BERLIN — Tesla topped registrations of full-electric automobiles in Germany within the first 9 months of this yr at practically 38,458, knowledge from the federal motor transport authority confirmed.

Tesla beat VW model by about 6,000 automobiles.

Tesla’s EV registrations jumped practically 50 p.c from the January-September interval final yr, whereas VW’s dropped 40 p.c to only over 32,326 in step with a broader drop throughout a lot of the VW Group manufacturers in Europe’s greatest automobile market.

Solely Audi and Seat noticed a rise within the variety of battery-electric automobiles registered in Germany amongst VW Group manufacturers, the information from the KBA motor authority confirmed.

Globally, VW Group noticed complete deliveries of its EVs rise 25 p.c in January-September from a yr earlier, figures launched by the automaker final week confirmed.

However provide chain bottlenecks have hit the group notably arduous in Europe, the place inflation and rising vitality prices are additionally weighing on demand.

Throughout all automobile sorts – combustion engine, hybrid and full-electric – deliveries of VW Group automobiles globally fell 13 p.c this yr, the automaker reported final week, with Europe the hardest-hit area.

“The tense scenario of part provide has repeatedly led to changes in manufacturing. We count on a stabilisation of provide over the course of the approaching yr,” a VW spokesperson stated of the information.

Tesla has seen report deliveries globally but additionally battled with logistical challenges and delivered much less within the third quarter than analysts had anticipated.