Tesla Gets Crushed in Germany by EVs from Volkswagen, Renault, and Hyundai Group
This is... rather surprising to me.<p>My perception until now was that EVs from &quot;traditional&quot; car manufacturers like VW, Renault, and Hyundai are not really competitive with Tesla&#x27;s offerings on range, efficiency, advanced features, and value&#x2F;price. I would not have expected Tesla&#x27;s share of EV sales to drop so precipitously in any market. From the OP:<p><pre><code>  German EV registrations by Automaker
  
  Automaker       July 2020  YTD 2020  YTD Share
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  Volkswagen Grp      6,023    23,400      38.3%
  Renault             2,851     9,917      16.2%
  Hyundai Grp.        3,214     7,353      12.0%
  Tesla                 203     5,306       8.7% &lt;--
  Daimler Grp.        2,105     5,305       8.7%
  BMW Grp.            1,499     4,898       8.0%
  Groupe PSA            301     2,026       3.3%
  Nissan                304     1,475       2.4%
  Jaguar                 73       386       0.6%
  Honda                  43       144       0.2%
  All others            182       886       1.4%
  ----------------------------------------------
  Total EVs          16,798    61,105     100.0%
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In particular, I would not have expected <i>Mercedes&#x2F;Daimler&#x27;s and BMW&#x27;s</i> respective shares of the EV market to be so close to Tesla&#x27;s this year in Germany or any other market. Remarkably, it seems that Mercedes and BMW EVs combined outsold Tesla by 18x in July (2,105 + 1,499 vs 203). Those two brands compete in the same segments and for the same affluent customers as Tesla&#x27;s existing models (S, 3, X, and Y).<p>Perhaps there&#x27;s something unique about the German market? Or perhaps there&#x27;s something unusual about the July figures, e.g., Tesla supply issues? Is there anyone from Germany here who can shed light on this?<p>--<p>EDIT: It appears that supply issues were a key driver of the loss of market share. See <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;electrek.co&#x2F;2020&#x2F;08&#x2F;13&#x2F;tesla-sales-sliding-europe-competition&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;electrek.co&#x2F;2020&#x2F;08&#x2F;13&#x2F;tesla-sales-sliding-europe-co...</a> (copied from gardaani&#x27;s comment here <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=24144057" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=24144057</a>).