Dacia Sandero is becoming Europe's best-selling car in 2024
- While the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car in Europe (30 countries = EU + UK + Switzerland + Norway) in 2023, ahead of the Dacia Sandero, it is the Dacia Sandero that becomes the best-selling car in Europe (114,000 units) over the 5 months of 2024 in a market that grew by 4.6% compared to the 5 months of 2023. The Tesla Model Y falls from first to eighth place (73,000 units).
- Even more surprising is the spectacular rise of the Volkswagen Golf (102,000 units) from ninth to second place over the same period. This spectacular rise is linked to the collapse of the Volkswagen ID3 and ID4, which fall from 56th and 60th place to 92nd and 96th. It seems that some customers, especially in Germany - due to the end of subsidies on the purchase of battery electric vehicles - have preferred to switch from the ID3/ID4 to the Golf, confirming the failure of the ID3/ID4, which was originally intended to become the leader of electric cars in Europe. The German carmaker's objective has completely failed. The sales collapse of the Tesla Model Y is also linked to the end of subsidies in Germany.
- The Peugeot 208 (89,000 units) and Renault Clio (87,000 units) rank third and fourth in Europe, ahead of the Volkswagen T-Roc (84,000 units), Peugeot 2008 (73,000 units) and Citroën C3 (73,000 units). Then, in eighth place, we find the Tesla Model Y. There are five French cars in the top 7, which is rare as German cars are usually the ones keeping the first places.