Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
Tesla registered 1,141 vehicles in France in January, marking a 63% decline from the 3,118 recorded in January 2024, data from the French industry association La Plateforme Automobile showed on Monday.
The decline significantly exceeded the 6.2% drop in overall auto sales and the 0.5% decline in EV sales.
Tesla’s market share in France stood at 1% last month, with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) accounting for 17.4% of total car sales. The U.S. automaker held a 5.7% share of this segment.
The Model Y comprised 56% of Tesla’s January deliveries, while the Model 3 made up 43%. Tesla’s registrations over the past three months rose 9.6% compared to the August-October period.
Tesla announced last month that the refreshed Model Y is also arriving in Europe. Production has already started across four of its plants, including the GigaBerlin.
As in China, the U.S., and Canada, deliveries of the Launch Series are planned to start in March.
The $59,990 Series is a Long Range all-wheel drive model that includes approximately $17,000 worth of extras, according to Tesla’s website.
The “Launch Series” package comes standard with Tesla’s supervised Full Self-Driving software, valued at $8,000, the Acceleration Boost feature ($2,000), a tow hitch ($1,000), and customization options such as any paint color, wheels, or interior trim at no additional cost.
In China, the updated Model Y is priced at 263,500 yuan ($36,400) for the base version, a 5.4% increase over its predecessor. The refreshed model boasts a 3% improvement in range, reaching 719 km under China’s CLTC standard for the Long Range variant.
