California 2024 vehicle sales results now in.
The number of EVs sold in 2024 was roughly the same as in 2023 but Tesla sales fell by 11.6% in the state vs a nationwide fall of 5.6%
California registered 31.1% out of all national EV registrations
The most EVs sold in California were the Tesla Model Y and 3; Cybertruck was the sixth most sold.
Overall the most sold vehicle was the Toyota Camry.
During the end-of-year sales results presentation, Elon mentioned a self-driving problem with Chinese bus lanes due to an automatic penalty for entering one at the wrong time.
Tesla Inc. registrations plummeted 63% last month in France, the European Unionâs second-biggest market for battery-electric vehicles.
The manufacturer registered only 1,141 cars in January, the fewest since August 2022, according to French industry association La Plateforme Automobile. Tesla underperformed the overall industry and total EV sales, which dipped 6.2% and 0.5%, respectively.
The âonly AfD can save Germanyâ retweet was a bit before Christmas. Also, the whole twitter drama started on 2023. So, plenty of material available.
Looks like I quoted false numbers, I hope these are correct
Teslaâs vehicle registrations in Germany fell 59.5% year over year in January to 1,277 units, following an overall decline across most European markets
I donât think the new Model Y is going to make much difference, its basically the same Highland refresh as the Model 3 (ventilated seats, very slight increase in economy and tiny rear passenger screen) which didnât move sales a jot.
Two years ago the Model Y was sitting pretty with lots of tail wind from poor competition, $7,500 federal tax incentives and a largely benign Elon Musk. Today its a very different climate.
That and autonomous driving, which seems to be a driving obsession even though nobody is screaming out for it. What they want is comfortable, well built cars with great range and not automatic washing machines.
Indeed, I get the point of robo taxis but not for a car you own unless youâre driving tens of thousands of km a year. For highway driving Level 2 (Partial Automation) driver assists like adaptive cruise control and lane keeping is already good enough and available on most cars as an option.
Outrage over Elon Muskâs support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and call for Germany to âmove pastâ its Nazi history could start impacting his financial interests after Polish Tourism Minister SĹawomir Nitras called for a Tesla boycott.
Tesla share pric drifting down claimed to be due to Teslaâs sales in China falling 11.5% on a year-over-year basis in the month of January, while Chinese competitor BYD sales surged an annualized 47%, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association released on Friday.
The data also showed deliveries of Teslaâs Model 3 and Model Y vehicles made in China fell 32.6% from December.
Tesla extended a 0% interest plan to spur sales through the month of January.
Even though Tesla is down year to date, shares are still up more than 40% since Nov. 5, the day of the US election.
The usual excuse about waiting for the new Tesla Model Y does not work because it was released in China on Jan 10.
Trumpâs trade war with China will likely not help if the Chinese turn against American goods