According to the analysis company Jato Dynamics, the former leader in electric auto purchases was overtaken by ten competitors in April, including Volkswagen, BMW, Renault and the Chinese brand byd.
The carmaker reported significant sales and profit breakdowns in April. According to this, its global sales decreased by 13 percent in the first quarter. Tesla boss Elon Musk then announced that he was working on the government department for state efficiency (Doge) created by US President Donald Trump in order to be able to take care of his electric car company again. In Europe and especially in Germany, Musk attracted a lot of criticism for his support for right -wing political forces. The entrepreneur had supported the extremely right AfD in the Bundestag election campaign.
According to the ACEA report, the sales of electric cars in the EU increased a total of 26.4 percent compared to the previous year. The overall market share of the e-cars was 15.3 percent in April. According to the ACEA report, the most popular model in April was the Mittelklasse model Elroq from Skoda. The former leader, Teslas Model Y, was in ninth place.
“The proportion of battery -electric vehicles is slowly getting going,” said the head of the Acea association, Sigrid de Vries. The increase in the EU is uneven. While there are strong growth in Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain, the sales of electric cars decreased in France.
In Germany, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, pure electric cars came to a market share of 18.8 percent in April. This has been the highest level since the sales figures of e-cars had broken in at the end of 2023 after the state environmental bonus has expired. According to the management consultancy EY, so many electric cars have never been approved in an April.
The sales of hybrid vehicles in the EU have grown by 20.8 percent since the beginning of the year, while sales of pure gasoline vehicles decreased by 20.6 percent in the same period.
The Volkswagen Group defended its position as the market leader in Europe and increased its sales across all drive types in April by 2.9 percent. In the area of electric and hybrid cars, Chinese manufacturers came to a market share to 7.9 percent. According to the analysis company Jato Dynamics, car companies such as BYD, MG, XPENG and LEAPMOTOR recorded significantly greater growth than manufacturers from other countries.
