EVwire brief: Tesla posted higher June registrations across a string of European markets, another sign its regional sales are turning a corner. France rose about 105%, Sweden rose 56%, Denmark 39%, and Spain 5.6%, on figures from PFA, Mobility Sweden, bilstatistik.dk, and ANFAC.
France was a standout. ING Research senior economist Rico Luman credited the country's EV subsidy scheme and a quicker push to electrify company fleets, and said Tesla was also climbing back from last year's Musk backlash.
Industry watcher Roland Pircher, who tracks the registration numbers, counted 7,474 Tesla registrations in France for June, about 4% of the market and up 105% on a year ago, its second-best June there on record. The Model Y was France's fourth best-selling car for the month, with Tesla's mix running close to 89% Model Y and 11% Model 3.
Norway moved the other way, with new-car registrations for Tesla down 43% year on year, per the OFV. Despite this, the Model Y was still the country’s best-selling car, and Tesla was the best-selling brand.
On Pircher's tally, Tesla still logged 3,222 registrations in Norway for June, split roughly 70% Model Y to 30% Model 3. Its Norwegian sales are up 10% year-to-date, even with the sharp June fall.
Luman said its EV sales had been lifted by "very generous" incentives and pulled forward ahead of a 2026 cut to tax benefits, leaving a lull this year. Sweden's EV market is running hot more broadly, meanwhile, with electric cars taking a record share of June registrations.
Context:
The June figures tee up Tesla's second-quarter delivery report, where analysts are looking for a gain of about 5%, much of it European. Europe's battery-electric registrations had already jumped 39.1% in May, per the ACEA, and the UK and Germany, the continent's two largest car markets, report their own June tallies in the coming days.
Source: Reuters, Roland Pircher on X
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