Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
Tesla’s registrations in Germany fell sharply 76% year on year to 1,429 units in February, data from the Federal Motor Transport Authority KBA showed on Wednesday.
The company is preparing to start deliveries of the refreshed Model Y in Europe starting in May as it aims to achieve growth in vehicle sales this year. Previously, Tesla had revealed plans to increase vehicle sales by 20—30%.
Until production of Model Y is fully ramped up, Tesla’s registrations across Europe (and its other markets) are likely to remain below last year’s levels, with demand anticipated to pick up in the second half of 2025.
The U.S. EV maker Lucid Motors registered 9 vehicles in the German market while Nio recorded 25 units.
In the UK, sales are up 67% year to date. Tesla registered 3,852 units in February, up 21% year over year.
As reported earlier this week, Tesla registered 613 vehicles in Sweden, a 42% decline from a year earlier. Registrations in Norway and Denmark each fell 48%, with 917 and 509 units, respectively. Registrations in France fell 26% from a year ago to 2,395 units.
Tesla registrations dropped 24% year-on-year to 983 vehicles in the Dutch market, though they rose 6% from January.
Tesla began deliveries of the refreshed Model Y in China last week and in the United States on Sunday. The five-seat SUV remains Tesla’s best-selling model and was the world’s top-selling car in 2024, with 1.09 million units sold.
Tesla shares are trading 3% higher on Wednesday at $279. The stock has fallen sharply in the last few months after having surged late last year on Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. election.
