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New European car registrations of Tesla vehicles totaled 8,837 in July, down 40% year-on-year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA.

BYD recorded 13,503 new registrations in July, up 225% annually.

Elon Musk’s automaker faces a number of challenges in Europe, including intense ongoing competition and reputational damage to the brand.

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    1 day ago

    From an american billionaire to a chinese billionaire. Glory to Europe, never doing anything well themselves.

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      21 hours ago

      Forgot about VW, BMW, Audi, Skoda, Mercedes, Renault, Peugeot, Opel(vauxhall for some), Volvo and a ton more.

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      I don’t know about Europe-wide, but in Germany usually 8 of the top 10 brands (including the top 4) are European. Ford and Hyundai/Kia are the other 2.

      EDIT: sales data specifically about EVs

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          22 hours ago

          So Nissan? That’s kind of European, since their alliance with Renault.

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          21 hours ago

          Toyotas are great cars, but they have been dragging their heels with their EV models.

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            21 hours ago

            Yeah what’s up with that? They could’ve eaten the entire market twice over with their momentum.

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              Toyota was a pioneer in EV/gas hybrids. So perhaps they had invested too much into that tech that they couldn’t pivot fast enough.