Tesla's sales plummet across Europe

[vga@sopuli.xyz]

I'd kinda like to get a VW, but jeez they are boring as cars.

[moonburster@lemmy.world]

Volkswagen got slapped on the wrists due to gaming pollution tests. Mercedes paywalls functions behind a subscription. I think a bike is your best option

[0xd@infosec.pub]

No, just Pichai and Cook who fund Trump.

[thefonz@lemmy.world]

This is good news overall but Denmark is just a population of 6 million. Let's hope the trend continues elsewhere

[buffalox@lemmy.world]

Yes Denmark is small, but sales of Tesla in France, Norway, Denmark and Sweden are all down about 40% Germany even more with 59.
So this appear to be a pretty strong European trend. And although Denmark and Norway are small countries, we have pretty big EV marketshare with 50% of sold cars sold are EV in Denmark, and AFAIK close to 90% for Norway.

[buffalox@lemmy.world]

IDK what makes a car not boring for you, but you may like the Cupra better, it's more sporty than VW.

https://www.cupraofficial.com/brand/news/cars/cupra-born-vz

The Cupra Born VZ has the VW quality.
Personally I prefer Skoda Enyaq over the VW ID4.

But you could also just get a Porsche, I've never heard those being called boring.

[buffalox@lemmy.world]

Charging is not a problem for non Tesla cars, you just need to be registered with about 7 apps on your phone.
Here Tesla is no longer reviewed as the top car, except the price/range ratio is very good with model 3.
2 of the top reviewed in 2024 are the new KIA E3 and Renault Scenic Etech. But that is not at all reflected in sales for some reason.
For many reviewers the Skoda Enyaq 80 iV. was the shit a few of years ago, and the newer Enyaq 85 is even better. I don't see Tesla having anything even close.
If I had more money, I'd be looking at the BMW i4.

Tesla cars are flawed safety wise by design, and have documented poor safety. I'm not sure they should even be legal here!!!

[yprum@lemmy.world]

Google is going to likely sell his AI tech to the military, so you know... They are all shit. Which shit smells worse is a useless comparison, they are all shit.

[thefonz@lemmy.world]

Stop. I can only get erect so much.

[buffalox@lemmy.world]

Tesla sales are up in China for 2024 by 8%. But the market is up just over 40%, So Tesla is also losing significant marketshare in China.

I predicted already spring 2024 that Tesla would lose marketshare, I think Musk being a moron has accelerated the process, but it would have happened anyway.

My new prediction in view of recent numbers is that Tesla will not only lose marketshare globally, but their sales will decline.
In USA things are not looking good either, AFAIK sales are down in California, and that's by far the biggest American market.

[thefonz@lemmy.world]

Yea. They haven't come out with anything groundbreaking in a long time and the reputation of the build quality is catching up. The last stint was that dumb taxi concept. My erection is only half chub right now but there's still hope.