Study Finds Tesla is the Most Popular EV Brand in Key Markets
Tesla isn’t just popular on the internet and in the U.S., the American automaker is the best-selling brand in major markets around the world.
The analysis was conducted by JATO Dynamics, which classified key markets as: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, U.K., and the U.S.
The study found Tesla was the most popular brand in those markets from January to September 2017, but doesn’t have the best-selling model. That honor goes to China’s BAIC EC, which makes sense considering China is now the largest market in terms of volume with 227,000 electric vehicles sold through September. The U.S. market is second with 61,000 electric vehicles sold over the same time period.
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The Tesla Model S is actually the third best-selling electric vehicle, behind the BAIC EC and Nissan Leaf. The Model X comes in sixth place.
In Europe, there were about 100,000 electric vehicles sales, led by key markets such as the U.K., Germany, and France. In Japan and Korea, approximately 19,000 electric vehicles were sold from January to September 2017.
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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Norway???? how in Hades is Norway a key market when 20 cities in China each have more people than the whole country of Norway