was able to sell more cars than several other brands, including:
- Porsche
- DS
- Lancia
- Alfa Romeo
- Lexus
- Honda
However, the huge gains with the Model 3 are accompanied by a 60% drop of Model S and 40% of Model X sales (year-over-year).
Hopefully, the newly upgraded Model S and Model X will reverse the trend.
Overall, the 12-month rolling number of all-electric car sales in Western Europe is approaching 250,000.