Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! I recently looked into Tesla’s January sales in 12 European markets, and the results were not pretty. Overall, across those 12 markets, Tesla’s sales were down 23%. However, one reader pointed out that it could ... [continued]
Yeah, the numbers for Norway are when the cars are registered, which happens when they arrive at the dealer. Since Tesla ships their cars in large batches, the numbers are difficult to compare.
I’m (unfortunately) certain that most of the decline in sales will disappear once the first big delivery of 2026 comes ashore.
Look. I know Norway be cool in this, but I’m actually kind of shocked at just 93%.
Edit: Though, looking at the figures, makes sense. Business as usual if you don’t consider the one-off spike they’re comparing to to get that figured.
Yeah, the numbers for Norway are when the cars are registered, which happens when they arrive at the dealer. Since Tesla ships their cars in large batches, the numbers are difficult to compare.
I’m (unfortunately) certain that most of the decline in sales will disappear once the first big delivery of 2026 comes ashore.
Looking at 24 vs 25, numbers don’t lie
2024: 24,259 new Tesla cars registered in Norway. 2025: 34,285 new Tesla cars registered in Norway. https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2026/01/norway-full-year-2025-record-market-39-5-tesla-and-model-y-at-all-time-high/
I live in Norway and there’s a lot of Teslas here, but most people don’t buy a new one every year.
So what is it for the year then?
If I’m reading your comment correctly, if they have no delivery that month… Their “sales” would be pretty much 0.
So why the fuck are we cherry picking numbers unrepresentative of reality? This is some right wing type of shit.
Oh that’s why:
2024: 24,259 new Tesla cars registered in Norway. 2025: 34,285 new Tesla cars registered in Norway.
https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2026/01/norway-full-year-2025-record-market-39-5-tesla-and-model-y-at-all-time-high/
Got no clue on reliability of the source, but there’s 3 on top of my search seem to line up.