Tesla registered 6,215 vehicles in Norway in November, marking the electric vehicle maker’s second-highest monthly sales ever in the Nordic country and breaking the annual national sales record with one month to spare.
The November figure represents a 175.2% jump from the 2,258 units registered a year earlier and brings Tesla‘s January-November tally to 28,606 vehicles.
The figures surpass the full-year record of 26,575 set by Volkswagen in 2016, according to data published Monday by the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV).
Monthly figures recovered sharply from October’s 671 vehicles, which marked the first month to see declines both sequentially and year-over-year.
In the first 18 days of November, Tesla had already surpassed all of November 2024’s sales and tripled October’s registrations.
On November 27, Tesla registered 694 vehicles in a single day, breaking its previous single-day record of 645 units set in 2023.
The surge reflects registration patterns in Norway where the final month of each quarter typically sees peak sales, with June (5,646 units) and September (4,829 units) marking Tesla‘s second and third-best months of 2025 before November.
Led by the mass-market Model Y crossover, which registered 3,648 units in November and 22,549 year-to-date, Tesla‘s Norwegian sales have risen 34.6% compared to the same period in 2024.
The Model Y represented 18.3% of all passenger cars registered in November, making it the country’s best-selling vehicle model for the month.
Market Dominance
Tesla captured 31.2% of Norway’s new car market in November, up from 19.3% a year earlier, giving the company nearly one-third of all vehicle registrations in a market where electric vehicles accounted for 88.9% of new car sales during the month.
Year-to-date through November, Tesla holds 19.8% of Norway’s total passenger car market with its 28,606 registrations, well ahead of Volkswagen’s 12.9% share and Volvo’s 7.9%.
Updated Lineup + Discounts
In early October, Tesla launched the Standard version of the Model Y in Europe, just two days after its US debut.
The vehicle’s price now starts at NOK 389,990 ($38,340) — while the Premium, Long Range iteration is priced from NOK 469,990 ($46,200).
Deliveries of the Standard iteration, which began local production in November, are expected this month, according to its website.
Its Model 3 sedan is priced from NOK 324,990 ($31,950). Additionally, the refreshed iterations of the Model X and Model S are now available in the country.
Tesla is currently offering 0% APR on its Model Y Long Range All-Wheel Drive iteration and all Model 3 variants. The promotion is valid until December 31, 2025.
Subsidy Cuts in 2026
Norway, one of the wealthiest countries in the world thanks to its oil and gas reserves in the North Sea, set an ambitious goal of having all new vehicles sold by the end of 2025 to be fully electric or hybrid.
As the target has been nearly completed, the Government is now removing benefits on electric vehicle purchases.
The starting prices on Tesla models indicate that none of them will be qualified for the VAT exemption from next year, as Norway prepares to slash it by 40%.
The price threshold that qualifies for the exemption will drop from NOK 500,000 ($49,160) to NOK 300,000 ($29,490), with the VAT exemption to be completely removed by 2027.
The surge in demand in November could be explained by the approaching deadline.
