Fleet Data

Fresh May 2026 registration data shows battery-electric cars holding around a quarter of the market in Germany and Austria, with BEV demand propping up otherwise flat new-car markets across the continent.

A new iSeeCars study of more than 174 million vehicles ranks Tesla sixth among all car brands for long-term durability, with a 4.6% chance of reaching 250,000 miles — ahead of Subaru, Volvo, Mercedes, BMW and Porsche, and attributed to the mechanical simplicity of electric drivetrains.

Tesla has delivered more than 300,000 vehicles in the UK over 12 years, handing over the milestone car at its Manchester hub while highlighting more than 2,100 Superchargers and over 1 GWh of installed Powerwall capacity.

Tesla's China wholesale volume reached 85,982 vehicles in May 2026 — up 39% year on year and its strongest month of the year. The figure matters to Europe because Gigafactory Shanghai still feeds the continent's Model 3 supply.

Tesla registrations climbed sharply across most of Europe's major markets in May 2026, with France up 655% and Germany up 322% year on year. The rebound is real, but it is measured against a deeply depressed May 2025.

Europe registered 1,083,241 plug-in passenger cars in Q1 2026 (+28% YoY), the first time the region has cleared one million in a single quarter. Tesla took second place among EV brands with 78,642 units (+45.4% YoY), trailing Volkswagen's 96,601 but ahead of BYD's 73,535. The Model Y was Europe's best-selling battery EV at 51,395 units. The data, published by Autovista Group on 15 May 2026, also shows BYD growing 154.7% YoY and three Chinese brands — BYD, Leapmotor and Xpeng — capturing measurable share across all five major markets.

BYD has confirmed it is in talks with Stellantis and other European automakers over underused factories, with Italy on a short list. Executive Stella Li says the Chinese giant wants to own and operate the plants outright rather than form a joint venture.

BYD shipped more than 60 GWh of battery energy storage systems in 2025, taking 13% of the global market and pushing Tesla — at 46.7 GWh and 10% — out of the top spot for the first time, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Global EV sales reached 1.6 million units in April 2026 with Europe rising 27% year on year to over 400,000 registrations, while Chinese EV exports doubled compared with the same period in 2025.

iSeeCars March 2026 data ranks the Tesla Model X as the fastest-selling used vehicle in the US — with just 25.6 days on the lot — as Tesla winds down 14 years of Model X production this quarter.

Tesla extended its European sales recovery into April with triple-digit year-on-year jumps in France and Denmark and a 23 percent gain in the Netherlands. The rebound is being supported by higher fuel prices since the Iran war began and by the recent Dutch FSD approval, but Chinese rivals BYD and Xpeng are still gaining share in some markets.

Compton-based MDB Transportation began a three-week pilot of the Tesla Semi on container drayage runs out of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on 29 April 2026. MDB is the second port-drayage operator to put the electric Class 8 truck on active port freight, and the trial coincides with the start of high-volume Semi production at Gigafactory Nevada.

US logistics startup Alyath is launching a Tesla Semi-as-a-Service program at ACT Expo on May 4, 2026, bundling truck, charging infrastructure and energy supply into a single monthly OpEx contract with no upfront capital outlay.

The Model Y went from Europe's 42nd best-selling car in January to the continent's outright number one in March, with 33,723 registrations and a 117% year-on-year jump.

Tesla reported adjusted EPS of 41 cents versus the 37-cent analyst estimate for Q1 2026, with gross margin jumping 478 basis points year-over-year to 21.1%. Revenue of $22.39 billion came in slightly below the $22.64 billion consensus, and capital expenditure rose 67% to $2.49 billion.

S&P Global Mobility data reveals SpaceX purchased 1,279 Cybertrucks in Q4 2025, accounting for 18% of all 7,071 US registrations that quarter, raising questions about underlying consumer demand for the vehicle.

Tesla registered 9,252 vehicles in Germany in March 2026 — a 315% year-over-year surge and its best March ever. France, Norway, and Sweden posted triple-digit gains, signalling a broad European recovery after a bruising 2025.

Tesla delivered 358,023 vehicles in Q1 2026, up 6.3% year-over-year but 7,600 units below analyst consensus, while producing 50,000 more vehicles than it sold.

Tesla registered 13,740 vehicles across the EU, UK, and EFTA in February 2026, a 29.1% increase year-over-year and the first positive month in 13. Combined January-February sales reached 20,941 units, up 16.7%. BYD still outsold Tesla in February with 15,438 units (+185.3% YoY).

Tesla registrations in five major European markets fell 43.9% year-over-year in January 2026, with Norway plunging 88% after the country ended most EV incentives on 1 January. Only Sweden (+26%) and Denmark (+3%) showed gains. The decline extends Tesla's losing streak in Europe past two years.

Tesla's European registrations fell 27.8% in 2025 to roughly 235,000 units, with Germany down 48% and Sweden down 67%. Volkswagen overtook Tesla as Europe's top EV brand. Norway was the sole bright spot at +41%, driven by buyers rushing to beat 2026 incentive changes.

Tesla delivered 418,227 vehicles in Q4 2025 — down 16% from Q4 2024. Full-year deliveries fell 8.6% to 1.64 million, marking a second consecutive annual decline as BYD overtook Tesla globally.

Tesla's EU registrations fell 34% in November 2025, but Norway surged 175% to break the country's all-time annual sales record — driven by buyers rushing ahead of 2026 tax changes.

Tesla set a new quarterly delivery record with 497,099 vehicles in Q3 2025, beating Wall Street estimates by 13% as US buyers rushed to secure federal tax credits before they expired.