The Tesla Mannequin Y is on track to take the crown because the world’s best-selling automobile of final 12 months.
Whereas a small variety of nations are but to launch their gross sales figures for 2023, preliminary information collected by automotive analyst JATO Dynamics signifies that the Mannequin Y is in an unassailable place with 1.23 million automobiles offered – a 64% enhance year-on-year.
“The rise in international gross sales of the Mannequin Y is unprecedented, significantly for a automobile within the high ten best-sellers,” mentioned Felipe Munoz, World Analyst at JATO Dynamics. “What Tesla has been in a position to obtain with the Mannequin Y in such a brief house of time is just outstanding.”
Crucially, it topped gross sales in each Europe and China, the world’s two largest EV markets. In line with information from the China Affiliation of Car Producers (CAAM), greater than 456,000 have been registered in China alone – a rise of 45% from 2022.
All because of this 2023 will mark the top of Toyota’s latest dominance with the RAV4 and Corolla main the best way. Nonetheless, each fashions lack pure electrical choices, with solely hybrid alternate options on provide.
Regardless of this, the second best-selling automobile in 2023 is ready to be the Toyota RAV4, with 1.07 million registrations, pipping the Corolla in third place (1.01 million).
