Tesla registered 2,016 vehicles in the UK last month, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The figures represent a 36.0% plunge from a year ago, but a 293.8% surge from April’s 512 units.
In March, the Elon Musk-led company had posted its best sales month year to date with 7,164 units.
Figures traditionally surge in the final month of each quarter due to the logistical timing of shipments and deliveries from Tesla’s GigaBerlin and GigaShanghai factories.
The brand’s lineup in the island includes the Model 3 sedan, which is priced from £39,990 ($54,100).
The entry-level trim of the refreshed Tesla Model Y is priced from £44,990 ($60,800) while the long-range rear wheel drive and the long-range all wheel drive start from £48,990 ($66,200) and £51,990 ($70,300), respectively.
Both Model X and Model S are only available in left-hand drive and through inventory units. The brand offers unlimited free Supercharging and Premium Connectivity.
The U.S. company has discontinued the production of right-hand drive units of the two models.
Across the globe, Tesla‘s sales continued to decline year over year, despite seeing sequential increases. Last month, Tesla sold 1,210 vehicles in Germany, a 36.2% drop year over year. However, registrations increased by 36.7% from April.
Motor Intelligence estimates that the brand sold 46,150 vehicles in the United States. The figures represent a decline of 10.6% from the same period a year ago, despite a slight increase of about 275 units from April.
In China, the U.S. brand sold 61,662 vehicles in May, a 15.0% drop from a year ago but up 5.5% from April’s 58,459 units.
Competitors
The Ford Puma led new car vehicle sales in the UK last month. The hybrid SUV represented over 3,500 units in the total 150,070 vehicles sold in the country.
Regarding best-selling brands, Volkswagen led the UK market with over 13,000 vehicles, followed by BMW and Ford.
If considering only new energy vehicle (NEV) companies, BYD topped sales with 3,025 units. The China giant’s sales surged over 400% compared to May 2024.
Polestar listed 1,174 vehicles in the island, a 273.9% soar year over year. XPeng, which expanded to the UK in February, registered 6 units in May — and a total of 51 vehicles since it entered the market.
EV Adoption
British consumers preferred new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in May — petrol and diesel vehicles represented 47.5% of the vehicles sold in the island.
Nearly 71,000 of the registrations were NEVs, with 38,249 units being hybrids (which includes PHEVs).
Battery electric vehicles (BEV) had a market share of 21.8% with 32,738 units sold, up 25.8% from the same period a year ago.
