Tesla Model 3 was the biggest-selling model in the UK last month

[FEERSUMENDJIN]

More to the point.....who is buying diesels? Can only be company leases as their value is going to plummet.

Any private buyers purchasing them when the warranty has run out will get a very expensive shock as the excessively complex AdBlue equipment starts to age.

December Diesel sales crushed by BEVs. 16.5% BEV vs 11% Diesel. The inflection is well in play !

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

This is partly down to the peaky nature of Teslas deliveries. They top the chart in 2 months of the year but don't figure in the top 5 for the whole year. Still a good show though.

 

[Dasher]

As noted previously, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) doesn't have Tesla as a member, so its general statistics don't identify specifics for the brand. However, they do list Tesla Model 3 as the best selling car in the UK (electric or otherwise) in both June and September this year, giving the numbers sold. Quarter end months, obviously.

The sales numbers for Tesla in September are about 98% of the figures that SMMT gives for “Other Imports”, so we can reasonably assume that currently Tesla makes up most of this category.

If so, I would estimate that Tesla Model 3 sales for the year to end September (UK) are very close to 23,000. Almost all cars with higher sales figures are smaller, such as the Corsa, except for the BMW 3 series (all variations) which sold 23,253. The Model 3 is not in the SMMT top 10 for the year, although the BMW 3 series is, so Tesla can't be far behind.

Even in another very odd year for car sales, this is an impressive achievement by Tesla, I think.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

It would be interesting to know how many are through company car schemes although that be the same for BMW,

Mercedes is the basket case, I was looking earlier and they’ve lost a lot of the market

 

[NewbieT]

Q1 & Q2 2021 UK registrations about:
LR 9,990
P 1,253
SR+ 3,457
Total 14,700

Source: https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=✓&q=Tesla

Add on September 6,879 and your 23,000 looks about right.

 

[Peter 224]

Will December also be a big month for Tesla, given the end quarter push culture?
If so, how many for the year?
Can they hit 30,000??