in March, Tesla put two models on the podium against thermals!

We are now used to seeing Tesla models at the top of electric car sales charts. In March, the American brand did much better by placing one model in first place and another in third place on the whole of the European market, gasoline and diesel vehicles included.

Last month, Tesla had achieved a nice double by placing Model 3 and Model Y in the first two places of sales of electric vehicles. In March, it’s even better since the Tesla Model 3 is quite simply the best-selling car in Europe with 23,013 registered units. And we find the Model Y on the third step of the podium with its 18,968 registrations. Three other models in the 10 best sellers offer an electric version in their range: Peugeot 208, Fiat 500 and Opel Corsa. Over the whole of the quarter, however, the star of the European market is called Peugeot 208. It is ahead of the Dacia Sandero and the Volkswagen Golf.

On the electric vehicle market alone, Tesla outrageously dominates all the competition. It sells 3 times more Model Y than Fiat 500 which we find in 3ᵉ place of sales. 41% of Fiat 500s sold are electric versions. The proportion drops to 20 for the Peugeot 208.

Hyundai-Kia is still well represented with the Kia Niro and Hyundai Kona, and there are also models now used to the Top 10 such as the Renault Zoé, the Peugeot e-208, the Dacia Spring or the Volkswagen ID.4. But even with the month-to-month stability, Tesla’s posting volumes this month smash everything. Twice as many Model 3s were sold in March as Niro, Kona, Zoe or 500 over the full quarter…

The BMW i3 is still doing well a few months before the end of its production, climbing to tenth place.

Plug-in hybrids haven’t quite said their last word. This month, the Ford Kuga is doing well ahead of the Volvo XC40 and the Peugeot 3008.

Fortunately, the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes A-Class save the honor of sedans in this segment dominated by SUVs.

244,801 plug-in cars were registered in March on the continent, of which 62% were electric cars and 38% plug-in hybrids. This represents 21.9% of the total of 1,116,419 cars.