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Tesla sales in the UK registered a 61% drop in the same month last year, far short of sales of its arch-rival, BYD, which sold 2,511 vehicles-a 650% increase.
Tesla is having a nightmare in Europe, where her sales have fallen in recent months.
Now, Elon Musk’s company has been surpassed in the UK by two Chinese car manufacturers that he probably never heard of: Jaecoo E Omoda.
The Giant of Electric Vehicles sold only 512 cars in Britain last month, against More than 1300 in April 2024At a time when the reaction against his CEO, Elon Musk, continues to reach his sales in Europe.
In the same month, the Chinese World Vendeu 2.511 cars in the UK, an increase of 650%, and five times more than Tesla.
According to data from, the Jaecoo sold almost double of Tesla cars (1,053 vehicles sold), and Omoda widely exceeded the US company, with 910 sales registered.
The two manufacturers, who entered last year in the British market with a mix of vehicles electric, hybrids and gasolineare owned by Chinese conglomerate Chery.
The fact that it is exceeded by two virtually unknown Chinese car manufacturers It is a sign of the problems that Tesla faces In Europe, its third largest market, note o.
According to Insider, Tesla’s shares fell 2.7% in Tuesday morning negotiations, raising the decline from the beginning of the year to 28%.
The American manufacturer is facing one across Europe, largely due to a negative reaction to political positions the musk.
The German far-right party AFD and its advisory role with the Trump administration caused protests in several European cities, with vehicles and showrooms of Tesla to be the target of vandalism.
The police are also investigate a fire occurred on March 31 at a Tesla dealer in Rome.
Tesla also faces a reinforced competition in terms of electric vehicles by Traditional brands like Volkswagen and Chinese car manufacturers, who are expanding aggressively In Europe – despite those by the European Union.
The European Tesla brand crisis shows no signs of slowing down.
The numbers related to car registration in several European countries show that Tesla has suffered a Two -digit fall in April. This means that the launch of an updated version of Model Y, Tesla’s best -selling car, failed to lock the decrease in sales.
In the United Kingdom, Tesla began offering up to two years of free loading for some Y model vehicles in an attempt to wage the fall.
In PortugalTesla on the market, after a 29.1% drop in sales, having been outdated by Bydwhich recorded impressive growth of 158.6% over the previous year.
