The Tesla Mannequin 3 is on the right track to be Europe’s best-selling full-electric automobile in 2021 amid sturdy positive factors in total gross sales of battery-electric automobiles.
Gross sales of the Mannequin 3 jumped 84 p.c to 113,397 by way of November, in response to knowledge from JATO Dynamics market researcher.
Volkswagen’s ID3 compact hatchback is prone to be at No. 2. ID3 gross sales rose 125 p.c to 63,109 within the first 11 months.
The Renault Zoe, 2020’s best-selling EV is on observe to be No. 3. By way of 11 months, Zoe gross sales had been 60,551, down 27 p.c.
The Mannequin 3 final topped the European EV charts in 2019. In September, the compact sedan was the primary full-electric automotive to change into Europe’s best-selling automotive total for the month, outperforming common topsellers with inner combustion engines such because the VW Golf and Renault Clio.
The market share of EV gross sales in western Europe will attain a report of 11 p.c for 2021, predicts Matthias Schmidt, creator of the European Electrical Automobile Report.
The figures are “far greater than initially forecast” — partially due to the microchip disaster, Schmidt instructed Automotive Information Europe.
Automakers are pushing EV gross sales to maintain their CO2 emissions inside European Union targets, Schmidt stated.
The businesses threat lacking their regulatory objectives as a result of they’re prioritizing costly, greater margin vehicles with greater emissions amid the scarcity of semiconductors.
“In a traditional 12 months, the BEV volumes would have equated to simply over an 8 p.c combine,” Schmidt stated.
Tesla would be the No. 1 promoting EV model in western Europe this 12 months with gross sales of about 170,000 items, Schmidt forecast.
Nonetheless, Volkswagen Group, whose VW, Audi, Skoda, Porsche and Cupra manufacturers all promote full-electric vehicles, would be the dominant EV firm at round 300,000 gross sales, with Tesla second and Stellantis third, Schmidt stated.
Tesla’s last determine will embody the Mannequin Y SUV, which boosted the automaker’s gross sales in Europe within the second half with imports from China. The Mannequin Y outsold each the VW ID3 and ID4 in November.
Renault-Nissan’s place had slipped to fourth by way of European EV gross sales in October, Schmidt’s knowledge exhibits, however the alliance is seeing sturdy demand for the Dacia Spring full-electric small price range hatchback imported from China.
The Spring recorded registrations of 5,881 in Europe in November, in response to JATO figures, greater than the Mannequin Y or ID3, due to sturdy demand in markets akin to Italy.
Tesla will end the 12 months with an total market share in western Europe of two p.c, Schmidt forecast, greater than double its 2020 share of 0.9 p.c and above Jaguar Land Rover.