Tesla’s Model Y has climbed straight into the top 10 best-selling EVs in Europe in its first European month of sales. So Tesla is doing good business with that electric crossover, but that is certainly not the only car that did well in Europe. We’ll go through the August European sales list with you.
August was also not a good month for European car sales. With 713,714 new passenger cars registered, no less than 18 percent fewer cars were registered than in the same month last year. It was the worst month of August since 2014 in terms of sales. Nevertheless, car sales for the whole of 2021 measured ahead of last year’s at the moment. In the first eight months of this year, 8,095,419 new cars were registered in Europe, more than the 7,192,839 that found an owner in that period last year. The reason for the drop in August can be guessed: the chip shortage and small stocks at dealers.
The Tesla Model Y was sold 3,478 times in August, according to Jato Dynamics, making Tesla’s latest model good for eighth place in the list of most popular electric cars. The Model Y not only leaves the Volkswagen e-Up (3,219) behind in 9th place, but also the Fiat 500e, which finished in 10th place with 3,152 units. Although the Tesla Model Y does very well for a newcomer, he has to tolerate seven electric cars. For example, Skoda’s Enyaq iV with 3,541 sold copies a place for the Model Y. Kia’s also unstoppable in the Netherlands e-Niro in turn beats Skoda’s electric SUV and finished in sixth place in August.
Most popular electric car
Ten years ago, who would have said that an electric Ford Mustang would be one of Europe’s most popular cars would have laughed at you. Nevertheless, the Mustang Mach-E is in a very decent fifth place with 3,621 copies sold, a step behind the Renault Zoe, which managed to find 4,032 owners. The Tesla Model 3 cannot be missed in the top 3, of course. It is in second place amid two Volkswagens with 7,624 registered units, one step ahead of the Volkswagen ID4 (4,624 units, place 4) and behind Europe’s best-selling EV in August: the Volkswagen ID3 (7,904 units).
The Ford Kuga PHEV turned out to be the most popular plug-in hybrid in Europe in August (3,512 units), followed by the plug-in versions of the Mercedes-Benz GLC (2,670 units9 and the plug-in hybrid versions of the BMW 3-series (2,343 units). .
Most popular car
Dacia has gold in their hands with the new Sandero. The brand new Sandero was good for 14,961 registrations in August, making the Romanian the most popular car in Europe again. In second and third place are the Volkswagen Golf (13,664 units) and the Toyota Yaris (12,594 units). The Duster also helps Dacia to great results, we find that sober SUV in fourth place with 11,327 pieces. With this, the Duster keeps the Volkswagen T-Roc (place 5, 11,179 pieces) and even the Volkswagen Polo (* place 6, 10,283 pieces).
It is striking that fewer cars were sold for each body shape. Except for what Jato Dynamics usually refers to as midsize SUVs, cars like the Volvo XC60. ‘Midsize SUVs’ sold 62 percent more often in August than last year. Crossovers in the segment of cars such as the Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008 passed the counter by 13 percent less often. Conventional hatchbacks in the B (Clio, Polo) and C (Mégane, Golf) segments were sold 27 percent and 25 percent less, respectively, in August than in the same month last year.
Europe’s Top 10 Most Popular Electric Cars (August)
| Make and model | Number | |
| 1 | Volkswagen ID3 | 7.904 |
| 2 | Tesla Model 3 | 7.824 |
| 3 | Volkswagen ID4 | 4.624 |
| 4 | Renault Zoe | 4.032 |
| 5 | Ford Mustang Mach E | 3.621 |
| 6 | Kia e-Niro | 3.561 |
| 7 | Skoda Enyaq iV | 3.541 |
| 8 | Tesla Model Y | 3.478 |
| 9 | Volkswagen e-Up | 3.219 |
| 10 | Fiat 500e | 3.152 |
Top 10 most popular cars in Europe (August)
| Make and model | Number | |
| 1 | Dacia Sandero | 14,961 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Golf | 13,664 |
| 3 | Toyota Yaris | 12.594 |
| 4 | Dacia Duster | 11,327 |
| 5 | Volkswagen T-Roc | 11,179 |
| 6 | Volkswagen Polo | 10.283 |
| 7 | Fiat 500 | 10.131 |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla | 9,912 |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 9,739 |
| 10 | Ford Puma | 9.304 |
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl