Tesla Model Y EV sees 49% drop in sales in May 2024; Volkswagen T-Roc, Golf top in Europe for the monthbecame the first electric vehicle to become the bestselling vehicle in Europe last year, though the sales chart for the continent has painted a rather different picture as of May 2024, with the EV model having dropped from the European top spot in May 2023 to 18th place a year later, reported
According to this data, the Tesla Model Y attained sales of 10,582 units in May this year, or a 49% drop compared to the same month last year. The report cited the removal of state subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles, as well as a strike in Sweden as factors in the EV’s drop in sales. With the Tesla Model Y having vacated the top spot on the European sales chart, the market lead is currently held by Volkswagen with a pair of internal combustion-powered models, theindicates that the historically best-selling car on the continent could overtake the T-Roc for the top spot. The T-Roc facelift made its debut in November 2021, four years on since the MQB-based model wasOpen roads and closed circuits hold great allure for Mick Chan.