The sales her Tesla In the European Union, more than half decreased in April, while Chinese automakers increased their sales, according to data announced by manufacturers today.
Tesla, who is facing problems due to the reputation of its head, Elon Musk, and a range of models that has been old, saw its vehicles decrease by 52.6% in the European Union in April and by 46.1% in total since the beginning of the year, according to the European Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
Tesla’s share on the market fell to 1.1% in the first four months of 2025, as it sold 41,677 vehicles against 77,314 during the same period last year.
Head of electric vehicles by 2024, Tesla was overcome in this category in April in Europe by a total of ten brands, including Volkswagen (which thus covered its delay in electric vehicles), BMW, Renault, and Chinese BYD.
Skoda’s new small electric SUV (Volkswagen Group), Elroq, came first in sales. Tesla’s Model Y, a former king of the market, is ninth.
Electric vehicles, however, continue to conquer the European market (+26.4% over the year), reaching 15.3% of sales in April, according to ACEA.
Sales of electric vehicles are increasing at a very different pace in Europe’s different countries, mainly depending on the premiums and tax incentives given by governments. Germany, Belgium, Italy or Spain have seen sales of electric vehicles grow perpendicular.
“Sales of electric vehicles are slowly expanding, but growth remains very gradual and unequal among EU countries,” Zigrid De Vrysa, ACEA General Manager, said in a statement.
“In order to make electric vehicles a common choice, it is important for governments to continue to ensure the necessary conditions, such as the incentives for their purchase and tax mobile, charging infrastructure and low electricity prices,” Zigrid de Vris.
In this context, at their most affordable prices, hybrid vehicles (with a small battery rechargeable with driving) continue to dominate the European market (+20.8% from the beginning of the year), conquering market parts that have so far owned gasoline vehicles (-20.6%).
Exterior source of hybrid vehicles (plug-in, with gasoline engine and an electric battery that enacked up for recharge) increased (+7.8%), mainly in Germany and Spain, representing 7.9% of the market.
Chinese vehicles have contributed “much” to the success of electric and rechargeable hybrids, Jato analyzes.
Chinese brands, such as Byd, Mg, Xpeng or Leapmotor, recorded a 59% increase in one year in these categories, compared to 26% for other brands.