EVwire brief: Tesla’s European sales continued rebounding in April, with new vehicle registrations rising 46.5% year-over-year to 10,654 units across the EU, UK, EFTA markets
As per new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA, Tesla registrations rose more than 67% year-over-year to 9,169 vehicles within the EU alone. April marked Tesla’s third consecutive month of growth in Europe following gains of more than 84% in March and nearly 12% in February.
ACEA data showed Tesla’s January-April registrations rising 45.8% year-over-year to 89,429 vehicles across Europe, increasing the company’s market share from 1.4% to 1.9%.
The broader European EV market also continued expanding. Battery electric vehicle registrations rose more than 38% year-over-year in April, while total passenger vehicle registrations increased 7% across Europe and 5.1% within the EU.
Context:
Tesla’s European recovery follows a difficult 2025 period in which the company faced regional challenges thanks to the new Model Y changeover and political backlash tied to CEO Elon Musk’s work with the Trump administration.
The latest ACEA figures suggest Tesla’s position in Europe has stabilized considerably in recent months, coinciding with continued Model Y production ramp in Gigafactory Berlin and broader EV market growth across the region.
Tesla has announced a $250 million investment into Giga Berlin
Chinese automakers also continued gaining ground in Europe during April. BYD more than doubled registrations year-over-year to 27,008 vehicles, while Leapmotor recorded one of the region’s fastest growth rates, growing fivefold to 8,745 vehicles.
Tesla, for its part, is simultaneously expanding both manufacturing and software operations in Europe.
BYD more than doubled registrations year-over-year
Earlier this month, Tesla announced a $250 million investment into Gigafactory Berlin at expanding production capacity and hiring additional workers. The facility recently surpassed 750,000 vehicles produced as Tesla targets long-term annual output of one million vehicles.
Tesla is also pushing for wider approval of its supervised Full Self-Driving system in Europe. The Netherlands became the first EU country to approve FSD Supervised in April, followed by Lithuania earlier this month.
Source: ACEA, The Wall Street Journal
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